VERIFICATION OF REDEMPTION OF AN ELECTRONIC OFFER
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Abstract
A system can determine that a mobile device, located at a physical place of business transmits a first electronic communication for redemption of an electronic offer at the physical place of business. The system can further detect a second electronic communication transmitted from the mobile device, which indicates a first identifier. The first identifier can be associated with a verifier of the electronic offer (e.g., a staff member) at the physical place of business. The system can further determine, based on analysis of the first identifier, a second identifier (e.g., contact data, a telephone number, etc.), that corresponds to the verifier, without providing the second identifier to the mobile device. The system can further electronically transmit, utilizing the second identifier, a third electronic communication that indicates information about the redemption of the electronic offer.
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41 Claims
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21. An apparatus for providing a service for identifying mobile devices utilized by particular categories of consumers and transmitting location based content to the mobile devices, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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provide a graphical user interface (GUI) configured for receiving category input from a third-party device, the category input defining a particular category of user profiles to which to direct an electronic message and one or more characteristics and associated criteria of each of the one or more characteristics required for classification to the particular category of user profiles; receive a plurality of Global Positioning System (GPS) device locations from at least one mobile communication device; compare the plurality of GPS device locations to a known fixed position to determine an assumed location of the at least one mobile communication device; identify a user profile associated with the at least one mobile communications device, the user profile comprising user trait data and user activity history data; determine that an assumed location of the at least one mobile communication device meets a pre-defined condition; determine that the user profile associated with the at least one mobile communication device is classified to the particular category of user profiles, wherein the determination comprises determining that each of the one or more characteristics accessed from user trait data of the user profile associated with the at least one mobile communication device meets the associated criteria defined by the particular category; and upon determination that the user profile associated with the at least one mobile communication device is classified to the particular category of user profiles, cause transmission of the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions to:
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provide a graphical user interface (GUI) configured for receiving input from a third-party, the input defining a particular category of user profiles to which to direct an electronic message and one or more characteristics and associated criteria of each of the one or more characteristics required for classification to the particular category of user profiles; receive a plurality of Global Positioning System (GPS) device locations from at least one mobile communication device; compare the plurality of GPS device locations to a known fixed position to determine an assumed location of the at least one mobile communication device; identify a user profile associated with the at least one mobile communications device, the user profile comprising user trait data and user activity history data; determine that an assumed location of the at least one mobile communication device meets a pre-defined condition; determine that the user profile associated with the at least one mobile communication device is classified to the particular category of user profiles, wherein the determination comprises determining that each of the more characteristics accessed from user trait data of the user profile associated with the at least one mobile communication device meets the associated criteria defined by the particular category; and upon determination that the user profile associated with the at least one mobile communication device is classified to the particular category of user profiles, cause transmission of the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-implemented method for providing a service for identifying mobile devices utilized by particular categories of consumers and transmitting location based content to the mobile devices, the method comprising:
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providing a graphical user interface (GUI) configured for receiving input from a third-party, the input defining a particular category of user profiles to which to direct an electronic message and one or more characteristics and associated criteria of each of the one or more characteristics required for classification to the particular category of user profiles; receiving a plurality of Global Positioning System (GPS) device locations from at least one mobile communication device; comparing the plurality of GPS device locations to a known fixed position to determine an assumed location of the at least one mobile communication device; identifying a user profile associated with the at least one mobile communications device, the user profile comprising user trait data and user activity history data; determining that an assumed location of the at least one mobile communication device meets a pre-defined condition; determining that the user profile associated with the at least one mobile communication device is classified to the particular category of user profiles, wherein the determination comprises determining that each of the more characteristics accessed from user trait data of the user profile associated with the at least one mobile communication device meets the associated criteria defined by the particular category; and upon determination that the user profile associated with the at least one mobile communication device is classified to the particular category of user profiles, causing transmission of the electronic message. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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