System and method of notifying user near point of sale location of available rewards at the point of sale location
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a backend rewards processor, one or more user preferences associated with a rewards account of a user;
receiving, at the backend rewards processor, identification information and a current location of the user, the current location of the user being received in response to a user transaction at a first point of sale (POS) system and based on first POS system identifier information;
accessing, in a database associated with the backend rewards processor, the rewards account of the user based on the identification information to determine available rewards, wherein the determination of the available rewards is based at least in part on the one or more user preferences;
determining, by the backend rewards processor and based on the current location of the user, a merchant within a predetermined distance of the current location of the user, the merchant being associated with the determined available rewards; and
transmitting, from a user notification system integrated with the backend rewards processor via a network, a notification to a device associated with the user, the notification comprising data indicative of the available rewards and the merchant within the predetermined distance of the current location of the user.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for a point of sale reward system are provided. The system notifies users proximate to a point of sale location of rewards available for redemption specific to that user at that specific point of sale location.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a backend rewards processor, one or more user preferences associated with a rewards account of a user; receiving, at the backend rewards processor, identification information and a current location of the user, the current location of the user being received in response to a user transaction at a first point of sale (POS) system and based on first POS system identifier information; accessing, in a database associated with the backend rewards processor, the rewards account of the user based on the identification information to determine available rewards, wherein the determination of the available rewards is based at least in part on the one or more user preferences; determining, by the backend rewards processor and based on the current location of the user, a merchant within a predetermined distance of the current location of the user, the merchant being associated with the determined available rewards; and transmitting, from a user notification system integrated with the backend rewards processor via a network, a notification to a device associated with the user, the notification comprising data indicative of the available rewards and the merchant within the predetermined distance of the current location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A rewards system, comprising:
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a database that stores a rewards account of a user; and a rewards processor connected to the database, the rewards processor configured to; receive one or more user preferences associated with the rewards account of the user; receive identification information and a current location of the user, the current location being received in response to a user transaction at a first point of sale (POS) system and based on first POS system identifier information; access the rewards account of the user stored in the database based on the identification information to determine available rewards, wherein the determination of the available rewards is based at least in part on the one or more user preferences; determine, based on the current location of the user, a merchant within a predetermined distance of the current location of the user, the merchant being associated with the determined available rewards; and transmit, from a user notification system integrated with the rewards processor via a network, a notification to a device associated with the user, the notification comprising data indicative of the available rewards and the merchant within the predetermined distance of the current location of the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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