SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDUCING USERS TO CLAIM REFUNDS

1 . A method for inducing users to claim refunds, comprising:

receiving a location of a user device;

determining, based in part on the received location, whether a reclaim for a purchase made at the location is allowable;

determining a type of electronic inducement for the reclaim, when the reclaim is allowable; and

sending an electronic inducement of the determined type to the user device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the type of electronic incentive further comprises:

determining a time for sending the electronic inducement; and

sending the electronic inducement to the user device at the determined time.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a request for a reclaim in response to the electronic incentive, wherein the request for the reclaim includes at least an image of at least one invoice;

analyzing the received image; and

determining, based on the analysis, whether each of the at least one invoice illustrated in the received image is eligible for a reclaim.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

sending each image featuring an eligible invoice for reclaim processing.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the reclaim for the purchase made at the location is allowable further comprises:

determining whether purchases made at the location can be refunded.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein determining, based in part on the received location, whether the reclaim for the purchase made at the location is allowable further comprises:

determining whether the received location includes a merchant location;

identifying at least one type of merchant at the location; and

determining whether purchases made from the identified at least one type of merchant may be eligible for reclaims.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the type of the electronic inducement further comprises:

determining at least one reclaim requirement respective of the location.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

determining a time for delivering the electronic inducement based on the determined at least one reclaim requirement.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein determining the at least one reclaim requirement is further based on an origin of a user the user device.

10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing one or more processing units to execute the method according to claim 1 .

11 . A system for inducing users to claim refunds, comprising:

a processing unit; and

a memory, the memory containing instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, configure the system to:

receive a location of a user device;

determine, based in part on the received location, whether a reclaim for a purchase made at the location is allowable;

determine a type of electronic inducement for the reclaim, when the reclaim is allowable; and

send an electronic inducement of the determined type to the user device.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the system is further configured to:

determine a time for sending the electronic inducement; and

send the electronic inducement to the user device at the determined time.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the system is further configured to:

receive a request for a reclaim in response to the electronic incentive, wherein the request for the reclaim includes at least an image of at least one invoice;

analyze the received image; and

determine, based on the analysis, whether each of the at least one invoice illustrated in the received image is eligible for a reclaim.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the system is further configured to:

send each image featuring an eligible invoice for reclaim processing.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the system is further configured to:

determine whether purchases made at the location can be refunded.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the system is further configured to:

determine whether the received location includes a merchant location;

identify at least one type of merchant at the location; and

determine whether purchases made from the identified at least one type of merchant may be eligible for reclaims.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the system is further configured to:

determine at least one reclaim requirement respective of the location.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the system is further configured to:

determine a time for delivering the electronic inducement based on the determined at least one reclaim requirement.

19 . The system of claim 17 , wherein determining the at least one reclaim requirement is further based on an origin of a user of the user device.