Apparatus and Method for Redeeming an Incentive on a Wireless Device

• US 20110320252A1
• Filed: 06/24/2011
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mobile Media Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mobile Media Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Sastry, Raghu, Kim, Jae, Sweis, Christopher J.
• Application Number:
  US13/168,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20110320252A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.23
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions

Abstract

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to collect a first wireless internet protocol address associated with a wireless client device that initiates an invoked offer. The first wireless internet protocol address is associated with incentive identification information corresponding to the invoked offer. An application invocation page is delivered to the wireless client device. Log in information is received from the wireless client device. A second wireless internet protocol address accompanying the log in information is collected. The incentive identification information is retrieved if the first wireless internet protocol address matches the second internet protocol address. An incentive specified by the incentive identification information is then downloaded to the wireless client device.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions to:

collect a first wireless internet protocol address associated with a wireless client device that initiates an invoked offer;

associate the first wireless internet protocol address with incentive identification information corresponding to the invoked offer;

deliver an application invocation page to the wireless client device;

receive log in information from the wireless client device;

collect a second wireless internet protocol address accompanying the log in information;

retrieve the incentive identification information if the first wireless internet protocol address matches the second internet protocol address; and

download to the wireless client device an incentive specified by the incentive identification information.

2. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 further comprising executable instructions to download a wireless incentive redemption session application to the wireless client device.

3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 2 further comprising executable instructions to communicate with the wireless incentive redemption session application to collect the log in information.

4. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions to:

receive an incentive request from a wireless client device;

check incentive balance information;

deliver the incentive balance information to the wireless client device;

verify a personal identification and a specified incentive amount received from the wireless client device;

produce an authorization code for the specified incentive amount; and

deliver the authorization code to the wireless client device.

5. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 4 further comprising executable instructions to reconcile a transaction based upon the authorization code received from a retailer.

6. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 4 further comprising executable instructions to deliver a transaction record.