LOCATION BASED DISCOUNTS

• US 20120029995A1
• Filed: 10/03/2011
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Valentine Communications LLC
• Original Assignee: Ewinwin Incorporated
• Inventors: Mesaros, Gregory J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,567,672 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.25
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0213 Consumer transaction fees
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0235 constrained by time limit or expiration date
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0611 Request for offers or quotes

Abstract

The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture for interacting with a multiple criteria buying and/or selling system to conduct business electronically. In particular, the architecture can include a dynamic discount card that includes an information access component for receiving information. In addition, the dynamic discount card can include a presentation component for displaying information to a user via the dynamic discount card.

Claims

1. A method for providing a location-based discount to a user associated with a user device, comprising:

receiving real-time location information of the user device;

receiving criteria of the user associated with the user device;

receiving a discount offered by a seller, the discount including pricing information associated with a product or service offered by the seller;

executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor matches the discount to the user based on at least the real-time location information of the user device, criteria associated with the user, and criteria required of the user by the seller, wherein the criteria of the seller includes price, volume, quality, delivery time, or warranty information associated with the product or service offered by the seller; and

providing the discount to the user via the user device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein matching the discount to the user is further based on a user profile, the user profile including demographic information associated with the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein matching the discount to the user is further based on the product or service having been previously tagged by the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein matching the discount to the user is further based on a previous order volume of the user.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying conditions associated with the discount to the user; and

receiving user acceptance of the conditions prior to providing the discount to the user.

6. The method of claim 4, further comprising tracking the discount provided to the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the discount is time-based.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by a processor, the instructions corresponding to a method for providing a location-based discount to a user associated with a user device, comprising:

receiving real-time location information of the user device;

receiving criteria of the user associated with the user device;

receiving a discount offered by a seller, the discount including pricing information associated with a product or service offered by the seller;

matching the discount to the user based on at least the real-time location information of the user device, criteria associated with the user, and criteria required of the user by the seller, wherein the criteria of the seller includes price, volume, quality, delivery time, or warranty information associated with the product or service offered by the seller; and

providing the discount to the user.