US 9,751,006 B2Granted

Promotion generation engine for a money transfer system

AssigneeMoneyGram International, Inc.

InventorsYassir Zouiten, Dorilyn Lee Sletten

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Abstract

A money transfer system is promoted by providing a user access to a game or contest generated by a promotions engine computer. The user is directed to a customer relations portal accessible via an access device to participate in the game or contest. The customer relations portal comprising a server configured to manage the game or contest and associated with the promotions engine computer. A response is received from the user at the server related to the user's participation in the game or contest. The server determines whether the user is to receive a reward or prize based on the response from the user, and an output is provided to the user on the access device indicating whether the user is to receive the reward or prize.

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Dependent claims

A promotions engine computer for promoting money transfers, the promotions engine computer comprising:

a user interface;
a processor communicatively coupled to the user interface, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive, from the user interface, user login information associated with a user of the user interface, the user login information including a code received for participating in a money transfer transaction;
transmit, to a server, the login information;
receive, from the server, a customized game or contest in response to the user login information, the customized game or contest being dependent on a user profile associated with the user login information;
output, to the user interface, the received game or contest to the user interface;
receive, from the user interface, one or more responses in response to outputting the game or contest to the user interface;
and
output, to the user interface, an indication as to whether the received one or more responses qualifies the user for a reward or prize, wherein the reward or prize is at least one of:
a discount for using money transfer transaction services of a financial services organization, complimentary products offered by the financial services organization and complimentary services offered by the financial services organization.

7 more elements

A computer-implemented method for promoting money transfers comprising:

receiving, from a user interface, user login information associated with a user of the user interface, the user login information including a code received for participating in a money transfer transaction;
transmitting, to a server, the login information;
receiving, from the server, a customized game or contest in response to the user login information, the customized game or contest being dependent on a user profile associated with the user login information;
outputting, to the user interface, the received game or contest to the user interface;
receiving, from the user interface, one or more responses in response to outputting the game or contest to the user interface;
and
outputting, to the user interface, an indication as to whether the received one or more responses qualifies the user for a reward or prize, wherein the reward or prize is at least one of:
a discount for using money transfer transaction services of a financial services organization, complimentary products offered by the financial services organization and complimentary services offered by the financial services organization.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/172,635Filed 4 Feb 2014 · continuation
Priority: 26 Nov 2012
Published: US 2014/0213345 A131 Jul 2014
Granted: 5 Sep 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

A63F 13/61
Generating or modifying game content before or while executing the game program, e.g. authoring tools specially adapted for game development or…:…
A63F 13/335
Using wide area network [WAN] connections: using Internet
G06Q 20/10
Payment architectures: specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
G06Q 30/0209
Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates: incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game

Family

Application13/685,303Parent of this continuation · filed 26 Nov 2012
US 2014/0213345 A1Pre-grant publication · published 31 Jul 2014
US 8,657,688 B1Parent of this continuation
US 9,751,006 B2This patent

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