DYNAMIC ELECTRONIC COUPON FOR A MOBILE ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
- receiving, at a mobile device, a dynamic mobile coupon (DMC) having at least one variable coupon characteristic;
determining, by the mobile device, a determinable circumstance pertinent to the mobile device without user interaction, wherein a value of the at least one variable coupon characteristic is based on the determinable circumstance;
determining, by the mobile device, whether the DMC has been submitted for redemption;
based on the DMC not having been submitted for redemption, obtaining, by the mobile device, additional data pertinent to the determinable circumstance; and
determining, by the mobile device, a change in the determinable circumstance based at least in part on the additional data, wherein the value of the at least one variable coupon characteristic is automatically modified in response to the change in the determinable circumstance.
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Abstract
Dynamic mobile coupons (DMCs) having a variable commercial value and/or other variable coupon characteristic are provided herein. By way of example, a DMC can be distributed to a mobile device based on criteria established by a sponsor of the DMC. A redemption value of the DMC can be variable and dynamically established based at least in part on data associated with a recipient mobile device. Upon redemption of the DMC at a retail entity, the value is fixed and applied to a transaction. Details of the transaction are provided to a remote clearinghouse that performs mediation and indemnification functions to finalize the transaction. As described, the subject disclosure provides a DMC that facilitates a rich and flexible mechanism to generate purchasing incentive for consumers in a mobile environment.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving, at a mobile device, a dynamic mobile coupon (DMC) having at least one variable coupon characteristic; determining, by the mobile device, a determinable circumstance pertinent to the mobile device without user interaction, wherein a value of the at least one variable coupon characteristic is based on the determinable circumstance; determining, by the mobile device, whether the DMC has been submitted for redemption; based on the DMC not having been submitted for redemption, obtaining, by the mobile device, additional data pertinent to the determinable circumstance; and determining, by the mobile device, a change in the determinable circumstance based at least in part on the additional data, wherein the value of the at least one variable coupon characteristic is automatically modified in response to the change in the determinable circumstance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a transceiver of a mobile device configured to receive a dynamic mobile coupon (DMC) having at least one variable coupon characteristic; and at least one processor of the mobile device configured to; determine a determinable circumstance pertinent to the mobile device without user interaction, wherein a value of the at least one variable coupon characteristic is based on the determinable circumstance; determine whether the DMC has been submitted for redemption; obtain additional data pertinent to the determinable circumstance based on the DMC not having been submitted for redemption; and determine a change in the determinable circumstance based at least in part on the additional data, wherein the value of the at least one variable coupon characteristic is automatically modified in response to the change in the determinable circumstance. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions comprising:
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at least one instruction to cause a mobile device to receive a dynamic mobile coupon (DMC) having at least one variable coupon characteristic; at least one instruction to cause the mobile device to determine a determinable circumstance pertinent to the mobile device without user interaction, wherein a value of the at least one variable coupon characteristic is based on the determinable circumstance; at least one instruction to cause the mobile device to determine whether the DMC has been submitted for redemption; at least one instruction to cause the mobile device to obtain, based on the DMC not having been submitted for redemption, additional data pertinent to the determinable circumstance; and at least one instruction to cause the mobile device to determine a change in the determinable circumstance based at least in part on the additional data, wherein the value of the at least one variable coupon characteristic is automatically modified in response to the change in the determinable circumstance.
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30. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for receiving configured to receive, at a mobile device, a dynamic mobile coupon (DMC) having at least one variable coupon characteristic; and means for processing configured to; determine a determinable circumstance pertinent to the mobile device without user interaction, wherein a value of the at least one variable coupon characteristic is based on the determinable circumstance; determine whether the DMC has been submitted for redemption; obtain additional data pertinent to the determinable circumstance based on the DMC not having been submitted for redemption; and determine a change in the determinable circumstance based at least in part on the additional data, wherein the value of the at least one variable coupon characteristic is automatically modified in response to the change in the determinable circumstance.
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