US 11,080,740 B2Granted

Listening application on a mobile device to limit multiple redemptions of an offer

AssigneeComenity LLC

InventorsChristian Billman, Uchenna Chilaka

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Abstract

Methods and systems for utilizing a listening application on a mobile device to limit multiple redemptions of an offer are disclosed. The method stores a listening application on a mobile device. One or more processors access an offer. The one or more processors open the listening application when the offer is accessed and access a microphone of the mobile device. The offer is then presented on a display of the mobile device. The listening application listens for one or more sounds occurring in an environment about the mobile device. A database of sound files is accessed and a comparing occurs between the one or more sounds occurring in the environment with one or more sound files in the database of sound files. When it is determined, based on the comparing, that a successful scanning sound has been heard the offer is expired.

Claims12

Dependent claims

A method for utilizing a listening application on a mobile device to limit multiple redemptions of an offer, the method comprising:

storing, at a memory of a mobile device, the listening application;
accessing, with one or more processors on the mobile device, the offer;
opening, with the one or more processors, the listening application when the offer is accessed;
accessing, with the one or more processors, a microphone of the mobile device;
listening, via the microphone after the offer is accessed and prior to the offer being displayed on a display of the mobile device, for one or more ambient sounds occurring in an environment about the mobile device;
accessing, with the one or more processors, a database of sound files,
each sound file in the database of sound files comprising:
a sound;
and
an identifier tag to identify the sound;
comparing the one or more ambient sounds occurring in the environment with one or more sound files in the database of sound files;
determining, based on the comparing, that the environment is a busy location;
displaying a confirmation step prior to presenting the offer on the display when it is determined that the environment is a busy location;
presenting the offer on a display of the mobile device after the confirmation step is taken;
adding an expiration timer to the offer when it is determined that the environment is said busy location;
starting the expiration timer when the offer is presented on the display of the mobile device;
listening, via the microphone, for one or more sounds occurring in the environment about the mobile device;
comparing, with the one or more processors, the one or more sounds occurring in the environment with one or more sound files in the database of sound files;
determining, with the one or more processors and based on the comparing, that a successful scanning sound has been heard;
expiring, with the one or more processors, the offer on the mobile device when it is determined that the successful scanning sound has been heard to limit multiple redemptions of the offer;
and
expiring the offer when the expiration timer is tolled regardless of whether or not the successful scanning sound has been heard.

19 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
access an offer for presentation on a display of a mobile device;
open a listening application,
the listening application automatically opened when the offer is accessed;
access a microphone of the mobile device;
listen, via the microphone after the offer is accessed and prior to the offer being displayed on the display, for one or more ambient sounds occurring in an environment about the mobile device:
access a database of sound files,
each sound file in the database of sound files comprising:
a sound;
and
an identifier tag to identify the sound;
match the one or more ambient sounds occurring in the environment with one or more sound files in the database of sound files;
determine, based on the match, that the environment is a busy location;
display a confirmation step, prior to a display of the offer, on a display of the mobile device when it is determined that the environment is a busy location;
display the offer on the display of the mobile device after the confirmation step is taken;
add an expiration timer to the offer when it is determined that the environment is said busy location;
start the expiration timer when the offer is presented on the display of the mobile device;
listen, via the microphone, for one or more sounds occurring in an environment about the mobile device;
match the one or more sounds occurring in the environment with one or more sound files in the database of sound files;
determine, based on the match, that a successful scanning sound has been heard;
expire the offer when it is determined that the successful scanning sound has been heard to limit multiple redemptions of the offer;
and
expire the offer when the expiration timer is tolled regardless of whether or not the successful scanning sound has been heard.

20 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/987,118Filed 23 May 2018 · us provisional application
Priority: 27 Oct 2017
Published: US 2019/0130428 A12 May 2019
Granted: 3 Aug 2021
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06Q 30/0225
Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates: avoiding frauds
G06F 16/634
Query formulation: query by example, e.g. query by humming
G06F 16/635
Querying: filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
G06Q 30/0235
Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates: constrained by time limit or expiration date