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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2012
Andrew J. Cleary, Bellevue, WA (US);
Craig K. Carl, Seattle, WA (US);
Andrew J. Cleary, Bellevue, WA (US);
Craig K. Carl, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A brick-and-mortar merchant may receive a commission when a user interacts with an item at the brick-and-mortar merchant but later purchases the same or similar item from another source such as an online retailer. Interaction between the user and the brick-and-mortar merchant may be determined by geolocating a mobile device near or within a location of the merchant. In some embodiments, the online retailer may refer a customer to retail partners that may offer the item for viewing. The online retailer may track and compensate the retail partner for interacting with a user when the user visits the retail partner's location and possibly receives sales help and then later obtains the item from the online retailer.