Dynamic promotion code insertion in contactless payment transaction

• US 9,978,053 B1
• Filed: 12/08/2014
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: Zhu, Kevin
• Primary Examiner(s): Sittner, Matthew T
• Application Number:
  US14/564,063
• Time in Patent Office: 1,261 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/32 using wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3227 using secure elements embedded in M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/326 Payment applications installed on the mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0238 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices

Abstract

A portable electronic device is provided comprising a processor, a memory, a first radio transceiver, a second radio transceiver, and an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, receives a first rule associated with a first commercial promotion via the first radio transceiver. The application also determines, based on the first rule and information specific to the device, that the device is qualified to exercise a right associated with the first commercial promotion. The application also transmits to a server via the first radio transceiver a message indicating that the device has qualified to exercise the right associated with the first commercial promotion and associating a code with the first commercial promotion. The application also completes a payment transaction for one of a product or a service via the second radio transceiver, wherein the payment transaction comprises transmitting the code associated with the first commercial promotion.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a processor;

a memory;

a first radio transceiver;

a second radio transceiver; and

an application stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor,

receives, at the portable electronic device, a rule associated with a commercial promotion via the first radio transceiver from an offer platform,

determines, on the portable electronic device and based on the rule received from the offer server and information specific to the portable electronic device, that the portable electronic device is qualified to exercise a right associated with the commercial promotion,

generates, on the portable electronic device in response to the portable electronic device being qualified to exercise the right associated with the commercial promotion, a code representing the commercial promotion, wherein the code indicates to the offer platform or a redemption server that the application has determined that the portable electronic device is qualified to exercise the right associated with the commercial promotion based on the rule received from the offer platform and indicates to a point of sale terminal that the portable electronic device qualifies for the commercial promotion,

transmits, by the portable electronic device to the offer platform or the redemption server via the first radio transceiver, a message indicating that the portable electronic device has qualified to exercise the right associated with the commercial promotion according to the rule received from the offer platform and including the code representing the commercial promotion, and

initiates a payment transaction associated with the commercial promotion by transmitting, by the portable electronic device, a payment transaction message comprising information identifying a payment source and the code representing the commercial promotion to a point of sale terminal.

2. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first radio transceiver communicates based on one of a code division multiple access (CDMA) technology, a global system for mobile communications (GSM) technology, a long-term evolution (LTE) technology, and a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WIMAX) technology.

3. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the payment transaction comprises the second radio transceiver transmitting the payment transaction message, and wherein the payment transaction message further comprises a track one comprising payment account information and a track two comprising the code.

4. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the application determines that the portable electronic device is qualified to exercise the right associated with the commercial promotion based at least in part on a location of the portable electronic device.

5. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the application determines that the portable electronic device is qualified to exercise the right associated with the commercial promotion based at least in part on a user profile associated with the portable electronic device.

6. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the application further:

receives a second rule associated with a second commercial promotion via the first radio transceiver,

determines, based on the second rule and information specific to the portable electronic device, that the portable electronic device is not qualified to exercise a right associated with the second commercial promotion.

7. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a media player, and a gaming device.

8. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein the user profile comprises information comprising at least one of user age, user educational level, user income level, user credit score, user marital status, user number of children, user residence type, user residential address, and user purchase history.

9. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the rule is received from the offer platform and stipulates at least one criterion to be met by the portable electronic device to qualify to exercise the right associated with the commercial promotion.

10. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein in response to receiving the code from the application, the point of sale terminal transmits the code received from the application to the offer platform or the redemption server.

11. The portable electronic device of claim 10, wherein the offer platform or the redemption server compares the code received from the application and the code received from the point of sale terminal.

12. The portable electronic device of claim 11, wherein the point of sale terminal communicates with the offer platform or the redemption server to receive information about the commercial promotion represented by the code in response to a determination that the code received from the application matches the code received from the point of sale terminal.

13. The portable electronic device of claim 3, wherein the track one portion of the payment transaction message corresponds with a track one portion of a magnetic strip of a credit card and the track two portion of the payment transaction message corresponds with a track two portion of the magnetic strip of a credit card.

14. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the code comprises fields that identify one or more rules, the portable electronic device and its user, and a date the code was created.

15. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the payment transaction is completed using a single tap or contactless communication.

16. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the rule is associated with a plurality of commercial promotions including the commercial promotion.

17. The portable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the code is associated with at least some of the plurality of commercial promotions.

18. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the second rule is received from the offer platform.