METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADMINISTERING A REWARD PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- calculating, by a reward program central controller comprising at least one processor, a measurement of performance of a first product;
comparing, by the reward program central controller, the measurement with a predetermined value in order to evaluate success of the first product;
selecting a registration from a series of registrations, wherein the selected registration is an early-adopter registration and corresponds to an early-adopter purchaser; and
providing a reward to the early-adopter purchaser based on the evaluation of the success of the first product, wherein the reward includes a second product for which a measurement of performance of the second product is calculated.
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Abstract
The method and apparatus for administering a reward program includes a central controller that stores a series of registrations, each of which corresponds to a purchaser of a product. The central controller calculates a measurement of product success, such as the number of products sold or the market share of the product, and determines if the measurement is within a predetermined range. The central controller may determine if the number of products sold exceeds a predetermined threshold, and a set of registrations are selected as “early-adopter” registrations that thereby define a set of early-adopter purchasers. The central controller may select a set of registrations having ordinal positions within a predetermined range of positions, so that early-adopter purchasers are defined. If the measurement of product success is within the predetermined range, a reward, such as a refund or a free product, may be provided to each early-adopter purchaser.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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calculating, by a reward program central controller comprising at least one processor, a measurement of performance of a first product; comparing, by the reward program central controller, the measurement with a predetermined value in order to evaluate success of the first product; selecting a registration from a series of registrations, wherein the selected registration is an early-adopter registration and corresponds to an early-adopter purchaser; and providing a reward to the early-adopter purchaser based on the evaluation of the success of the first product, wherein the reward includes a second product for which a measurement of performance of the second product is calculated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a central controller to perform a method, the method comprising:
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calculating, by a reward program central controller comprising at least one processor, a measurement of performance of a first product; comparing, by the central controller, the measurement with a predetermined value in order to evaluate success of the first product; selecting a registration from a series of registrations, wherein the selected registration is an early-adopter registration and corresponds to an early-adopter purchaser; and providing a reward to the early-adopter purchaser based on the evaluation of the success of the product, wherein the reward includes a second product for which a measurement of performance of the second product is calculated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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