Abstract: Systems and methods for providing mobile promotional transactions that are combined with the payment processes to provide integrated solutions for a single transaction event at a transaction device (POS device). According to one embodiment, a method may be provided to operate and receive a request to process a transaction and a promotional code for a reward in a single transaction. In some aspects, the promotional code may be received by a mobile device based at least in part on an event outcome indicator. Additionally, the method may be operable to determine or receive that the promotional code is valid and determine or receive a value associated with the promotional code. Further, the method also be operable to apply a discount to the transaction value, in some examples, based at least in part on the value associated with the promotional code.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 1, 2011
Publication date:
June 6, 2013
Applicant:
SPARKFLY LLC
Inventors:
Catherine M. Tabor, Ken R. Powell, John W. Daniel, Terry Bruehl
Abstract: Systems and methods for providing games, challenges, and/or promotions to mobile devices are usable to provide incentives to customers. According to one embodiment, a system can be provided. The system can be operable to receive location information associated with a mobile device and additional information, such as but not limited demographic and/or purchase history information, associated with the mobile device. Additionally, the system can be operable to select content based on the received information, transmit the content to the mobile device, receive an event outcome indicator associated with the content, and provide a promotional offer to the mobile device.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 18, 2011
Publication date:
April 18, 2013
Applicant:
SPARKFLY LLC
Inventors:
Catherine M. Tabor, Ken R. Powell, John W. Daniel, Terry Bruehl
Abstract: Systems and methods for providing games, challenges, and/or promotions to mobile devices are usable to provide incentives to customers. According to one embodiment, a system can be provided. The system can be operable to receive information, such as location information, associated with a mobile device; transmit content being associated with a location of a merchant to the mobile device; receive an event outcome indicator associated with the content; provide a promotional offer to the mobile device when the event outcome indicator matches a desired event outcome indicated by a third-party or the merchant; and process the reward or promotional offer associated with the event outcome indicator via interaction with a point of sale system.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 22, 2011
Publication date:
February 28, 2013
Applicant:
SPARKFLY LLC
Inventors:
Catherine M. Tabor, Ken R. Powell, John W. Daniel