Credit allocation system
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by at least one processor, a location determination signal from a mobile electronic communication device over a communication network, in which the location determination signal is from using at least one of network-based technology or satellite-based technology;
controlling, by the at least one processor, enabling and disabling a sale activity using the mobile electronic communication device, based on whether a location of the mobile electronic communication device determined from the location determination signal is within a predefined zone;
while the location is determined to be within the predefined zone, enabling, by the at least one processor, the sale activity using the mobile electronic communication device, in which the sale activity using the mobile electronic communication device is disabled when the location is determined to be outside the predefined zone;
determining, by the at least one processor, for each of a plurality of retailers, a distance between (a) a location of the mobile electronic communication device at a time of a sale using the mobile electronic communication device when the sale activity is enabled, the location of the mobile electronic communication device at the time of sale determined from the location determination signal, and (b) a location of the respective retailer;
determining, by the at least one processor, a respective credit for each of the plurality of retailers based at least partially on the determined distance between the location of the mobile electronic communication device at the time of the sale and the location of each respective retailer; and
causing the respective credit to be provided to each of the plurality of retailers.
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Abstract
A system and method for determining credit for a sale is provided. The system determines a location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale. The system determines, for each of a plurality of retailers, a distance between (a) the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and (b) a location of the respective retailer. The system determines the credit based at least partially on the determined distance between the location of the electronic communication device at the time of the sale and the location of each respective retailer. The system provides the credit to the one or more retailers.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by at least one processor, a location determination signal from a mobile electronic communication device over a communication network, in which the location determination signal is from using at least one of network-based technology or satellite-based technology; controlling, by the at least one processor, enabling and disabling a sale activity using the mobile electronic communication device, based on whether a location of the mobile electronic communication device determined from the location determination signal is within a predefined zone; while the location is determined to be within the predefined zone, enabling, by the at least one processor, the sale activity using the mobile electronic communication device, in which the sale activity using the mobile electronic communication device is disabled when the location is determined to be outside the predefined zone; determining, by the at least one processor, for each of a plurality of retailers, a distance between (a) a location of the mobile electronic communication device at a time of a sale using the mobile electronic communication device when the sale activity is enabled, the location of the mobile electronic communication device at the time of sale determined from the location determination signal, and (b) a location of the respective retailer; determining, by the at least one processor, a respective credit for each of the plurality of retailers based at least partially on the determined distance between the location of the mobile electronic communication device at the time of the sale and the location of each respective retailer; and causing the respective credit to be provided to each of the plurality of retailers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory that stores instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, direct the at least one processor to perform a method comprising; receiving a location determination signal from a mobile electronic communication device over a communication network, in which the location determination signal is from using at least one of network-based technology or satellite-based technology; controlling enabling and disabling a sale activity using the mobile electronic communication device, based on whether a location of the mobile electronic communication device determined from the location determination signal is within a predefined zone; while the location is determined to be within the predefined zone, enabling the sale activity using the mobile electronic communication device, in which the sale activity using the mobile electronic communication device is disabled when the location is determined to be outside the predefined zone; determining, for each of a plurality of retailers, a distance between (i) a location of the mobile electronic communication device at a time of purchase of one or more contest entries using the mobile electronic communication device when the sale activity is enabled, the location of the mobile electronic communication device at the time of purchase determined from the location determination signal, and (ii) a location of the respective retailer, in which a location of each of a plurality of retailers is stored in a memory; and determining one or more sales commissions associated with the purchase for at least one of the plurality of retailers based at least partially on the determined distances between the location of the mobile electronic communication device at the time of purchase and the respective locations of each of the at least one of the plurality of retailers.
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