On-line system for aggregation of purchase bonuses
First Claim
1. A method for providing an on-line purchase award incentive program, including the steps of:
- providing a program web site;
accepting user registration with said program and storing the name and email address of each registered user in association with a respective program account;
providing a web page listing a plurality of vendors participating in said program, said web page enabling click-through connection to the web sites of any of said participating vendors;
each registered user electively transacting at least one purchase directly with the web site of one of said participating vendors;
reporting said at least one purchase to said program web site;
crediting the account of the respective registered user with purchase award points according to the dollar amount of said at least one purchase;
reiterating said steps of purchasing, reporting, and crediting to accumulate purchase award points in the respective account of each registered user; and
, each registered user electively redeeming purchase award points in the respective account for goods and/or services.
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Abstract
A purchase award program for purchases through the internet includes a web site having a mail server, database server, and web server. Users register with the system, and the user'"'"'s name and email address are stored in the database server. To initiate a purchase or browse commercial web sites, the user first enters the program web site, receives verification, and is directed to a web page displaying a list of vendors related to any selected category. When the user purchases from a vendor'"'"'s web site, the procedure is carried out as required by the vendor, and the program receives the purchase information such as: order number, amount purchased and the time of the order. The order information is stored in the database server and the user'"'"'s account is updated with purchase award points. Periodically, the database server requests to purchase points from a points supplier corresponding to users'"'"' purchases. The user may convert accumulated points for purchases, such as frequent flyer miles to purchase airline tickets.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for providing an on-line purchase award incentive program, including the steps of:
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providing a program web site;
accepting user registration with said program and storing the name and email address of each registered user in association with a respective program account;
providing a web page listing a plurality of vendors participating in said program, said web page enabling click-through connection to the web sites of any of said participating vendors;
each registered user electively transacting at least one purchase directly with the web site of one of said participating vendors;
reporting said at least one purchase to said program web site;
crediting the account of the respective registered user with purchase award points according to the dollar amount of said at least one purchase;
reiterating said steps of purchasing, reporting, and crediting to accumulate purchase award points in the respective account of each registered user; and
,each registered user electively redeeming purchase award points in the respective account for goods and/or services. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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