SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING POSITION-BASED BUDGETING INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving location information for a consumer'"'"'s mobile device;
identifying a merchant that is located within a particular distance range of the consumer'"'"'s mobile device;
retrieving, from a memory, budget information associated with the consumer and the merchant; and
communicating at least a portion of the budget information to the consumer'"'"'s mobile device, the at least a portion of the budget information being displayable thereon.
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Abstract
Various embodiments include a position-based budgeting system that uses the location of a consumer'"'"'s mobile device relative to one or more merchants to determine relevant budget information to communicate to the consumer'"'"'s mobile device. For example, when the consumer and his or her mobile device approach or enter a coffee shop, a budget account name and budget information (e.g., how much has been spent for the month and how much is left in the budget) associated with coffee shop purchases is displayed on the consumer'"'"'s mobile device. The system may also be configured to display gift card balances associated with a particular merchant when the consumer approaches or enters the merchant'"'"'s store.
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32 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving location information for a consumer'"'"'s mobile device; identifying a merchant that is located within a particular distance range of the consumer'"'"'s mobile device; retrieving, from a memory, budget information associated with the consumer and the merchant; and communicating at least a portion of the budget information to the consumer'"'"'s mobile device, the at least a portion of the budget information being displayable thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a positioning system configured to determine location information for a consumer'"'"'s mobile device; a computer system configured to; use the location information to determine that the consumer'"'"'s location is within a predetermined distance range from a merchant; and retrieve, from a memory, budget information associated with the consumer and the merchant; and a communication system configured to communicate at least a portion of the budget, minute information to the consumer'"'"'s mobile device, the at least a portion of the budget information being displayable thereon. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer program product for a mobile commerce system, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable code portions embedded therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion configured for receiving location information for a consumer'"'"'s mobile device; a second executable portion configured for identifying a merchant that is located within a particular distance range of the consumer'"'"'s mobile device; a third executable portion configured for retrieving, from a memory, account information associated with a budget that relates to the merchant and the consumer; and a fourth executable portion configured for communicating at least a portion of the account information to the consumer'"'"'s mobile device, the at least a portion of the account information being displayable thereon.
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