LOYALTY PROGRAM FOR MERCHANT INVENTORY
First Claim
1. A user interface comprising:
- means for inputting data;
a menu including a plurality of selectable inventory items of a merchant;
an inventory selection region for receiving a selection from the means for inputting data of one said inventory item from the menu; and
a loyalty program collaborative offer icon, wherein;
the means for inputting data is operable with the loyalty program collaborative offer icon to activate a function of an application executing on a client that addresses a request to a web service to initiate a loyalty program collaboration on a loyalty program having an offer on the selected one said inventory item from the menu; and
the request includes;
the selected one said inventory item from the menu; and
an identifier for the merchant, wherein the menu, the inventory selection region, and the loyalty program collaborative offer icon are rendered to a display of the client by the executing application.
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Abstract
Collaborative constituents collaborate to develop offers on selected inventory items of a merchant as part of a loyalty program within a transaction processing system. An inventory management system of the merchant includes an application rendering a hyperlink capable of transmitting a request to collaborate to a web server and to include information on the selected inventory item within the request. Upon establishing a connection with the web server, transmissions addressed to the collaborative constituents are formed and received from the collaborative constituents containing suggested parameters for the loyalty program. At least one remaining parameter for the loyalty program that a set of remaining collaborative constituents have agreed upon is determined. Another transmission addressed to each of the collaborative constituents in the set of remaining collaborative constituents is formed, the another transmission including the remaining parameters for the loyalty program.
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20 Claims
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1. A user interface comprising:
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means for inputting data; a menu including a plurality of selectable inventory items of a merchant; an inventory selection region for receiving a selection from the means for inputting data of one said inventory item from the menu; and a loyalty program collaborative offer icon, wherein; the means for inputting data is operable with the loyalty program collaborative offer icon to activate a function of an application executing on a client that addresses a request to a web service to initiate a loyalty program collaboration on a loyalty program having an offer on the selected one said inventory item from the menu; and the request includes; the selected one said inventory item from the menu; and an identifier for the merchant, wherein the menu, the inventory selection region, and the loyalty program collaborative offer icon are rendered to a display of the client by the executing application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-implemented method of collaborating among collaborative constituents to develop a loyalty program within a transaction processing system, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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rendering via a graphical user interface; a menu of a plurality of inventory items of a merchant; and a loyalty program collaborative offer icon corresponding to a hyperlink for an address of a host computer; and upon receiving a selection of the hyperlink and a menu selection of one said inventory item from the menu; forming a request and a proposal for delivery to the host computer, wherein; the request includes; the selected said inventory item; and an identifier for a merchant; the proposal includes; an address of at least one collaborative constituent in accordance with a first workflow identifying a predefined order thereof; and parameters for a loyalty program including an offer to a consumer to conduct a transaction with the merchant for the menu selection, wherein; the consumer is to receive a reward upon;
conducting the transaction; and
satisfaction of a condition of the reward;and the transaction is made payable upon an account that is issued by an issuer to the consumer; receiving a response to the proposal from the addressed at least one collaborative constituent; forming a reply for delivery to the host computer including an address of at least one collaborative constituent in accordance with a second workflow identifying a predefined order of delivery thereof; and receiving a negotiated set of the parameters for the loyalty program to which each remaining said collaborative constituent has agreed, wherein each said collaborative constituent is selected from a group consisting of the issuer, an acquirer, the merchant, a transaction handler, and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A merchant system for deriving an offer of a reward to be made to a consumer as part of a loyalty program comprising:
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means for rendering via a graphical user interface; a menu of a plurality of inventory items of a merchant; and a loyalty program collaborative offer icon corresponding to a hyperlink for an address of a host computer; and upon receiving a selection of the hyperlink and a menu selection of one said inventory item from the menu; means for forming a request and a proposal for delivery to the host computer, wherein; the request includes; the selected said inventory item; and an identifier for a merchant; the proposal includes; an address of at least one collaborative constituent in accordance with a first workflow identifying a predefined order thereof; and parameters for a loyalty program including an offer to a consumer to conduct a transaction with the merchant for the menu selection, wherein; the consumer is to receive a reward upon;
conducting the transaction; and
satisfaction of a condition of the reward;and the transaction is made payable upon an account that is issued by an issuer to the consumer; means for receiving a response to the proposal from the addressed at least one collaborative constituent; means for forming a reply for delivery to the host computer including an address of at least one collaborative constituent in accordance with a second workflow identifying a predefined order of delivery thereof; and means for receiving a negotiated set of the parameters for the loyalty program to which each remaining said collaborative constituent has agreed, wherein each said collaborative constituent is selected from a group consisting of the issuer, an acquirer, the merchant, a transaction handler, and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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