SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIERED FILTERING OF PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for facilitating a merchant loyalty program, said method including:
- transmitting purchase data from said merchant to a host, wherein said purchase data includes retailer data, transaction data and a retailer item identifier, wherein said retailer item identifier enables said host to determine a manufacturer item identifier;
receiving, from said host, a determination that said merchant is a qualifying merchant when said purchase data corresponds to said loyalty program data; and
, causing said host to issue loyalty awards based on said manufacturer item identifier and said loyalty program data.
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Abstract
A filtering module to process purchase transaction data received from a retailer POS is disclosed. Merchant information is used to filter purchase transactions by determining whether the purchase transaction qualifies an initiating purchaser for a reward. The retailer POS transmits purchase data from a merchant to a host, wherein the purchase data includes retailer data, transaction data and a retailer item identifier, and wherein the retailer item identifier enables the host to determine a manufacturer item identifier. The retailer POS then receives a determination that the merchant is a qualifying merchant when the purchase data corresponds to the loyalty program data and causes the host to issue loyalty awards based on the manufacturer item identifier and the loyalty program data.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for facilitating a merchant loyalty program, said method including:
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transmitting purchase data from said merchant to a host, wherein said purchase data includes retailer data, transaction data and a retailer item identifier, wherein said retailer item identifier enables said host to determine a manufacturer item identifier;
receiving, from said host, a determination that said merchant is a qualifying merchant when said purchase data corresponds to said loyalty program data; and
,causing said host to issue loyalty awards based on said manufacturer item identifier and said loyalty program data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer implemented method for facilitating a loyalty program, the method including the steps of:
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receiving and storing loyalty program data;
receiving and storing manufacturer data, wherein said manufacturer data includes a manufacturer identifier and a manufacturer item identifier;
receiving and storing retailer data, wherein said retailer data includes a retailer identifier and a retailer item identifier;
associating and storing said manufacturer item identifier with said retailer item identifier;
receiving purchase data, wherein said purchase data includes retailer data, transaction data and a retailer item identifier;
determining a qualifying merchant when said purchase data corresponds to said loyalty program data;
obtaining said manufacturer item identifier based on said retailer item identifier; and
,transmitting, to said qualifying merchant, loyalty awards based on said manufacturer item identifier and said loyalty program data. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A computer readable storage medium containing a set of instructions for a general purpose computer for facilitating a purchase program, said instructions including:
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transmitting purchase data from said merchant to a host, wherein said purchase data includes retailer data, transaction data and a retailer item identifier, wherein said retailer item identifier enables said host to determine a manufacturer item identifier;
receiving, from said host, a determination that said merchant is a qualifying merchant when said purchase data corresponds to said loyalty program data; and
,causing said host to issue loyalty awards based on said manufacturer item identifier and said loyalty program data.
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