Method and apparatus for administering a reward program
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1. A method, comprising:
- calculating, by a reward program central controller comprising at least one processor, a measurement of product performance;
comparing, by the reward program central controller, the measurement with a predetermined value in order to evaluate success of the product;
selecting a registration from a series of registrations, wherein the selected registration is an early-adopter registration and corresponds to an early-adopter purchaser; and
providing a reward to the early-adopter purchaser after based on the evaluation of the success of the product.
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Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a controller calculates a measurement of product success, such as the number of products sold or the market share of the product. A set of registrations which are “early-adopter” registrations are selected. The set of registrations thereby defines a set of early-adopter purchasers. If the measurement of product success is within a predetermined range, a reward, such as a refund or a free product, is provided to each early-adopter purchaser.
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1. A method, comprising:
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calculating, by a reward program central controller comprising at least one processor, a measurement of product performance; comparing, by the reward program central controller, the measurement with a predetermined value in order to evaluate success of the product; selecting a registration from a series of registrations, wherein the selected registration is an early-adopter registration and corresponds to an early-adopter purchaser; and providing a reward to the early-adopter purchaser after based on the evaluation of the success of the product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a central controller to perform a method, the method comprising:
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calculating, by a reward program central controller comprising at least one processor, a measurement of product performance; comparing, by the central controller, the measurement with a predetermined value in order to evaluate success of the product; selecting a registration from a series of registrations, wherein the selected registration is an early-adopter registration and corresponds to an early-adopter purchaser; and providing a reward to the early-adopter purchaser based on the evaluation of the success of the product. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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