SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING REDEMPTION INFORMATION

• US 20130226735A1
• Filed: 09/15/2012
• Published: 08/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Groupon Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Groupon Incorporated
• Inventors: Walker, Jay S., Suarez, Jose A., Case, T. Scott, Kobayashi, Michiko, Golden, Andrew P.
• Granted Patent: US 10,169,791 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.41
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0266 based on the position of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0268 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 Third-party assisted

Abstract

A system to determine offers and/or to determine the acceptability of offers based on received information relating to product redemption at a third party. According to one embodiment, the system includes arrangement for a customer to redeem a product from a third party, reception of information relating to a redemption of the product by the customer, reception of an offer to purchase a product for an offer price, determination to accept the offer based on the received information relating to the redemption, determination of an assigned third party at which the offer product may be redeemed based on the received information, and transmission of an acceptance of the offer and an indication of the assigned third party.

Claims

1-19. -19. (canceled)

20. A device for redeeming a product, comprising:

a memory storing processor-executable process steps; and

a processor, wherein the processor is operative with the processor-executable process steps to;

i) receive a redemption identifier;

ii) present the redemption identifier to a product retailer;

iii) redeem a product from the product retailer based on the redemption identifier; and

iv) transmit redemption information to a third party for use in determining to accept a received offer, the redemption information relating to the redemption of the product that has occurred.

21. (canceled)