System and method for providing loyalty rewards to an assistant designated to manage a financial transaction account
First Claim
1. A method for rewarding both a holder of a transaction account linked to a financial transaction instrument, and an assistant who has been designated by the transaction account holder to manage the transaction account, comprising the steps of:
- creating a first loyalty account associated with the transaction account holder;
creating a second loyalty account associated with the assistant;
providing a first reward to the first loyalty account based on at least one transaction made using the financial transaction instrument ; and
providing a second reward to the second loyalty account, based on the at least one transaction made using the financial transaction instrument, whereby the transaction account holder and the assistant can each participate in a loyalty program through use of the financial transaction instrument.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and computer program products for rewarding a holder of a transaction account linked to a financial transaction instrument, and rewarding an assistant who has been designated by the transaction account holder to manage the transaction account, the transaction account holder and the assistant each participating in a loyalty program. A first loyalty account associated with the transaction account is created for the transaction account holder. A second loyalty account associated with the transaction account is created for the assistant. A first reward is provided to the first loyalty account of the transaction account holder and a second reward is provided to the second loyalty account of the assistant, based on at least one transaction made using the financial transaction instrument.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for rewarding both a holder of a transaction account linked to a financial transaction instrument, and an assistant who has been designated by the transaction account holder to manage the transaction account, comprising the steps of:
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creating a first loyalty account associated with the transaction account holder;
creating a second loyalty account associated with the assistant;
providing a first reward to the first loyalty account based on at least one transaction made using the financial transaction instrument ; and
providing a second reward to the second loyalty account, based on the at least one transaction made using the financial transaction instrument, whereby the transaction account holder and the assistant can each participate in a loyalty program through use of the financial transaction instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for rewarding a holder of a transaction account linked to a financial transaction instrument, and an assistant who has been designated by the transaction account holder to manage the transaction account, comprising:
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a database storing information relating to a first loyalty account, associated with the transaction account holder, and a second loyalty account, associated with the assistant; and
a processor for providing a first reward to the first loyalty account based on at least one transaction made using the financial transaction instrument and for providing a second reward to the second loyalty account, based on the at least one transaction made using the financial transaction instrument, whereby the transaction account holder and the assistant can each participate in a loyalty program through use of the financial transaction instrument. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to reward a holder of a transaction account linked to a financial transaction instrument, and an assistant who has been designated by the transaction account holder to manage the transaction account, said control logic comprising:
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first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to create a first loyalty account associated with the transaction account holder;
second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to create a second loyalty account associated with the assistant;
third computer readable program code means for causing the computer to provide a first reward to the first loyalty account based on at least one transaction made using the financial transaction instrument; and
fourth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to provide a second reward to the second loyalty account of the assistant, based on the at least one transaction made using the financial transaction instrument, whereby the transaction account holder and the assistant can each participate in a loyalty program through use of the financial transaction instrument. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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