Consumer incentive system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A consumer incentive system for awarding a prize to at least one consumer comprising:
- at least one electronic transaction device which facilitate the purchase of goods or services;
a system controller linked to the at least one electronic device for receiving selected transaction information, wherein the selected transaction information includes at least one transaction detail selected from the group consisting of;
transaction number;
transaction time;
transaction amount;
transaction type; and
category of consumer;
wherein the controller is programmable to;
accumulate the at least one transaction detail and maintain a progressive total of the at least one transaction detail;
select an accumulated total of the at least one transaction detail to be a trigger value;
compare the progressive total to the trigger value; and
award the prize to the consumer involved in the transaction which causes the progressive total to meet or exceed the trigger value.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for encouraging consumers to patronize predetermined providers of goods and/or services. The system is particularly well suited to providing an incentive for consumers to shop at particular shopping centers that house the retail outlets for several different businesses. However, the invention is not limited to shopping centers, or shopping malls as they have become known, and may be used by any businesses regardless of the geographic location.
103 Citations
39 Claims
-
1. A consumer incentive system for awarding a prize to at least one consumer comprising:
-
at least one electronic transaction device which facilitate the purchase of goods or services;
a system controller linked to the at least one electronic device for receiving selected transaction information, wherein the selected transaction information includes at least one transaction detail selected from the group consisting of;
transaction number;
transaction time;
transaction amount;
transaction type; and
category of consumer;
wherein the controller is programmable to;
accumulate the at least one transaction detail and maintain a progressive total of the at least one transaction detail;
select an accumulated total of the at least one transaction detail to be a trigger value;
compare the progressive total to the trigger value; and
award the prize to the consumer involved in the transaction which causes the progressive total to meet or exceed the trigger value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A method of awarding a prize to at least one consumer purchasing goods and/or services via at least one electronic transaction device linked to a system controller, the method comprising:
-
transmitting selected transaction information from the at least one transaction device to the controller, wherein the selected transaction information includes at least one transaction detail selected from the group consisting of;
transaction number;
transaction time;
transaction amount;
transaction type; and
category of consumer;
accumulating at least one of transaction details and maintaining a progressive total of the at least one of the transaction details;
selecting an accumulated total to be a trigger value;
comparing the progressive total to the trigger value; and
awarding the prize to the consumer involved in the transaction which causes the progressive total to meet or exceed the trigger value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
-
27. A system controller for a system of awarding a prize to at least one consumer of goods and/or services purchased using at least one electronic transaction devices, the system controller comprising:
-
a microprocessor;
means adapted to receive selected transaction information from the at least one electronic transaction device, wherein the selected transaction information including at least one transaction detail selected from the group consisting of;
transaction number;
transaction time;
transaction amount;
transaction type; and
category of consumer;
wherein the microprocessor is programmable to;
accumulate at least one of the transaction details and maintain a progressive total of the at least one transaction detail;
select an accumulated total of the transaction detail to be a trigger value; and
compare the progressive total to the trigger value and identify the consumer involved in the transaction that causes the progressive total to meet or exceed the trigger value such that the consumer is the prize winner. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
-
Specification