System and method for providing offers through a social media channel

US9934537B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Leslie Berland · New York, US
• Shari Forman · Hoboken, US
• Luke Gebb · New York, US
• Priyadarshini Koul · Scottsdale, US
• Sathish B. Muthukrishnan · Phoenix, US
• Jennifer M. Russo · Brooklyn, US
• Sripriya V. Tiku · Scottsdale, US
• David Wolf · Brooklyn, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 12, 2013
• Grant date: Apr 3, 2018
• Expiry date: Jul 12, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0255
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

The systems and methods of the disclosure allow user to receive offers through social media channels. The systems and methods are capable of creating offers, ranking the offers based on both transaction data and social media profile activity information, distributing the offers through social media channels, associating the offers with a synced transaction account and providing rewards based on transactions that comply with offers. The rewards may be applied at the time of purchase, in response to authorization information or at settlement as a transaction account credit.