Loyalty rewards management and processing system and method
First Claim
1. A system for processing a transaction in connection with a loyalty rewards program, said system comprising:
- an identification component associated with at least one individual;
a transaction processing component configured to identify said at least one individual associated with a transaction based on said identification component; and
a loyalty rewards processing component that includes rules and logic associated with a loyalty rewards program and that is configured to receive information associated with said at least one individual and said transaction from said transaction processing component, determine an eligible amount associated with said transaction for at least one promotion, determine at least one reward based on said eligible amount and said at least one promotion, and store information associated with each item purchased in said transaction, including information associated with said purchased item, said at least one individual, said transaction, said at least one promotion, said eligible amount, and said at least one reward.
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Abstract
A system and method for processing a transaction in connection with a loyalty rewards program comprising identifying at least one individual associated with said transaction, communicating associated information to a processing component that includes rules and logic associated with said loyalty rewards program, determining an eligible amount associated with said transaction for at least one promotion, determining at least one reward based on said eligible amount and said at least one promotion, and storing detailed, comprehensive, line item information associated with the transaction. Said system and method may further comprise determining an owed amount associated with at least one loyalty provider based on said rules and logic and charging said at least one loyalty provider for said owed amount. Such a system will facilitate marketing strategies, processing of returns, and management of cross-promotional arrangements, and will enable merchants to develop, implement, and manage complex loyalty rewards programs.
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50 Claims
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1. A system for processing a transaction in connection with a loyalty rewards program, said system comprising:
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an identification component associated with at least one individual; a transaction processing component configured to identify said at least one individual associated with a transaction based on said identification component; and a loyalty rewards processing component that includes rules and logic associated with a loyalty rewards program and that is configured to receive information associated with said at least one individual and said transaction from said transaction processing component, determine an eligible amount associated with said transaction for at least one promotion, determine at least one reward based on said eligible amount and said at least one promotion, and store information associated with each item purchased in said transaction, including information associated with said purchased item, said at least one individual, said transaction, said at least one promotion, said eligible amount, and said at least one reward. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for processing a transaction in connection with a loyalty rewards program, said method comprising:
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identifying at least one individual associated with a transaction; communicating information associated with said individual and said transaction to a loyalty rewards processing component that includes rules and logic associated with a loyalty rewards program and that is configured to receive said information associated with said at least one individual and said transaction; determining an eligible amount associated with said transaction for at least one promotion; determining at least one reward based on said eligible amount and said at least one promotion; and toring information associated with each item purchased in said transaction, including information associated with said purchased item, said at least one individual, said transaction, said at least one promotion, said eligible amount, and said at least one reward. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer readable medium storing means for identifying at least one individual associated with a transaction;
communicating information associated with said individual and said transaction to a loyalty rewards processing component that includes rules and logic associated with a loyalty rewards program and that is configured to receive said information associated with said at least one individual and said transaction;
determining an eligible amount associated with said transaction for at least one promotion;
determining at least one reward based on said eligible amount and said at least one promotion; and
storing information associated with each item purchased in said transaction, including information associated with said purchased item, said at least one individual, said transaction, said at least one promotion, said eligible amount, and said at least one reward.
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50. An on-line system for processing a transaction in connection with a loyalty rewards program, said system comprising:
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an identification component associated with at least one individual; a transaction processing component configured to identify said at least one individual associated with a transaction based on said identification component; and a loyalty rewards processing component that includes rules and logic associated with a loyalty rewards program and that is configured to receive information associated with said at least one individual and said transaction from said transaction processing component, determine an eligible amount associated with said transaction for at least one promotion, determine at least one reward based on said eligible amount and said at least one promotion, and store information associated with each item purchased in said transaction, including information associated with said purchased item, said at least one individual, said transaction, said at least one promotion, said eligible amount, and said at least one reward.
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