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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PROMOTIONS

  • US 20120265597A1
  • Filed: 04/17/2012
  • Published: 10/18/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. At least one tangible computer-readable medium storing one or more sequences of instructions for facilitating an incentive service, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps comprising:

  • response to a request from an establishment from a plurality of establishments registered with the incentive service, providing to the establishment one or more prompts via one or more user interfaces to assist in forming an incentive program related to the establishment, the prompts for requesting data to create at least one earning rule for earning incentive points and at least one redemption rule for redeeming earned incentive points;

    responsive to receiving data from an establishment related to its incentive program, using the data to generate and store in a rules database associated with the establishment the at least one earning rule and at least one redemption rule;

    response to a request from an establishment from a plurality of establishments registered with the incentive service, providing to the establishment one or more user interfaces to facilitate submission of an earnings statement which records satisfaction of at least one earning rule, the one or more user interfaces enabling the establishment to identify and select an earning rule from among the least one earning rule of the establishment and to identify, in a patron database associated with the establishment, and select a patron who satisfied the earning rule;

    responsive to receiving an earnings statement from an establishment related to its incentive program, the earnings statement comprising a selected earning rule and a selected patron, incrementing, according to the selected earning rule, an account of incentive points of the patron, the account being stored in a patron database associated with the establishment; and

    response to a request from an establishment from a plurality of establishments registered with the incentive service, providing to the establishment one or more user interfaces to facilitate submission of a redemption statement, the one or more user interfaces enabling an establishment to identify and select a redemption rule from among the least one redemption rule associated with the establishment and to identify in a patron database associated with the establishment and select at least one patron with an account having sufficient incentive points to satisfy the identified redemption rule.

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