System and method for providing coupon-less discounts based on a user broadcasted message
US9767467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0234
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The systems and methods provide an offer to a user that may be accepted by the user through an action by the user. The action may be, for example, a broadcast through a social media channel. The parameters of the offer may defined that the broadcast comprise an offer identifier and may require that a user take subsequent action to fulfill the offer. The systems and methods may also be configured to monitor one or more broadcast channels, identify the source of a broadcast, identify transaction accounts associated with the source, evaluate transaction data associated with the transaction account, and provide benefits to the source and/or the transaction account.
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