Mobile payment system with rewards points
US10192231B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile device transaction system provides a mechanism by which a user of a mobile device may complete a transaction (for goods or services) with a merchant, using an electronic gift card, or other payment type, generated by through the transaction system and chosen to bypass payment using an authorized credit card, where the user is incentivized to use the mobile device transaction system by the award of rewards points to a user account at the time of the transaction.
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