Programmable Customer Loyalty and Discount Card
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1. A method for programmably providing content to consumers comprising:
- a) registering a plurality of participants, said participants including at least one consumer and at least on selected from each of a service provider, a retailer, a content provider and registering includes recording to memory of a computer server preferences, actions associated with each preference and a priority for logically incompatible actions,b) providing the consumer an electronically encoded address of the server,c) activating the system by the consumer electronically contacting the server through the encoded address,d) programming the server to;
i) filter the recorded actions, wherein filter means selecting those actions that are logically compatible with all other actions or if logically not compatible, have a higher priority, and,ii) to take actions that are selected by the filter step, wherein take the actions includes delivery of content from at least one of the other participants to the consumer participant.
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Abstract
A programmable loyalty and discount card system and methods is described. The card is programmable through pre-set and updateable preferences and actions associated with the preferences. Logically incompatible actions are reconciled at time of use of the card through priorities set at the time of initial registration. Participants and users of the system may include multiple retailers, consumers and data users who provide the service to consumer participants through a service provider.
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1. A method for programmably providing content to consumers comprising:
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a) registering a plurality of participants, said participants including at least one consumer and at least on selected from each of a service provider, a retailer, a content provider and registering includes recording to memory of a computer server preferences, actions associated with each preference and a priority for logically incompatible actions, b) providing the consumer an electronically encoded address of the server, c) activating the system by the consumer electronically contacting the server through the encoded address, d) programming the server to; i) filter the recorded actions, wherein filter means selecting those actions that are logically compatible with all other actions or if logically not compatible, have a higher priority, and, ii) to take actions that are selected by the filter step, wherein take the actions includes delivery of content from at least one of the other participants to the consumer participant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for programmably providing content to consumers comprising:
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a) a computer server and a personal computing device said server and computing device capable of electronic communicating, b) said computer server programmed to; i) register a plurality of participants, said participants including at least one consumer and at least on selected from each of a service provider, a retailer, a content provider and registering includes recording to memory of a computer server preferences, actions associated with each preference and a priority for logically incompatible actions, c) a loyalty and discount card provided to the consumer said card including an electronically encoded address of the server, d) said computer server further programmed to be activated by the consumer electronically contacting the server through the encoded address, e) said computer server further programmed to; i) filter the recorded actions, wherein filter means selecting those actions that are logically compatible with all other actions or if logically not compatible, have a higher priority, and, ii) to take actions that are selected by the filter step, wherein take the actions includes delivery of content from at least one of the other participants to the consumer participant. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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