Method and system for accumulating coupon values in an account for future redemption
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- storing consumer identifiers and account identifiers such that each consumer identifier maps to one of the account identifiers, each consumer identifier corresponding to a consumer and each account identifier corresponding to a points account of a consumer;
receiving transaction information at a point-of-sale (POS) in response to a transaction between one of the consumers and a retailer, the transaction information including one of the consumer identifiers and coupon information of unrelated coupons;
identifying the consumer'"'"'s points account from the received one of the consumer identifiers, based on the stored consumer identifiers and the stored account identifiers;
converting values of the unrelated coupons to points; and
crediting the points account of the consumer with the points.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for accumulating coupon values in an account for future redemption is disclosed. A memory stores consumer identifiers and account identifiers such that each consumer identifier maps to one of the account identifiers. Each consumer identifier corresponds to a consumer and each account identifier corresponds to a points account of a consumer. A processor in communication with the memory receives transaction information at a point-of-sale (POS) in response to a transaction between one of the consumers and a retailer. The transaction information includes one of the consumer identifiers and coupon information of unrelated coupons. The processor identifies the consumer'"'"'s points account from the received one of the consumer identifiers, based on the stored consumer identifiers and the stored account identifiers, converts values of the unrelated coupons to points, and credits the points account of the consumer with the points.
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26 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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storing consumer identifiers and account identifiers such that each consumer identifier maps to one of the account identifiers, each consumer identifier corresponding to a consumer and each account identifier corresponding to a points account of a consumer;
receiving transaction information at a point-of-sale (POS) in response to a transaction between one of the consumers and a retailer, the transaction information including one of the consumer identifiers and coupon information of unrelated coupons;
identifying the consumer'"'"'s points account from the received one of the consumer identifiers, based on the stored consumer identifiers and the stored account identifiers;
converting values of the unrelated coupons to points; and
crediting the points account of the consumer with the points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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a memory having embodied therein information of consumer identifiers and account identifiers such that each consumer identifier maps to one of the account identifiers, the consumer identifiers corresponding to consumers and the account identifiers corresponding to points accounts of the consumers;
a processor in communication with the memory and configured to;
receive transaction information at a point-of-sale (POS) in response to a transaction between one of the consumers and a retailer, the transaction information including one of the consumer identifiers and coupon information of unrelated coupons;
identify the consumer'"'"'s points account from the received one of the consumer identifiers, based on the stored consumer identifiers and the stored account identifiers;
convert values of the unrelated coupons to points; and
credit the points account of the consumer with the points. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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19. A system comprising:
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means for storing consumer identifiers and account identifiers such that each consumer identifier maps to one of the account identifiers, each consumer identifier corresponding to a consumer and each account identifier corresponding to a points account of a consumer;
means for receiving transaction information at a point-of-sale (POS) in response to a transaction between one of the consumers and a retailer, the transaction information including one of the consumer identifiers and coupon information of unrelated coupons;
means for identifying the consumer'"'"'s points account from the received one of the consumer identifiers, based on the stored consumer identifiers and the stored account identifiers;
means for converting values of the unrelated coupons to points; and
means for crediting the points account of the consumer with the points.
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