Rebate card system
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1. A method for using a rebate card with an identifier comprising:
- receiving a request to activate the rebate card at a central processor, the request received in response to a first purchase transaction for one or more products or services eligible for a rebate;
activating the rebate card by associating a rebate value in a rebate card account associated with the rebate card;
determining if one or more of the products or services eligible for a rebate have been returned or cancelled and responsive to a determination that one or more of the products or services eligible for a rebate have not been returned or cancelled, activating the rebate value associated with the rebate card at the central processor thereby making the rebate value in the rebate card account available for use.
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Abstract
A method and system for using a rebate card are disclosed. The method may comprise initiating a purchase transaction for one or more products at a point of sale, determining whether the purchase transaction qualifies for a rebate, determining a rebate value based on the purchase transaction and the rebate, activating a rebate value in a rebate card account associated with a rebate card based on the determining action, and delivering the rebate card to a customer of the one or more products during the purchase transaction.
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1. A method for using a rebate card with an identifier comprising:
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receiving a request to activate the rebate card at a central processor, the request received in response to a first purchase transaction for one or more products or services eligible for a rebate; activating the rebate card by associating a rebate value in a rebate card account associated with the rebate card; determining if one or more of the products or services eligible for a rebate have been returned or cancelled and responsive to a determination that one or more of the products or services eligible for a rebate have not been returned or cancelled, activating the rebate value associated with the rebate card at the central processor thereby making the rebate value in the rebate card account available for use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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