Systems and Methods to Distribute Advertisement Opportunities to Merchants

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APP PUB NO 20110231258A1
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13050893

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In one aspect, a system includes a transaction handler to process transactions, a data warehouse to store transaction data recording the transactions, and a portal configured to provide a user interface to receive a set of selection criteria and a plurality of bids from respective merchants for opportunities to present advertisements to users identified by the set of selection criteria based on spending patterns determined from transaction data generated by the transaction handler. The system further includes at least one processor coupled with the data warehouse and the portal and configured to determine, in response to an opportunity for advertising to a user, whether transactions of the user processed by the transaction handler satisfy the set of selection criteria and, if so, select an advertisement of one merchant of the plurality of merchants based at least in part on the bids received from the merchants.

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VISA U S A INCP O BOX 8999 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94128-8999

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Winters, Michelle Eng Belmont, US 40 3920

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