Boundary-specific electronic offers

• US 10,445,779 B2
• Filed: 04/26/2017
• Issued: 10/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/26/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: DoorDash, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Greenberger, Jeremy A., Greenberger, Zachary M., Jenkins, Jana H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Luis A
• Application Number:
  US15/498,007
• Publication Number:
  US 20180315087A1
• Time in Patent Office: 902 Days
• Field of Search: 705 1435, 705 1458, 705 1464, 705 1465
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

In an approach to determining a boundary-specific offer, one or more computer processors determine a user of a mobile device is within a pre-defined physical boundary. The one or more computer processors determine a first notification of an offer corresponding to the pre-defined physical boundary. The one or more computer processors send the first notification of the offer to the mobile device. The one or more computer processors determine whether the user of the mobile device moved outside of the pre-defined physical boundary. In response to determining the user of the mobile device moved outside of the pre-defined physical boundary, the one or more computer processors invalidate the offer.

Claims

1. A method for determining a boundary-specific electronic offer, the method comprising:

determining, by one or more computer processors, a mobile device of a user is within a pre-defined physical boundary;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, the mobile device resides in the pre-defined physical boundary for a pre-defined period of time;

responsive to determining the mobile device resides in the pre-defined physical boundary for the pre-defined period of time, determining, by the one or more computer processors, a first notification of an offer corresponding to the pre-defined physical boundary;

sending, by the one or more computer processors, the first notification of the offer to the mobile device;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether the mobile device moved outside of the pre-defined physical boundary;

responsive to determining the mobile device moved outside of the pre-defined physical boundary, invalidating, by the one or more computer processors, the offer;

responsive to sending the first notification of the offer to the mobile device, determining, by the one or more computer processors, the mobile device of the user is within a pre-defined threshold distance of exiting the pre-defined physical boundary;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, the offer is not redeemed; and

sending, by the one or more computer processors, a second notification to the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second notification alerts the user that the offer expires when the user exits the pre-defined physical boundary.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second notification presents a modification to the offer such that the offer remains valid after the user exits the pre-defined physical boundary.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second notification includes an offer for a reduced discount after the mobile device of the user exits the pre-defined physical boundary.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the pre-defined physical boundary is defined by at least one of a location within a radius of a specific distance of one or more transceiver devices that transmit a beacon signal in a venue and GPS coordinates.

6. A computer program product for determining a boundary-specific electronic offer, the computer program product comprising:

one or more computer readable storage devices and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices, the stored program instructions comprising;

program instructions to determine a mobile device of a user is within a pre-defined physical boundary;

program instructions to determine the mobile device resides in the pre-defined physical boundary for a pre-defined period of time;

responsive to determining the mobile device resides in the pre-defined physical boundary for the pre-defined period of time, program instructions to determine a first notification of an offer corresponding to the pre-defined physical boundary;

program instructions to send the first notification of the offer to the mobile device;

program instructions to determine whether the mobile device moved outside of the pre-defined physical boundary;

responsive to determining the mobile device moved outside of the pre-defined physical boundary, program instructions to invalidate the offer;

responsive to sending the first notification of the offer to the mobile device, program instructions to determine the mobile device of the user is within a pre-defined threshold distance of exiting the pre-defined physical boundary;

program instructions to determine the offer is not redeemed; and

program instructions to send a second notification to the mobile device.

7. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the second notification alerts the user that the offer expires when the user exits the pre-defined physical boundary.

8. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the second notification presents a modification to the offer such that the offer remains valid after the user exits the pre-defined physical boundary.

9. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the second notification includes an offer for a reduced discount after the mobile device of the user exits the pre-defined physical boundary.

10. The computer program product of claim 6, wherein the pre-defined physical boundary is defined by at least one of a location within a radius of a specific distance of one or more transceiver devices that transmit a beacon signal in a venue and GPS coordinates.

11. A computer system for determining a boundary-specific electronic offer, the computer system comprising:

one or more computer processors;

one or more computer readable storage devices;

program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the stored program instructions comprising;

program instructions to determine a mobile device of a user is within a pre-defined physical boundary;

program instructions to determine the mobile device resides in the pre-defined physical boundary for a pre-defined period of time;

responsive to determining the mobile device resides in the pre-defined physical boundary for the pre-defined period of time, program instructions to determine a first notification of an offer corresponding to the pre-defined physical boundary;

program instructions to send the first notification of the offer to the mobile device;

program instructions to determine whether the mobile device moved outside of the pre-defined physical boundary;

responsive to determining the mobile device moved outside of the pre-defined physical boundary, program instructions to invalidate the offer;

responsive to sending the first notification of the offer to the mobile device, program instructions to determine the mobile device of the user is within a pre-defined threshold distance of exiting the pre-defined physical boundary;

program instructions to determine the offer is not redeemed; and

program instructions to send a second notification to the mobile device.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the second notification alerts the user that the offer expires when the user exits the pre-defined physical boundary.

13. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the second notification presents a modification to the offer such that the offer remains valid after the user exits the pre-defined physical boundary.

14. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the second notification includes an offer for a reduced discount after the mobile device of the user exits the pre-defined physical boundary.

15. The computer system of claim 11, wherein the pre-defined physical boundary is defined by at least one of a location within a radius of a specific distance of one or more transceiver devices that transmit a beacon signal in a venue and GPS coordinates.