Attrition of affinity points
First Claim
1. A method of processing customer affinity-point accounts to promote attrition thereof, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) issuing affinity points to customers as premiums for other activities or for purchases;
(b) maintaining for each customer an account of accrued affinity points; and
(c) enabling a customer having a respective account of accrued affinity points to engage in wagering at a gaming console with gaming credits in the form of affinity points from the respective account and automatically in response to the wagering, crediting winnings in terms of affinity points to the account of the customer, debiting losses in terms of affinity points to the account of the customer, and displaying additions to, subtractions from and current balances of affinity points in the account on the console.
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Abstract
Affinity points issued to customers as premiums for other activities or for purchases are maintaining for each customer an account of accrued affinity points. Each customer has a respective account of accrued affinity points that he or she can use to engage in wagering with gaming credits in the form of affinity points from the respective account. Automatically in response to wagering, winnings are credited in terms of affinity points to the account of the customer, losses are debited in terms of affinity points to the account of the customer, and additions to, subtractions from and current balances of affinity points are displayed in the account on the console.
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1. A method of processing customer affinity-point accounts to promote attrition thereof, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) issuing affinity points to customers as premiums for other activities or for purchases;
(b) maintaining for each customer an account of accrued affinity points; and
(c) enabling a customer having a respective account of accrued affinity points to engage in wagering at a gaming console with gaming credits in the form of affinity points from the respective account and automatically in response to the wagering, crediting winnings in terms of affinity points to the account of the customer, debiting losses in terms of affinity points to the account of the customer, and displaying additions to, subtractions from and current balances of affinity points in the account on the console. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of processing customer affinity-points account to promote attrition thereof, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) issuing affinity points to customers as premium for other activities or purchases;
(b) maintaining for each customer an account of accrued affinity points; and
(c) offering for sale merchandise at deep discounts denominated in affinity points, and prepaid in said affinity points, said sale to take place if a predetermined event occurs, and if said event does not occur, said prepaid affinity points are forfeited. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A method of processing customer affinity-points account to promote attrition thereof, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) issuing affinity points to customers as premium for other activities or purchases;
(b) maintaining for each customer an account of accrued affinity points; and
(c) establishing a market in securities options and other derivatives, whereby the time and price premiums as well as transaction costs are denominated in said affinity points; and
(d) matching buy and sell orders in said options and derivatives denominated in said affinity points and causing affinity points attrition through transaction costs.
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