PROMOTING OFFERS THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORK INFLUENCERS
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for presenting information related to merchants within a geographical area, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a mobile device associated with at least one user to view information about a product or service of interest and a geographic location;
retrieving stored information by way of a social network application on the mobile device, the social network application associated with the at least one user, the stored information relating to;
at least one merchant associated with the product or service of interest and the geographic location, andfeedback from at least one member of the social network of the at least one user, the at least one member having consented to share the feedback, wherein the feedback is presented such that the identity of the at least one member is made known to the at least one user;
displaying a map for the geographic location, the map including information about the at least one merchant;
presenting the feedback from the at least one member of the social network, wherein the feedback is presented in a visual format;
presenting at least one advertisement to the at least one user, wherein the advertisement is based at least in part on one merchant-selected condition and location information of a mobile device associated with the at least one user, the at least one user having previously provided consent to share location information of the mobile device with a third party, and wherein the geographic location of the mobile device associated with the at least one user influences at least one advertisement presented from the at least one merchant; and
allowing the at least one user to share information with members of the social network, wherein an interaction between one or more members of the social network is recorded.
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided to facilitate buying and selling products utilizing social pricing. Sellers initiate sale of a product with volume discounts for a limited time. In other words, the more people that buy a product, the lower the price for the group. Buyers have a real incentive to become prosumers that not only purchase a product but also promote purchase by others. A social pricing system brokers interaction between sellers and buyer groups, and provisions mechanisms to aid promotion of products by consumers utilizing social networks and other online activities.
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27 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for presenting information related to merchants within a geographical area, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a mobile device associated with at least one user to view information about a product or service of interest and a geographic location; retrieving stored information by way of a social network application on the mobile device, the social network application associated with the at least one user, the stored information relating to; at least one merchant associated with the product or service of interest and the geographic location, and feedback from at least one member of the social network of the at least one user, the at least one member having consented to share the feedback, wherein the feedback is presented such that the identity of the at least one member is made known to the at least one user; displaying a map for the geographic location, the map including information about the at least one merchant; presenting the feedback from the at least one member of the social network, wherein the feedback is presented in a visual format; presenting at least one advertisement to the at least one user, wherein the advertisement is based at least in part on one merchant-selected condition and location information of a mobile device associated with the at least one user, the at least one user having previously provided consent to share location information of the mobile device with a third party, and wherein the geographic location of the mobile device associated with the at least one user influences at least one advertisement presented from the at least one merchant; and allowing the at least one user to share information with members of the social network, wherein an interaction between one or more members of the social network is recorded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for presenting information related to merchants within a geographical area, the system comprising:
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a non-transitory computer memory that stores computer executable instructions; and a processor that executes the computer executable instructions stored in memory to; receive a request from a mobile device associated with at least one user to view information about a product or service of interest and a geographic location, retrieve stored information by way of a social network application on the mobile device, the social network application associated with the at least one user, the stored information relating to; at least one merchant associated with the product or service of interest and the geographic location, and feedback from at least one member of the social network of the at least one user, the at least one member having consented to share the feedback, wherein the feedback is presented such that the identity of the at least one member is made known to the at least one user, display a map for the geographic location, the map including information about the at least one merchant, present the feedback from at least one member of the social network, wherein the feedback is presented in a visual format, present at least one advertisement to the at least one user, wherein the advertisement is based at least in part on one merchant-selected condition and location information of a mobile device associated with the at least one user, the at least one user having previously provided consent to share location information of the mobile device with a third party, and wherein the geographic location of the mobile device associated with the at least one user influences at least one advertisement presented from the at least one merchant; and allow the at least one user to share information with members of the social network, wherein an interaction between one or more members of the social network is recorded. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for presenting information related to merchants within a geographical area, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a mobile device associated with the at least one user to view information about a product or service of interest and a geographic location; retrieving stored information by way of a social network application on the mobile device, the social network application associated with the at least one user, the stored information relating to; at least one merchant associated with the product or service of interest and the geographic location, and feedback from at least one member of the social network of the at least one user, the at least one member having consented to share the feedback, wherein the feedback is presented such that the identity of the at least one member is made known to the at least one user; displaying a map for the geographic location, the map including information about the at least one merchant; presenting the feedback format least one member of the social network, wherein the feedback is presented in a visual format; presenting at least one advertisement to the at least one user, wherein the advertisement is based at least in part on one merchant-selected condition and location information of a mobile device associated with the at least one user, the at least one user having previously provided consent to share location information of the mobile device with a third party, and wherein the geographic location of the mobile device associated with the at least one user influences at least one advertisement presented from the at least one merchant; and allowing the user to share information with members of the social network, wherein an interaction between one or more members of the social network is recorded. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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