# US 2019/0244265 A1 · Systems and Processes for Operating a Digital Marketplace Exchange that Transacts the Offer and Sale of Golf Products and Services for Future Redemption > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0244265 A1 - Document ID: US20190244265A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/269,158 - Filed: 2019-02-06 - Published: 2019-08-08 - Earliest claimed: 2018-02-07 - Assignees: FairwayPass LLC - Applicants: FairwayPass LLC - Inventors: Andrew Van Sant; Jason Lewin; Philip Morrash - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190244265A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping] - G06Q 20/0855: {involving a third party} - G06Q 20/12: specially adapted for electronic shopping systems - G06Q 20/127: {Shopping or accessing services according to a time-limitation} - G06Q 20/24: Credit schemes, i.e. "pay after" - G06Q 20/322: {Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]} - G06Q 20/3224: {Transactions dependent on location of M-devices} - G06Q 20/405: {Establishing or using transaction specific rules} - G06Q 30/0239: {Online discounts or incentives} - G07F 17/38: Ball games; Shooting apparatus - G07F 17/40: for devices for accepting orders, advertisements, or the like - G07G 1/00: Cash registers - G06Q 50/10: Services - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - G07G: REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS ## Abstract A computer-based digital marketplace exchange is disclosed, providing the functionality of offering rounds of golf for sale, as well as conducting the sale of the rounds of golf. Customers can use the system to build, purchase, and redeem rounds, subject to at least one rule uploaded by the course. Once an order is purchased with the system, a customer's account is credited. When the customer seeks to redeem the round, the system can be configured to access a real-time positioning component and temporal component of a customer's mobile computer device. The system determines whether the time/location of the customer violates the rules placed on the round. If the rules are violated, then the system notifies the customer that he/she is prohibited from redeeming the round. Conversely, if the rules are not violated, then the round is redeemed and the course notified of the customer's arrival. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for purchasing a round of golf by a customer from a golf course, the system comprising: a processor in communication through a wired and/or wireless communication network with a software application operating on a remote computer device and a server in communication through the wired and/or wireless communication network with a database, the processor is configured to call up from the database of the system upon request from the software application: (1) a customer account, (2) a cost for the round, which has been previously uploaded to the database by an owner, employee or agent of the golf course, (3) at least one rule containing spatial or temporal limitation attached to the round's play, which has been previously uploaded to the database by an owner, employee or agent of the golf course, (4) any discount offered for the rule, which has been previously uploaded to the database by an owner, employee or agent of the golf course, and (5) executable instructions; whereby the processor is configured to combine: (1) the cost for the round, (2) the rule, (3) any discount offered for the rule, and (4) the executable instructions, to create an option to purchase and transmit the option to purchase to the software application; whereby acceptance of the option to purchase executes the instructions causing the system to: submit the payment method for settlement for the cost of the round less any discount for the rule; and credit the customer account, subject to the rule. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is further configured to determine: (1) a spatial location of the mobile computer device using a real-time positioning system connected to the mobile computer device, and (2) a temporal location of the mobile computer device using a temporal component connected to the mobile computer device, and whereby the credit may only be redeemed if both the spatial and temporal location of the mobile computer device do not violate the rule attached to the credit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2 wherein when the spatial location of the mobile computer device arrives at the golf course, within a range of tolerance, the system is configured to notify the golf course of the arrival of the customer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2 wherein options to purchase from multiple golf courses are transmitted to the software application. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4 wherein the options to purchase are presented by the software application based on the spatial location of the mobile computer device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the processor is configured to combine: (1) two or more costs for two or more rounds, (2) two or more rules each related to a separate round, (3) any discount offered for each rule, and (4) executable instructions, to create two or more options to purchase and transmit the two or more options to purchase to the software application. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the customer sets a reminder time and the system notifies the customer of the round based on the temporal component. ### Claim 8 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein two or more customers set reminder times for the same round and the system notifies each customer of the same round based on the temporal component. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1 wherein the system stores personal data of the customer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9 wherein the personal data includes a prior times and golf course at which the customer played rounds of golf. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9 wherein the personal data is used in direct marketing to the customer. ### Claim 12 A system for purchasing a round of golf by a customer from a golf course, the system comprising: a website accessible by a mobile computer device that has a unique registered customer credentials that is synced to a software application operating on a unique mobile computer device that has a real-time positioning system and a temporal component, a processor in communication through a wired and/or wireless communication network with a software application operating on a remote computer device and a server in communication through the wired and/or wireless communication network with a database, the processor is configured to call up from the database of the system upon request from the software application: (1) a customer account, (2) a cost for the round, which has been previously uploaded to the database by an owner, employee or agent of the golf course, (3) at least one rule attached to the round's play, which has been previously uploaded to the database by an owner, employee or agent of the golf course, (4) any discount offered for the rule, which has been previously uploaded to the database by an owner, employee or agent of the golf course, and (5) executable instructions; whereby the processor is configured to combine: (1) the cost for the round, (2) the rule, (3) any discount offered for the rule, and (4) the executable instructions, to create an option to purchase and transmit the option to purchase to the software application; whereby acceptance of the option to purchase executes the instructions causing the system to: submit the payment method for settlement for the cost of the round less any discount for the rule; and credit the customer account, subject to the rule. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12 wherein the processor is further configured to determine: (1) a spatial location of the unique mobile computer device using the real-time positioning system connected to the mobile computer device, and (2) a temporal location of the unique mobile computer device using the temporal component connected to the mobile computer device, and whereby the credit may only be redeemed if both the spatial and temporal location of the unique mobile computer device do not violate the rule attached to the credit. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13 wherein when the spatial location of the unique mobile computer device arrives at the golf course, within a range of tolerance, the system is configured to notify the golf course of the arrival of the customer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13 wherein options to purchase from multiple golf courses are transmitted to the software application. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system of claim 15 wherein the options to purchase are presented by the software application based on the spatial location of the mobile computer device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12 wherein the processor is configured to combine: (1) two or more costs for two or more rounds, (2) two or more rules each related to a separate round, (3) any discount offered for each rule, and (4) executable instructions, to create two or more options to purchase and transmit the two or more options to purchase to the software application. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the customer sets a reminder time and the system notifies the customer of the round based on the temporal component. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12 wherein the system stores personal data of the customer. ### Claim 20 A method for scheduling a round of golf comprising: receiving an order for a round of golf that has been placed using a software application operating on a mobile computer device that is synced with the mobile computer device having a real-time positioning system, a temporal component or a computer device, and linked to a customer account, wherein the order is subject to at least one rule contain a spatial or temporal limitation attached to the round's play, which has been previously uploaded to the database by an owner, employee or agent of the golf course and whereby the mobile computer device and the computer device communicate with a remote server of the system at a golf course or a location remote to the golf course location through wired and/or wireless communication networks; upon receiving the order in the system, crediting the customer account, subject to the rule; receiving a request to redeem the order using the software application operating on the mobile computer device; upon receiving the redemption request, comparing (1) a spatial location of the mobile computer device using the real-time positioning system connected to the mobile computer device, and (2) a temporal location of the unique mobile computer device using the temporal component connected to the mobile computer device, and whereby the credit may only be redeemed if both the spatial and temporal location of the unique mobile computer device do not violate the rule attached to the credit; and notifying the golf course of the redemption of the order.