Bidding to receive data after a consumer is in a zone
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1. A method, comprising:
- submitting, by a first merchant to a transaction handler computer, using a computing apparatus, a bid to receive an announcement after at least one criterion of an announcement condition is satisfied, the announcement including data about a consumer, and the at least one criterion including presence of the consumer within a zone, wherein;
the bid is submitted within a payment processing system that includes the transaction handler computer,the transaction handler computer is configured to process a plurality of transactions between merchants and consumers, including a first transaction between the first merchant and the consumer, the consumer having a payment account within the payment processing system issued to the consumer by an issuer, andthe transaction handler computer is further configured to use transaction information received in an authorization request for a transaction of the consumer with a second merchant to determine if the at least one criterion is satisfied;
receiving, from the transaction handler computer, using the computing apparatus, notification that the bid is a winning bid;
after the at least one criterion is satisfied, receiving, from the transaction handler computer, using the computing apparatus, the announcement, wherein the announcement includes a name of the consumer and data about the transaction of the consumer with the second merchant; and
in response to receiving the announcement from the transaction handler computer;
providing, directly from the first merchant, without first sending to the transaction handler computer, a communication to a portable consumer device of the consumer, wherein the communication is personalized for the consumer based on the data about the consumer included in the announcement, andsending a transmission, different from the communication, to the transaction handler computer, wherein the transmission is to be sent by the transaction handler computer to the issuer of the payment account of the consumer.
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Abstract
An announcement distributor distributes, or auctions an opportunity to distribute, an announcement to an announcement recipient such as a consumer, issuer, merchant, or acquirer within a payment processing system. The announcement when there has been a satisfaction of an announcement condition, such as the consumer being determined to be located within a predetermined spatial zone. The content of the announcement may, in turn, facilitate a subsequent cashless transaction for resources of merchants. Implementations describe various permutations of the content of the announcement, the announcement condition, and the announcement recipient.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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submitting, by a first merchant to a transaction handler computer, using a computing apparatus, a bid to receive an announcement after at least one criterion of an announcement condition is satisfied, the announcement including data about a consumer, and the at least one criterion including presence of the consumer within a zone, wherein; the bid is submitted within a payment processing system that includes the transaction handler computer, the transaction handler computer is configured to process a plurality of transactions between merchants and consumers, including a first transaction between the first merchant and the consumer, the consumer having a payment account within the payment processing system issued to the consumer by an issuer, and the transaction handler computer is further configured to use transaction information received in an authorization request for a transaction of the consumer with a second merchant to determine if the at least one criterion is satisfied; receiving, from the transaction handler computer, using the computing apparatus, notification that the bid is a winning bid; after the at least one criterion is satisfied, receiving, from the transaction handler computer, using the computing apparatus, the announcement, wherein the announcement includes a name of the consumer and data about the transaction of the consumer with the second merchant; and in response to receiving the announcement from the transaction handler computer; providing, directly from the first merchant, without first sending to the transaction handler computer, a communication to a portable consumer device of the consumer, wherein the communication is personalized for the consumer based on the data about the consumer included in the announcement, and sending a transmission, different from the communication, to the transaction handler computer, wherein the transmission is to be sent by the transaction handler computer to the issuer of the payment account of the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium including stored instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
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submit, by a first merchant to a transaction handler computer, using a computing apparatus, a bid for an option to receive data for communicating with a consumer after at least one announcement condition occurs, the at least one announcement condition including presence of the consumer within a spatial zone, wherein; the bid is submitted within a payment processing system that includes the transaction handler computer, the transaction handler computer is configured to process a plurality of transactions between merchants and consumers, including a transaction between the first merchant and the consumer, the consumer having a payment account within the payment processing system issued to the consumer by an issuer, and the transaction handler computer is further configured to use transaction information received in an authorization request for a transaction of the consumer with a second merchant to determine if the at least one announcement condition occurs; receive, by the first merchant from the transaction handler computer, using the computing apparatus, notification that the bid is a winning bid; receive, by the first merchant, first information from a portable consumer device of the consumer, the first information usable to determine a location of the consumer; send, from the first merchant to the transaction handler computer, a transmission including the first information; after receiving the notification and after the at least one announcement condition occurs, receive, from the transaction handler computer, the data for communicating with the consumer, the data including a name of the consumer and data about the transaction of the consumer with the second merchant; and in response to receiving the data for communicating with the consumer; providing, directly from the first merchant, without first sending to the transaction handler computer, a communication to the portable consumer device of the consumer, wherein the communication is personalized for the consumer based on the data received for communicating with the consumer, and sending a transmission, different from the communication, to the transaction handler computer, wherein the transmission is to be sent by the transaction handler computer to the issuer of the payment account. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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