SYSTEM FOR CROSS-INTEGRATION OF CONSUMER LOYALTY PROGRAMS AND METHODS THEREOF

• US 20100241489A1
• Filed: 01/13/2010
• Published: 09/23/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RTS Recyclebank LLC
• Original Assignee: RecycleBank LLC (RecycleRewards, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ivers, Morley, Gonen, Ron
• Granted Patent: US 8,799,064 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system for cross-integrating consumer data from separate consumer loyalty programs to create an aggregated consumer record and methods thereof. In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for cross-integrating consumer loyalty programs comprises obtaining a first set of consumer data on a consumer from a first reward partner, obtaining a second set of consumer data from the consumer, aggregating the first set of consumer data and the second set of consumer data in a database, creating an aggregated consumer record in the database from the aggregated data, and providing access to the aggregated consumer record to the first reward partner.

Claims

1. A method for cross-integrating consumer loyalty programs comprising:

obtaining a first set of consumer data on a consumer from a first reward partner;

obtaining a second set of consumer data from the consumer;

aggregating the first set of consumer data and the second set of consumer data in a database;

creating an aggregate consumer record in the database from the aggregated data; and

providing access to the aggregate consumer record to the first reward partner.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining consumer data from a second reward partner.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the first set of consumer data from the first reward partner further comprises establishing an access level having tiers of consumer data to be shared.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein aggregating the first set and second set of consumer data further comprises matching a pair of records within the consumer data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the database further comprises a consumer entity account upon subscribing to an independent loyalty program.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first reward partner further comprises at least one of a merchant, a retailer, a vendor, a loyalty program or a retail chain.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the consumer data further comprises at least one of consumer demographic data or consumer shopping habits.

8. A method for cross-integrating consumer loyalty programs comprising:

establishing a first reward partner;

establishing a second reward partner;

obtaining a first set of consumer data from the first reward partner;

obtaining a second set of consumer data from the second reward partner;

aggregating the first set of consumer data and the second set of consumer data in a database;

associating the aggregated data with appropriate consumer records in the database to create an aggregate consumer record; and

providing access to the aggregate consumer record to the first reward partner and the second reward partner.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein establishing the first reward partner further comprises establishing an access level having tiers of consumer data to be shared.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein aggregating the first set and second set of consumer data further comprises matching a pair of records within the consumer data.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the database further comprises a consumer entity account upon subscribing to an independent loyalty program.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the first reward partner further comprises at least one of a merchant, a retailer, a vendor, a loyalty program or a retail chain.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the consumer data further comprises at least one of consumer demographic data and consumer shopping habits.

14. A system for cross-integrating consumer loyalty programs comprising:

a server, accessible via a global computer network comprising a tangible computer readable medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement;

obtaining a first set of consumer data on a consumer from a first reward partner;

obtaining a second set of consumer data from the consumer;

aggregating the first set of consumer data and the second set of consumer data in a database;

creating an aggregate consumer record in the central database from the aggregated data; and

providing access to the aggregate consumer record to the first reward partner.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising obtaining consumer data from a second reward partner.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein obtaining the first set of consumer data from the first reward partner further comprises establishing an access level having tiers of consumer data to be shared.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein aggregating the first set and second set of consumer data further comprises matching a pair of records within the consumer data.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the database further comprises a consumer entity account upon subscribing to an independent loyalty program.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the first reward partner further comprises at least one of a merchant, a retailer, a vendor, a loyalty program or a retail chain.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein the consumer data further comprises at least one of consumer demographic data or consumer shopping habits.