Managing vendor offers

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable media are described for communicating with a mobile application that is downloaded onto a user device. The mobile application can be downloaded from a remote server, a website, or a mobile application store. One or more search criteria are provided via a search interface provided through the mobile application. In some embodiments, a plurality of selectable electronic offers are provided based on the one or more search criteria. One of the plurality of selectable electronic offers are utilized. A presentation of the one of the plurality of selectable electronic offers is modified, such that the modified presentation indicates the utilization of the one of the plurality of selectable electronic offers.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
 communicating with a mobile application that is downloaded onto a user device, the mobile application providing a search user interface for initiating a search for an electronic offer associated with a vendor;   receiving, at the search user interface, one or more search criteria to search for the electronic offer associated with the vendor;   based on the one or more search criteria, providing one or more selectable electronic offers via the search user interface;   providing, via the search user interface, an activated electronic offer in response to receiving one or more selections corresponding to the one or more selectable electronic offers; and   modifying access to the activated electronic offer based on confirming a utilization of the activated electronic offer associated with the vendor.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile application is downloaded based on providing an identifier on a website that directs the user device to an application store to download the mobile application, and wherein the activated electronic offer corresponds to a browser-based electronic offer that is accessible on a second website via a web-browser. 
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more search criteria includes a location of the user device, and wherein the one or more selectable electronic offers are provided based on the location of the user device. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the search user interface provides a link to details about the one or more selectable electronic offers. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the utilization of the activated electronic offer is confirmed based on receiving a vendor authentication code via the mobile application. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the activated electronic offer is provided based on receiving user login credentials or transmitting an electronic payment corresponding to the one or more selectable electronic offers. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more search criteria includes a name corresponding to the vendor. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein modifying access to the activated electronic offer comprises removing the one or more selectable electronic offers from a list of activated electronic offers that are available through a website. 
     
     
         9 . One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing operations comprising:
 communicating with a mobile application that is downloaded onto a user device, the mobile application providing a search user interface for initiating a search for an electronic offer associated with a vendor;   receiving, at the search user interface, one or more search criteria to search for the electronic offer associated with the vendor;   based on the one or more search criteria, causing to display one or more selectable electronic offers via the search user interface;   confirming a utilization of the one or more selectable electronic offers associated with the vendor in response to receiving one or more selections corresponding to the one or more selectable electronic offers; and   causing to display a modified presentation of one or more selectable electronic offers, the modified presentation indicating the utilization of the one or more selectable electronic offers.   
     
     
         10 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 9 , wherein receiving the one or more search criteria includes an indication to search by location, the operations further comprising:
 automatically deriving a location of the user device based on a GPS of the user device; and   causing to display the one or more selectable electronic offers based on the location of the user device derived based on the GPS of the user device.   
     
     
         11 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 9 , wherein receiving the one or more search criteria includes receiving a portion of a vendor name for the vendor. 
     
     
         12 . The one or more non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 9 , the operations further comprising:
 causing to display a list of a plurality of organizations based on receiving a selection of a selectable electronic offer displayed at the search user interface;   receiving a selection of one of the plurality of organizations; and   causing transmission of an electronic payment to the one of the plurality of organizations selected for the selectable electronic offer selected.   
     
     
         13 . The media of  claim 9 , wherein the modified presentation of one or more selectable electronic offers is modified to indicate the unavailability of the one or more selectable electronic offers. 
     
     
         14 . The media of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more search criteria is received via a search bar for receiving textual inputs. 
     
     
         15 . The media of  claim 9 , wherein confirming the utilization of the one or more selectable electronic offers comprises receiving an entry of an authentication code via the mobile application. 
     
     
         16 . The media of  claim 9 , wherein the mobile application is a stand-alone application. 
     
     
         17 . A system comprising:
 one or more computing devices; and   a memory coupled to the one or more computing devices and storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computing devices, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
 communicating with a mobile application that is downloaded onto a user device, the mobile application providing a search user interface including one or more search criteria options for initiating a search for an electronic offer associated with a vendor; 
 receiving, via the one or more search criteria options for initiating the search, one or more search criteria for the electronic offer associated with the vendor; 
 based on the one or more search criteria, causing to display one or more selectable electronic offers via the search user interface; 
 confirming a utilization of the one or more selectable electronic offers; and 
 displaying a modified presentation of one or more selectable electronic offers, the modified presentation indicating the utilization of the one or more selectable electronic offers. 
   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more search criteria comprises one or more of a vendor name, a vendor category, and a vendor location. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more search criteria comprises one or more of a group name, a group category, and a group location. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the mobile application is a stand-alone application.