Social Marketing Group Patent - Credit Card Payment with Social Network Information
Summary
The European Patent Office published patent application EP2656286A1 for a method of generating social marketing group information by associating credit card payment data with social network information. Applicant and inventor is Yeom, Suk Hwan. The patent covers business methods in the G06Q classification including social marketing, payment processing, and mobile network integration.
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The European Patent Office published patent application EP2656286A1, covering a method of generating social marketing group information by associating credit card payment information with social network data, and an after-marketing method for social marketing groups. The patent is classified under G06Q business methods and includes designations across 31 European states.
For technology companies and financial services firms operating in the EU, this patent represents potential intellectual property considerations in the social marketing and payment integration space. While patent grants do not impose immediate compliance obligations, companies developing similar social payment or marketing analytics systems should evaluate potential freedom-to-operate implications.
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METHOD OF GENERATING SOCIAL MARKETING GROUP INFORMATION OF EACH AFFILIATE STORE IN WHICH CREDIT CARD PAYMENT INFORMATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION AND AFTER-MARKETING METHOD INTENDED FOR SOCIAL MARKETING GROUP
Publication EP2656286A1 Kind: A1 Apr 08, 2026
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Yeom, Suk Hwan
Inventors
Yeom, Suk Hwan
IPC Classifications
G06Q 30/00 20120101AFI20141020BHEP G06Q 20/00 20120101ALI20141020BHEP G06Q 20/24 20120101ALI20141020BHEP G06Q 30/02 20120101ALI20141020BHEP G06Q 50/00 20120101ALI20141020BHEP H04W 4/08 20090101ALI20141020BHEP H04W 4/20 20090101ALI20141020BHEP H04L 29/08 20060101ALI20141020BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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