Method and system for managing concurrent sku-based rewards program
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1. A method for determining one or more incentives to apply to a transaction, the method comprising:
- determining a plurality of incentives that are eligible for application to the transaction, the eligibility based on at least one product;
determining one or more incentives from the plurality of incentives to apply to the transaction; and
applying the determined one or more incentives to the transaction.
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Abstract
Techniques for providing a plurality of incentives for a product during a loyalty transaction are provided. A group of eligible incentives for a product are determined and one or more of the eligible incentives are selected and applied to the loyalty transaction. The techniques include determining a plurality of incentives that are eligible for application to the transaction, the eligibility based on at least one product; determining one or more incentives from the plurality of incentives to apply to the transaction; and applying the determined one or more incentives to the transaction.
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1. A method for determining one or more incentives to apply to a transaction, the method comprising:
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determining a plurality of incentives that are eligible for application to the transaction, the eligibility based on at least one product;
determining one or more incentives from the plurality of incentives to apply to the transaction; and
applying the determined one or more incentives to the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for managing incentives in connection with a loyalty transaction, the method comprising:
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determining a plurality of incentives that are eligible for the loyalty transaction, the eligibility determined based on at least one product;
calculating an incentive value for each of the plurality of incentives;
determining one or more incentives from the plurality of incentives to apply to the loyalty transaction based on the calculated incentive values for each of the plurality of incentives; and
applying the determined one or more incentives to the loyalty transaction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for determining one or more incentives to apply to a loyalty transaction, the method comprising:
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communicating with a portable device to conduct the loyalty transaction, the loyalty transaction involving at least one product having a product identifier;
determining portable device information for the portable device;
determining a plurality of incentives that are eligible for the loyalty transaction, the eligible incentives determined based on the product identifier and the portable device information;
determining one or more incentives from the plurality of incentives to apply to the loyalty transaction; and
applying the determined one or more incentives to the loyalty transaction. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for managing a plurality of incentives, the method comprising:
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determining information for the plurality of incentives, the information for each incentive including a product identifier;
determining one or more rules for applying incentives if two or more incentives in the plurality of incentives are applicable for a loyalty transaction; and
sending the information and the one or more rules to one or more distribution channels, wherein the information including the product identifier is usable to determine two or more eligible incentives from the plurality of incentives for the loyalty transaction and the one or more rules are usable to determine one or more incentives from the two or more eligible incentives that are applicable for the loyalty transaction. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for determining one or more incentives to apply to a loyalty transaction, the method comprising:
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using a portable device in a loyalty transaction for at least one product associated with a product identifier;
determining loyalty program information for a plurality of loyalty programs;
determining portable device information for the portable device;
determining transaction details for the loyalty transaction;
determining one or more incentives from a plurality of incentives to apply to the loyalty transaction based on at least one of the loyalty program information, portable device information, product identifier, and transaction details, wherein the plurality of incentives are associated with the product identifier; and
applying the determined one or more incentives to the loyalty transaction. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A device for determining one or more incentives to apply to a loyalty transaction, the device comprising:
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a communicator configured to receive a request to process a loyalty transaction involving at least one product;
a program determiner configured to determine a plurality of incentives that are eligible for application to the loyalty transaction, the eligibility based on the at least one product;
an incentive selector configured to select one or more incentives from the plurality of incentives to apply to the loyalty transaction; and
an incentive applier configured to apply the determined one or more incentives to the loyalty transaction. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A system for determining one or more incentives to apply to a loyalty transaction, the system comprising:
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one or more portable devices, each portable device including portable device information; and
one or more distribution channels, at least one distribution channel comprising;
a communicator configured to communicate with a portable device in the one or more portable devices for a loyalty transaction involving at least one product and to determine portable device information associated with the portable device;
an incentive selector configured to determine one or more incentives from a plurality of incentives associated with the at least one product to apply to the loyalty transaction, the one or more incentives determined based on the at least one product and the portable device information; and
an incentive applier configured to apply the determined one or more incentives to the loyalty transaction. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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