Loyalty system incorporating embedded incentives
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1. A method for stimulating customer loyalty comprising:
- providing an incentive into an electronic device, the electronic device being capable of facilitating the purchase of a product or service;
using the electronic device to facilitate the purchase of a product over an electronic communications network;
said step of using the electronic device comprising;
coupling the electronic device to the network;
purchasing the product or service over the network using the electronic device;
paying for the product or service with the incentive;
debiting the incentive in the electronic device once the purchase has been completed.
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Abstract
A method for stimulating customer loyalty comprising: providing an incentive into an electronic device, the electronic device being capable of facilitating the purchase of a product or service, using the electronic device to facilitate the purchase of a product over an electronic communications network, said step of using the electronic device comprising: coupling the electronic device to the network, purchasing the product or service over the network using the electronic device, paying for the product or service with the incentive, debiting the incentive in the electronic device once the purchase has been completed.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for stimulating customer loyalty comprising:
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providing an incentive into an electronic device, the electronic device being capable of facilitating the purchase of a product or service;
using the electronic device to facilitate the purchase of a product over an electronic communications network;
said step of using the electronic device comprising;
coupling the electronic device to the network;
purchasing the product or service over the network using the electronic device;
paying for the product or service with the incentive;
debiting the incentive in the electronic device once the purchase has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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14. A system for stimulating customer loyalty comprising:
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an electronic device, the electronic device including an incentive component therein to facilitate the purchase of a product or service over an electronic communications network;
said electronic device comprising;
a port to couple the electronic device to the network, whereby a user can purchase the product or service over the network using the electronic device by paying, at least in part, for the product or service with the incentive;
the incentive in the electronic device being debited once the purchase has been completed.
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