Patent ID: 11875326
Assignee: CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 6:
7. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
passively monitoring with a media hub device, at a point of sale terminal, one or more user devices on a wireless communication channel;
obtaining identification information for the one or more user devices, the identification information including at least first identification information for a first user device;
identifying a location data for the one or more user devices based on a received signal strength via a triangulation and strength of one or more radio-frequency signals in the wireless communication channel;
determining whether the first identification information is associated with information indicating that a retailer-specific or system-specific client application is installed on the first user device;
transmitting, based on identifying a media targeted for the first user device, the media to the first user device via the wireless communication channel, wherein: the media hub device includes a printer associated with the point of sale terminal;
obtaining a transaction information associated with a transaction from a point of sale terminal;
storing the transaction information in association with the first identification information in a local datastore of the media hub device, wherein a media targeted for the first user device is based on previous transaction information stored in association with the first identification information;
identifying a subsequent visit to the point of sale terminal by the first user device;
transferring a media associated with the transaction information to the first user device;
in response to determining that the first identification information is associated with information, indicating the first user device has installed the retailer-specific or system specific client application;
identifying media targeted for the first user device;
when the first identification information indicates that attributes of the user devices are not previously received in a retailer server, instructing the printer to print a barcode that directs the at least one of the user devices to download a mobile retailer application;
transmitting the media to the first user device while a transaction is pending; and
transmitting a second media to the first user device via the wireless communication channel when the transaction is complete, and
transmitting an electronic receipt to the first user device via the wireless communication channel, wherein the second media is embedded within the electronic receipt or is provided separately from the electronic receipt.