Incentivize Reviews Using Purchase Proof Based on Mobile Payment Data
First Claim
1. A method for incentivizing reviews, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by one or more computing devices, data from a mobile payment system indicating that a user has performed a transaction with a commercial entity, the transaction having a transaction time;
obtaining, by the one or more computing devices, location data associated with one or more mobile computing devices associated with the user;
determining, by the one or more computing devices, whether the user was located at the commercial entity at the transaction time based at least in part on the location data; and
when it is determined that the user was located at the commercial entity at the transaction time, providing, by the one or more computing devices, an incentive for the user to provide a review of the commercial entity.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for incentivizing reviews are provided. One example method includes obtaining, by one or more computing devices, data from a mobile payment system indicating that a user has performed a transaction with a commercial entity, the transaction having a transaction time. The method includes obtaining, by the one or more computing devices, location data associated with one or more mobile computing devices associated with the user. The method includes determining, by the one or more computing devices, whether the user was located at the commercial entity at the transaction time based at least in part on the location data. The method includes providing, by the one or more computing devices, an incentive for the user to provide a review of the commercial entity when it is determined that the user was located at the commercial entity at the transaction time.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for incentivizing reviews, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by one or more computing devices, data from a mobile payment system indicating that a user has performed a transaction with a commercial entity, the transaction having a transaction time; obtaining, by the one or more computing devices, location data associated with one or more mobile computing devices associated with the user; determining, by the one or more computing devices, whether the user was located at the commercial entity at the transaction time based at least in part on the location data; and when it is determined that the user was located at the commercial entity at the transaction time, providing, by the one or more computing devices, an incentive for the user to provide a review of the commercial entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for incentivizing reviews, the system comprising:
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a mobile payment system comprising one or more computing devices, the mobile payment system being configured to; maintain a virtual wallet for a user; and process a transaction between the user and a commercial entity, the transaction having a transaction time; a review incentivization system comprising one or more computing devices, the review incentivization system being configured to; determine whether the user was located at the location of the commercial entity at the transaction time based at least in part on location data obtained from one or more mobile devices associated with the user; and when it is determined that the user was located at the location of the commercial entity at the transaction time, provide an incentive for the user to provide a review of the commercial entity. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for incentivizing reviews, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by one or more computing devices, transaction data from a mobile payment system, the transaction data describing a transaction processed by the mobile payment system, wherein the transaction comprises a plurality of products purchased by a user from a third-party commercial entity; selecting, by the one or more computing devices, one of the plurality of products based at least in part on review data associated with each of the plurality of products; and offering, by the one or more computing devices, an incentive to the user to provide a review of the selected product; wherein the third-party commercial entity is unaffiliated with the mobile payment system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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