Methods, systems, and products for demographic discounting
First Claim
1. A method of providing a discount to a device, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a location of the device;
obtaining a demographic indicator associated with the device; and
retrieving the discount from memory, the discount based on the location and on the demographic indicator, the discount increasing as a distance from a reference location increases.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for providing a discount to a device. One method obtains a location of the device and obtains a demographic indicator associated with the device. The discount is retrieved from memory, and the discount is based on the location and on the demographic indicator. The discount increases as a distance from a reference location increases. The reference location may represent any location, such as a physical location of a merchant. As the distance between the device and the merchant'"'"'s physical location increases, the merchant provides a greater discount to entice the customer to travel to the merchant.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a discount to a device, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a location of the device;
obtaining a demographic indicator associated with the device; and
retrieving the discount from memory, the discount based on the location and on the demographic indicator, the discount increasing as a distance from a reference location increases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing a discount to a device, the system comprising:
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a discount module stored in a memory device, and a processor communicating with the memory device;
the discount module obtaining a location of the device obtaining a demographic indicator associated with the device, and retrieving the discount from memory, the discount based on the location and on the demographic indicator, and the discount increasing as a distance from a reference location increases. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product providing a discount to a device, the computer program product comprising a computer readable medium including instructions for performing the steps:
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obtaining a location of the device obtaining a demographic indicator associated with the device, and retrieving the discount from memory, the discount based on the location and on the demographic indicator, the discount increasing as a distance from a reference location increases. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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