PRIVACY-ENABLED LOYALTY CARD SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of controlling the collection and dissemination of data stored in a data warehouse, comprising the steps of:
- accepting a request for a privacy card from a consumer;
querying the consumer for consumer personal information and privacy preferences;
storing a customer unique proxy identifying the customer in the data warehouse; and
issuing a privacy card comprising the proxy to the customer.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for controlling the collection and dissemination of data stored in a data warehouse is disclosed.
The method comprises the steps of accepting a request for a privacy card from a consumer, querying the consumer for consumer personal information and privacy preferences, storing a customer unique proxy identifying the customer in the data warehouse, and issuing a privacy card comprising the proxy to the customer. The program storage device comprises a medium for storing instructions performing the method steps outlined above. The apparatus comprises a means for accepting the request for a privacy card from the consumer and for querying the consumer for personal information an privacy preferences, such as a kiosk, ATM or internet connection, a data warehouse for storing the customer unique proxy, and a means for issuing the privacy card.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of controlling the collection and dissemination of data stored in a data warehouse, comprising the steps of:
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accepting a request for a privacy card from a consumer;
querying the consumer for consumer personal information and privacy preferences;
storing a customer unique proxy identifying the customer in the data warehouse; and
issuing a privacy card comprising the proxy to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23, 24)
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9. An apparatus for controlling the collection and dissemination of data stored in a data warehouse, comprising:
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means for accepting a request for a privacy card from a consumer;
means for querying the consumer for consumer personal information and privacy preferences;
means for storing a customer unique proxy identifying the customer in the data warehouse; and
means for issuing a privacy card comprising the proxy to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A program storage device, readable by a computer, embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for controlling the collection and dissemination of data stored in a data warehouse, the method steps comprising the steps of:
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accepting a request for a privacy card from a consumer;
querying the consumer for consumer personal information and privacy preferences;
storing a customer unique proxy identifying the customer in the data warehouse; and
issuing a privacy card comprising the proxy to the customer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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