System and method for tracking and establishing a progressive discount based upon a customer's visits to a retail establishment
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1. A computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- receiving a customer identifier that indicates a customer;
determining a previous purchase associated with the customer and a time of the previous purchase;
determining a first discount associated with the customer and a time of the first discount;
determining a current transaction associated with the customer and a time of the current transaction;
determining a first difference between the time of the current transaction and the time of the previous purchase;
determining a second difference between the time of the current transaction and the time of the first discount; and
determining a second discount based on whether the first difference is less than a predetermined minimum transaction period and whether the second difference is greater than a predetermined discount adjustment period.
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Abstract
In accordance with one described embodiment, methods, systems, and apparatus are provided for determining a progressive discount for a customer. In one example, a customer is provided with a discount that is incremented if the customer visits at least once in a pre-defined period.
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1. A computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving a customer identifier that indicates a customer; determining a previous purchase associated with the customer and a time of the previous purchase; determining a first discount associated with the customer and a time of the first discount; determining a current transaction associated with the customer and a time of the current transaction; determining a first difference between the time of the current transaction and the time of the previous purchase; determining a second difference between the time of the current transaction and the time of the first discount; and determining a second discount based on whether the first difference is less than a predetermined minimum transaction period and whether the second difference is greater than a predetermined discount adjustment period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a computer readable medium in communication with the processor, the computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct the processor to perform a method, the method comprising; receiving a customer identifier that indicates a customer; determining a previous purchase associated with the customer and a time of the previous purchase; determining a first discount associated with the customer and a time of the first discount; determining a current transaction associated with the customer and a time of the current transaction; determining a first difference between the time of the current transaction and the time of the previous purchase; determining a second difference between the time of the current transaction and the time of the first discount; and determining a second discount based on whether the first difference is less than a predetermined minimum transaction period and whether the second difference is greater than a predetermined discount adjustment period.
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