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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Stamford, CT (US);
Timothy A. Palmer, Stamford, CT (US);
Russell Pratt Sammon, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John M. Packes, Jr., Hawthorne, NY (US);
Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, CT (US);
Kurt M. Maschoff, Darien, CT (US);
Andrew M. Golden, Stamford, CT (US);
Michiko Kobayashi, Stamford, CT (US);
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US);
Daniel E. Tedesco, Huntington, CT (US);
Stephen C. Tulley, Stamford, CT (US);
Timothy A. Palmer, Stamford, CT (US);
Russell Pratt Sammon, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
John M. Packes, Jr., Hawthorne, NY (US);
Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, CT (US);
Kurt M. Maschoff, Darien, CT (US);
Andrew M. Golden, Stamford, CT (US);
Michiko Kobayashi, Stamford, CT (US);
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A billing statement according to one aspect of the invention includes a description of a transaction and an offer pointer associated with the transaction, wherein the offer pointer includes information that may be used to review an offer. In one example of this aspect, a telephone number or a hyperlink is provided adjacent to a total amount owed listed on a statement (e.g., an electronically-displayed billing statement). The offers reviewed may be customized, for example, based on details of the transaction such as the product purchased or the amount of the purchase, the identity of the consumer, and/or on other data.