System and method for tiered filtering of purchase transactions

• US 8,732,013 B2
• Filed: 11/29/2010
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Propulsion Remote Holdings LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Ariff, Fauziah, Thomas, Tracey R., Senghore, Medina J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Alvarez, Raquel
• Application Number:
  US12/955,773
• Publication Number:
  US 20110078011A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,268 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14.28, 705/14.3, 705/14.38
• US Class Current: 705/14.28
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/6562 Manganese
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 23/8913 Cobalt and noble metals
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 37/0205 in several steps
• CPC Class Codes: B01J 37/0226 Oxidation of the substrate, e.g. anodisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/042 characterized in that the payment protocol involves at least one cheque
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/208 Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0208 Trade or exchange of goods or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0209 Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0211 Determining the effectiveness of discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0219 based on funds or budget
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0227 Frequent usage incentive value reconciliation between diverse systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0228 On-line clearing houses
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0229 Multi-merchant loyalty card systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0232 Frequent usage rewards other than merchandise, cash or travel
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0233 Method of redeeming a frequent usage reward
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0235 : constrained by time limit or expiration date
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0236 : Incentive or reward received by requiring registration or ID from user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0238 : at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 : Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 : based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0283 : Price estimation or determination
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 : Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0613 : Third-party assisted
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 : Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 : Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements

Abstract

A filtering module to process purchase transaction data received from a retailer POS is disclosed. Merchant information is used to filter purchase transactions by determining whether the purchase transaction qualifies an initiating purchaser for a reward. The retailer POS transmits purchase data from a merchant to a host, wherein the purchase data includes retailer data, transaction data and a retailer item identifier, and wherein the retailer item identifier enables the host to determine a manufacturer item identifier. The retailer POS then receives a determination that the merchant is a qualifying merchant when the purchase data corresponds to the loyalty program data and causes the host to issue loyalty awards based on the manufacturer item identifier and the loyalty program data.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a computer-based system, purchase data corresponding to a transaction between a retailer and a consumer, wherein the purchase data includes a retailer identifier associated with the retailer and a retailer item identifier associated with a purchased item;

associating, by the computer-based system, the retailer item identifier with a manufacturer item identifier;

determining, by the computer-based system, whether the retailer identifier is associated with a retailer consortium code;

in response to the computer-based system determining that the retailer identifier is associated with the retailer consortium code, the computer-based system determining loyalty awards based at least in part on the retailer consortium code and the manufacturer item identifier; and

issuing, by the computer-based system, the loyalty awards.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the issuing the loyalty awards includes issuing loyalty awards to a manufacturer associated with the manufacturer identifier.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the issuing the loyalty awards includes issuing loyalty awards to the consumer.

4. The method of claim 3, further including allowing the consumer to redeem the loyalty awards via a universal rewards catalog.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the manufacturer item identifier is a Universal Product Code (UPC).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the retailer item identifier is a Stock Keeping Unit (SKU).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase data further includes a merchant location code.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase data further includes an indication of a purchase transaction instrument.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the loyalty awards are reward points.

10. The method of claim 1, further including issuing loyalty awards based on a ratio of a purchase volume to a loyalty awards amount, wherein the ratio is determined by a group of retailers associated with the retailer consortium code.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the issuing loyalty awards is based on a consumer profile.

12. The method of claim 1, further including informing the manufacturer when the loyalty awards are issued.

13. The method of claim 1, further including:

in response to the retailer identifier not being associated with the retailer consortium code, the computer-based system determining loyalty awards based on the manufacturer item identifier.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the issuing further includes transmitting an indication of the loyalty awards to the consumer.

15. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:

receiving purchase data, wherein the purchase data includes a retailer item identifier;

associating a manufacturer item identifier and a retailer consortium code with the retailer item identifier;

determining at least one loyalty award based on the manufacturer item identifier and the retailer consortium code; and

awarding the at least one loyalty award.

16. The article of claim 15, wherein the at least one loyalty award includes a manufacturer loyalty award and a consumer loyalty award.

17. The article of claim 15, wherein the operations further include generating a consumer profile based at least in part on the at least one loyalty award.

18. The article of claim 15, wherein the operations further include updating a consumer profile based at least in part on the at least one loyalty award.