Reward exchange method and system implementing data collection and analysis
First Claim
1. A method of operating a data collection and analysis system comprising:
- an exchange computer receiving customer identification data associated with a customer;
the exchange computer applying a quantitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data, the quantitative analysis algorithm determining whether the exchange computer has received an amount of customer identification data sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified;
if the quantitative analysis algorithm passes, thenthe exchange computer sending the customer identification data to a linking service computer;
the linking service computer applying a qualitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data, the qualitative analysis algorithm determining if the customer identification data is sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified by matching the customer identification data to a plurality of customer identification records;
if the qualitative analysis algorithm passes, thenthe linking service computer accessing a customer database to retrieve from said customer database a customer record set associated with the customer identification data, the customer record set comprising a plurality of account information records, each of the account information records comprising account login data suitable for logging into an associated database;
the linking service computer sending the customer record set to the exchange computer;
the exchange computer storing the customer record set; and
the exchange computer using the account login data from each of the account information records from the customer record set to communicate with a remote database associated with the account login data and retrieve customer information from each of the remote databases.
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Abstract
A method of operating a data collection and analysis system. An exchange computer receives customer identification data associated with a customer. A quantitative analysis algorithm determines whether the exchange computer has received an amount of customer identification data sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified, and if so, then a linking service computer or a plurality of remote database computers perform a qualitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data to determine if the customer identification data is sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified. If the qualitative analysis algorithm passes, then customer information may be retrieved from the remote databases and collated and analyzed at the exchange computer. The customer may automatically register with reward programs using already-entered user information. A data analysis embodiment enables offers to be generated that are tailored towards specific users.
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1. A method of operating a data collection and analysis system comprising:
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an exchange computer receiving customer identification data associated with a customer; the exchange computer applying a quantitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data, the quantitative analysis algorithm determining whether the exchange computer has received an amount of customer identification data sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified; if the quantitative analysis algorithm passes, then the exchange computer sending the customer identification data to a linking service computer; the linking service computer applying a qualitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data, the qualitative analysis algorithm determining if the customer identification data is sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified by matching the customer identification data to a plurality of customer identification records; if the qualitative analysis algorithm passes, then the linking service computer accessing a customer database to retrieve from said customer database a customer record set associated with the customer identification data, the customer record set comprising a plurality of account information records, each of the account information records comprising account login data suitable for logging into an associated database; the linking service computer sending the customer record set to the exchange computer; the exchange computer storing the customer record set; and the exchange computer using the account login data from each of the account information records from the customer record set to communicate with a remote database associated with the account login data and retrieve customer information from each of the remote databases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of operating a data collection and analysis system comprising:
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an exchange computer receiving customer identification data associated with a customer; the exchange computer applying a quantitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data, the quantitative analysis algorithm determining whether the exchange computer has received an amount of customer identification data sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified; if the quantitative analysis algorithm passes, then the exchange computer sending the customer identification data to a remote database computer; the remote database computer applying a qualitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data, the qualitative analysis algorithm determining if the customer identification data is sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified by matching the customer identification data to a plurality of customer identification records; if the qualitative analysis algorithm passes, then the remote database computer accessing a customer database to retrieve from said customer database customer information associated with the customer identification data; the remote database computer sending the retrieved customer information to the exchange computer; and the exchange computer storing the retrieved customer information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A data collection and analysis system comprising:
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an exchange computer interconnected with a linking service computer and a plurality of remote databases via a computer network, the exchange computer programmed to; receive customer identification data associated with a customer; apply a quantitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data, the quantitative analysis algorithm determining whether the exchange computer has received an amount of customer identification data sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified; if the quantitative analysis algorithm passes, then send the customer identification data to the linking service computer; the linking service computer is programmed to; apply a qualitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data, the qualitative analysis algorithm determining if the customer identification data is sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified by matching the customer identification data to a plurality of customer identification records; if the qualitative analysis algorithm passes, then access a customer database to retrieve from said customer database a customer record set associated with the customer identification data, the customer record set comprising a plurality of account information records, each of the account information records comprising account login data suitable for logging into an associated remote database; and
send the customer record set to the exchange computer; andthe exchange computer is further programmed to store the customer record set and use the account login data from each of the account information records from the customer record set to communicate with a remote database associated with the account login data and retrieve customer information from each of the remote databases. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. A data collection and analysis system comprising:
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an exchange computer interconnected with a plurality of remote database computers via a computer network, the exchange computer programmed to; receive customer identification data associated with a customer; apply a quantitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data, the quantitative analysis algorithm determining whether the exchange computer has received an amount of customer identification data sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified; if the quantitative analysis algorithm passes, then send the customer identification data to at least one of the plurality of remote database computers; each of the remote database computers is programmed to; apply a qualitative analysis algorithm with the customer identification data, the qualitative analysis algorithm determining if the customer identification data is sufficient for the customer to be uniquely identified by matching the customer identification data to a plurality of customer identification records; if the qualitative analysis algorithm passes, then access a customer database to retrieve from said customer database customer information associated with the customer identification data, and send the retrieved customer information to the exchange computer; and the exchange computer is further programmed to store the retrieved customer information. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108)
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