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Merchant alert based system and method including customer presence notification

  • US 10,380,571 B2
  • Filed: 08/12/2016
  • Issued: 08/13/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for alerting, comprising:

  • providing an interface allowing a merchant to arbitrarily specify criteria for an alert, the criteria comprising a past transaction type, an average transaction amount, or a transaction volume;

    receiving an indication from a merchant proximity system of a consumer entering a store of the merchant;

    retrieving a profile of the consumer based on the indication;

    retrieving the criteria based upon the indication;

    determining, by a server computer, that the criteria is satisfied by the consumer by comparing the profile of the consumer to the criteria;

    generating an alert message based on the determination; and

    sending the alert message to the merchant before the merchant conducts a transaction with the consumer.

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