System and method for providing rewards including visible indicia thereon to a user to encourage physical activity and to encourage the accurate reporting of physical activity
First Claim
1. A method for encouraging participation in a physical activity and accurate reporting of participation in the physical activity to a business entity, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of reports of a participation of a user in a corresponding plurality of physical activities;
issuing a plurality of credits to the user in response to the received plurality of reports;
redeeming a fixed number of the plurality of credits for a reward, the reward having a visible indicia thereon indicating the participation of the user in the plurality of physical activities so as to encourage the user to accurately report the participation in the plurality of physical activities.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an exercise incentive method for encouraging physical activity by a user and accurate reporting of such physical activity to a business entity that may be at least partially responsible for health care costs incurred by the user. More specifically, the present invention provides rewards to the user for reporting participation in an exercise program. The rewards include indicia thereon indicating the participation of the user in the exercise program so as to encourage the user to accurately report such participation. The present invention also provides steps for administering the incentive method of the present invention on behalf of the business entity so as to reduce the burden of tracking, issuing, and redeeming incentives that may be issued to the customers.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for encouraging participation in a physical activity and accurate reporting of participation in the physical activity to a business entity, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of reports of a participation of a user in a corresponding plurality of physical activities;
issuing a plurality of credits to the user in response to the received plurality of reports;
redeeming a fixed number of the plurality of credits for a reward, the reward having a visible indicia thereon indicating the participation of the user in the plurality of physical activities so as to encourage the user to accurately report the participation in the plurality of physical activities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for encouraging participation in a physical activity and accurate reporting of participation in the physical activity to a business entity, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code instructions stored therein comprising:
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a first set of computer instructions for receiving a plurality of reports of a participation of a user in a corresponding plurality of physical activities;
a second set of computer instructions for issuing a plurality of credits to the user in response to the received plurality of reports;
a third set of computer instructions for redeeming a fixed number of the plurality of credits for a reward, the reward having a visible indicia thereon indicating the participation of the user in the plurality of physical activities so as to encourage the user to accurately report the participation in the plurality of physical activities. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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