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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
David E. Foulser, Melrose, MA (US);
Daniel Joseph Clancy, Los Altos, CA (US);
GOOGLE INC., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for crediting a retailer for an online purchase made by a consumer while the consumer is located within or in the proximity of a store location of the retailer are provided. After browsing a retail location for a product, a consumer can purchase the product from an Internet merchant different than that of the retailer using a mobile or networked client device. The client device can include a module for determining the location of the client device at the time of purchase and include the location information with information used to complete the purchase of the product. This location information can include an actual geographic location, a store identifier, or a retailer identifier. The online merchant can match the location information with retailer information to determine whether a credit for the purchase should be given to a retailer.