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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2014
Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.a., New York, NY (US);
Ajinkya P. Joglekar, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Manning R. Field, Media, PA (US);
Neil I. Seideman, Bala Cynwyd, PA (US);
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a computer-implemented system and method for enabling the use of rewards cash or points with a mobile device at a merchant's point of sale device, according to one example. The method may comprise the steps of: acquiring information about the location of a mobile device of an account holder; sending information to the mobile device identifying one or more nearby merchants at which the account holder is able to make a payment with the mobile device using a rewards currency associated with an account of the account holder; sending to the mobile device an available rewards currency amount that can be applied to a purchase; receiving a selected rewards currency amount that the account holder elects to apply to the purchase; and initiating a generation of an electronic payment signal by the mobile device for the total purchase amount.