Method and apparatus for a rule development process for inducement prizes

• US 20090048857A1
• Filed: 01/28/2008
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pepper J. Kent
• Original Assignee: Pepper J. Kent
• Inventors: Pepper, J. Kent
• Application Number:
  US12/011,503
• Publication Number:
  US 20090048857A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a rule development process for inducement prizes is presented. The rule development process comprises a number of sub-process threads allowing for the authoring, review, preview, approval and presentation of rules setting parameters for successful claiming of the inducement prize. The process also allows for sub-process threads for contributing to, submitting to, verification of, merger of, voting for, and revision of the inducement prize as well as the appointment of a prize administrator. The Inducement Prize Rule Development Process allows rules to be authored for the sake of creating a goal for claiming of a prize.

Claims

1. A method for a rule development process for an inducement prize, the method comprising the steps of:

implementing an Authoring Process, wherein at least one rule allowing for claiming and awarding of the inducement prize is authored;

implementing an open-ended Review Process, wherein the at least one rule may be revised during an infinite period of time;

implementing a Preview Process, wherein a most recent version of the at least one rule may viewed;

implementing an Approval Process, wherein the most recent version of the at least one rule may be finalized; and

implementing a Presentation Process, wherein the finalized version of the at least one rule may be viewed.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein changing the infinite period of time during which the at least one rule may be revised in the Review Process comprises at least one of the steps of:

redefining the infinite period of time to a finite period of time during which the Review Process may be implemented; and

initiating a default closure after a pre-determined period of time.