APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING A PERSONALIZED DATA REPOSITORY

• US 20110282748A1
• Filed: 04/12/2011
• Published: 11/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Visa International Service Association (Visa, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Visa International Service Association (Visa, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ciurea, Peter
• Application Number:
  US13/085,021
• Publication Number:
  US 20110282748A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.64
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices

Abstract

The APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING A PERSONALIZED DATA REPOSITORY (“PDR”) transform merchant promotional offer inputs and individual user or consumer transaction inputs into targeted promotional offer outputs, which are distributed to individual user or consumers. In one embodiment the method includes a personalized data repository processor-implemented method that includes receiving, over a communications network, communication messages associated with a user'"'"'s mobile communication device, whereby the communication messages associated with the user'"'"'s mobile communication device are aggregated and packaged, upon authorization, from the mobile communication device. Merchant promotional offer information corresponding to promotional goods information or promotional services information is received over the communications network. The received user'"'"'s sale transaction information is then correlated with the received promotional offer information for determining one or more targeted promotional offers based on the promotional goods or promotional services information and the purchased goods or purchased services information. The one or more targeted promotional offers are sent over the communications network to a mobile communication device of the user.

Claims

1. A personalized data repository processor-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, over a communications network, a user'"'"'s sale transaction information corresponding to purchased goods information or purchased services information, wherein the user'"'"'s sale transaction information is aggregated and packaged from an authorized mobile communication device of the user;

receiving, over the communications network, merchant promotional offer information corresponding to promotional goods information or promotional services information;

correlating the received user'"'"'s sale transaction information with the received promotional offer information for determining one or more targeted promotional offers based on the promotional goods or promotional services information and the purchased goods or purchased services information; and

sending, over the communications network, the one or more targeted promotional offers to the mobile communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s sale transaction information is received from a plurality of merchant point-of-sale terminals.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s sale transaction information is received from the mobile communication device of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s sale transaction information is received from at least one other mobile communication device of the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the correlating is based on a pre-designated threshold above which a substantial correlation is determined.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s sale transaction information includes both authorized and unauthorized sale transactions associated with the user.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the authorized sale transactions are correlated prior to the unauthorized sale transactions.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the unauthorized sale transactions selected for correlation are restricted to a predetermined purchase value.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s sale transaction information includes user financial account information.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the user sale transaction information includes user mobile communication device identifier information, wherein the one or more targeted promotional offers are sent to the mobile communication device based on the user mobile communication device identifier information.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more targeted promotional offers are sent to other mobile communication devices of the user that are identified within the user mobile communication device identifier information.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more targeted promotional offers comprise at least one of a PDF file, at least one hyperlink, and at least one barcode image.

13. A personalized data repository system, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor disposed in communication with the memory and configured to issue processing instructions stored in the memory to;

receive, over a communications network, a user'"'"'s sale transaction information corresponding to purchased goods information or purchased services information, wherein the user'"'"'s sale transaction information is aggregated and packaged from an authorized mobile communication device of the user;

receive, over the communications network, merchant promotional offer information corresponding to promotional goods information or promotional services information;

correlate the received user'"'"'s sale transaction information with the received promotional offer information for determining one or more targeted promotional offers based on the promotional goods or promotional services information and the purchased goods or purchased services information; and

send, over the communications network, the one or more targeted promotional offers to the mobile communication device of the user.

14. A processor-readable tangible medium storing processor-issuable personalized data repository instructions to:

receive, over a communications network, a user'"'"'s sale transaction information corresponding to purchased goods information or purchased services information, wherein the user'"'"'s sale transaction information is aggregated and packaged from an authorized mobile communication device of the user;

receive, over the communications network, merchant promotional offer information corresponding to promotional goods information or promotional services information;

correlate the received user'"'"'s sale transaction information with the received promotional offer information for determining one or more targeted promotional offers based on the promotional goods or promotional services information and the purchased goods or purchased services information; and

send, over the communications network, the one or more targeted promotional offers to a mobile communication device.

