Method and apparatus for the furnishing of benefits information and benefits
First Claim
1. A system for permitting an entity to more effectively make use of a variety of available benefits from a plurality of goods, services, information, and value benefit providers, wherein said benefits are offered specifically to those entities qualified/eligible to receive said benefits, said system comprising:
- means for storing in a memory in the system entity information, benefit-provider information, and benefit correlation information;
means for inputting into said system a set of entity demographic, geographic, psychographic, and preference data for said entity;
means for comparing said entity data set to determine those benefit-providers, if any, which have benefits said entity is qualified to utilize;
means for analyzing said benefit-provider information and said benefit correlation information to determine whether any benefit-providers are offering potentially applicable benefits for said data and whether said data satisfies requirements for obtaining said potentially applicable benefits;
means for displaying a message to inform a system user of any available benefits applicable to said data;
wherein said benefits includes at least one of a discounted rate or value available to the entity as a result of entity'"'"'s qualifying or being eligible for at least one benefit available from at least one benefit provider.
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Abstract
A system and method for permitting an entity to more effectively make use of a variety of available demographic-based, geographic-based, psychographic-based, and preference-based targeted benefits from a plurality of goods, services, information, and value providers; wherein the benefits are offered specifically to those entities qualified and/or eligible and/or entitled to receive said benefits, is disclosed. Various methods and systems for matching entities with benefits are also disclosed. An exemplary method includes: (1) making available a plurality of benefits; (2) examining this plurality of benefits to determine for which benefits entity is qualified or eligible to receive; and (3) providing notification of said “entity-is-qualified-for” benefits. The system includes a memory for storing entity/benefit-seeker information, benefit information with benefit provider information, and benefit correlation information. The system compares the entity information to the benefit information to determine those benefits, if any, to which the entity is qualified to utilize.
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180 Claims
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1. A system for permitting an entity to more effectively make use of a variety of available benefits from a plurality of goods, services, information, and value benefit providers, wherein said benefits are offered specifically to those entities qualified/eligible to receive said benefits, said system comprising:
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means for storing in a memory in the system entity information, benefit-provider information, and benefit correlation information;
means for inputting into said system a set of entity demographic, geographic, psychographic, and preference data for said entity;
means for comparing said entity data set to determine those benefit-providers, if any, which have benefits said entity is qualified to utilize;
means for analyzing said benefit-provider information and said benefit correlation information to determine whether any benefit-providers are offering potentially applicable benefits for said data and whether said data satisfies requirements for obtaining said potentially applicable benefits;
means for displaying a message to inform a system user of any available benefits applicable to said data;
wherein said benefits includes at least one of a discounted rate or value available to the entity as a result of entity'"'"'s qualifying or being eligible for at least one benefit available from at least one benefit provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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80. A system comprising:
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a memory device having embodied therein information relating to a plurality of benefits;
a processor in communication with said memory device, said processor configured to;
create a benefits listing for a specified entity with a specified set of demographic, geographic, psychographic, and preference data;
make available said benefits listing;
examine a plurality of benefits that are available to a plurality of entities, said listing to determine which of said plurality of benefits to select for said entity, at least one of said plurality of benefits having qualification parameters;
select at least one of said plurality benefits; and
provide notification of benefit information to said entity, including the benefit providers corresponding to said selected benefits.
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81. A system comprising:
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a memory device having embodied therein information relating to a plurality of benefits;
a processor in communication with said memory device, said processor configured to;
receive a benefits listing for a specified entity with a specified set of demographic, geographic, psychographic, and preference data;
provide said benefits listing to an entity;
receive an acceptance of said benefits listing from said entity;
transmit said acceptance to a benefit information provider; and
receive benefit information selected by said benefit information provider, including the benefit providers corresponding to said selected benefits.
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82. A system comprising:
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a memory device having embodied therein information relating to a plurality of benefits;
a processor in communication with said memory device, said processor configured to;
receive an acceptance of a benefits listing for a specified entity with a specified set of demographic, geographic, psychographic, and preference data;
examine a plurality of benefits that would satisfy the specified data set to determine which of said plurality of benefits to select for said specified entity;
select at least one of said plurality of benefits; and
provide notice of said selected benefits, wherein said selected benefits include the benefit providers corresponding to said selected benefits.
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87. In a system, a method for permitting an entity to more effectively make use of a variety of available benefits from a plurality of goods, services, information, and value benefit providers, wherein said benefits are offered specifically to those entities meeting the qualifications/eligibility requirements of one or more benefit providers, said method comprising:
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storing in a memory in the system entity information, benefit provider information, and benefit correlation information;
inputting a set of entity demographic, geographic, psychographic, and preference data for said entity into said computer system by means of a data entry device electronically communicating with said system;
operating the computer system to compare said entity data information to determine those benefit providers, if any, which have benefits entity is qualified to utilize;
further operating said system to determine whether any benefit provider is offering a benefit applicable to said data;
displaying a message to inform a system user of any available benefits applicable to said data;
wherein said benefit includes at least one of a discounted rate or any other value available to entity as a result of entity'"'"'s qualifying for/being eligible for at least one benefit from at least one benefit provider. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 177, 178, 179, 180)
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164. A method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for benefit information;
querying, using a computer, a central benefit information storage system to determine if any benefits exist for benefit information requester;
receiving, using a computer, said benefit information;
accepting at least one of said available benefits. - View Dependent Claims (165, 166, 167, 168)
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169. A method of using a computer to process a benefit information request, comprising the steps of:
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creating a benefit listing;
outputting said benefit listing via an electronic system;
examining a plurality of benefits which would fulfill the benefit information request relating to said benefit listing to determine which, if any, of said plurality of benefits to select for said benefit listing;
selecting, when available, at least one of said plurality of benefits;
outputting notification of benefit information corresponding to said selected benefits; and
accepting at least one of said benefits. - View Dependent Claims (170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175)
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176. A method comprising the steps of:
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viewing, using a computer, benefit information;
transmitting, using a computer, a request to obtain at least one benefit corresponding to said benefit information;
receiving a commitment for at least one benefit;
accepting said commitment for said at least one benefit; and
receiving said at least one benefit.
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Specification