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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2010
Bennett R. Blank, San Diego, CA (US);
Jonathan A. Lieberman, San Diego, CA (US);
Saied Moezzi, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ronald J. Char, San Diego, CA (US);
Bennett R. Blank, San Diego, CA (US);
Jonathan A. Lieberman, San Diego, CA (US);
Saied Moezzi, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Ronald J. Char, San Diego, CA (US);
Intuit Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Identifying missed electronic check-ins and crediting missed check-ins to members of a social network by utilizing transaction data from an intermediate computer other than a computer of the social network. Missed check-ins are identified using transaction data resulting from an activity of the member at a check-in location, e.g., when the member purchased an item from a merchant at a check-in location or made a call from the location. Transaction data is sent from a computer that stores the data to the social network computer that manages check-ins. Transaction location is compared with check-in locations to determine whether the member should receive credit for the missed check-in, which may count towards rewards or benefits of the social network even though the member is not currently at the check-in location since the missed check-in is validated by a trusted source of transaction data.