SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN OFFER BASED ON VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION

1 . A method for providing an offer based on vehicle identification, the method comprising:

determining that the vehicle is within a first threshold distance of a merchant system;

presenting on an interface in the vehicle the offer from a merchant associated with the merchant system;

in response to receiving acceptance of the offer via the vehicle's interface, transmitting data identifying the vehicle, via a first network to the merchant system;

in response to determining that the vehicle is within a second threshold distance of the merchant system, transmitting the data identifying the vehicle via a second network to the merchant system;

in response to the second network and first network data matching, applying the offer to a transaction.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first threshold distance is one of: a predetermined threshold distance, or an adjustable threshold distance.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first network is one of a 3G network, a 4G network, an LTE network, an LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) network, an Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) network, a High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network, an Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) network, a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the second network is one of a Wi-Fi network, a Zigbee network, a blue-tooth network.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first network is one of a long-distance network, and wherein the second network is one of short-distance network.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein transmitting the data identifying the vehicle via second network to the merchant system comprises:

identifying a geographical location of the vehicle proximate to the merchant;

in response to identifying the geographical location of the vehicle is within a predetermined range of the second network of the merchant system; and

transmitting data from the vehicle to the merchant system.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprises:

in response to transmitting the data identifying the vehicle via second network to the merchant system, comparing the data transmitted, via the first network and via the second network; and

in response to the data identifying the vehicle matching, applying the offer to the transaction.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the vehicle is within the first threshold distance of the merchant system comprises:

identifying a predicted path of the vehicle;

identifying a geographical location of the vehicle proximate to the predicted path;

identifying a plurality of merchants along the predicted path having a plurality of first threshold distances; and

searching the plurality of first threshold distances along the predicted path based on the geographical location of the vehicle.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein presenting on the interface in the vehicle the offer from the merchant associated with the merchant system comprises:

identifying a predicted path of the vehicle;

identifying a geographical location of the vehicle proximate to the merchant;

in response to identifying the geographical location of the vehicle is within a range of the merchant associated with the merchant system; and

transmitting the offer from the merchant associated with the merchant system to the vehicle for presentation on a user interface.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein in response to receiving acceptance of the offer via the vehicle' interface, requesting data identifying the vehicle, via a first network.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprises:

in response to receiving acceptance of the offer via the vehicle' interface, transmitting a first-time stamp;

in response to determining that the vehicle is within the second threshold distance of the merchant system transmitting a second time stamp; and

comparing the first-time stamp and the second time stamp for a time gap against a time limit to determine if the offer is to be applied.

12 . A system for providing an offer based on vehicle identification, the system comprising:

control circuitry configured to:

determine that the vehicle is within a first threshold distance of a merchant system;

present on an interface in the vehicle the offer from a merchant associated with the merchant system;

in response to receiving acceptance of the offer via the vehicle's interface, transmit data identifying the vehicle, via a first network to the merchant system;

in response to determining that the vehicle is within a second threshold distance of the merchant system, transmit the data identifying the vehicle via second network to the merchant system;

in response to the second network and first network data matching, apply the offer to a transaction.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the first threshold distance is one of: a predetermined threshold distance, or an adjustable threshold distance.

14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry configured to transmit data identifying the vehicle via the first network, the first network is one of a 3G network, a 4G network, an LTE network, an LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) network, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) network, an Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB) network, a High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) network, an Evolution Data Optimized (EV-DO) network, a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network.

15 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry configured to transmit data identifying the vehicle via the second network, the second network is one of a Wi-Fi network, a Zigbee network, a blue-tooth network.

16 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the first network is one of a long-distance network, and wherein the second network is one of short-distance network.

17 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry configured to transmit the data identifying the vehicle via second network to the merchant system comprises:

identify a geographical location of the vehicle proximate to the merchant;

in response to identifying the geographical location of the vehicle is within a predetermined range of the second network of the merchant system; and

transmit data from the vehicle to the merchant system.

18 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to:

in response to transmitting the data identifying the vehicle via second network to the merchant system, comparing the data transmitted, via the first network, and the via the second network;

in response to the data matching, applying the offer to the transaction.

19 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry configured to transmit data identifying the vehicle, via the first network to the merchant system comprises:

identify a predicted path of the vehicle;

identify a geographical location of the vehicle proximate to the predicted path;

identify a plurality of merchants along the predicted path having a plurality of first threshold distances; and

search the plurality of first threshold distances along the predicted path based on the geographical location of the vehicle.

20 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the control circuitry is configured to present on the interface in the vehicle the offer from the merchant associated with the merchant system comprises:

identifying a predicted path of the vehicle;

identifying a geographical location of the vehicle proximate to the merchant;

in response to identifying the geographical location of the vehicle is within a range of the merchant associated with the merchant system; and

transmitting the offer from the merchant associated with the merchant system to the vehicle for presentation on a user interface.

21 .- 33 . (canceled)