Inmar Clearing, Inc.

Jess D Walker

David Edward Johnson

Chris Rebstock

Bryan Bartow

Andreas Marc Benamou

Gregory L Kerr

Alise Raak

Diana Medina

Jeffery Hayes

Srinivasan Varadarajan

Ryan Halper

Grazia Ruskin

Wade Hauser Moser, Iii

John Kevin Ross

L David Mounts

Sean A Briscoe

Laird Garner

A gift redemption system may include a gift processing server configured to accept a gift value for a gift product for a gift recipient, and permit selection of a retailer from among retailers for the gift product. The gift processing server may also be configured to associate a gift recipient identifier with the gift recipient, and permit selection of a redeemable gift value from the gift value. The system may also include a retailer server associated with the selected retailer. The system may also include a gift redemption server configured to obtain the redeemable gift value and the gift recipient identifier, and cooperate with retailer server to generate a gift discount identifier for use by the gift recipient at a point-of-sale (POS) of the gift product based upon the redeemable gift value and the gift recipient identifier.

System for redeeming a gift value for a gift product at a point-of-sale and related methods

An electronic system may a remote computer that may parse an electronic message received by a mobile wireless communications device of a given user for a keyword indicative of a desired item for purchase. The remote computer may obtain a user identifier associated with the given user for a retailer loyalty program for a given retailer. The remote computer may also access the retailer loyalty program based upon the user identifier and generate an electronic shopping list for the given retailer based upon the access to the retailer loyalty program and send the electronic shopping list to the mobile wireless communications device. The shopping list may include the desired item for purchase. The remote computer may also generate a digital promotion associated with at least one item on the electronic shopping list and send notification of the digital promotion to the mobile wireless communications device.

Electronic system including electronic message based electronic shopping list generation and related methods

A system for determining regulatory compliance of a digital promotion may include a user device and a regulatory offers server. The server may obtain, via the user device, a proposed digital promotion associated with a regulated product, a geographic region, and proposed promotional terms. A corresponding legal jurisdiction corresponding to the geographic region may be determined, and if the promotion is compliant based upon the regulations for the corresponding jurisdiction, the proposed promotion, and the proposed promotional terms may be determined. If the promotion is not compliant, the proposed promotional terms may be revised to generate a suggested compliant promotion based upon the regulations for the corresponding jurisdiction. A compliance indication may be communicated to the user device, and when not compliant, the suggested compliant digital promotion may also be communicated.

System for suggesting compliant digital promotion for a regulated product and related methods

A food item selection system may include a remote device configured to obtain an image of a food item having an associated ripeness and a selection server configured to store respective ripeness preferences for users. The selection server may also be configured to obtain the image of the food item from the remote device, determine a ripeness of the food item based upon the image, and associate the image with a given user from among the users. The selection server may also be configured to compare the determined ripeness with the respective ripeness preference for the given user and send a selection notification to the remote device based on the comparing.

Food item selection system based on ripeness and related methods

A system for processing a digital promotion may include a cloud server. The cloud server may be configured to operate a messenger bot associated with a digital advertisement for a given product on a mobile wireless communications device associated with a given user, collect information from the messenger bot, and determine whether a potential redemption location is within a given area associated with the mobile wireless communications device. When the potential redemption location is within the given area, the cloud server may communicate a first digital promotion for the given product through the messenger bot to the mobile wireless communications device based upon the collected information. When the potential redemption location is outside the given area, the cloud server may communicate a second digital promotion through the messenger bot to the mobile wireless communications device based upon the collected information.

System for processing a digital promotion through a messenger bot and related methods

A system may include a gift card generation server configured to generate electronic gift cards. The system may also include a gift card exchange server cooperating with the gift card generation server and configured to provide a user exchange marketplace for the electronic gift cards and collect user card exchange information based thereon. The gift card exchange server may also be configured to generate at least one digital coupon based upon the user card exchange information.

