Patent ID: 8700456
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a controller device, an indication that a customer accepts an offer from a second vendor for a subsidy of a purchase, at a reduced price, of at least one item from a first vendor, the at least one item having an associated total price, and the offer defining an obligation for the customer to fulfill after purchasing the at least one item, the obligation being in addition to payment of the reduced price; after receiving the indication of the acceptance of the offer, charging the reduced price for the at least one item to a credit card account of the customer; determining, by the controller device, an expiration date of the offer by which the obligation must be fulfilled by the customer; determining, by the controller device, that the customer did not fulfill the obligation before the expiration date; and in response to determining that the customer did not fulfill the obligation before the expiration date, charging by the controller device to the credit card account of the customer at least the difference between the total price and the reduced price.