System and Method for Providing Financial Incentives and Discentives Based on a Consumer Activity

• US 20110270666A1
• Filed: 05/02/2011
• Published: 11/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Satyam Priyadarshy, Thomas R. Welsh
• Original Assignee: Satyam Priyadarshy, Thomas R. Welsh
• Inventors: Priyadarshy, Satyam, Welsh, Thomas R.
• Application Number:
  US13/098,755
• Publication Number:
  US 20110270666A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0234 Rebates after completed purchase

Abstract

A system and method for providing financial incentives and disincentives to a consumer based on a consumer activity. A record related to the consumer activity is received by a Computer Server and stored in a Consumer Database. The Consumer Database includes historical consumer activity associated with the registered consumer. The historical consumer activity is transmitted to at least one registered marketing entity. Based on the historical consumer activity, the registered marketing entity provides a financial incentive and/or disincentive which is processed and automatically applied to a qualified registered consumer.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing at least one financial incentive to a consumer, the method comprising:

receiving from at least one of a registered retail entity or a registered consumer, a record relating to a purchase made by the registered consumer;

storing the record in a consumer database comprising a consumer profile associated with the registered consumer, wherein the consumer profile comprise one or more forms of identification data associated with the registered consumer and historical purchase data;

providing to at least one registered marketing entity the historical purchase data without disclosing the identification data associated with the registered consumer;

receiving from the at least one registered marketing entity, the at least one financial incentive based on the historical purchase data;

processing the at least one financial incentive to identify the registered consumer eligible for the at least one financial incentive;

reviewing the historical purchase data in the consumer profile to determine if the identified consumer is qualified to receive the financial incentive; and

automatically applying the financial incentive to the qualified registered consumer.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the record comprises identifier data associated with the registered consumer, information associated with one or more purchases made by the registered consumer, and the at least one registered retail entity associated with the one or more purchases.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the historical purchase data comprises a history of purchases associated with the identification data and one or more registered retail entities associated with the purchases.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising storing the processed financial incentives with the registered consumers identified to be eligible for the financial incentive.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising comparing the identifier data in the record to the one or more forms of identification data associated with the registered consumer stored in the consumer profile.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising comparing, the record to a retail entity profile, wherein the retail entity profile comprises one or more forms of identification data associated with the registered retail entity.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the processing comprises filtering the at least one financial incentive based on the stored consumer profile and a specific criteria provided by the at least one registered marketing entity.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein said processing further comprising ranking the at least one financial incentives based on the stored consumer profile, wherein said stored consumer profile further comprises a predicted redemption of the financial incentive by the registered consumer.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the financial incentive comprises a cash value send to the registered consumer.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the financial incentive comprises a rebate on the subsequent purchase made by the registered consumer with the one or more registered retail entities.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the record is a digital record of the purchase made by the registered consumer.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising charging a fee based on the financial incentive to at least one of the registered consumers, the registered retail entities and the registered marketing entities.

13. A computer-implemented system for providing at least one financial incentive to a consumer, the system comprising:

a consumer database comprising a consumer profile associated with a registered consumer, wherein the consumer profile comprises one or more forms of identification data associated with the registered consumer and historical purchase data;

a retail and marketing database comprising retail entity profile associated with at least one registered retail entity;

a computer server, coupled to the consumer database and the retail and marketing database, the computer server configured to perform the steps of;

receiving from at least one of a registered retail entity or a registered consumer, a record relating to a purchase made by the registered consumer;

storing the record in the consumer database;

providing to at least one registered marketing entity the historical purchase data without disclosing the identification data associated with the registered consumer;

receiving from the at least one registered marketing entity, the at least one financial incentive based on the historical purchase data;

processing the at least one financial incentive to identify the registered consumer eligible for the at least one financial incentive;

reviewing the historical purchase data in the consumer profile to determine if the identified consumer is qualified to receive the financial incentive; and

automatically applying the financial incentive to the qualified registered consumer.

14. A computer-implemented method for providing at least one of a financial incentive or a financial disincentive to the consumer, the method comprising:

receiving from at least one of a registered retail entity or a registered consumer, a record relating to a consumer activity by the registered consumer;

storing the record in a consumer database comprising a consumer profile associated with the registered consumer, wherein the consumer profile comprises one or more forms of identification data associated with the registered consumer and historical consumer activity data;

providing to at least one registered marketing entity the historical consumer activity data without disclosing the identification data associated with the registered consumer;

receiving from the at least one registered marketing entity, the at least one of a financial incentive or the financial disincentive based on the historical consumer activity;

processing the at least one financial incentive or the financial disincentive to identify the registered consumer eligible for the at least one of the financial incentive or the financial disincentive;

reviewing the historical consumer activity data in the consumer profile to determine if the identified consumer is qualified to receive one of the financial incentive or the financial disincentive; and

automatically applying one of the financial incentive or the financial disincentive to the qualified registered consumer.

15. A computer-implemented system for providing at least one of a financial incentive or a financial disincentive, the system comprising:

a consumer database comprising consumer profile associated with a registered consumer, wherein the consumer profile comprises one or more forms of identification data associated with the registered consumer and historical consumer activity data;

a retail and marketing database comprising retail entity profile associated with at least one registered retail entity;

a computer server, coupled to the consumer database and the retail and marketing database, the computer server configured to perform the steps of;

receiving from at least one of a registered retail entity or a registered consumer, a record relating to a consumer activity by the registered consumer;

storing the record in a consumer database;

providing to at least one registered marketing entity the historical consumer activity data without disclosing the identification data associated with the registered consumer;

receiving from the at least one registered marketing entity, the at least one of a financial incentive or the financial disincentive based on the historical consumer activity;

processing the at least one of the financial incentive or the financial disincentive to identify the registered consumer eligible for the at least one of the financial incentive or the financial disincentive;

reviewing the historical consumer activity data in the consumer profile to determine if the identified consumer is qualified to receive one of the financial incentive or the financial disincentive; and

automatically applying one of the financial incentive or the financial disincentive to the qualified registered consumer.