ENERGY PRODUCT INSTANT REBATE ENGINE
First Claim
1. A method for reducing latency in product rebate eligibility,the method comprising:
- parsing and normalizing customer and rebate data from one or more utility companies, via an ingest subsystem, to form normalized customer data and normalized rebate data in a format that is consistent across all of the one or more utility companies, wherein the normalized rebate data includes rebate rules specific to ones of the one or more utility companies;
storing persistent utility rebate rules in a first database, wherein the persistent utility rebate rules constitute rebate eligibility parameters that apply to at least one of the one or more utility companies;
storing runtime rebate rules in the first database or a second database, wherein the runtime rebate rules represent rebate eligibility parameters for a provider of energy-saving products and are customer-specific;
applying, via a rules engine, the persistent utility rebate rules to the normalized rebate data to generate rebate profiles, and storing the rebate profiles in the first or second database or a third database, wherein the rebate profiles include a plurality of rebate eligibilities for a plurality of redemption scenarios, and wherein each rebate profile is not customer-specific; and
thenquerying, via the rules engine, the database having the rebate profiles for ones of the rebate profiles corresponding to a customer identification received from an API of a frontend client service;
applying, via the rules engine, the runtime rebate rules to the ones of the rebate profiles to identify one or more customer-specific rebates;
returning, via the rules engine, the customer-specific rebate to the API, so that the one of the frontend client services that provided the customer identification can apply the customer-specific rebate to a customer'"'"'s purchase.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus are disclosed for providing instant rebates before a transaction is completed. This involves ingest of customer and rebate data from two or more utilities, where the data is parsed and normalized into a standard format across all of the utilities. The customer data is then stored in an accounts database, while the rebate data is further processed along with utility rebate rules to determine a set of rebate eligibilities for a variety of scenarios. The resulting rebate profiles can be stored in a rebates database and linked to corresponding customer account data in the accounts database. Third-party frontends can then request rebate eligibility based on a customer identifier and retail channel, and various services can work in tandem to query the rebated database and return a set of eligibilities with so little latency that the eligibility check appears instant from a customer'"'"'s standpoint.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for reducing latency in product rebate eligibility,
the method comprising: -
parsing and normalizing customer and rebate data from one or more utility companies, via an ingest subsystem, to form normalized customer data and normalized rebate data in a format that is consistent across all of the one or more utility companies, wherein the normalized rebate data includes rebate rules specific to ones of the one or more utility companies; storing persistent utility rebate rules in a first database, wherein the persistent utility rebate rules constitute rebate eligibility parameters that apply to at least one of the one or more utility companies; storing runtime rebate rules in the first database or a second database, wherein the runtime rebate rules represent rebate eligibility parameters for a provider of energy-saving products and are customer-specific; applying, via a rules engine, the persistent utility rebate rules to the normalized rebate data to generate rebate profiles, and storing the rebate profiles in the first or second database or a third database, wherein the rebate profiles include a plurality of rebate eligibilities for a plurality of redemption scenarios, and wherein each rebate profile is not customer-specific; and
thenquerying, via the rules engine, the database having the rebate profiles for ones of the rebate profiles corresponding to a customer identification received from an API of a frontend client service; applying, via the rules engine, the runtime rebate rules to the ones of the rebate profiles to identify one or more customer-specific rebates; returning, via the rules engine, the customer-specific rebate to the API, so that the one of the frontend client services that provided the customer identification can apply the customer-specific rebate to a customer'"'"'s purchase. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory, tangible processor readable storage medium, encoded with processor executable code to perform a method for determining product rebate eligibility before a transaction is completed, the method comprising:
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parsing and normalizing and rebate data from one or more utility companies, via an ingest subsystem, to form normalized customer data and normalized rebate data, in a format that is consistent across all of the one or more utility companies, wherein the normalized rebate data includes rebate rules specific to ones of the one or more utility companies; storing persistent utility rebate rules in a rebates database, wherein the persistent utility rebate rules constitute rebate eligibility parameters; storing runtime rebate rules in the rebates database, wherein the runtime rebate rules represent rebate eligibility parameters for a provider of energy-saving products and are customer-specific; applying, via a rules engine, the persistent utility rebate rules to the normalized rebate data to generate rebate profiles, and storing the rebate profiles in the rebates database, wherein the rebate profiles include a plurality of rebate eligibilities for a plurality of redemption scenarios, and wherein each rebate profile is not customer-specific and each rebate profile being unique to one of the utility companies and applicable to all customers of the one of the utility companies; receiving a customer identification from a frontend client service; querying, via the rules engine, the rebates database for ones of the rebate profiles corresponding to the customer identification; applying, via the rules engine, the runtime rebate rules to the ones of the rebate profiles to identify one or more customer-specific rebates; returning, via the rules engine, the customer-specific rebate to the frontend client service so that the frontend client service can apply the customer-specific rebate to a purchase of a customer associated with the customer identification. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for reducing latency in product rebate eligibility, the method comprising:
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parsing and normalizing customer and rebate data from a utility company, via an ingest subsystem, to form normalized customer data and normalized rebate data; storing persistent utility rebate rules and runtime rebate rules in a rebates database, wherein the persistent utility rebate rules constitute rebate eligibility parameters that apply to the utility company, and wherein the runtime rebate rules represent customer-specific rebate eligibility parameters for a provider of energy-saving products; applying, via a rules engine, the persistent utility rebate rules to the normalized rebate data to generate rebate profiles, and storing the rebate profiles in the rebates database, wherein the rebate profiles include a plurality of rebate eligibilities for a plurality of redemption scenarios, and wherein each rebate profile is specific to the utility company but not to any one customer; and
thenquerying, via the rules engine, the rebates database for ones of the rebate profiles corresponding to a customer identification received from a frontend client service; applying, via the rules engine, the runtime rebate rules to the ones of the rebate profiles to identify one or more rebates specific to a customer associated with the customer identification; returning, via the rules engine, the one or more rebates to the frontend client service so that it can apply the rebate to a purchase of the customer. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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