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US 8,818,909 B2Granted
Location aware deals
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorsAndrew Garrod Bosworth, David Harry Garcia, Kenneth M. Lau
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a computer system, in response to a first user's request, creates a location-triggered gift for a second user and for a particular vendor location, determines the second user's location, and transmits information for redeeming the location-triggered gift at the particular vendor location to the second user if the second user is at the particular vendor location.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- by one or more computing devices, receiving, from a first user, the first user being independent of a vendor, a request to create a location-triggered benefit associated with a second user, the second user being selected by the first user, and a current location of the first user, wherein the current location of the first user is associated with a vendor location of a vendor;
- by one or more computing devices, creating a record in a database including information associated with the location-triggered benefit for the second user;
- by one or more computing devices, receiving, from the second user, data indicating a current location of the second user;
- by one or more computing devices, determining whether the location-triggered benefit is accessible to the second user based at least in part on a determination whether the current location of the second user is at or near the vendor location;
- and
- by one or more computing devices, sending information for redeeming the location-triggered benefit at the vendor location to the second user if the location-triggered benefit is accessible to the second user.
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A system comprising:
- a memory;
- one or more processors;
- and
- a non-transitory storage medium storing computer-readable instructions operative, when executed, to cause the one or more processors to:
- receive, from a first user, the first user being independent of a vendor, a request to create a location-triggered benefit associated with a second user, the second user being selected by the first user, and a current location of the first user, wherein the current location of the first user is associated with a vendor location of a vendor;
- create a record in a database including information associated with the location-triggered benefit for the second user;
- receive, from the second user, data indicating a current location of the second user;
- determine whether the location-triggered benefit is accessible to the second user based at least in part on a determination whether the current location of the second user is at or near the vendor location;
- and
- send information for redeeming the location-triggered benefit at the vendor location to the second user if the location-triggered benefit is accessible to the second user.
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One or more non-transitory computer-readable tangible storage media embodying software operable when executed by one or more computing devices to:
- receive, from a first user, the first user being independent of a vendor, a request to create a location-triggered benefit associated with a second user, the second user being selected by the first user, and a current location of the first user, wherein the current location of the first user is associated with a vendor location of a vendor;
- create a record in a database including information associated with the location-triggered benefit for the second user;
- receive, from the second user, data indicating a current location of the second user;
- determine whether the location-triggered benefit is accessible to the second user based at least in part on a determination whether the current location of the second user is at or near the vendor location;
- and
- send information for redeeming the location-triggered benefit at the vendor location to the second user if the location-triggered benefit is accessible to the second user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.