Messenger bot and geolocation beacon based system and related methods

1. A system for processing a digital coupon comprising:

a point-of-sale (POS) terminal at a physical redemption location serving a given food or beverage product;

a plurality of user devices;

at least one geolocation beacon at the physical redemption location; and

a digital promotion server comprising a processor and a memory cooperating therewith to

poll for detected presence of a given user device at the physical redemption location based upon obtaining a given user device identifier associated with the given user device and communication with the at least one geolocation beacon, the given user device being associated with a given user,

operate a messenger bot to collect information and communicate the digital coupon through the messenger bot for the given food or beverage product to the given user device based upon the collected information and the detection of presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location, the collected information comprising a user geographic location of the given user device, the digital coupon having a redemption value and being redeemable toward a purchase of the given food or beverage product, and the messenger bot being implemented in a form of a two-way dialog between the messenger bot and the given user,

cooperate with the POS terminal to determine closing of an open guest check associated with a food and beverage tab for the given user based upon the given user device identifier,

cooperate with the POS terminal to obtain, from the physical redemption location, an amount due associated with the closed guest check,

validate redemption of the digital coupon at the physical redemption location based upon the given user device identifier and confirmation of the detected presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location based upon the collected user geographic location of the given user device via the messenger bot,

cooperate with the POS terminal to apply the redeemable value of the digital coupon based upon the validation to obtain an amount due, and

communicate to the physical redemption location authorization for payment of the amount due as a cardless payment based upon the confirmation of the detection of presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location and based upon the collected information.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the authorization for payment of the amount due comprises an authorization for payment of the amount due from the given user device.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the user devices has a payment account associated therewith; and wherein the processor is configured to communicate the authorization for payment of the amount due based upon the payment account.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the redeemable value is for an entire purchase price of the food or beverage product.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the information collected from the messenger bot comprises at least one of a user name, social media profile, user date of birth, and desired product from a brand thereof.

6. A digital promotion server comprising:

a processor and a memory cooperating therewith to

poll for detected presence of a given user device from among a plurality thereof at a physical redemption location serving a given food or beverage product based upon obtaining a given user device identifier associated with the given user device and communication with at least one geolocation beacon at the physical redemption location, the given user device being associated with a given user,

operate a messenger bot to collect information and communicate a digital coupon through the messenger bot for a given food or beverage product to the given user device based upon the collected information and the detection of presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location, the collected information comprising a user geographic location of the given user device, the digital coupon having a redemption value and being redeemable toward a purchase of the given food or beverage product, and the messenger bot being implemented in a form of a two-way dialog between the messenger bot and the given user,

cooperate with a point-of-sale (POS) terminal at the physical redemption location serving the given food or beverage product to determine closing of an open guest check associated with a food and beverage tab for the given user based upon the given user device identifier,

cooperate with the POS terminal to obtain, from the physical redemption location, an amount due associated with the closed guest check,

validate redemption of the digital coupon at the physical redemption location based upon the given user device identifier and confirmation of the detected presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location based upon the collected user geographic location of the given user device via the messenger bot,

cooperate with the terminal to apply the redeemable value of the digital coupon based upon the validation to obtain an amount due, and

communicate to the physical redemption location authorization for payment of the amount due as a cardless payment based upon the confirmation of the detection of presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location and based upon the collected information.

7. The digital promotion server of claim 6 wherein the authorization for payment of the amount due comprises an authorization for payment of the amount due from the given user device.

8. The digital promotion server of claim 6 wherein at least one of the user devices has a payment account associated therewith; and wherein the processor is configured to communicate the authorization for payment of the amount due based upon the payment account.

9. A method of processing a digital coupon comprising:

using a processor and a memory cooperating therewith to

poll for detected presence of a given user device from among a plurality thereof at a physical redemption location serving a given food or beverage product based upon obtaining a given user device identifier associated with the given user device and communication with at least one geolocation beacon at the physical redemption location, the given user device being associated with a given user,

operate a messenger bot to collect information and communicate the digital coupon through the messenger bot for a given food or beverage product to the given user device based upon the collected information and the detection of presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location, the collected information comprising a user geographic location of the given user device, the digital coupon having a redemption value and being redeemable toward a purchase of the given food or beverage product, and the messenger bot being implemented in a form of a two-way dialog between the messenger bot and the given user,

cooperate with a point-of-sale (POS) terminal at the physical redemption location serving the given food or beverage product to determine closing of an open guest check associated with a food and beverage tab for the given user based upon the given user device identifier,

cooperate with the POS terminal to obtain, from the physical redemption location, an amount due associated with the closed guest check,

validate redemption of the digital coupon at the physical redemption location based upon the given user device identifier and confirmation of the detected presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location based upon the collected user geographic location of the given user device via the messenger bot,

cooperate with the POS terminal to apply the redeemable value of the digital coupon based upon the validation to obtain an amount due, and

communicate to the physical redemption location authorization for payment of the amount due as a cardless payment based upon the confirmation of the detection of presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location and based upon the collected information.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the authorization for payment of the amount due comprises an authorization for payment of the amount due from the given user device.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein at least one of the user devices has a payment account associated therewith; and wherein using the processor comprises using the processor to communicate the authorization for payment of the amount due based upon the payment account.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium for processing a digital coupon comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

polling to detect presence of a given user device from among a plurality thereof at a physical redemption location serving a given food or beverage product based upon obtaining a given user device identifier associated with the given user device and communication with at least one geolocation beacon at the physical redemption location, the given user device being associated with a given user;

operating a messenger bot to collect information and communicate the digital coupon through the messenger bot for a given food or beverage product to the given user device based upon the collected information and the detection of presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location, the collected information comprising a user geographic location of the given user device, the digital coupon having a redemption value and being redeemable toward a purchase of the given food or beverage product, and the messenger bot being implemented in a form of a two-way dialog between the messenger bot and the given user;

cooperating with a point-of-sale (POS) terminal at the physical redemption location serving the given food or beverage product to determine closing of an open guest check associated with a food and beverage tab for the given user based upon the given user device identifier;

cooperating with the POS terminal to obtain, from the physical redemption location, an amount due associated with the closed guest check;

validating redemption of the digital coupon at the physical redemption location based upon the given user device identifier and confirmation of the detected presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location based upon the collected user geographic location of the given user device via the messenger bot,

cooperating with the POS terminal to apply the redeemable value of the digital coupon based upon the validation to obtain an amount due; and

communicating to the physical redemption location authorization for payment of the amount due as a cardless transaction based upon the confirmation of the detection of presence of the given user device at the physical redemption location and based upon the collected information.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein the authorization for payment of the amount due comprises an authorization for payment of the amount due from the given user device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein at least one of the user devices has a payment account associated therewith; and wherein the operations comprise communicating the authorization for payment of the amount due based upon the payment account.