MOBILE DEVICE MEDIATED HANDLING OF REWARD POINTS REDEEMABLE TOWARDS LOCAL TRANSPORTATION
First Claim
1. A method for generating consumer loyalty incentives for distribution from a point of sale following registration of a transaction involving a consumer and a first party, the method comprising:
- extracting, at least in part via a point of sale (POS) terminal, information associated with the transaction;
obtaining a reward program member identifier;
generating reward points based on the extracted information; and
crediting the reward points to an online account associated with the reward program member identifier, the reward points redeemable during another transaction at another point of sale by the consumer or by a registered reward program member to whom the consumer has transferred at least a portion of the reward points,wherein one or more of;
obtaining the reward program member identifier, generating the reward points, and crediting the reward points to the online account comprise interaction with a mobile device associated with the consumer.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating, collecting and redeeming reward points. The reward points are redeemable for local transportation services such as taxi transportation. Generation comprises providing a reward code in conjunction with a receipt or bill associated with a qualifying transaction. Reward points are collected by entering the reward code into a mobile device application. A remote server tracks the collection of reward points. Reward points are shareable between users via the mobile device application. Reward points are redeemable via the application.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for generating consumer loyalty incentives for distribution from a point of sale following registration of a transaction involving a consumer and a first party, the method comprising:
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extracting, at least in part via a point of sale (POS) terminal, information associated with the transaction; obtaining a reward program member identifier; generating reward points based on the extracted information; and crediting the reward points to an online account associated with the reward program member identifier, the reward points redeemable during another transaction at another point of sale by the consumer or by a registered reward program member to whom the consumer has transferred at least a portion of the reward points, wherein one or more of;
obtaining the reward program member identifier, generating the reward points, and crediting the reward points to the online account comprise interaction with a mobile device associated with the consumer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for redeeming electronically stored reward points, the method comprising:
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providing a user access, via a mobile device, to a reward points account held on a server; obtaining, at the mobile device, an indication of a party involved in a transaction with the user and to whom the payment is due; receiving an instruction, on the mobile device, to make a payment to said party in a designated amount; prompting for and receiving a user selection, via the mobile device, of a number of reward points stored in the account to be used for redemption toward the payment; debiting the selected number of reward points from the account; and initiating said payment of said designated amount to said party. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for generating consumer loyalty incentives for distribution from a point of sale following registration of a transaction involving a consumer and a first party, the system comprising an incentive generation module configured to:
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extract, at a point of sale (POS) terminal, information associated with the transaction; obtain a reward program member identifier; generate reward points based on the extracted information; and credit the reward points to an online account associated with the reward program member identifier, the reward points redeemable during another transaction at another point of sale by the consumer or by a registered reward program member to whom the consumer has transferred at least a portion of the reward points, wherein the incentive generation module is configured to interact with a mobile device associated with the consumer in performing one or more of;
obtaining the reward program member identifier, generating the reward points, and crediting the reward points to the online account. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product comprising a computer readable memory storing computer executable instructions thereon that when executed by a computer perform operations for generating consumer loyalty incentives for distribution from a point of sale following registration of a transaction involving a consumer and a first party, the operations comprising:
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extracting, at least in part via a point of sale (POS) terminal, information associated with the transaction; obtaining a reward program member identifier; generating reward points based on the extracted information; and crediting the reward points to an online account associated with the reward program member identifier, the reward points redeemable during another transaction at another point of sale by the consumer or by a registered reward program member to whom the consumer has transferred at least a portion of the reward points, wherein one or more of obtaining the reward program member identifier, generating the reward points, and crediting the reward points to the online account comprise interaction with a mobile device associated with the consumer.
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28. A computer program product comprising a computer readable memory storing computer executable instructions thereon that when executed by a computer perform operations for redeeming electronically stored reward points, the operations comprising:
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providing a user access, via a mobile device, to a reward points account held on a server; obtaining, at the mobile device, an indication of a party involved in a transaction with the user and to whom the payment is due; receiving an instruction, on the mobile device, to make a payment to said party in a designated amount; prompting for and receiving a user selection, via the mobile device, of a number of reward points stored in the account to be used for redemption toward the payment; debiting the selected number of reward points from the account; and initiating said payment of said designated amount to said party.
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