SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REWARDING A CONSUMER BASED UPON POSITIVE BEHAVIOR OF A GROUP
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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a computer, group information associated with a group, wherein the group is associated with an entity that is associated with a transaction account of the entity;
determining, by the computer and based at least partially upon the group information, a first positive behavior of the group;
determining, by the computer, a first incentive associated with the first positive behavior;
determining, by the computer and based at least partially upon the first positive behavior, that the entity is eligible to receive the first incentive; and
producing, by the computer, output based at least partially upon the first incentive in order to offer the entity the first incentive.
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Abstract
The system evaluates a set of incentives based upon a variety of factors and/or predetermined rules and consumers are provided incentives when they satisfy one or more criteria of making payments for their transaction accounts. The one or more criteria include making an early payment, paying more than a minimum amount due, and making the payment through an automatic payment scheme. If a received payment satisfies one or more predefined criteria, one or more incentives are selected for the consumer, tracked, and provided to the consumer. The system analyzes payment information to determine attributes and positive (desirable) behavior and provides incentives to the consumer based on such positive behaviors.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer, group information associated with a group, wherein the group is associated with an entity that is associated with a transaction account of the entity; determining, by the computer and based at least partially upon the group information, a first positive behavior of the group; determining, by the computer, a first incentive associated with the first positive behavior; determining, by the computer and based at least partially upon the first positive behavior, that the entity is eligible to receive the first incentive; and producing, by the computer, output based at least partially upon the first incentive in order to offer the entity the first incentive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A tangible computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, if executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
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obtaining, by the computer, group information associated with a group, wherein the group is associated with an entity that is associated with a transaction account of the entity; determining, by the computer and based at least partially upon the group information, a first positive behavior of the group; determining, by the computer, a first incentive associated with the first positive behavior; determining, by the computer and based at least partially upon the first positive behavior, that the entity is eligible to receive the first incentive; and producing, by the computer, output based at least partially upon the first incentive in order to offer the entity the first incentive.
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16. A system comprising:
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a network interface communicating with a memory; the memory communicating with a processor; and the processor, when executing a computer program, is configured to; obtain group information associated with a group, wherein the group is associated with an entity that is associated with a transaction account of the entity; determine based at least partially upon the group information, a first positive behavior of the group; determine a first incentive associated with the first positive behavior; determine and based at least partially upon the first positive behavior, that the entity is eligible to receive the first incentive; and produce output based at least partially upon the first incentive in order to offer the entity the first incentive.
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