Location based discounts

• US 8,567,672 B2
• Filed: 10/03/2011
• Issued: 10/29/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Valentine Communications LLC
• Original Assignee: Ewinwin Incorporated
• Inventors: Mesaros, Gregory J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Paik, Steven S
• Assistant Examiner(s): TAYLOR, APRIL ALICIA
• Application Number:
  US13/251,668
• Publication Number:
  US 20120029995A1
• Time in Patent Office: 757 Days
• Field of Search: 235/383, 235/492, 705/14, 705/14.1, 705/14.25, 705/14.49, 705/14.53, 705/14.57, 705/14.58, 705/14.66, 705/14.67
• US Class Current: 235/383
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0213 Consumer transaction fees
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0235 constrained by time limit or expiration date
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0611 Request for offers or quotes

Abstract

The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture for interacting with a multiple criteria buying and/or selling system to conduct business electronically. In particular, the architecture can include a dynamic discount card that includes an information access component for receiving information. In addition, the dynamic discount card can include a presentation component for displaying information to a user via the dynamic discount card.

Claims

1. A method for providing a discount to a user associated with a user device, comprising:

receiving real-time location information of the user device when the user has consented to having information associated with the user device collected by a third party;

receiving user-defined search criteria sent by the user device, wherein the criteria includes;

a quantity of a product or service, and

at least one date range having a minimum value and a maximum value indicating a time period during which the product must be delivered to the user or the service must be performed;

receiving a discount offered by at least one seller, the discount including pricing information associated with a product or service offered by the seller and a quantity of the product or service available for delivery or performance within a given date range;

executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor matches the discount to the user based on;

the quantity of the product or service,

the date range, wherein the date range matches one or more of the user-defined date ranges, and

a location specified by the user, wherein the location indicates where the product will be delivered or the service will be performed regardless of the current location of the user or the mobile device;

accessing by way of the user device an account with past transactional information and a stored payment method associated with the user;

presenting the discount that requires the user to redeem the discount within a preset time period or based on availability of the product or service.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein matching the discount to the user is further based on information collected and associated with the user including demographic and contact information, location information, and past purchases.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein matching the discount to the user is further based on a particular item having been previously tagged by the user.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying conditions associated with the discount to the user;

receiving user acceptance of the conditions prior to providing the discount to the user;

wherein the execution of instructions by the processor further determines that acceptance of the conditions occurred before an expiration of a time period; and

receiving a verified form of payment from the user for the discount.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising tracking the discount provided to the user and determining if the user responded to the discount within the preset time period.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the user device collected by the third party includes offers purchased by the user, times associated with the offers purchased by the user, and quantities purchased by the user.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information associated with the user device collected by the third party includes that an item purchased by the user was transacted through another source not associated with the third party.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the stored payment method is a credit card or debit card.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the credit card or debit card information is stored by the third party.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the product or service includes items for rent.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the product or service includes hotels.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the discount includes another product or service that is available for purchase as part of a bundled package.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the user is offered an additional discount contingent on the purchase of an additional product or service.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria includes a default shipping preference indicated by the user.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria includes a quality rating associated with at least one merchant.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria includes a price range associated with at least one offer.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing a purchase of the discount by the user by way of the stored method of payment utilizing a signal from the user device.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by a processor, the instructions corresponding to a method for providing a discount to a user associated with a user device, comprising:

receiving real-time location information of the user device when the user has consented to having information associated with the user device collected by a third party;

receiving user-defined criteria sent by the user device, wherein the criteria includes;

a quantity of a product or service, and

at least one date range having a minimum value and a maximum value indicating a time period during which the product must be delivered to the user or the service must be performed;

receiving a discount offered by at least one seller, the discount including pricing information associated with a product or service offered by the seller and a quantity of the product or service available for delivery or performance within a given date range from the at least one date range;

matching the discount to the user based on;

the quantity of the product or service,

the date range, wherein the date range matches one or more of the user-defined date ranges, and

a location specified by the user, wherein the location indicates where the product will be delivered or the service will be performed regardless of the current location of the user or the mobile device;

accessing by way of the user device an account with past transactional information and a stored payment method associated with the user; and

presenting the discount that requires the user to redeem the discount within a preset time period or based on availability of the product or service.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions further comprise processing a purchase of the discount by the user by way of the stored method of payment utilizing a signal from the user device.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the instructions further comprise presenting ancillary content associated with additional discounts, wherein the ancillary content is chosen at least in part based on the real-time location of the user device.