MOBILE DEVICE REBATE SYSTEM

• US 20130132175A1
• Filed: 11/21/2012
• Published: 05/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bond Brand Loyalty Inc.
• Original Assignee: Maritz Holdings Inc. (InMoment, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gingerich, Jonathan, Claessen, Sean, Dempsey, Sean
• Application Number:
  US13/683,671
• Publication Number:
  US 20130132175A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.17
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0215 Including financial accounts

Abstract

A mobile rebate application (mobile rebate APP) to obtain a rebate related to a mobile device or service of the mobile device. The APP submits a rebate request form to a rebate control center which validates, approves and authorizes rebates. The rebate may be applied to the carrier billing system of the mobile device via a mobile application storefront and/or via a social gifting platform.

Claims

1. A system for use by customers each having a mobile device which has a mobile rebate application (mobile rebate APP) thereon, said system comprising:

a rebate control center accessible by a mobile rebate APP of the mobile devices for providing a rebate amount to the customer having the mobile device; and

said rebate control center for receiving a rebate request from the mobile rebate APP of the mobile devices, for selectively validating the received requests, for selectively approving the validated requests, and for selectively authorizing a rebate amount to be applied to an account of the customer having the mobile device wherein the rebate amount is related to the mobile device or a service of the mobile device.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the completed rebate request received by the rebate control center includes identification information generated by the mobile rebate APP and uniquely identifying its mobile device.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the rebate control center applies the rebate amount to an account associated with the mobile device of the customer by interfacing with a carrier billing system of the mobile device.

4. The system of claim 2:

wherein the rebate control center applies the rebate amount to an account of the customer associated with the mobile device by interfacing with a carrier billing system of the mobile device and wherein the rebate control center interfaces with the carrier billing system of the mobile device via a mobile application storefront; and

/or

wherein the rebate control center applies the rebate amount via a social gifting platform.

5. The system of claim 2 further comprising a rebate rules engine wherein the rebate control center interfaces with the rebate control engine to approve validated requests.

6. The system of the claim 2 wherein the rebate control center interfaces with a validation system for validating the received request.

7. The system of claim 2 wherein the rebate control center interfaces with a validation system of a manufacturer of the mobile device for validating the received request and/or interfaces with a validation system of a supplier of the mobile device for validating the received request.

8. A system for use with a mobile device of a customer, said system comprising:

a mobile rebate APP on the mobile device;

a rebate control center accessible by a mobile rebate APP of the mobile devices for providing a rebate amount to the customer having the mobile device; and

said rebate control center for receiving a rebate request from the mobile rebate APP of the mobile devices, for selectively validating the received requests, for selectively approving the validated requests and for selectively authorizing a rebate amount to be applied to an account of the customer having the mobile device;

wherein the mobile rebate APP comprises computer executable instructions stored in a fixed tangible medium of the mobile device and configured to be executed by a processor of the mobile device, said mobile rebate APP for use with the rebate control center for providing a rebate request for the mobile device, said mobile rebate APP comprising instructions for;

accessing the mobile device to determine identification information for uniquely identifying the mobile device;

generating a rebate request form;

populating the rebate request form with the determined identification information; and

providing the populated rebate request form to the rebate control center.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the completed rebate request received by the rebate control center includes identification information generated by the mobile rebate APP and uniquely identifying its mobile device.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the rebate control center applies the rebate amount to an account associated with the mobile device of the customer by interfacing with a carrier billing system of the mobile device.

11. The system of claim 9:

wherein the rebate control center applies the rebate amount to an account of the customer associated with the mobile device by interfacing with a carrier billing system of the mobile device and wherein the rebate control center interfaces with the carrier billing system of the mobile device via a mobile application storefront; and

/or

wherein the rebate control center applies the rebate amount via a social gifting platform.

12. The system of claim 9 further comprising a rebate rules engine wherein the rebate control center interfaces with the rebate control engine to approve validated requests.

13. The system of the claim 9 wherein the rebate control center interfaces with a validation system for validating the received request.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein the rebate control center interfaces with a validation system of a manufacturer of the mobile device for validating the received request and/or interfaces with a validation system of a supplier of the mobile device for validating the received request.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein the mobile rebate application further comprising instructions for presenting to the customer a user interface requesting the customer identify an account to which the rebate amount should be applied.

16. A method for use by customers each having a mobile device which has a mobile rebate application (mobile rebate APP) thereon, said method comprising:

receiving a rebate request from a mobile rebate APP,

selectively validating the received requests,

selectively approving the validated requests, and

selectively authorizing a rebate amount to be applied to an account of the customer having the mobile device.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the completed rebate request includes identification information generated by the mobile rebate APP and uniquely identifying each mobile device.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising applying the rebate amount to an account associated with the mobile device by interfacing with a carrier billing system of the mobile device.

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

applying the rebate amount to an account associated with the mobile device by interfacing with a carrier billing system of the mobile device and interfacing with the carrier billing system of the mobile device via a mobile application storefront; and

/or

applying the rebate amount via a social gifting platform.

20. The method of claim 17 further comprising interfacing with a rebate control engine to approve validated requests.

21. The method of the claim 17 further comprising interfacing with a validation system for validating the received request.

22. The method of claim 17 further comprising interfacing with a validation system of a manufacturer of the mobile device for validating the received request and/or interfacing with a validation system of a supplier of the mobile device for validating the received request.

24. The mobile rebate application of claim 20 further comprising instructions for presenting to the customer of the mobile device a user interface requesting the customer identify an account to which the rebate amount should be applied.

23. A mobile rebate application (mobile rebate APP) comprising computer executable instructions stored in a fixed tangible medium and configured to be executed by a processor of a mobile device of a customer, said mobile rebate APP for use with a rebate control center for providing a rebate request for the mobile device, said mobile rebate APP comprising instructions for:

accessing the mobile device to determine identification information for uniquely identifying the mobile device;

generating a rebate request form;

populating the rebate request form with the determined identification information; and

providing the populated rebate request form to the rebate control center.