MOBILE PHONE BASED REBATE DEVICE FOR REDEMPTION AT A POINT OF SALE TERMINAL

• US 20140236701A1
• Filed: 04/10/2014
• Published: 08/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Engineered IP LLC, KDS Real Estate Investors, LLC
• Original Assignee: William H. Bollman
• Inventors: Craft, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 9,792,596 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.38
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/045 using payment protocols involving tickets
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/202 Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/208 Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3274 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0234 Rebates after completed purchase
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0238 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives

Abstract

Virtual mobile rewards, gift cards, and/or physical world retailers'"'"' loyalty and reward programs are aggregated into a common account accessible and transactional from an Internet capable mobile radio device. Subscribers gain access to discounted codes, coupons, rebates, gift cards, and/or limited time offers, on their mobile device for food, travel, lifestyle, electronics, and entertainment products that fit their lifestyle spending habits, enabling users to edit participating retailers, manage separate account balances, and present preferred discounted offers at retailers and apply discount towards purchase of goods.

Claims

1. A method for implementing a mobile radio based rebate processing reward system, comprising:

receiving a rebate transaction identifier assigned to the radio device, the rebate transaction identifier assigned to the rebate request by the POS rebate processing system;

outputting the rebate transaction identifier to the remote rebate processing center;

retrieving status information for the rebate request from the rebate processing center; and

synchronizing status information with remote Application Server for display on mobile radio device.

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