System and method for a merchant loyalty system
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1. A method, comprising:
- storing, at a computer system, information associated with a rewards account of a first merchant, wherein the rewards account is configured to receive rewards amounts resulting from purchases made by the first merchant and rewards amounts resulting from purchases made by customers of the first merchant;
receiving, at the computer system, a first set of information relating to one or more purchases made by the first merchant from one or more other merchants;
crediting, at the computer system, the rewards account of the first merchant with a first reward amount based on the first set of information;
receiving, at the computer system, a second set of information relating to one or more purchases from the first merchant made by one or more customers of the first merchant; and
crediting, at the computer system, the rewards account of the first merchant with a second reward amount based on the second set of information.
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Abstract
A system and method for implementing a merchant loyalty program is disclosed. The invention includes receiving purchase data, wherein the purchase data comprises a consumer account code, a purchase amount, and a service establishment code; associating the service establishment code with a merchant proprietor rewards account code; calculating a reward amount based on the purchase amount; and, crediting a merchant proprietor reward account with at least a portion of said reward amount.
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1. A method, comprising:
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storing, at a computer system, information associated with a rewards account of a first merchant, wherein the rewards account is configured to receive rewards amounts resulting from purchases made by the first merchant and rewards amounts resulting from purchases made by customers of the first merchant; receiving, at the computer system, a first set of information relating to one or more purchases made by the first merchant from one or more other merchants; crediting, at the computer system, the rewards account of the first merchant with a first reward amount based on the first set of information; receiving, at the computer system, a second set of information relating to one or more purchases from the first merchant made by one or more customers of the first merchant; and crediting, at the computer system, the rewards account of the first merchant with a second reward amount based on the second set of information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that, if executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
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store, at a computer system, information associated with a rewards account of a first merchant, wherein the rewards account is configured to receive rewards amounts resulting from purchases made by the first merchant and rewards amounts resulting from purchases made by customers of the first merchant; receive, at the computer system, a first set of information relating to one or more purchases made by the first merchant from one or more different merchants; credit, at the computer system, the rewards account of the first merchant with a first reward amount based on the first set of information; receive, at the computer system, a second set of information relating to one or more purchases from the first merchant made by one or more customers of the first merchant; and credit, at the computer system, the rewards account of the first merchant with a second reward amount based on the second set of information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A computing system, comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having program instructions stored thereon that, if executed by the computing system, cause the computing system device to; store information for a rewards account of a first merchant, wherein the rewards account is configured to receive rewards amounts resulting from purchases made by the first merchant and rewards amounts resulting from purchases made by customers of the first merchant; receive a first set of information related to a purchase made by the first merchant from a second merchant; credit the rewards account of the first merchant with a first reward amount based on the first set of information; receive a second set of information related to a purchase made from the first merchant by a customer of the first merchant; and credit the rewards account of the first merchant with a second reward amount based on the second set of information. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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