COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING DISCOUNT OFFERS

• US 20120284102A1
• Filed: 07/20/2011
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elite Media Work LLC, Zoocytium Holdings LLC
• Original Assignee: Zoocytium Holdings LLC
• Inventors: Shave, John T.
• Application Number:
  US13/187,432
• Publication Number:
  US 20120284102A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.23
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates

Abstract

A method for providing discount offers to a remotely located electronic device of a user includes, at a server computer system, receiving user parameters for a good or service discount from the remotely located electronic device. The method further includes, at the server computer system, receiving an indication from the remotely located electronic device of which of the received user parameters are locked. The method yet further includes, at the server computer system, preparing a list of good or service discounts matching the locked parameters and randomly or pseudo randomly relating to user parameters that were not indicated as locked. The method also includes, at the computer system, completing a purchase of one of the list of good or service discounts in response to user purchase feedback received from the remotely located electronic device.

Claims

1. A method for presenting discount offers to a user via an electronic device of the user, comprising:

at the electronic device, receiving user parameters for a desired good or service discount;

using the processing electronics of the electronic device to provide a graphical user interface via a display of the electronic device, the graphical user interface comprising at least one graphical control for locking and unlocking subsets of the received user parameters; and

using the electronic device to cause the graphical user interface to present a list of goods or services discounts matching the locked subsets of the received user parameters and being random or pseudo-random relative to the unlocked subsets of the received user parameters.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the received user parameters comprise a budget parameter.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

prompting the user, via the graphical user interface, to select a good or service discount from the presented list; and

causing the graphical user interface to provide additional information regarding the selected good or service discount.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

causing the graphical user interface to provide at least one graphical user interface control for sharing the selected good or service discount via a social network.

5. A method for providing discount offers to a remotely located electronic device of a user, comprising:

at a server computer system, receiving user parameters for a good or service discount from the remotely located electronic device;

at the server computer system, receiving an indication from the remotely located electronic device of which of the received user parameters are locked;

at the server computer system, preparing a list of good or service discounts matching the locked parameters and randomly or pseudo randomly relating to user parameters that were not indicated as locked; and

at the computer system, completing a purchase of one of the list of good or service discounts in response to user purchase feedback received from the remotely located electronic device.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

providing a merchant interface for allowing merchants to create a good or service discount for providing to a plurality of users via remotely located electronic devices of the users.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

adjusting the created good or service discount at the server computer system based on the number of good or service discounts sold.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

transmitting an electronic voucher to at least one of a merchant system and the remotely located electronic device in response to the completion of the purchase.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving an indication that the remotely located electronic device came into proximity of a merchant device and that one of the merchant system and the remotely located electronic device confirmed redemption of the electronic voucher; and

providing the merchant system with verification that the electronic voucher is verified.

10. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

tracking user history and demographics; and

forming the prepared list of good or service discounts by matching the tracked user history and demographics with a merchant'"'"'s preferred buyer characteristics.

11. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

adjusting the price of at least one discount of the prepared list based on fit of the tracked user history and demographics with a merchant'"'"'s preferred buyer characteristics.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein adjusting the price of the at least one discount comprises:

lowering the price of the discount of the prepared list based on an indication that the user has historically provided a positive review indication of merchants.

13. A server computer system for providing discount offers to a remotely located electronic device of a user, comprising:

processing electronics configured to use a communications interface to receive and store user parameters for a good or service discount from the remotely located electronic device;

wherein the processing electronics are further configured to use the communications interface to receive and store an indication from the remotely located electronic device of which of the received user parameters are locked;

wherein the processing electronics are further configured to prepare a list of good or service discounts matching the locked parameters and randomly or pseudo randomly relating to user parameters that were not indicated as locked;

wherein the processing electronics are further configured to complete a purchase of one of the list of good or service discounts in response to user purchase feedback received from the remotely located electronic device at the communications interface.

14. The server computer system of claim 13, wherein the processing electronics are further configured to provide a merchant interface for allowing merchants to create a good or service discount for providing to a plurality of users via remotely located electronic devices of the users.

15. The server computer system of claim 13, wherein the processing electronics are further configured to adjust the created good or service discount at the server computer system based on the number of good or service discounts sold.

16. The server computer system of claim 13, wherein the processing electronics are further configured to cause an electronic voucher to be transmitted to at least one of a merchant system and the remotely located electronic device in response to the completion of the purchase.

17. The server computer of claim 13, wherein the processing electronics are further configured to cause an indication that the remotely located electronic device came into proximity of a merchant device and that one of the merchant system and the remotely located electronic device confirmed redemption of the electronic voucher;

wherein the processing electronics are further configured to provide the merchant system with verification that the electronic voucher is verified.

18. The server computer of claim 13, wherein the processing electronics are further configured to track user history and demographics and form the prepared list of good or service discounts by matching the tracked user history and demographics with a merchant'"'"'s preferred buyer characteristics.

19. The server computer of claim 13, wherein the processing electronics are further configured to adjust the price of at least one discount of the prepared list based on fit of the tracked user history and demographics with a merchant'"'"'s preferred buyer characteristics.

20. The server computer of claim 13, wherein adjusting the price of at least one discount comprises lowering the price of the discount of the prepared list based on an indication that the user has historically provided a positive review indication of merchants.