SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COUPON-LESS DISCOUNTS BASED ON A USER BROADCASTED MESSAGE
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- associating, by a computer based system capable of managing a reward program, a transaction account and broadcast platform profile information;
receiving, by the computer based system, a predefined subset of broadcasts from a broadcast platform;
identifying, by the computer based system, an offer identifier within the broadcast and a source of the broadcast, wherein the offer identifier is associated with offer information that defines an offer; and
associating, by the computer based system, an offer defined by the offer identifier to a transaction account associated with the source, wherein the source is associated with the broadcast platform profile information.
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Abstract
The systems and methods provide an offer to a user that may be accepted by the user through an action by the user. The action may be, for example, a broadcast through a social media channel. The parameters of the offer may defined that the broadcast comprise an offer identifier and may require that a user take subsequent action to fulfill the offer, The systems and methods may also be configured to monitor one or more broadcast channels, identify the source of a broadcast, identify transaction accounts associated with the source, evaluate transaction data associated with the transaction account, and provide benefits to the source and/or the transaction account.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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associating, by a computer based system capable of managing a reward program, a transaction account and broadcast platform profile information; receiving, by the computer based system, a predefined subset of broadcasts from a broadcast platform; identifying, by the computer based system, an offer identifier within the broadcast and a source of the broadcast, wherein the offer identifier is associated with offer information that defines an offer; and associating, by the computer based system, an offer defined by the offer identifier to a transaction account associated with the source, wherein the source is associated with the broadcast platform profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a computer based system capable of managing a reward program, cause the computer based system to be capable of performing operations comprising:
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associating, by the computer based system, a transaction account and broadcast platform profile information; receiving, by the computer based system, a predefined subset of broadcasts from a broadcast platform; identifying, by the computer based system, an offer identifier within the broadcast and a source of the broadcast, wherein the offer identifier is associated with over information that defines an offer; and associating, by the computer based system, an offer defined by the offer identifier to a transaction account associated with the source, wherein the source is associated with the broadcast platform profile information.
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23. A computer based system comprising:
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a network interface communicating with a non-transitory memory; the non-transitory memory communicating with a processor capable of managing a reward program; and the processor, when executing a computer program, capable of performing operations comprising; associating, by the processor, a transaction account and broadcast platform profile information; receiving, by the processor, a predefined subset of broadcasts from a broadcast platform; identifying, by the processor, an offer identifier within the broadcast and a source of the broadcast, wherein the offer identifier is associated with offer information that defines an offer; and associating, by the processor, an offer defined by the offer identifier to a transaction account associated with the source, wherein the source is associated with the broadcast platform profile information.
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