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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDING A TRANSACTION INSTRUMENT TO A LOYALTY CAMPAIGN

  • US 20130041739A1
  • Filed: 10/17/2012
  • Published: 02/14/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for adding a transaction instrument of a customer to a loyalty campaign during a transaction occurring at a point of sale, the method performed by a computer system and comprising the steps of:

  • obtaining, from a point of sale device, a mobile device identifier corresponding to a mobile device of the customer;

    obtaining, from a point of sale device, transaction information including a transaction account identifier corresponding to a transaction instrument of the customer;

    searching a database for the mobile device identifier;

    determining, upon locating the mobile device identifier in the database, whether the transaction account identifier is associated with the mobile device identifier;

    storing, if it is determined that the transaction account identifier is not associated with the mobile device identifier, the transaction account identifier in the database in association with the mobile device identifier; and

    providing to the customer, upon obtaining at least one of the transaction account identifier and the mobile device identifier in a subsequent transaction, a loyalty benefit comprising at least one of a free item, a discount on a purchase, and loyalty points applicable to a purchase.

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