Method and system for crediting a retailer for an internet purchase

摘要

Systems and methods for crediting a retailer for an online purchase made by a consumer while the consumer is located within or in the proximity of a store location of the retailer are provided. After browsing a retail location for a product, a consumer can purchase the product from an Internet merchant different than that of the retailer using a mobile or networked client device. The client device can include a module for determining the location of the client device at the time of purchase and include the location information with information used to complete the purchase of the product. This location information can include an actual geographic location, a store identifier, or a retailer identifier. The online merchant can match the location information with retailer information to determine whether a credit for the purchase should be given to a retailer.

主权项

1. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program instructions embodied therein that when executed by a computer perform a method for providing compensation to a first merchant for a purchase from a second merchant, the computer-readable program instructions comprising:
computer-readable program instructions for receiving from a device operated by a consumer at a location associated with a first merchant, product information identifying a product for purchase;computer-readable program instructions for receiving, from the device, information identifying a location of the device at the time the product information was received;computer-readable program instructions for determining that the location of the device at the time the product information was received corresponds to a location associated with the first merchant;computer-readable program instructions for determining that the product was purchased by the consumer from a second merchant different than the first merchant; andcomputer-readable program instructions for providing a compensation amount to the first merchant based on a determination that the location of the device at the time the product information was received corresponds to the location associated with the first merchant and a determination that the product was purchased by the consumer from the second merchant.