US 2012/0232980 A1 · DONATION KIOSK

Abstract

Methods, devices, and systems for charitable giving are disclosed. A consumer can set up a target amount of charitable giving that he or she wishes to pledge during a year, and amounts given toward that goal in various transactions can be summed and compared against the target. A consumer can change his or her target or contribution amounts based on projections toward a year-end date. Customer loyalty points, such as reward points, airline miles, hotel stays, etc. can be converted to cash equivalents and given to charity toward the personal goal if they are about to expire and could be used to meet a targeted charitable amount. Web portals and wireless kiosks located in public areas can accept payments, update users on their gift levels, and generally remind people to contribute to charity.

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Dependent claims

A method of alerting users to charitable target amounts, the method comprising:

receiving a charitable target amount and target date from a user;
withholding a set-aside amount from a payment transaction for the user, the payment transaction including a payment for a product or service and the set-aside amount;
adding the withheld set-aside amount to a sum of set-aside amounts;
estimating, using a processor operatively coupled with a memory, whether the sum of set-aside amounts from the user will fall below the target amount by the target date;
and
sending a message to the user based on the determination.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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