SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ADMINISTERING CONSUMER REWARD PROGRAMS THROUGH THE USE OF TONES SENT TO MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A mobile device comprising:
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a microphone; and
a processor in communication with the memory and the microphone, wherein the processor is configured to execute computer executable instructions to;
receive, by the microphone, a tone, wherein the tone comprises reward information, wherein the reward information comprises a reward identifier or reward content,extract the reward identifier or reward content from the tone, andstore the reward identifier or reward content in the memory of the mobile device.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for administering consumer reward programs by providing reward identifier and/or reward content to mobile devices, such as cell phones, via information carrying tones to be used in additional rewards processing. One method may include receiving, by a microphone of a mobile device, a tone, where the tone includes a reward information such as a reward identifier or reward content. The method further includes extracting, by a mobile device processor, the reward identifier or reward content from the tone, and storing, by the mobile device processor, the reward identifier or reward content in a memory of the mobile device. In example embodiments of the invention, the information carrying tone may be transmitted such that the tone is substantially inaudible to the vast majority of humans.
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20 Claims
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1. A mobile device comprising:
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a memory; a microphone; and a processor in communication with the memory and the microphone, wherein the processor is configured to execute computer executable instructions to; receive, by the microphone, a tone, wherein the tone comprises reward information, wherein the reward information comprises a reward identifier or reward content, extract the reward identifier or reward content from the tone, and store the reward identifier or reward content in the memory of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a microphone of a mobile device, a tone, wherein the tone comprises a reward information, wherein the reward information comprises a reward identifier or reward content; extracting, by a mobile device processor, the reward identifier or reward content from the tone; and storing, by the mobile device processor, the reward identifier or reward content in a memory of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a memory for storing computer-executable instructions; and an information source processor in communication with the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to; associate a reward identifier with reward content, transmit the reward identifier to a tone transmission device, wherein the reward identifier is embedded into a tone, receive the reward identifier and a user identifier, wherein the reward identifier and the user identifier are sent from a mobile device that received the tone from the tone transmission device, retrieve, from the memory, reward content based on at least the reward identifier, and transmit the reward content to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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