MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDEEMING AND REPORTING COUPONS
First Claim
1. A method of redeeming and reporting a marketing offer from a mobile wallet application of a mobile device, the method comprising:
- transmitting information related to the marketing offer from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to a target device;
receiving at the mobile wallet of the mobile device a redemption message from the target device, the redemption message indicating acceptance of the marketing offer; and
sending at least a portion of the redemption message from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to a service provider system, the service provider system providing communication services to the mobile device.
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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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45 Claims
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1. A method of redeeming and reporting a marketing offer from a mobile wallet application of a mobile device, the method comprising:
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transmitting information related to the marketing offer from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to a target device; receiving at the mobile wallet of the mobile device a redemption message from the target device, the redemption message indicating acceptance of the marketing offer; and sending at least a portion of the redemption message from the mobile wallet of the mobile device to a service provider system, the service provider system providing communication services to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12)
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8. A method of redeeming a marketing offer, the method comprising:
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receiving at a target device information related to a marketing offer from a mobile wallet application of a mobile device; receiving at the target device an indication of acceptance of the marketing offer; and in response to receiving at the target device the indication of acceptance of the marketing offer, transmitting a redemption message from the target device to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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13. A method of managing one or more marketing offers, the method comprising:
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receiving at a service provider system a redemption message related to a selected marketing offer of the one or more marketing offers from a mobile wallet of a mobile device; generating by the service provider system a delete message related to redemption of the selected marketing offer; and sending the delete message from the service provider system to the mobile wallet of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a wireless communications network; a service provider system communicatively coupled with the wireless communications network; a target device including a Near-Field Communications module; a mobile device communicatively coupled with the wireless communications network and including a Near-Field Communications module, the mobile device adapted to execute a mobile wallet application, the mobile wallet application maintaining at least one marketing offer, wherein the mobile wallet application is further adapted to transmit information related to the marketing offer to the target device via the Near-Field Communications module of the mobile device, receive a redemption message from the target device via the Near-Field Communications module of the mobile device, the redemption message indicating acceptance of the marketing offer, and send at least a portion of the redemption message to the service provider system via the wireless communications network. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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