System including point-of-sale (POS) terminal for redemption of a brand-based cannabis promotional offer based upon mobile device location and related methods
US10984436B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q50/12
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system may include a promotions server for storing a brand-based Cannabis promotional offer and a mobile wireless communications device associated with a user. The system may also include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal located at a Cannabis serving establishment for acquiring user identification information, opening a user Cannabis tab and communicating the user identification information to the promotions server, and closing and communicating the user Cannabis tab to the promotions server. The user Cannabis tab may identify a brand of Cannabis ordered by the user. The promotions server may determine that the mobile device is at the Cannabis serving establishment and send a notification of the brand-based Cannabis promotional offer to the mobile device. The promotions server may also determine that the brand of Cannabis ordered by the user matches the brand-based Cannabis promotional offer and communicate the brand-based Cannabis promotional offer to the POS terminal for redemption thereat.
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