Customer benefit offer program enrollment
First Claim
1. A method for enrolling a purchasing instrument in an electronic platform, the electronic platform for association of the purchasing instrument with customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts, the method comprising:
- using an electromagnetic receiver module, receiving data from the purchasing instrument, the data comprising information associated with a credit card or debit card;
using the electromagnetic receiver module, receiving a customer selection of a notification channel from a customer, the channel to be used for notifying the customer about a plurality of customer benefit offers and a plurality of store loyalty program discounts;
using the electromagnetic receiver, receiving store loyalty program information that identifies the customer and that identifies a store loyalty program in which the customer participates;
using a processor module, associating the store loyalty program information with an account on the electronic platform, said account associated with a plurality of customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts stored on the platform; and
using the processor module, associating the purchasing instrument data with the account such that the plurality of customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts that are stored on the platform are associated with the purchasing instrument, said store loyalty program discounts otherwise available to customers participating in the store loyalty program upon presentation of a store loyalty program card at a point of sale, wherein use of the purchasing instrument at a point of sale triggers application of the associated customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts, and replaces presentation of a store loyalty program card.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods for providing customer benefit offer program enrollment are provided. A system for enrolling a purchasing instrument in an electronic customer benefit offer program an electromagnetic receiver module. The receiver module may be configured to receive data from the purchasing instrument and receive from a customer a customer selection of a notification channel, the channel to be used for notifying the customer about a customer benefit. The system may also include a processor module configured to associate the purchasing instrument data with an account on an electronic platform so that a customer benefit offer that is stored on the platform may be associated with the purchasing instrument.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for enrolling a purchasing instrument in an electronic platform, the electronic platform for association of the purchasing instrument with customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts, the method comprising:
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using an electromagnetic receiver module, receiving data from the purchasing instrument, the data comprising information associated with a credit card or debit card; using the electromagnetic receiver module, receiving a customer selection of a notification channel from a customer, the channel to be used for notifying the customer about a plurality of customer benefit offers and a plurality of store loyalty program discounts; using the electromagnetic receiver, receiving store loyalty program information that identifies the customer and that identifies a store loyalty program in which the customer participates; using a processor module, associating the store loyalty program information with an account on the electronic platform, said account associated with a plurality of customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts stored on the platform; and using the processor module, associating the purchasing instrument data with the account such that the plurality of customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts that are stored on the platform are associated with the purchasing instrument, said store loyalty program discounts otherwise available to customers participating in the store loyalty program upon presentation of a store loyalty program card at a point of sale, wherein use of the purchasing instrument at a point of sale triggers application of the associated customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts, and replaces presentation of a store loyalty program card. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method for enrolling a purchasing instrument in an electronic platform, the electronic platform for association of the purchasing instrument with customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts, the method comprising:
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receiving data from the purchasing instrument, the data comprising information associated with a credit card or debit card; receiving a customer selection of a notification channel from a customer, the channel to be used for notifying the customer about a plurality of customer benefit offers and a plurality of store loyalty program discounts; receiving store loyalty program information that identifies the customer and that identifies a store loyalty program in which the customer participates; using a processor module, associating the store loyalty program information with an account on the electronic platform, said account associated with a plurality of customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts stored on the platform; and using the processor module, associating the purchasing instrument data with the account such that the plurality of customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts that are stored on the platform are associated with the purchasing instrument, said store loyalty program discounts, in the absence of the method according to the invention, available to customers participating in the store loyalty program upon presentation of a store loyalty program card at a point of sale, wherein use of the purchasing instrument at a point of sale triggers application of the associated customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts, and replaces presentation of a store loyalty program card. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for enrolling a purchasing instrument in an electronic platform, the electronic platform for association of the purchasing instrument with customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts, the system comprising:
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an electromagnetic receiver module configured to; receive data from the purchasing instrument, the data comprising information associated with a credit card or debit card; receive a customer selection of a notification channel from a customer, the channel to be used for notifying the customer about a plurality of customer benefit offers and a plurality of store loyalty program discounts; and receive store loyalty program information that identifies the customer and that identifies a store loyalty program in which the customer participates; and a processor module configured to; associate the store loyalty program information with an account on the electronic platform, said account associated with a plurality of customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts stored on the platform; and associate the purchasing instrument data with the account such that the plurality of customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts that are stored on the platform are associated with the purchasing instrument, said store loyalty program discounts otherwise available to customers participating in the store loyalty program upon presentation of a store loyalty program card at a point of sale, wherein use of the purchasing instrument at a point of sale triggers application of the associated customer benefit offers and store loyalty program discounts, and replaces presentation of a store loyalty program card. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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