Incentive based purchasing system and method
First Claim
1. An incentive based purchasing system in which customers purchase items from a merchant at one or more checkout terminals, the system comprising:
- a transaction database stored in computer memory, the transaction database comprising one or more transaction records, at least one transaction record including a customer identifier, a merchant identifier, and a transaction total;
a maximum probability value maintained in computer memory;
a retrieval component configured to calculate a purchase history by retrieving from the transaction database at least one transaction record involving the customer and the merchant and summing the transaction totals in each retrieved transaction record; and
a prize calculator configured to calculate a probability of the customer winning a prize when purchasing items from the merchant based on the purchase history and the maximum probability value.
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Abstract
The invention provides an incentive based purchasing system in which customers purchase items from a merchant at one or more checkout terminals, the system comprising a data memory in which is stored a transaction database comprising one or more transaction records, each transaction record comprising a customer identifier, a merchant identifier, and a transaction total; and a prize calculator arranged to calculate the percentage chance of a customer winning a prize when purchasing items from a merchant based on transaction records retrieved from the transaction database involving the customer and the merchant. The invention also provides a related associated method and computer program.
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8 Claims
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1. An incentive based purchasing system in which customers purchase items from a merchant at one or more checkout terminals, the system comprising:
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a transaction database stored in computer memory, the transaction database comprising one or more transaction records, at least one transaction record including a customer identifier, a merchant identifier, and a transaction total;
a maximum probability value maintained in computer memory;
a retrieval component configured to calculate a purchase history by retrieving from the transaction database at least one transaction record involving the customer and the merchant and summing the transaction totals in each retrieved transaction record; and
a prize calculator configured to calculate a probability of the customer winning a prize when purchasing items from the merchant based on the purchase history and the maximum probability value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of providing an incentive for a customer to purchase items from a merchant at one or more checkout terminals, the method comprising the steps of:
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maintaining in computer memory a transaction database comprising one or more transaction records, at least one transaction record including a customer identifier, a merchant identifier, and a transaction total;
calculating a purchase history by retrieving from the transaction database at least one transaction record involving the customer and the merchant and summing the transaction totals in each retrieved transaction record;
maintaining in computer memory a maximum probability value; and
calculating a probability of the customer winning a prize when purchasing items from the merchant based on the purchase history and the maximum probability value. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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