Building frequent shopper programs for web merchants
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1. A method of setting up a frequent shopper program for a merchant'"'"'s internet store comprising:
- establishing a network connection between the merchant and an affiliate module server; and
providing a control panel to the merchant so that the merchant can define the frequent shopper program for the merchant'"'"'s internet store.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for maintaining a loyalty plan. The system includes a bank of award points, and an issue module configured to issue points to members. A redeem module redeems points from members in exchange for goods or services. A member interface permits members to access an affiliate module in real time to receive points or redeem points. The invention also includes a method for maintaining a loyalty plan.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of setting up a frequent shopper program for a merchant'"'"'s internet store comprising:
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establishing a network connection between the merchant and an affiliate module server; and
providing a control panel to the merchant so that the merchant can define the frequent shopper program for the merchant'"'"'s internet store. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, which, when executed by a processing system, causes it the processing system to perform the steps of setting up a frequent shopper program for a merchant'"'"'s internet store, said computer readable program code comprising:
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computer readable program code means for establishing a network connection between the merchant and an affiliate module server; and
computer readable program code means for providing a control panel to the merchant so that the merchant can define the frequent shopper program for the merchant'"'"'s internet store. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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