US 11,721,176 B2
Mobile point of sale application for redemption of game winnings
Richard Alan Gotlieb, Alamo, CA (US); Prashant Nedungadi, San Jose, CA (US); Melissa Murillo, Tracy, CA (US); Ryan Koop, Dover Centre (CA); Gino Giunti, Sault Ste. Marie (CA); and Vipin Das Anantha Mohandas, Pleasanton, CA (US)
Assigned to Blackhawk Network, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed by Blackhawk Network, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/19,003.
Application 17/019,003 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/589,067, filed on Sep. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,200,784.
Application 16/589,067 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/US2019/031857, filed on May 10, 2019.
Application PCT/US2019/031857 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/280,629, filed on Feb. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,488,451.
Application 16/280,629 is a continuation of application No. 15/833,566, filed on Dec. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,769,894, issued on Sep. 8, 2020.
Application 15/833,566 is a continuation of application No. 14/679,028, filed on Apr. 6, 2015, granted, now 9,865,135, issued on Jan. 9, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/898,856, filed on Sep. 11, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/858,227, filed on Jun. 6, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/777,575, filed on Dec. 10, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/688,540, filed on Jun. 22, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/673,568, filed on May 18, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/669,730, filed on May 10, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/104,844, filed on Jan. 18, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2020/0410809 A1, Dec. 31, 2020
Int. Cl. A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06Q 50/34 (2012.01)
CPC G07F 17/329 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/202 (2013.01); G06Q 20/209 (2013.01); G06Q 50/34 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for converting a representation of value into customer-useable value comprising:
a processor comprising a computer-readable medium storing instructions configured to cause the processor, upon execution of the instructions to:
receive a request, wherein the request comprises the representation of value; process the request;
confirm an amount of customer-useable value associated with the representation of value;
create a voucher message, wherein the voucher message comprises information for converting the representation of value into the customer-useable value wherein the customer-useable value in convertible into a gift card, an open-loop stored-value card, a closed-loop stored value card, or combinations thereof; and
send the voucher message for use by a customer, wherein the voucher message is sent as a virtual item to the customer.