Method and system for electronic delivery of incentive information based on user proximity

A method of generating incentive information for a user based on at least user profile information for said user and user location information for said user, said method comprising:

• storing information regarding available incentives;
• storing redemption location information for said available incentives;
• receiving user profile information from a device associated with a user identification of said user;
• receiving, in response to a query requesting a distance that said user would be willing to travel to take advantage of an available incentive, a user proximity preference value from said device;
• storing said user proximity preference value in association with said user profile information;
• selecting, from said available incentives and said user profile information, a group of user targeted incentives;
• transmitting to a device associated with a user identification, for displaying on said device, said group of targeted incentives;
• storing a user print record specifying at least a subset of said group of user targeted incentives printed in association with said user identification,
• receiving a mobile device location transmitted from a mobile device associated with said user identification,
• determining, from (1) said user printed record, (2) said mobile device location, (3) said user proximity preference value, and (4) a redemption location, a proximate redemption facility, wherein said proximate redemption facility:
• (1) is located a distance from said mobile device location, wherein said distance from said mobile device location is not greater than said user proximity preference value, and (2) has a processor to redeem incentives which are a subset of said user print record;
• generating a notification message comprising identification of said proximate redemption facility;
• and
• transmitting said notification message to said mobile device.

A system for providing incentives to users, said system comprising:

• at least one database storing information regarding available incentives and redemption location information for said available incentives;
• and
• at least one server operatively connected to said at least one database, said at least one server configured to:
• receive user profile information from a device associated with a user identification of said user;
• receive, in response to a query requesting a distance that said user would be willing to travel to take advantage of an available incentive, a user proximity preference value from said device;
• store, in said at least one database, said user proximity preference value in association with said user profile information;
• select, from said available incentives and said user profile information, a group of user targeted incentives;
• transmit to a device associated with said user identification for display on said device, said group of user targeted incentives;
• store, in said at least one database, a user selection record specifying at least a subset of said group of user targeted incentives selected in association with said user identification;
• receive, subsequent in time to said storing a record of incentives that said user has selected, a mobile device location transmitted from a mobile device associated with said user identification,
• determine, from (1) said user selection record, (2) said mobile device location, (3) said user proximity preference value, and (4) a redemption location, a proximate redemption facility, wherein said proximate redemption facility:
• (1) is located a distance from said mobile device location, wherein said distance from said mobile device location is not greater than said user proximity preference value, and (2) has a processor to redeem incentives which are a subset of said user selection record;
• generate a notification message comprising identification of said proximate redemption facility;
• and
• transmit said notification message to said mobile device associated with said user identification.

A method of providing incentives to users, said method comprising:

• storing information regarding available incentives;
• storing redemption location information for said available incentives;
• receiving user profile information from a device associated with a user identification of said user;
• receiving, in response to a query requesting a distance that said user would be willing to travel to take advantage of an available incentive, a user proximity preference value from said device;
• storing, in at least one database, said user proximity preference value in association with said user profile information;
• selecting, from said available incentives and said user profile information, a group of user targeted incentives;
• transmitting to a device associated with a user identification for displaying on said device, said group of user targeted incentives;
• storing, in said at least one database, a user selection record specifying at least a subset of said group of user targeted incentives selected in association with said user identification,
• receiving, subsequent in time to said storing a record of incentives that said user has selected, a mobile device location transmitted from a mobile device associated with said user identification;
• determining, from (1) said user selection record, (2) said mobile device location, (3) said user proximity preference value, and (4) a redemption location, a proximate redemption facility, wherein said proximate redemption facility:
• (1) is located a distance from said mobile device location, wherein said distance from said mobile device location is not greater than said user proximity preference value, and (2) has a processor to redeem incentives which are a subset of said user selection record;
• generating a notification message comprising identification of said proximate redemption facility;
• and
• transmitting said notification message to said mobile device associated with said user identification number.