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Phone based rewards programs method and apparatus prepared by tellme networks, Inc

  • US 20020126813A1
  • Filed: 01/05/2001
  • Published: 09/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for providing loyalty rewards for a phone based application system over a telephone interface using a computer system, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request over the telephone interface, the request corresponding to a request to register as a user with the phone based application system;

    creating a user profile in response to the request, the user profile including a rewards balance set to a non-zero amount; and

    permitting the user to place telephone calls over the telephone interface by consuming the rewards balance until value of the rewards balance reaches zero, the placed telephone calls at no additional cost to the user beyond any costs for accessing the phone based application system.

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