Systems and methods for campaign offers and rewards with offer serving engine based on digitized receipt data
View Patent ↗A campaign offers and rewards system includes an offer serving engine, and an analytics engine with data intelligence. The analytics engine compares information about similar goods or services sold by different entities, manufacturers or service providers to create product and service categories. A redemption engine is included.
1. A method implemented at a server computer, the method comprising:
processing, using a processor, an image of a physical receipt captured by an image capture device to extract data therefrom, wherein the image is a photographed image or a scanned image associated with a user, and wherein the extracted data includes a line item identifying a first good or service purchased from a first seller;
associating the line item with a first category according to a taxonomy of goods and services, wherein the taxonomy defines a mapping of goods or services into categories such that goods or services that are similar to or the same as the purchased good or service are associated with the same category;
automatically identifying a second good or service that is sold by a second seller, wherein the second good or service is associated with the first category;
generating an offer for the second good or service, wherein the offer includes an agreement to provide a compensation to the user in exchange for the user purchasing the second good or service; and
providing the user with the offer for the second good or service.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein processing the image includes using an optical character recognition system.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first good or service is associated with a first brand and the second good or service is associated with a second brand different from the first brand.
4. The method of claim 1 , further including:
associating a unique product identifier with the line item;
associating a tag with the unique product identifier, wherein the tag is a plain-text descriptor of the good or service associated with the unique product identifier;
identifying a third good or service that is also associated with the tag; and
providing the user with an offer for the third good or service having a second unique product identifier associated with the tag, wherein the offer for the third good or service applies to a purchase from a seller other than the first seller.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the taxonomy includes one or more of the following categories: a product category, a product subcategory, a manufacturer category or a brand category.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the extracted data further includes one or more of the following: seller-identifying information, a price associated with the first good or service, a total transaction price, a stock-keeping-unit number associated with the first good or service, a universal product code associated with the first good or service, a payment method, a transaction identifier, a location, a date, or a coupon.
7. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a computer system, cause the computer system to execute a method comprising:
processing, using the one or more processors, an image of a physical receipt captured by an image capture device to extract data therefrom, wherein the image is a photographed image or a scanned image associated with a user, and wherein the extracted data includes a line item identifying a first good or service purchased from a first seller;
associating the line item with a first category according to a taxonomy of goods and services, wherein the taxonomy defines a mapping of goods or services into categories such that goods or services that are similar to or the same as the purchased good or service are associated with the same category;
automatically identifying a second good or service that is sold by a second seller, wherein the second good or service is associated with the first category;
generating an offer for the second good or service, wherein the offer includes an agreement to provide a compensation to the user in exchange for the user purchasing the second good or service; and
providing the user with the offer for the second good or service.
8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein processing the image includes using an optical character recognition system.
9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the first good or service is associated with a first brand and the second good or service is associated with a second brand different from the first brand.
10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , further including:
associating a unique product identifier with the line item;
associating a tag with the unique product identifier, wherein the tag is a plain-text descriptor of the good or service associated with the unique product identifier;
identifying a third good or service that is also associated with the tag; and
providing the user with an offer for the third good or service having a second unique product identifier associated with the tag, wherein the offer for the third good or service applies to a purchase from a seller other than the first seller.
11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the taxonomy includes one or more of the following categories: a product category, a product subcategory, a manufacturer category or a brand category.
12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7 , wherein the extracted data further includes one or more of the following: seller-identifying information, a price associated with the first good or service, a total transaction price, a stock-keeping-unit number associated with the first good or service, a universal product code associated with the first good or service, a payment method, a transaction identifier, a location, a date, or a coupon.
13. A computer system comprising:
a memory configured to store an image of a physical receipt captured by an image capture device, wherein the image is a photographed image or a scanned image associated with a user; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
process the stored image to extract data therefrom, wherein the extracted data includes a line item identifying a first good or service purchased from a first seller;
associate the line item with a first category according to a taxonomy of goods and services, wherein the taxonomy defines a mapping of goods or services into categories such that goods or services that are similar to or the same as the purchased good or service are associated with the same category;
automatically identify a second good or service that is sold by a second seller, wherein the second good or service is associated with the first category;
generate an offer for the second good or service, wherein the offer includes an agreement to provide a compensation to the user in exchange for the user purchasing the second good or service; and
provide the user with the offer for the second good or service.
14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured such that processing the stored image includes using an optical character recognition system.
15. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the first good or service is associated with a first brand and the second good or service is associated with a second brand different from the first brand.
16. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
associate a unique product identifier with the line item;
associate a tag with the unique product identifier, wherein the tag is a plain-text descriptor of the good or service associated with the unique product identifier;
identify a third good or service that is also associated with the tag; and
provide the user with an offer for the third good or service having a second unique product identifier associated with the tag, wherein the offer for the third good or service applies to a purchase from a seller other than the first seller.
17. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the taxonomy includes one or more of the following categories: a product category, a product subcategory, a manufacturer category or a brand category.
18. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the extracted data further includes one or more of the following: seller-identifying information, a price associated with the first good or service, a total transaction price, a stock-keeping-unit number associated with the first good or service, a universal product code associated with the first good or service, a payment method, a transaction identifier, a location, a date, or a coupon.