IP Library Patent Application 14215918
Patent Application
App. No. 14/215,918

SYSTEM FOR OFFER DISTRIBUTION

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App. No.
14/215,918
Abstract

A system and method includes determination of an offer and a first customer, provision of the offer to the first customer, reception of an indication of a redemption of the offer by a second customer, identification of the first customer based on the indication, calculation, in response to identifying the first customer, of a referral value of the first customer based on the indication, and determination of a second offer to provide to the first customer based on the referral value.

Claims (58)

1 . A system comprising:

a computing device comprising:

a communication interface;

a memory storing processor-executable program code; and

a processor to execute the processor-executable program code in order to cause the computing device to:

determine an offer and a first customer;

provide the offer to the first customer via the communication interface;

receive an indication of a redemption of the offer by a second customer via the communication interface;

identify the first customer based on the indication and on stored data associating the first customer with the offer;

in response to identification of the first customer, calculate a referral value of the first customer based on the indication; and

determine a second offer to provide to the first customer based on the referral value.

2 . A system according to claim 1 , the processor to execute the processor-executable program code in order to further cause the computing device to:

provide, in response to identifying the first customer, referral credits to the first customer.

3 . A system according to claim 1 , the processor to execute the processor-executable program code in order to further cause the computing device to:

receive a second indication of communication of the offer;

identify the first customer based on the second indication and on the stored data associating the first customer with the offer;

update, in response to identifying the first customer based on the second indication, the referral value of the first customer; and

determine a third offer to provide to the first customer based on the updated referral value.

4 . A system according to claim 3 , wherein reception of the second indication of communication of the offer comprises reception of data from a social network indicating communication of the offer from the first customer to one or more other members of the social network.

5 . A system according to claim 3 , the processor to execute the processor-executable program code in order to further cause the computing device to:

provide, in response to identifying the first customer based on the second indication, referral credits to the first customer.

6 . A system according to claim 1 , wherein the offer identifies the first customer.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code, the program code executable by a processor of a computing system to cause the computing system to:

determine an offer and a first customer;

provide the offer to the first customer via the communication interface;

receive an indication of a redemption of the offer by a second customer via the communication interface;

identify the first customer based on the indication and on stored data associating the first customer with the offer;

in response to identification of the first customer, calculate a referral value of the first customer based on the indication; and

determine a second offer to provide to the first customer based on the referral value.

8 . A medium according to claim 7 , the program code executable by the processor of the computing system to further cause the computing system to:

provide, in response to identifying the first customer, referral credits to the first customer.

9 . A medium according to claim 7 , the program code executable by the processor of the computing system to further cause the computing system to:

receive a second indication of communication of the offer;

identify the first customer based on the second indication and on the stored data associating the first customer with the offer;

update, in response to identifying the first customer based on the second indication, the referral value of the first customer; and

determine a third offer to provide to the first customer based on the updated referral value.

10 . A medium according to claim 9 , wherein reception of the second indication of communication of the offer comprises reception of data from a social network indicating communication of the offer from the first customer to one or more other members of the social network.

11 . A medium according to claim 9 , the program code executable by the processor of the computing system to further cause the computing system to:

provide, in response to identifying the first customer based on the second indication, referral credits to the first customer.

12 . A medium according to claim 7 , wherein the offer identifies the first customer.

13 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining an offer and a first customer;

providing the offer to the first customer;

receiving an indication of a redemption of the offer by a second customer;

identifying the first customer based on the indication;

in response to identifying the first customer, calculating a referral value of the first customer based on the indication; and

determining a second offer to provide to the first customer based on the referral value.

14 . A computer-implemented method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

in response to identifying the first customer, providing referral credits to the first customer.

15 . A computer-implemented method according to claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving a second indication of communication of the offer;

identifying the first customer based on the second indication;

in response to identifying the first customer based on the second indication, updating the referral value of the first customer; and

determining a third offer to provide to the first customer based on the updated referral value.

16 . A computer-implemented method according to claim 15 , wherein receiving the second indication of communication of the offer comprises receiving data from a social network indicating communication of the offer from the first customer to one or more other members of the social network.

17 . A computer-implemented method according to claim 15 , further comprising:

in response to identifying the first customer based on the second indication, providing referral credits to the first customer.

18 . A computer-implemented method according to claim 13 , wherein the offer identifies the first customer.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 26, 2014
From: SAP AG
To: SAP SE
Reel/Frame 033625/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2014
From: KLEIN, MARC-OLIVER; LANDSCHEIDT, DENNIS
To: SAP AG
Reel/Frame 032456/0566 →