System and method for networked loyalty program
First Claim
1. A method of optimizing operations of an automated point-of-sale terminal, comprising:
- receiving, at a remote server, data transmitted from the automated point-of-sale terminal, wherein the data is associated with a purchase of an item by a consumer from a merchant at the point-of-sale terminal and is received during an electronic checkout process performed for the purchase of the item at the point-of-sale terminal, and wherein the data identifies a first account of a loyalty program of the merchant, wherein the first account is associated with the consumer;
the remote server determining whether the data includes a request to enroll the consumer in a different loyalty program that is associated with a supplier of the item and the merchant;
in response to determining that the data includes the request to enroll, the remote server generating a second account for the consumer in the different loyalty program;
after the generating, associating at least a portion of account data of the first account with the second account; and
transmitting, from the remote server to the point-of-sale terminal and during the checkout process for the purchase of the item at the point-of-sale terminal, data for the consumer that specifies the second account and instructing the point-of-sale terminal to display the data that specifies the second account to the consumer, wherein the optimizing of operations of the automated point-of sale terminal enables electronic tracking of consumer and product data across a plurality of distribution channels for the supplier or the merchant, or both the supplier and the merchant.
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Abstract
This disclosure provides a loyalty program on a network-wide level. Embodiments may associate UPC and SKU data on a network level to reward consumers and/or to analyze the data for a variety of business purposes, such as market segmentation analyzes and/or analyzes relating to consumer spending behaviors or patterns, for example. In accordance with one embodiment, the network may comprise any number of participants, including consumers (such as primary and supplementary members of an aggregate consumer account), retailers (e.g. including any of their employees), manufacturers, third-party providers, and the like. In accordance with one embodiment, this disclosure enables participation by supplementary members who are associated with a primary member and, in this manner, facilitates the tracking of supplementary member purchasing behavior, reward points earning behavior, and reward points redemption behavior.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of optimizing operations of an automated point-of-sale terminal, comprising:
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receiving, at a remote server, data transmitted from the automated point-of-sale terminal, wherein the data is associated with a purchase of an item by a consumer from a merchant at the point-of-sale terminal and is received during an electronic checkout process performed for the purchase of the item at the point-of-sale terminal, and wherein the data identifies a first account of a loyalty program of the merchant, wherein the first account is associated with the consumer; the remote server determining whether the data includes a request to enroll the consumer in a different loyalty program that is associated with a supplier of the item and the merchant; in response to determining that the data includes the request to enroll, the remote server generating a second account for the consumer in the different loyalty program; after the generating, associating at least a portion of account data of the first account with the second account; and transmitting, from the remote server to the point-of-sale terminal and during the checkout process for the purchase of the item at the point-of-sale terminal, data for the consumer that specifies the second account and instructing the point-of-sale terminal to display the data that specifies the second account to the consumer, wherein the optimizing of operations of the automated point-of sale terminal enables electronic tracking of consumer and product data across a plurality of distribution channels for the supplier or the merchant, or both the supplier and the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system, cause the computer-based system to perform operations that optimize operation of an automated point-of-sale terminal, wherein the operations performed by the computer-based system comprise:
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receiving, at a remote server, data transmitted from the automated point-of-sale terminal, wherein the data is associated with a purchase of an item by a consumer from a merchant at the point-of-sale terminal and is received during an electronic checkout process performed for the purchase of the item at the point-of-sale terminal, and wherein the data identifies a first account of a loyalty program of the merchant, wherein the first account is associated with the consumer; the remote server determining whether the data includes a request to enroll the consumer in a different loyalty program that is associated with a supplier of the item and the merchant; in response to determining that the data includes the request to enroll, the remote server generating a second account for the consumer in the different loyalty program; after the generating, associating at least a portion of account data of the first account with the second account; and transmitting, from the remote server to the point-of-sale terminal and during the checkout process for the purchase of the item at the point-of-sale terminal, data for the consumer that specifies the second account and instructing the point-of-sale terminal to display the data that specifies the second account to the consumer, wherein the optimizing of operation of the automated point-of sale terminal enables electronic tracking of consumer and product data across a plurality of distribution channels for the supplier or the merchant, or both the supplier and the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; a non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the one or more processors, the non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations that optimize operation of an automated point-of-sale terminal, wherein the operations performed by the one or more processors comprise; receiving, at a remote server, data transmitted from the automated point-of-sale terminal, wherein the data is associated with a purchase of an item by a consumer from a merchant at the point-of-sale terminal and is received during an electronic checkout process performed for the purchase of the item at the point-of-sale terminal, and wherein the data identifies a first account of a loyalty program of the merchant, wherein the first account is associated with the consumer; the remote server determining whether the data includes a request to enroll the consumer in a different loyalty program that is associated with a supplier of the item and the merchant; in response to determining that the data includes the request to enroll, the remote server generating a second account for the consumer in the different loyalty program; after the generating, associating at least a portion of account data of the first account with the second account; and transmitting, from the remote server to the point-of-sale terminal and during the checkout process for the purchase of the item at the point-of-sale terminal, data for the consumer that specifies the second account and instructing the point-of-sale terminal to display the data that specifies the second account to the consumer, wherein the optimizing of operation of the automated point-of sale terminal enables electronic tracking of consumer and product data across a plurality of distribution channels for the supplier or the merchant, or both the supplier and the merchant. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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