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Rewards for purchases

  • US 10,360,592 B1
  • Filed: 10/18/2011
  • Issued: 07/23/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • storing with respect to a user account of a user information corresponding to a plurality of loyalty cards of the user that are associated with a plurality of stores;

    automatically determining that the user is currently present at a prescribed store;

    presenting to the user a reward offer available at the prescribed store via a mobile device of the user;

    in response to the user viewing the presented reward offer, using a processor to automatically select a loyalty card of the user associated with the prescribed store and load the reward offer to the selected loyalty card by providing electronic couponing data associated with the reward offer and a loyalty identifier of the selected loyalty card to an electronic couponing system that processes loyalty cards at a point of sale at the prescribed store, wherein the loyalty card associated with the prescribed store is automatically selected from the plurality of loyalty cards associated with the user account and the reward offer is automatically loaded to the selected loyalty card of the user in response to user presence at the prescribed store and viewing of the presented reward offer and prior to user utilization of the loyalty card associated with the prescribed store at the prescribed store;

    receiving from the electronic couponing system an indication that the loyalty identifier was associated with a transaction in which an item associated with the reward offer was purchased; and

    providing a reward amount associated with the reward offer to the user after receiving from the electronic couponing system the indication that the transaction occurred.

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