System and method for processing gift card offer contingent upon an event
AssigneeGiftCodes.com, LLC
InventorJason Wolfe
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Abstract
A system and method provide for offering a consignment of a closed-loop card/code. The method includes presenting an offer associated with a closed-loop card/code to pay an offer amount, wherein the offer is triggered based on an occurrence of an event. The system receives an acceptance of the offer from a user and performs one of deactivating and suspending of the closed-loop card/code after receiving the acceptance. When the event occurs, the system notifies the user and pays an offer amount to the user after the event occurs.
Claims15
A method comprising:
- presenting an offer associated with a closed-loop account to pay an offer amount, wherein the offer is triggered based on an occurrence of an event, wherein the event is one of a time associated with how long the closed-loop account will be available for resale and a resale of the closed-loop account;
- receiving an acceptance of the offer from a user;
- performing one of deactivating and suspending of the closed-loop account after receiving the acceptance;
- notifying the user when the event occurs;
- and
- paying an offer amount to the user after the event occurs.
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- presenting an offer associated with a closed-loop account to pay an offer amount, wherein the offer is triggered based on an occurrence of an event, wherein the event is one of a time associated with how long the closed-loop account will be available for resale and a resale of the closed-loop account;
- receiving an acceptance of the offer from a user;
- performing one of deactivating and suspending of the closed-loop account after receiving the acceptance;
- notifying the user when the event occurs;
- and
- paying an offer amount to the user after the event occurs.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- presenting an offer associated with a closed-loop account to pay an offer amount, wherein the offer is triggered based on an occurrence of an event, wherein the event is one of a time associated with how long the closed-loop account will be available for resale and a resale of the closed-loop account;
- receiving an acceptance of the offer from a user;
- performing one of deactivating and suspending of the closed-loop account after receiving the acceptance;
- notifying the user when the event occurs;
- and
- paying an offer amount to the user after the event occurs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.