System for generating a digital coupon based upon collected user card exchange information and related methods

A system for processing a coupon that includes coded indicia having an image insufficient for redemption may include a mobile wireless communications device configured to acquire the image of the coupon. The system may also include a digital coupon conversion server that includes a processor and memory cooperating therewith to receive the image of the coupon from the mobile wireless communications device and process the image of the coupon to generate a modified image sufficient for redemption. The processor and memory may cooperate to store the modified image for subsequent retrieval and redemption.

System for processing a coupon including coded indicia having an image insufficient for redemption and related methods

A system may include a promotions server for storing a brand-basedpromotional offer and a mobile wireless communications device associated with a user. The system may also include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal located at aserving establishment for acquiring user identification information, opening a usertab and communicating the user identification information to the promotions server, and closing and communicating the usertab to the promotions server. The usertab may identify a brand ofordered by the user. The promotions server may determine that the mobile device is at theserving establishment and send a notification of the brand-basedpromotional offer to the mobile device. The promotions server may also determine that the brand ofordered by the user matches the brand-basedpromotional offer and communicate the brand-basedpromotional offer to the POS terminal for redemption thereat.

System including point-of-sale (POS) terminal for redemption of a brand-based cannabis promotional offer based upon mobile device location and related methods

A coupon processing system may include a remote user device and a coupon processing server. The coupon processing server is configured to receive a user bid request from the remote user device and collect digital coupon offers from coupon providers based upon the user bid request. The coupon processing server is configured to select at least one digital coupon offer and communicate the at least one digital coupon offer to the remote user device.

Coupon processing system communicating digital coupon offer based upon user bid request and related methods

A coupon processing system may include a promotions server and a mobile wireless communications device associated with a purchaser and having a device identification (ID) associated therewith. The mobile device may acquire a product identifier image for a given product having an incentive associated therewith and communicate the product identifier image to the promotions server using a short message service short code. The mobile device may also communicate a geographic location and the device ID to the promotions server. The promotions server may assign the incentive to a digital wallet for the purchaser based upon the product identifier image and redeem the incentive based upon the geographic location of the mobile device.

Coupon processing system including instant redeemable coupon redemption based upon short message service short code and related methods

A coupon processing system may include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal at a retail location. The POS terminal may be configured to communicate instant redeemable coupon (IRC) data associated with a physical IRC for a given product. The coupon processing system may also include a promotions server remote from the retail location and cooperating with the POS terminal to redeem the physical IRC for the given product based upon the IRC data and assign a post-purchase coupon value to a digital wallet associated with a purchaser of the given product based upon redeeming of the physical IRC.

Coupon processing system including post-purchase coupon value assignment based upon physical coupon redemption and related methods

A system may include a promotions server for storing a brand-based beverage promotional offer and a mobile wireless communications device associated with a user. The system may also include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal located at a beverage serving establishment for acquiring user identification information, opening a user beverage tab and communicating the user identification information to the promotions server, and closing and communicating the user beverage tab to the promotions server. The user beverage tab may identify a brand of a beverage ordered by the user. The promotions server may determine that the mobile device is at the beverage serving establishment and send a notification of the brand-based beverage promotional offer to the mobile device. The promotions server may also determine that the brand of beverage ordered by the user matches the brand-based beverage promotional offer and communicate the brand-based beverage promotional offer to the POS terminal for redemption thereat.

System including point-of-sale (POS) terminal for redemption of a brand based promotional offer based upon mobile device location and related methods

A digital promotion system may include a mobile wireless communications device and a digital promotions server. The digital promotions server may include a memory configured to store digital promotions, and a processor coupled thereto. The processor may harvest historical user data that includes historical purchase data, historical geographic location data based upon the mobile wireless communications device, and historical social media data, and determine a user-craving profile based upon the harvested historical user data. The processor may determine an upcoming event for the user, and select a corresponding digital promotion for the user based upon the user-craving profile and the upcoming event.

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Jess D Walker