Abstract: A computer-implemented offer redemption method includes the steps of: (a) storing information on a consumer and a payment account associated with the consumer in a computer storage system; (b) receiving activation of an offer from the consumer covering a product or service or a purchase from a retailer; (c) linking the offer to the consumer's payment account; (d) monitoring transactions in the consumer's payment account; and (e) when the consumer has purchased the product or service or made a purchase from the retailer covered by the linked offer using the consumer payment account, making payment for offer settlement to a payment processor managing the consumer's payment account to be credited to the consumer's payment account.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 3, 2011
Date of Patent:
October 15, 2013
Assignee:
Linkable Networks, Inc.
Inventors:
Thomas Burgess, Francis Correra, Douglas M. Spear, Jr.
Abstract: A computer-implemented offer redemption method includes the steps of: (a) storing information on a consumer and a payment account associated with the consumer in a computer storage system; (b) receiving activation of an offer from the consumer covering a product or service or a purchase from a retailer; (c) linking the offer to the consumer's payment account; (d) monitoring transactions in the consumer's payment account; and (e) when the consumer has purchased the product or service or made a purchase from the retailer covered by the linked offer using the consumer payment account, making payment for offer settlement to a payment processor managing the consumer's payment account to be credited to the consumer's payment account.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 30, 2012
Date of Patent:
July 16, 2013
Assignee:
Linkable Networks, Inc.
Inventors:
Thomas Burgess, Francis Correra, Douglas M. Spear, Jr.
Abstract: A computer-implemented offer redemption method includes the steps of: (a) storing information on a consumer and a payment account associated with the consumer in a computer storage system; (b) receiving activation of an offer from the consumer covering a product or service or a purchase from a retailer; (c) linking the offer to the consumer's payment account; (d) monitoring transactions in the consumer's payment account; and (e) when the consumer has purchased the product or service or made a purchase from the retailer covered by the linked offer using the consumer payment account, making payment for offer settlement to a payment processor managing the consumer's payment account to be credited to the consumer's payment account.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 30, 2012
Publication date:
September 20, 2012
Applicant:
LINKABLE NETWORKS, INC.
Inventors:
Thomas Burgess, Francis Correra, Douglas M. Spear, JR.