Mobile communication systems and methods for redeeming and reporting coupons
First Claim
1. A system for managing electronic messages relating to marketing offers for a wireless transaction, the system comprising:
- a point-of-sale device at which the wireless transaction is conducted;
a mobile device having a mobile wallet application, the mobile device wirelessly transmitting information related to a marketing offer, including a discount amount, stored at the mobile wallet application of the mobile device, the information related to the marketing offer transmitted from the mobile device directly to the point-of-sale device without interception by any other device, and the mobile device wirelessly receiving a redemption message directly from the point-of-sale device without interception by any other device, the redemption message indicating acceptance of the marketing offer;
a wireless service provider system providing wireless communication services to the mobile device, the service provider system receiving at least a portion of the redemption message from the mobile wallet application of the mobile device using the wireless communications services; and
an offer management system communicatively coupled with the wireless service provider system, the offer management system maintaining status information related to the marketing offer, receiving the redemption message from the wireless service provider system, updating the status information in response to the redemption message received from the wireless service provider system, and providing a delete instruction to the wireless service provider system in response to receiving the redemption message from the wireless service provider system;
wherein the wireless service provider system generates, in response to the delete instruction, a delete message related to the marketing offer and transmits the delete message to the mobile device; and
wherein the mobile application of the mobile device deletes the marketing offer stored at the mobile wallet application of the mobile device in response to the delete message transmitted from the wireless service provider system to the mobile device, thereby preventing re-use of the marketing offer.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and machine-readable media are disclosed for utilizing mobile electronic devices to redeem and report use of various marketing offers such as coupons. According to one embodiment, redeeming and reporting a marketing offer can comprise transmitting information related to the marketing offer from a mobile wallet of the mobile device to a target device. A redemption message can be received at the mobile wallet of the mobile device from the target device. The redemption message can indicate acceptance of the marketing offer. At least a portion of the redemption message can be sent from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to a service provider system providing communication services to the mobile device. Sending the redemption message from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to the service provider system can be performed via a wireless communications network such as a cellular network.
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1. A system for managing electronic messages relating to marketing offers for a wireless transaction, the system comprising:
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a point-of-sale device at which the wireless transaction is conducted; a mobile device having a mobile wallet application, the mobile device wirelessly transmitting information related to a marketing offer, including a discount amount, stored at the mobile wallet application of the mobile device, the information related to the marketing offer transmitted from the mobile device directly to the point-of-sale device without interception by any other device, and the mobile device wirelessly receiving a redemption message directly from the point-of-sale device without interception by any other device, the redemption message indicating acceptance of the marketing offer; a wireless service provider system providing wireless communication services to the mobile device, the service provider system receiving at least a portion of the redemption message from the mobile wallet application of the mobile device using the wireless communications services; and an offer management system communicatively coupled with the wireless service provider system, the offer management system maintaining status information related to the marketing offer, receiving the redemption message from the wireless service provider system, updating the status information in response to the redemption message received from the wireless service provider system, and providing a delete instruction to the wireless service provider system in response to receiving the redemption message from the wireless service provider system; wherein the wireless service provider system generates, in response to the delete instruction, a delete message related to the marketing offer and transmits the delete message to the mobile device; and wherein the mobile application of the mobile device deletes the marketing offer stored at the mobile wallet application of the mobile device in response to the delete message transmitted from the wireless service provider system to the mobile device, thereby preventing re-use of the marketing offer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing electronic messages relating to marketing offers for a wireless transaction, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting, from a mobile device having a mobile wallet application, information related to a marketing offer, including a discount amount, stored at the mobile wallet application of the mobile device, the information related to the marketing offer transmitted from the mobile device directly to the point-of-sale device without interception by any other device; wirelessly receiving, at the mobile device, a redemption message directly from the point-of-sale device without interception by any other device, the redemption message indicating acceptance of the marketing offer; receiving, at a wireless service provider system providing wireless communication services to the mobile device, at least a portion of the redemption message from the mobile wallet application of the mobile device; and at an offer management system communicatively coupled with the wireless service provider system, maintaining status information related to the marketing offer, receiving the redemption message from the wireless service provider system, updating the status information in response to the redemption message received from the wireless service provider system, and providing a delete instruction to the wireless service provider system in response to receiving the redemption message from the wireless service provider system; wherein the wireless service provider system generates, in response to the delete instruction, a delete message related to the marketing offer and transmits the delete message to the mobile device; and wherein the mobile application of the mobile device deletes the marketing offer stored at the mobile wallet application of the mobile device in response to the delete message transmitted from the wireless service provider system to the mobile device, thereby preventing re-use of the marketing offer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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