Real-Time Advertisement Negotiation
Methods and systems are disclosed for providing advertisements to consumers when the consumers are proximate the physical location of the advertising merchant. Negotiation of prices/discounts can be facilitated. A user can be provided with an advertisement via a mobile device of the user while walking past a store. The advertisement can include a price/discount. The user can respond to the advertisement by proposing a price/discount that is more favorable to the user. This process can repeat indefinitely. If agreement is reached regarding the price/discount, then the user can enter the store and make the purchase.
1 . A system comprising:
a memory storing account information for a user in a user account, the account information including an indication of a desire of the user to receive advertisements from a merchant when the user is proximate the merchant;
one or more processors operable to:
receive a communication including an indication of the user being proximate the merchant and information regarding an advertisement from the merchant, the information regarding the advertisement including an incentive;
access the user account;
determine from the user account if the user desires to receive the advertisement;
facilitate communication of the advertisement to the user if the user desires to receive the advertisement; and
facilitate negotiation of the incentive between the user and the merchant.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor(s) are operable to automatically negotiate the price/discount on behalf of the user.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor(s) are operable to automatically negotiate the price/discount on behalf of the merchant.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor(s) are operable to automatically negotiate the price/discount on behalf of both the user and the merchant.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the account information specifies from what merchants the user desires to receive advertisements.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the account information specifies for what products the user desires to receive advertisements.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the account information specifies from what merchant locations the user desires to receive advertisements.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the account information specifies at what times the user desires to receive advertisements.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the account information specifies how much of a discount is required by the user.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the advertisement is communicated to the user via text.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the advertisement is communicated to the user via voice.
12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the user is invited to view a web site of the merchant.
13 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor(s) are further operable to:
access a merchant account; and
deter mine from the merchant account if the merchant is presently open; and
communicate the advertisement to the user only when the merchant is open.
14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor(s) are further operable to:
access a merchant account;
determine from the merchant account if the merchant is presently open; and
communicate the advertisement to the user when the merchant is closed, wherein the advertisement comprises hours during which the merchant is open.
15 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the advertisement is communicated to a mobile device of the user.
16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the advertisement is communicated to an app of a mobile device of the user.
17 . A method comprising:
storing, in a memory, account information for a user in a user account, the account information including an indication of a desire of the user to receive advertisements from a merchant when the user is proximate the merchant;
receiving, electronically by one or more processors, a communication including an indication of the user being proximate the merchant and information regarding an advertisement from the merchant, the information regarding the advertisement including an incentive;
accessing, by the processor(s), the user account;
determining, by the processor(s), from the user account if the user desires to receive the advertisement;
facilitating, by the processor(s), communication of the advertisement to the user if the user desires to receive the advertisement; and
facilitating, by the processor(s), negotiation of the incentive between the user and the merchant.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the processor(s) are operable to automatically negotiate the price/discount on behalf of the user.
19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the processor(s) are operable to automatically negotiate the price/discount on behalf of the merchant.
20 . A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable and executable code for instructing a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
storing, in a memory, account information for a user in a user account, the account information including an indication of a desire of the user to receive advertisements from a merchant when the user is proximate the merchant;
receiving, electronically by one or more processors, a communication including an indication of the user being proximate the merchant and information regarding an advertisement from the merchant, the information regarding the advertisement including an incentive;
accessing, by the processor(s), the user account;
determining, by the processor(s), from the user account if the user desires to receive the advertisement;
facilitating, by the processor(s), communication of the advertisement to the user if the user desires to receive the advertisement; and
facilitating, by the processor(s), negotiation of the incentive between the user and the merchant.