Method and apparatus for enrolling with multiple transaction environments
First Claim
1. A system for membership enrollment comprising:
- an enrollment system including an enrollment system server configured to process user data in connection with a user;
a first supplier system configured to provide a first membership indicia to said enrollment system in response to said user data provided for enrollment in a first membership program;
a second supplier system configured to provide a second membership indicia to said enrollment system in response to said user data provided for enrollment in a second membership program, said second membership indicia different from said first membership indicia;
a readable storage device including a database configured to store said first and second membership indicia, and said user data;
an enrollment system reader in communication with said readable storage device and said enrollment system server, said enrollment system reader receiving said user data;
wherein said enrollment system reader notifies said user of enrollment of a third supplier system and initiates a request for additional user data from the user in response to said enrollment of said third supplier system in order to be supplied to said third supplier system.
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Abstract
The present invention facilitates the enrollment of a user with multiple transaction environments, such as, for example, supplier membership programs. A browser uses integrated user information to facilitate the enrollment process between a user (e.g., a merchant or seller) and a supplier (e.g., a merchant or seller). An application for enrollment may include a user information pertinent for providing to the supplier for use in enrolling the user in a membership program that the user has an interest in. A user may submit data related to user information, products or services of interest to the user, and/or the like to the browser to request for membership enrollment, or request a quote for the performance of services or payment for goods, or the user may be enrolled in a membership program automatically upon receipt of the user information. The data may be submitted manually or using a storage device containing the required enrollment information. The storage device may be a Radio Frequency Identification Device in contactless communication with browser. Upon submitting the data to browser, the user is automatically enrolled in the membership program, and the user membership identification information is then stored in the storage device for later retrieval and use. The merchant may then incent user'"'"'s usage of the membership program.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for membership enrollment comprising:
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an enrollment system including an enrollment system server configured to process user data in connection with a user; a first supplier system configured to provide a first membership indicia to said enrollment system in response to said user data provided for enrollment in a first membership program; a second supplier system configured to provide a second membership indicia to said enrollment system in response to said user data provided for enrollment in a second membership program, said second membership indicia different from said first membership indicia; a readable storage device including a database configured to store said first and second membership indicia, and said user data; an enrollment system reader in communication with said readable storage device and said enrollment system server, said enrollment system reader receiving said user data; wherein said enrollment system reader notifies said user of enrollment of a third supplier system and initiates a request for additional user data from the user in response to said enrollment of said third supplier system in order to be supplied to said third supplier system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for membership enrollment comprising:
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an enrollment system including an enrollment system server configured to process user data in connection with a user; a first supplier system configured to provide a first membership indicia to said enrollment system in response to said user data provided for enrollment in a first membership program; a second supplier system configured to provide a second membership indicia to said enrollment system in response to said user data provided for enrollment in a second membership program, said second membership indicia different from said first membership indicia; a radio frequency identification (RFID) storage device including a transponder system in communication with a transponder system database configured to store said first and second membership indicia, and said user data, said transponder system for receiving an interrogation signal, providing said user data and receiving at least one of said first and second membership indicia; an RFID reader in communication with said RFID storage device and said enrollment system server, said RFID reader configured to provide said interrogation signal, receiving said user data, and configured to provide at least one of said first and second membership indicia; and wherein said enrollment system reader notifies said user of enrollment of a third supplier system and initiates a request for additional user data from the user in response to said enrollment of said third supplier system in order to be supplied to said third supplier system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer-based system for enrolling a user in a membership program, user specific data at a universal enrollment system; providing, by the computer-based system, the user specific data to a plurality of service providers for enrollment in a corresponding plurality of membership programs; receiving, by the computer-based system, unique membership numbers associated with the user from the plurality of service providers; and transferring, by the computer-based system, the unique membership numbers to a portable handheld user storage device, the storage device including a database containing a unique storage area for each unique membership number. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computer-based system for enrolling a user in a membership program, user specific data at a universal enrollment system; providing, by the computer-based system, the user specific data to a plurality of service providers for enrollment in a corresponding plurality of membership programs; receiving, by the computer-based system, unique membership numbers associated with the user from the plurality of service providers; and transferring, by the computer-based system, the unique membership numbers to a portable handheld radio frequency identification (RFID) storage device using the storage device including a RF transponder and a database in communication with the RF transponder, the database containing a unique storage area for each unique membership number. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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