15. A personalized data repository processor-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, over a communications network, a user'"'"'s account information;

storing the received user'"'"'s account information at a database;

receiving, from the user'"'"'s mobile communication device, a request message for accessing the user'"'"'s account information;

retrieving, from the database, the user'"'"'s account information in response to the request message; and

sending, to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device, the retrieved user'"'"'s account information,

wherein based on the user'"'"'s account information that is sent to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device, the user'"'"'s mobile communication device engages in at least one financial transaction, wherein sale transaction information associated with the at least one financial transaction is, upon authorization, aggregated and packaged from the user'"'"'s mobile communication device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the user'"'"'s mobile communication device communicates with a merchant point-of-sale (POS) terminal by generating wireless signals carrying an encrypted version of the user'"'"'s account information during the at least one financial transaction.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the user'"'"'s mobile communication device communicates with the merchant point-of-sale (POS) terminal utilizing Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the user'"'"'s account information comprises at least one of user bank account information and user credit-card information.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

storing the user'"'"'s account information on the user'"'"'s mobile communication device for a predetermined time period; and

permanently removing the stored user'"'"'s account information from the user'"'"'s mobile communication device after a lapse of the predetermined time period,

wherein the removing of the stored user'"'"'s account information provides information security by reducing access to the user'"'"'s account information via the user'"'"'s mobile communication device.

20. A personalized data repository system, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor disposed in communication with the memory and configured to issue processing instructions stored in the memory to;

receive, over a communications network, a user'"'"'s account information;

store the received user'"'"'s account information at a database;

receive, from the user'"'"'s mobile communication device, a request message for accessing the user'"'"'s account information;

retrieve, from the database, the user'"'"'s account information in response to the request message; and

send, to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device, the retrieved user'"'"'s account information,

wherein based on the user'"'"'s account information that is sent to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device, the user'"'"'s mobile communication device engages in at least one financial transaction, wherein sale transaction information associated with the at least one financial transaction is, upon authorization, aggregated and packaged from the user'"'"'s mobile communication device.

21. A processor-readable tangible medium storing processor-issuable personalized data repository instructions to:

receive, over a communications network, a user'"'"'s account information;

store the received user'"'"'s account information at a database;

receive, from the user'"'"'s mobile communication device, a request message for accessing the user'"'"'s account information;

retrieve, from the database, the user'"'"'s account information in response to the request message; and

send, to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device, the retrieved user'"'"'s account information,

wherein based on the user'"'"'s account information that is sent to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device, the user'"'"'s mobile communication device engages in at least one financial transaction, wherein sale transaction information associated with the at least one financial transaction is, upon authorization, aggregated and packaged from the user'"'"'s mobile communication device.

22. A personalized data repository processor-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, over a communications network, communication messages associated with a user'"'"'s mobile communication device, wherein the communication messages associated with the user'"'"'s mobile communication device are aggregated and packaged, upon authorization, from the mobile communication device;

storing the communication messages at a database;

receiving, over the communications network, merchant promotional offer information corresponding to promotional goods information or promotional services information;

processing the stored communication messages by extracting keywords associated with particular goods or services from the communication messages;

correlating the extracted keywords with the promotional goods or promotional services information for determining one or more targeted promotional offers; and

sending, over the communications network, the one or more targeted promotional offers to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the communication messages are short message service (SMS) messages.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the communication messages are internet-based email account messages.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the one or more targeted promotional offers comprise at least one of a PDF file, at least one hyperlink, and at least one barcode image.

26. A personalized data repository system, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor disposed in communication with the memory and configured to issue processing instructions stored in the memory to;

receive, over a communications network, communication messages associated with a user'"'"'s mobile communication device, wherein the communication messages associated with the user'"'"'s mobile communication device are aggregated and packaged, upon authorization, from the mobile communication device;

store the communication messages at a database;

receive, over the communications network, merchant promotional offer information corresponding to promotional goods information or promotional services information;

process the stored communication messages by extracting keywords associated with particular goods or services from the communication messages;

correlate the extracted keywords with the promotional goods or promotional services information for determining one or more targeted promotional offers; and

send, over the communications network, the one or more targeted promotional offers to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device.

27. A processor-readable tangible medium storing processor-issuable personalized data repository instructions to:

receive, over a communications network, communication messages associated with a user'"'"'s mobile communication device, wherein the communication messages associated with the user'"'"'s mobile communication device are aggregated and packaged, upon authorization, from the mobile communication device;

store the communication messages at a database;

receive, over the communications network, merchant promotional offer information corresponding to promotional goods information or promotional services information;

process the stored communication messages by extracting keywords associated with particular goods or services from the communication messages;

correlate the extracted keywords with the promotional goods or promotional services information for determining one or more targeted promotional offers; and

send, over the communications network, the one or more targeted promotional offers to the user'"'"'s mobile communication device.