IP Library Granted Patent US 8,528,811
Granted Patent B2
US 8,528,811 · App. 13/031,015 · Granted Sep 10, 2013

Systems and methods for targeted point-of-sale advertisements

Inventors: Matthew John Stoudt (Santa Monica, CA); Nathan Fredric Gill (New York, CA); Sean Michael Lyden (Hermosa Beach, CA); Eric William Heatzig (Boca Raton, FL); Oliver Roger Koechli (Santa Monica, CA); Daniel R. Trotzer (Greenwich, CT)
Assignee: Outcast Media, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,528,811
App. No.
13/031,015
Granted
Sep 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods of presenting targeted content to consumers at a point of sale using a customer profile derived at least in part from consumer credit or debit card information transmitted from the point of sale.

Claims (53)

1. An advertising display system located proximate to a debit or credit card reader, the system comprising:

a transaction data receiver configured to receive transaction data derived from customer use of a debit or credit card at the debit or credit card reader; the transaction data receiver configured to provide customer debit or credit card information associated with the transaction data to a customer profile transmitter and to a transaction authorization system;

the customer profile transmitter configured to transmit customer profile information derived at least in part from the customer debit or credit card information; and

a display configured to receive transmitted customer profile information and to display content based at least in part on the transmitted customer profile.

2. The system of claim 1 , comprising a customer profile generator configured to generate customer profile information based at least in part on the received transaction data.

3. The system of claim 1 , comprising a customer profile receiver configured to receive customer profile information associated at least in part with the received transaction data.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the customer profile receiver is configured to request customer profile information using received transaction data.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the customer profile transmitter transmits customer profile information in response to a request.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the customer profile transmitter transmits customer profile information in real-time.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transaction data is a time stamp.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transaction data comprises location information.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transaction data comprises credit card information.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the credit card information defines an entity issuing the credit card.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the credit card information defines a credit card type.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transaction data comprises debit card information.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transaction data receiver is further configured to receive transaction data from a third source.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the content is multimedia content.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the transaction data receiver receives transaction data in real-time.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is further configured to receive content.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is further configured to receive content display rules.

18. An advertising display system located proximate to a debit or credit card reader, the system comprising:

means for receiving transaction data derived from customer use of a debit or credit at the debit or credit card reader and for providing customer debit or credit card information associated with the transaction data to means for transmitting customer profile information and to means for transaction authorization;

wherein the customer profile information is derived at least in part from the customer debit or credit card information; and

means for receiving transmitted customer profile information and for displaying content based at least in part on the transmitted customer profile.

19. The system of claim 18 , comprising means for generating a customer profile based at least in part on the received transaction data.

20. The system of claim 18 , comprising means for receiving customer profile information associated at least in part with the received transaction data.

21. A computer readable, non-transitory medium storing instructions that when executed, cause a computer system to:

receive transaction data derived from customer use of a debit or credit card at the debit or credit card reader;

transmit customer debit or credit card information associated with the transaction data to a transaction authorization system;

transmit customer profile information derived at least in part from the customer debit or credit card information;

receive the customer profile information; and

display content based at least in part on the customer profile.

22. A method of advertising in a display system located proximate to a debit or credit card reader, the method comprising:

receiving transaction data derived from customer use of a debit or credit card at the debit or credit card reader;

transmit customer debit or credit card information associated with the transaction data to a transaction authorization system;

transmitting customer profile information derived at least in part from the customer debit or credit card information;

receiving the customer profile information; and

displaying content based at least in part on the customer profile information.

23. The method of claim 22 , comprising generating customer profile information based at least in part on the received transaction data.

24. The method of claim 22 , comprising receiving customer profile information associated at least in part with the received transaction data.

25. The method of claim 24 , wherein the customer profile information is received in response to a request for customer profile information derived from received transaction data.

26. The method of claim 22 , wherein transmitting customer profile information is in response to a request.

27. The method of claim 22 , wherein transmitting customer profile information is in real time.

28. The method of claim 22 , wherein the transaction data comprises a time stamp.

29. The method of claim 22 , wherein the transaction data comprises location information.

30. The method of claim 22 , wherein the transaction data comprises credit card information.

31. The method of claim 30 , wherein the credit card information defines an entity issuing the credit card.

32. The method of claim 30 , wherein the credit card information defines a credit card type.

33. The method of claim 22 , wherein the transaction data comprises debit card information.

34. The method of claim 22 , wherein the content is multimedia content.

35. The method of claim 22 , wherein transaction data is received in real-time.

36. The method of claim 22 , comprising receiving content.

37. The method of claim 22 , comprising receiving content display rules.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL RECORDED AT R/F 046920-0784 Recorded Apr 28, 2025
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS SUCCESSOR TO CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS ASSIGNOR
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS ASSIGNEE
Reel/Frame 071095/0667 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME 46920/0817 Recorded May 10, 2019
From: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
To: VERIFONE SYSTEMS, INC.; VERIFONE, INC.; HYPERCOM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 049150/0190 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 23, 2018
From: VERIFONE, INC.; HYPERCOM CORPORATION
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 046920/0784 →
SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 23, 2018
From: VERIFONE, INC.; HYPERCOM CORPORATION
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 046920/0817 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2018
From: VERIFONE MEDIA LLC
To: VERIFONE, INC.
Reel/Frame 046438/0800 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2016
From: GILBARCO OUTCAST MEDIA LLC
To: VERIFONE MEDIA LLC
Reel/Frame 038620/0459 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2014
From: OUTCAST MEDIA, INC.
To: GILBARCO OUTCAST MEDIA LLC
Reel/Frame 034551/0545 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 7, 2011
From: STOUDT, MATTHEW JOHN; GILL, NATHAN FREDERIC; LYDEN, SEAN MICHAEL; HEATZIG, ERIC WILLIAM; KOECHLI, OLIVER ROGER; TROTZER, DANIEL R.
To: OUTCAST MEDIA, INC.
Reel/Frame 026408/0229 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61306403 · Feb 19, 2010
Related Publication 20110226854A1 · Sep 22, 2011