Systems and methods for facilitating group rewards
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a retailer, an indication of a group of customers, wherein the indication of the group defines a number of customers in the group;
receiving an indication of a reward the group desires to earn in exchange for completing purchases at the retailer, wherein the indication of the reward defines an expected cost of the reward to the retailer;
determining, based at least partially on the number of customers and the expected cost, purchasing conditions the group would have to satisfy in order to earn the reward, wherein the purchasing conditions define at least one of a number of purchases, a frequency of purchases, and a value of purchases to be made by the group at the retailer;
outputting the purchasing conditions to the group;
receiving, from the group, a response to the purchasing conditions; and
registering the group for the reward if the response indicates an acceptance of the purchasing conditions.
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Abstract
In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention a retailer may receive a request from a group of customers for a reward the group desires to earn by making purchases at the retailer. In response to such a request the retailer determines purchasing conditions the group must satisfy in order to earn the reward. The purchasing conditions may be determined based on, for example, a value of the reward (e.g., a cost of the reward to the retailer), a number of customers in the group, and/or a time by which the group desires to earn the reward. The purchasing conditions may be determined such that the retailer realizes at least a predetermined profit after the cost of providing the reward is considered. The methods of the present invention may be implemented at an online and/or brick-and-mortar retailer.
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58 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a retailer, an indication of a group of customers, wherein the indication of the group defines a number of customers in the group;
receiving an indication of a reward the group desires to earn in exchange for completing purchases at the retailer, wherein the indication of the reward defines an expected cost of the reward to the retailer;
determining, based at least partially on the number of customers and the expected cost, purchasing conditions the group would have to satisfy in order to earn the reward, wherein the purchasing conditions define at least one of a number of purchases, a frequency of purchases, and a value of purchases to be made by the group at the retailer;
outputting the purchasing conditions to the group;
receiving, from the group, a response to the purchasing conditions; and
registering the group for the reward if the response indicates an acceptance of the purchasing conditions. - 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)
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33. A method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a group of customers, wherein the indication includes a number of customers comprising the group;
receiving a description of a reward that the group desires to earn in exchange for completing purchases at a retailer;
determining a value of the reward;
determining, based on the value, at least one condition the group must satisfy in order to earn the reward; and
outputting the at least one condition to the group. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a customer, a description of a reward the customer desires to earn as part of a group of customers;
determining conditions the group would have to satisfy in order to earn the reward, wherein the conditions define a minimum number of customers comprising the group, a time by which the group would earn the reward, and at least one purchasing condition comprising at least one of a frequency of purchases, a monetary value of purchases, and a number of purchases to be completed by the group before the time; and
outputting the conditions to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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