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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2012
Plastic Jungle, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Arturo M. Zacarias, San Jose, CA (US);
Ashmit Bhattacharya, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Bruce Bower, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Steve Grove, San Jose, CA (US);
e2interactive, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are provided for managing a digital wallet on behalf of a user. A user causes one or more value-ascertainable items (such as gift cards) to be reflected in the user's digital wallet. Once a value-ascertainable item is reflected in the digital wallet, the user may access the digital wallet and use the value-ascertainable item to make a purchase from a merchant that is capable of redeeming the value-ascertainable item. Alternatively, an exchange service that maintains the digital wallet allows the user to exchange the value-ascertainable item for another value-ascertainable item, whether of the same type item or a different type of item. The exchanged-for item may be used to make a purchase from a merchant that is capable of redeeming the exchanged-for item.