Loyalty-based program for higher education finance assistance
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1. A method performable by a user comprising:
- performing predetermined loyalty-based activities;
in exchange for performing the predetermined loyalty-based activities, receiving points, the points redeemable only to assist one or more users other than the user pay higher-education costs; and
, redeeming the points to assist the one or more users other than the user pay the higher-education costs.
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Abstract
A loyalty- and incentive-based program for assisting higher-education financing is disclosed. A user performs predetermined loyalty-based activities, such as purchasing goods or services from associated merchants. In exchange, the user receives points that are redeemable only to assist one or more individuals other than the user pay for higher-education costs, such as tuition, books, and supplies. The user redeems the points to assist these other individuals pay for their higher education.
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1. A method performable by a user comprising:
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performing predetermined loyalty-based activities;
in exchange for performing the predetermined loyalty-based activities, receiving points, the points redeemable only to assist one or more users other than the user pay higher-education costs; and
,redeeming the points to assist the one or more users other than the user pay the higher-education costs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method comprising:
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tracking predetermined loyalty-based activities performed by a user;
awarding points to an account of the user in exchange for the user having performed the predetermined loyalty-based activities, the points redeemable only to assist one or more users other than the user pay higher-education costs;
receiving a request from the user to redeem specified points from the account to assist the one or more users other than the user pay for the higher-education costs; and
,processing the request from the user to redeem the specified points from the account to assist the one or more users other than the user pay for the higher-education costs. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system comprising:
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a loyalty management web site at which a user is registered and at which the user is able to redeem earned points from an account only to assist one or more users other than the user pay higher-education costs; and
,one or more merchant web sites that have registered with the loyalty management web site such that purchases at the one or more merchant web sites by the user earns the user points, the one or more merchant web sites reporting back the purchases by the user to the loyalty management web site. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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