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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Visa International Service Association, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark Carlson, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Patrick Stan, Pacifica, CA (US);
VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A mobile device is configured with a mobile application to direct a user to a location of more interest to the user based on benefits of offers provided to the user. The mobile application may be configured to capture an image of an offer presented in an advertisement via a digital camera, identify the offer from the image, and store data associating the offer with one or more accounts of the user. The mobile application is configured to present information to suggest a direction of travel to the user for improved opportunities to take advantage of the offers.