Interactive retrofit capable loyalty device
First Claim
1. A loyalty system comprising:
- at least one adapter, the adapter configured to allow communication between an existing transaction system and the loyalty system; and
a identification management module adapted to receive an identifier from one or more of a data carrying device and an identification tag, the identification management module capable of determining a loyalty system identifier and purchase information, the loyalty system identifier capable of identifying a user to the loyalty system and the purchase information capable of paying for a purchase at an existing retail system.
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Abstract
A loyalty system is retrofit into an existing retail or purchase transaction system such that the system is inserted between a reading device and the reading device'"'"'s associated original controlling hardware. The loyalty system is then capable of receiving information read by the reader and, for example, passively reading the data as if it is being transferred from the reader to the reader'"'"'s controller or, actively reading the data and then determining if all, a portion, or derivative of that data should be transferred to the existing retail system. For example, this basic technology can be used to allow the loyalty system to accept, for example, information from an RFID tag and submit magstripe data to a magstripe controller as if the magstripe reader had originally read the magstripe data.
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21 Claims
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1. A loyalty system comprising:
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at least one adapter, the adapter configured to allow communication between an existing transaction system and the loyalty system; and
a identification management module adapted to receive an identifier from one or more of a data carrying device and an identification tag, the identification management module capable of determining a loyalty system identifier and purchase information, the loyalty system identifier capable of identifying a user to the loyalty system and the purchase information capable of paying for a purchase at an existing retail system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a loyalty system comprising:
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installing an adapter configured to allow communication between an existing transaction system and the loyalty system;
receiving an identifier from one or more of a data carrying device and an identification tag; and
determining a loyalty system identifier and purchase information, the loyalty system identifier capable of identifying a user to the loyalty system and the purchase information capable of paying for a purchase at an existing retail system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A loyalty system comprising:
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means for installing an adapter configured to allow communication between an existing transaction system and the loyalty system;
means for receiving an identifier from one or more of a data carrying device and an identification tag; and
means for determining a loyalty system identifier and purchase information, the purchase information capable of paying for a purchase at an existing retail system and the loyalty system identifier capable of identifying a user to the loyalty system.
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