SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING OFFERS DURING AN IN-STORE SHOPPING EXPERIENCE

• US 20140006165A1
• Filed: 06/28/2012
• Published: 01/02/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Grigg, David M., Jones, Alicia C., Calman, Matthew A., Thomas, Susan Smith
• Application Number:
  US13/536,796
• Publication Number:
  US 20140006165A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.64
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0281 Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for presenting one or more offers to a user during a shopping experience including the steps of receiving an input that the user has entered a store, receiving product identifiers, comparing the product identifiers to the at least one rule, determine the one or more offers for one or more products associated with the product identifiers to the at least one rule, presenting to the user, via a user interface, the one or more offers for the one or more products before the user enters the point of transaction area of the store, receiving an input from the user accepting the one or more offers; and transmitting acceptance of the one or more offers by the user to at least one of a financial institution of the user or the merchant.

Claims

1. A system for presenting one or more offers to a consumer during a shopping experience in a store of a merchant prior to the consumer entering a point of transaction area of the store, the system comprising:

a communication interface;

a database comprising at least one rule, where the at least one rule relates to offers for one or more products;

a mobile device associated with the consumer, where the mobile device comprises a user interface;

a processing device in communication with the communication interface, the database, and the mobile device;

a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to;

receive input that the consumer has entered the store of the merchant;

receive one or more product identifiers associated with one or more products;

apply the one or more product identifiers to the at least one rule;

determine the one or more offers for the one or more products based at least partially on the application of the one or more product identifiers to the at least one rule; and

present to the consumer, via the user interface, the one or more offers for the one or more products before the consumer enters the point of transaction area of the store;

receive an input from the consumer accepting the one or more offers; and

transmit acceptance of the one or more offers by the consumer to at least one of a financial institution of the consumer or the merchant.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

provide, via the user interface, a selectable button comprising an invitation to the user to apply the one or more offers presented for the one or more products, wherein the selectable button is configured to apply the one or more offers to the one or more products when selected by the user.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

review a virtual or a physical shopping cart comprising the one or more products selected by the consumer and make suggestions for one or more offers based on the one or more products in the virtual or the physical shopping cart.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

display, via the user interface, the aggregate benefit provided by the one or more offers for the one or more products selected by the consumer, where the aggregate benefit comprises, at least, a total dollar savings amount or total points earned for purchasing the one or more products.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

determine a dynamic offer based at least partially on a combination of two or more offers previously presented to the user.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

provide, at the point of transaction area, verification to the consumer that the one or more offers will successfully be applied to a transaction based at least partially on the one or more products being presented for purchase at the point of transaction area.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one rule relates at least partially to presenting offers for discounts, coupons, loyalty points, or payment suggestions for the product associated with the product identifier.

8. The system of claim 1, further computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

use a capture device associated with the mobile device to capture information associated with machine-readable indicia, wherein the machine-readable indicia is associated with product identifying information.

9. A computer program product for presenting one or more offers to a consumer during a shopping experience in a store of a merchant prior to the consumer entering a point of transaction area of the store, the computer program product comprising:

a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a set of codes for causing a computer to;

receive input that the customer has entered a store;

receive one or more product identifiers;

compare the one or more product identifiers to at least one rule;

determine the one or more offers for one or more products associated with the one or more product identifiers based at least partially on the comparison of the one or more product identifiers to the at least one rule; and

present to the consumer, via a user interface of a mobile device associated with the consumer, the one or more offer for the one or more products before the consumer enters the point of transaction area of the store;

receive an input from the consumer accepting the one or more offers; and

transmit acceptance of the one or more offers by the consumer to at least one of a financial institution of the consumer or the merchant.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising a set of codes for causing the computer to:

provide, via the user interface, a selectable button comprising an invitation to the user to apply the one or more offers presented for the one or more products, wherein the selectable button is configured to apply the one or more offers to the one or more products when selected by the user.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising a set of codes for causing the computer to:

review a virtual or a physical shopping cart comprising the one or more products selected by the consumer and make suggestions for one or more offers based on the one or more products in the virtual or the physical shopping cart.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising a set of codes for causing the computer to:

display, via the user interface, the aggregate benefit provided by the one or more offers for the one or more products selected by the consumer, where the aggregate benefit comprises, at least, a total dollar savings amount or total points earned for purchasing the one or more products.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising a set of codes for causing the computer to:

determine a dynamic offer based at least partially on a combination of two or more offers previously presented to the user.

14. A computer implemented method for presenting one or more offers to a consumer during a shopping experience in a store of a merchant prior to the consumer entering a point of transaction area of the store, the computer implemented method comprising:

providing a computer processor executing computer readable code structured to cause the computer processor to;

receive input that the customer has entered a store;

receive one or more product identifiers;

compare the one or more product identifier to at least one rule;

determine the one or more offer for one or more product associated with the one or more product identifiers based at least partially on the comparison of the one or more product identifiers to the at least one rule; and

present to the consumer, via a user interface of a mobile device associated with the consumer, the one or more offers for the one or more products before the consumer enters the point of transaction area of the store;

receive an input from the consumer accepting the one or more offers; and

transmit acceptance of the one or more offers by the consumer to at least one of a financial institution of the consumer or the merchant.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 14, further comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

provide, via the user interface, a selectable button comprising an invitation to the user to apply the one or more offers presented for the one or more products, wherein the selectable button is configured to apply the one or more offers to the one or more products when selected by the user.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 14, further comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

review a virtual or a physical shopping cart comprising the one or more products selected by the consumer and make suggestions for one or more offers based on the one or more products in the virtual or the physical shopping cart.

17. The computer implemented method of claim 14, further comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

display, via the user interface, the aggregate benefit provided by the one or more offers for the one or more products selected by the consumer, where the aggregate benefit comprises, at least, a total dollar savings amount or total points earned for purchasing the one or more products.

18. The computer implemented method of claim 14, further comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

determine a dynamic offer based at least partially on a combination of two or more offers previously presented to the user.

19. The computer implemented method of claim 14, wherein the computer processor receives input that the user has entered the store from the mobile device, automatically and independent of an indication by the user.

20. The computer implemented method of claim 14, further comprising computer-executable instruction code, that when executed causes the processing device to:

use a capture device associated with the mobile device to capture information associated with a quick response code (QR code), wherein the QR code is associated with product identifying information.