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Granted Patent B2
US 8,939,362 · App. 14/218,568 · Granted Jan 27, 2015

System and method for processing gift card offer contingent upon an event

Inventor: Jason Wolfe (Sewickley, PA)
Assignee: GiftCodes.com, LLC
G06Q20/354G06Q20/06G06Q20/0655G06Q20/28G06Q30/02G06Q30/06G06Q20/342G06Q20/4016G06Q30/0207
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,939,362
App. No.
14/218,568
Granted
Jan 27, 2015
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (35)

1. 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.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein if the event does not occur, then the method further comprises one of reactivating and reinstating the closed-loop account.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one of deactivating and suspending the closed-loop account comprises withdrawing all funds associated with the closed-loop account.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the event is the time associated with how long the closed-loop account will be available for sale, and when the time has expired, the method comprises:

presenting the user with an option to modify the offer.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the option to modify the offer comprises an option to end the offer, resume the offer, reduce the offer amount and set a parameter to automatically renew the offer for one of a number of time intervals and indefinitely.

6. 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.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein if the event does not occur, then the method further comprises one of reactivating and reinstating the closed-loop account.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the one of deactivating and suspending the closed-loop account comprises withdrawing all funds associated with the closed-loop account.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein when the event is the time associated with how long the closed-loop account will be available for sale, and when the time has expired, the non-transitory computer-readable medium stores further instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a further operation comprising:

presenting the user with an option to modify the offer.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the option to modify the offer comprises an option to end the offer, resume the offer, reduce the offer amount and set a parameter to automatically renew the offer for one of a number of time intervals and indefinitely.

11. 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.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein if the event does not occur, then the method further comprises one of reactivating and reinstating the closed-loop account.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein the one of deactivating and suspending the closed-loop account comprises withdrawing all funds associated with the closed-loop account.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 11 , wherein when the event is the time associated with how long the closed-loop account will be available for sale, and when the time has expired, the computer-readable storage device stores further instructions which, when executed by the processor perform a further operation comprising:

presenting the user with an option to modify the offer.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of claim 14 , wherein the option to modify the offer comprises an option to end the offer, resume the offer, reduce the offer amount and set a parameter to automatically renew the offer for one of a number of time intervals and indefinitely.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2014
From: WOLFE, JASON
To: GIFTCARDS.COM, LLC
Reel/Frame 034504/0832 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2014
From: GIFTCARDS.COM, LLC
To: GIFTCODES.COM, LLC
Reel/Frame 034504/0978 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 14022630 · Sep 10, 2013
Continuation 13442554 · Apr 9, 2012
Continuation In Part 12702600 · Feb 9, 2010
Continuation In Part 12573042 · Oct 2, 2009
Provisional Application 61207125 · Feb 9, 2009
Provisional Application 61211394 · Mar 28, 2009
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