Method and system for facilitating a transaction
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating transactions between consumers and merchants, the system comprising:
- a communication system configured to facilitate communication of a network;
a transaction database in communication on the network and configured to store transaction data, merchant data, consumer data, credit issuer data, credit product data, consumer affinity data, and/or tracking data;
an affinity database in communication on the network with a plurality of electronic devices and configured to store consumer affinity data, matching data, entity data, cause data, affiliation data, organization data, concept data, benefit data, association data, sponsor data, percentage data, portion data, donation data, fee data, money data, benefit data, and/or sponsorship data;
a kiosk in communication on the network and configured to access a transaction portal, the transaction portal configured to;
be accessed over the network,determine an identity of a consumer logged onto the transaction portal,retrieve information associated with the consumer, based on the identity, from the transaction database and/or the affinity database, the information including a plurality of affinities of the consumer, andgenerate an interactive web page specifically tailored to the consumer, based on the affinities, the interactive web page configured to be accessed through a plurality of electronic devices and comprising;
a branded portion identifying the affinities and/or entities associated with the affinities;
a catalog portion configured to provide a catalog of products of a merchant; and
a transaction portion associated with a webpage to perform a transaction and configured to process a transaction associated with the consumer and the merchant;
a transactional system in communication on the network and configured to;
consummate the transaction associated with the consumer and the merchant, anda processor in communication in communication on the network and configured to;
receive an indication of the transaction,determine the entities associated with the affinities, anddetermine a benefit for each of the plurality of entities associated with the transaction.
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Abstract
Provided is a system for facilitating a transaction between at least one merchant and at least one consumer. The system includes at least one transaction portal located in a network environment, where the at least one transaction portal associated with at least one consumer affinity. The consumer affinity is an entity, a cause, an affiliation, an organization, a concept, a benefit, an association and/or a sponsor or any combination thereof. The system further includes a communication system for facilitating the transmission of data between the transaction portal, the at least one merchant, the at least one consumer, an entity associated with the consumer affinity or any combination thereof. Also provided is a matching system, a method for facilitating a transaction between at least one merchant and at least one consumer and a method for facilitating a credit-based transaction between at least one merchant and at least one consumer.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating transactions between consumers and merchants, the system comprising:
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a communication system configured to facilitate communication of a network; a transaction database in communication on the network and configured to store transaction data, merchant data, consumer data, credit issuer data, credit product data, consumer affinity data, and/or tracking data; an affinity database in communication on the network with a plurality of electronic devices and configured to store consumer affinity data, matching data, entity data, cause data, affiliation data, organization data, concept data, benefit data, association data, sponsor data, percentage data, portion data, donation data, fee data, money data, benefit data, and/or sponsorship data; a kiosk in communication on the network and configured to access a transaction portal, the transaction portal configured to; be accessed over the network, determine an identity of a consumer logged onto the transaction portal, retrieve information associated with the consumer, based on the identity, from the transaction database and/or the affinity database, the information including a plurality of affinities of the consumer, and generate an interactive web page specifically tailored to the consumer, based on the affinities, the interactive web page configured to be accessed through a plurality of electronic devices and comprising; a branded portion identifying the affinities and/or entities associated with the affinities; a catalog portion configured to provide a catalog of products of a merchant; and a transaction portion associated with a webpage to perform a transaction and configured to process a transaction associated with the consumer and the merchant; a transactional system in communication on the network and configured to; consummate the transaction associated with the consumer and the merchant, and a processor in communication in communication on the network and configured to; receive an indication of the transaction, determine the entities associated with the affinities, and determine a benefit for each of the plurality of entities associated with the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for facilitating transactions between consumers and merchants, the method comprising:
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logging a consumer onto a network-enabled kiosk having a display and configured to access a transaction portal; accessing the transaction portal over the network; determining an identity of the consumer logged onto the transaction portal; retrieving information associated with the consumer, based on the identity, wherein the information includes a plurality of affinities of the consumer; generating an interactive web page specifically tailored to the consumer, based at least on the affinities, the interactive web page configured to be accessed through a plurality of electronic devices and comprising; a branded portion identifying the affinities and/or entities associated with the affinities, a catalog portion configured to provide a catalog of products of a merchant, and a transaction portion associated with a webpage to perform a transaction and configured to process a transaction associated with the consumer and the merchant; displaying the interactive web page on the display of the kiosk; consummating the transaction associated with the consumer and the merchant; and determining the entities associated with the affinities; and determining a benefit for each of the plurality of entities associated with the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for facilitating transactions between consumers and merchants, the method comprising:
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receiving an identifier of a consumer from a network-enabled kiosk; communicating the identifier to a service provider; receiving, from the service provider, an interactive web page specifically tailored to the consumer based at least on a plurality of affinities of the consumer, the interactive web page comprising; a branded portion identifying the affinities and/or entities associated with the affinities, a catalog portion configured to provide a catalog of products of a merchant, and a transaction portion associated with a webpage to perform a transaction and configured to process a transaction associated with the consumer and the merchant; displaying the interactive web page to the consumer on a network-enabled kiosk; consummating the transaction associated with the consumer and the merchant; and determining the entities associated with the affinities; and determining a benefit for each of the plurality of entities associated with the transaction. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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