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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2018
Visa U.s.a. Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
John Hamilton MacIlwaine, San Francisco, CA (US);
Kirsten Garen, Burlingame, CA (US);
Mark Carlson, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
George William Coombes, IV, Austin, TX (US);
Russell P. Zink, Sausalito, CA (US);
Patrick Stan, Pacifica, CA (US);
Surendra Keshan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Visa U.S.A. Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided is a method for presenting images with embedded links for multi-channel redemption in a user interface. The method includes displaying an image including a first selectable portion and a second selectable portion, wherein a first link is embedded in the first selectable portion and points to a portal under control of a transaction handler, the first link identifying an offer for a merchant including at least one condition, and wherein a second link is embedded in the second selectable portion and points to the merchant. The method further includes, in response to a user selecting the first selectable portion of the image and following the first link, identifying, by the transaction handler and/or the portal, the user and an account of the user, and associating, by the transaction handler and/or the portal under control of the transaction handler, the offer with the account of the user.