SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIERED FILTERING OF PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method comprising:
- transmitting, by a computer-based merchant system for facilitating a merchant loyalty program, purchase data to a loyalty host, wherein the purchase data includes transaction data and a retailer item identifier, wherein the retailer item identifier is associated with a manufacturer item identifier;
receiving, by the computer-based merchant system, a determination of a qualifying merchant in response to the purchase data corresponding to loyalty program data; and
receiving, by the computer-based merchant system, loyalty awards, wherein the loyalty awards are based on at least one of the manufacturer item identifier, the loyalty program data, the retailer item identifier, and a group of merchants.
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Abstract
A filtering module to process purchase transaction data received from a retailer POS is disclosed. Merchant information is used to filter purchase transactions by determining whether the purchase transaction qualifies an initiating purchaser for a reward. The retailer POS transmits purchase data from a merchant to a host, wherein the purchase data includes retailer data, transaction data and a retailer item identifier, and wherein the retailer item identifier enables the host to determine a manufacturer item identifier. The retailer POS then receives a determination that the merchant is a qualifying merchant when the purchase data corresponds to the loyalty program data and causes the host to issue loyalty awards based on the manufacturer item identifier and the loyalty program data.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method comprising:
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transmitting, by a computer-based merchant system for facilitating a merchant loyalty program, purchase data to a loyalty host, wherein the purchase data includes transaction data and a retailer item identifier, wherein the retailer item identifier is associated with a manufacturer item identifier; receiving, by the computer-based merchant system, a determination of a qualifying merchant in response to the purchase data corresponding to loyalty program data; and receiving, by the computer-based merchant system, loyalty awards, wherein the loyalty awards are based on at least one of the manufacturer item identifier, the loyalty program data, the retailer item identifier, and a group of merchants.
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2. A computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer-based system for facilitating a loyalty program, purchase data, wherein the purchase data includes transaction data and a retailer item identifier, wherein the retailer item identifier is associated with a manufacturer item identifier; determining, by the computer-based system, a qualifying merchant, in response to the purchase data corresponding to loyalty program data; obtaining, by the computer-based system, the manufacturer item identifier based on the retailer item identifier; determining, by the computer-based system, loyalty awards based on at least one of the retailer item identifier, the manufacturer item identifier and a group of merchants; and awarding, by the computer-based system and to the qualifying merchant, loyalty awards. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system for facilitating a loyalty program, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by the computer-based system, purchase data, wherein the purchase data includes transaction data and a retailer item identifier, wherein the retailer item identifier is associated with a manufacturer item identifier; determining, by the computer-based system, a qualifying merchant, in response to the purchase data corresponding to loyalty program data; obtaining, by the computer-based system, the manufacturer item identifier based on the retailer item identifier; determining, by the computer-based system, loyalty awards based on at least one of the retailer item identifier, the manufacturer item identifier and a group of merchants; and awarding, by the computer-based system and to the qualifying merchant, loyalty awards.
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