Recognition and Reward System and Method
First Claim
1. A recognition and reward system comprising:
- an identification assembly carried by a first party, said identification assembly comprising an identification code supported by a substrate, said identification code comprising data;
a reader assembly carried by a second party, said reader assembly being configured to collect said data from said identification code when said identification assembly is presented to said reader assembly; and
a rewards program platform selectively interfaceable with said reader assembly to receive said data collected by said reader assembly, wherein said rewards program platform awards redeemable points to one of said first and second parties based on said collected data.
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Abstract
A recognition and reward system including an identification assembly carried by a first party, the identification assembly including an identification code supported by a substrate, the identification code including data, a reader assembly carried by a second party, the reader assembly being configured to collect the data from the identification code when the identification assembly is presented to the reader assembly, and a rewards program platform selectively interfaceable with the reader assembly to receive the data collected by the reader assembly, wherein the rewards program platform awards redeemable points to the first or second party based on the collected data.
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60 Claims
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1. A recognition and reward system comprising:
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an identification assembly carried by a first party, said identification assembly comprising an identification code supported by a substrate, said identification code comprising data; a reader assembly carried by a second party, said reader assembly being configured to collect said data from said identification code when said identification assembly is presented to said reader assembly; and a rewards program platform selectively interfaceable with said reader assembly to receive said data collected by said reader assembly, wherein said rewards program platform awards redeemable points to one of said first and second parties based on said collected data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A recognition and reward system comprising:
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an identification assembly carried by a first party, said identification assembly comprising a substrate and a plurality of identification codes supported by said substrate, each identification code of said plurality comprising data indicative of said first party and a unique reason for recognition; and a reader assembly carried by a second party, said reader assembly being configured to collect said data from at least one identification code of said plurality of identification codes when said identification code is presented to said reader assembly. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method for recognizing a first party by a second party and rewarding said first party for such recognition, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing said second party with an identification assembly comprising an identification code supported by a substrate, said identification code comprising data; providing said first party with a reader assembly; presenting said identification code to said reader assembly such that said reader assembly collects said data from said identification code; transferring said data collected by said reader assembly to a rewards program platform; and awarding said first party points based on said data transferred to said rewards program platform. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method for recognizing a first party by a second party and rewarding said first party for such recognition, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing said first party with an identification assembly comprising an identification code supported by a substrate, said identification code comprising data; providing said second party with a reader assembly; presenting said identification code to said reader assembly such that said reader assembly collects said data from said identification code; transferring said data collected by said reader assembly to a rewards program platform; and awarding said first party points based on said data transferred to said rewards program platform. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A reader assembly comprising:
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a housing; a cord extending from, and biased into, said housing; an RFID receiver at least partially received in said housing; and a connection interface configured to communicate data received by said RFID receiver. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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