System and methods for providing a multi-merchant loyalty program
First Claim
1. A loyalty system for awarding incentives to a customer based on a multi-merchant loyalty system, comprising:
- a master loyalty program associated with the multi-merchant loyalty system;
at least one merchant specific loyalty program associated with the multi-merchant loyalty system;
a means for providing a merchant access to the multi-merchant loyalty system; and
a means for providing a customer choice of an incentive.
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Abstract
The invention provides a loyalty system for awarding incentives to a customer based on a multi-merchant loyalty system. The loyalty system includes a master loyalty program associated with the multi-merchant loyalty system, at least one merchant specific loyalty program associated with the multi-merchant loyalty system, a means for providing a merchant access to the multi-merchant loyalty system, and a means for providing a customer choice of an incentive. In addition, the invention provides a method for promoting merchant loyalty. The method defines a master loyalty program for a multi-merchant loyalty system, registers a merchant specific loyalty program for the multi-merchant loyalty system, and provides a merchant access to the multi-merchant loyalty system.
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18 Claims
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1. A loyalty system for awarding incentives to a customer based on a multi-merchant loyalty system, comprising:
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a master loyalty program associated with the multi-merchant loyalty system;
at least one merchant specific loyalty program associated with the multi-merchant loyalty system;
a means for providing a merchant access to the multi-merchant loyalty system; and
a means for providing a customer choice of an incentive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for promoting merchant loyalty, comprising:
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defining a master loyalty program for a multi-merchant loyalty system;
registering a merchant specific loyalty program for the multi-merchant loyalty system; and
providing a merchant access to the multi-merchant loyalty system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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