Systems and methods for facilitating group rewards
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a retailer and via an apparatus interface, an indication of a group of customers,wherein the indication of the group defines a number of customers in the group and further wherein the group comprises at least a first customer and a second customer;
receiving an indication of a reward the group desires to earn in exchange for completing purchases at the retailer,wherein the indication of the reward defines an expected cost of the reward to the retailer;
determining, based at least partially on the number of customers and the expected cost, purchasing conditions the group would have to satisfy in order to exam the reward,wherein the purchasing conditions define at least one ofa number of purchases,a frequency of purchases, anda value of purchasesto be made by the group at the retailer,wherein the purchasing conditions comprise at least one respective purchasing condition for each respective customer comprising the group;
and wherein the purchasing conditions comprise at least a first purchasing condition associated with the first customer and a second purchasing condition associated with the second customer, andwherein the first purchasing condition associated with the first customer is different from the second purchasing condition associated with the second customer;
outputting the purchasing conditions to the group;
receiving, from the group, a response to the purchasing conditions, andregistering the group for the reward if the response indicates an acceptance of the purchasing conditions.
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Abstract
In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention a retailer may receive a request from a group of customers for a reward the group desires to earn by making purchases at the retailer. In response to such a request the retailer determines purchasing conditions the group must satisfy in order to earn the reward. The purchasing conditions may be determined based on, for example, a value of the reward (e.g., a cost of the reward to the retailer), a number of customers in the group, and/or a time by which the group desires to earn the reward. The purchasing conditions may be determined such that the retailer realizes at least a predetermined profit after the cost of providing the reward is considered. The methods of the present invention may be implemented at an online and/or brick-and-mortar retailer.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a retailer and via an apparatus interface, an indication of a group of customers, wherein the indication of the group defines a number of customers in the group and further wherein the group comprises at least a first customer and a second customer; receiving an indication of a reward the group desires to earn in exchange for completing purchases at the retailer, wherein the indication of the reward defines an expected cost of the reward to the retailer; determining, based at least partially on the number of customers and the expected cost, purchasing conditions the group would have to satisfy in order to exam the reward, wherein the purchasing conditions define at least one of a number of purchases, a frequency of purchases, and a value of purchases to be made by the group at the retailer, wherein the purchasing conditions comprise at least one respective purchasing condition for each respective customer comprising the group; and wherein the purchasing conditions comprise at least a first purchasing condition associated with the first customer and a second purchasing condition associated with the second customer, and wherein the first purchasing condition associated with the first customer is different from the second purchasing condition associated with the second customer; outputting the purchasing conditions to the group; receiving, from the group, a response to the purchasing conditions, and registering the group for the reward if the response indicates an acceptance of the purchasing conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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