Notification social networking

Abstract

A method. The method includes a) sending a first transaction notification message comprising an original payee identifier to a user. The original payee identifier may be part of original transaction information associated with a first transaction. At some point, the user sees this transaction information and wants to correct one or more items in the transaction information. For example, the user may not recognize that the original payee identifier is wrong or is otherwise unrecognizable. The user may then contact a central server (e.g., via a Web site) and may provide updated transaction information such as an updated merchant identifier to the central server computer. This updated transaction information may be stored so that subsequent transactions can be accurately conducted and reported to the user, and other uses.

1 . A method comprising:
 a) sending a first transaction notification message comprising transaction information comprising an original payee identifier to a user;   b) receiving updated transaction information at a central server computer;   c) storing the updated transaction information in a database; and   d) sending a second transaction notification message using the updated transaction information to the user.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein receiving the updated transaction information comprises receiving an updated merchant identifier, and wherein the original payee identifier is an original merchant identifier and wherein the updated payee identifier is an updated merchant identifier. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein sending the first transaction notification message comprises sending the transaction notification message to a mobile phone operated by the user. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein a), b), c), and d) are performed by a server computer. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein receiving the updated transaction information comprises receiving an updated merchant identifier, and wherein the method further comprises:
 e) sending an offer to the user after receiving the updated payee identifier.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5  wherein e) is performed before d). 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5  wherein receiving the updated transaction information comprises receiving an updated merchant identifier, wherein the original payee identifier and the updated payee identifier are associated with the same merchant, and wherein the method further comprises:
 f) receiving offer redemption data from the merchant, wherein the offer redemption data indicates that the user intends to redeem the offer.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5  wherein receiving the updated transaction information comprises receiving an updated merchant identifier, and wherein the original payee identifier and the updated payee identifier are associated with the same merchant. 
     
     
         9 . A computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed by a processor to implement the method of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         10 . The computer readable medium of  claim 9  wherein receiving updated transaction information comprises receiving an updated merchant identifier, and wherein the original payee identifier is an original merchant identifier and wherein the updated payee identifier is an updated merchant identifier. 
     
     
         11 . The computer readable medium of  claim 9  wherein receiving the updated transaction information comprises receiving an updated merchant identifier, and wherein the method further comprises sending an offer to the user after receiving the updated payee identifier. 
     
     
         12 . The computer readable medium of  claim 9  wherein receiving the updated transaction information comprises receiving an updated merchant identifier, and wherein the original payee identifier and the updated payee identifier are associated with the same merchant, and wherein the method further comprises:
 f) receiving offer redemption data from the merchant, wherein the offer redemption data indicates that the user intends to redeem the offer   
     
     
         13 . A server computer comprising the processor, and the computer readable medium of  claim 12  coupled to the processor. 
     
     
         14 . A server computer comprising the processor, and the computer readable medium of  claim 9  coupled to the processor. 
     
     
         15 . A method comprising:
 a) receiving a first transaction notification message, wherein the first transaction notification message comprising transaction information comprising an original payee identifier;   b) providing updated transaction information to a central server computer after receiving the first transaction notification message; and   c) receiving a second transaction notification message, wherein the second transaction notification message is generated using the updated transaction information.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein at least steps a) and c) are performed by a mobile phone. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the original payee identifier and the updated payee identifier are associated with the same merchant, and wherein the method further comprises:
 f) providing offer redemption data, wherein the offer redemption data indicates that the user intends to redeem the offer.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the original payee identifier and the updated payee identifier are associated with the same merchant. 
     
     
         19 . A computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable program code adapted to be executed by a processor to implement the method according to  claim 15 . 
     
     
         20 . A consumer device comprising the processor and the computer readable medium of  claim 19 .