System and method for a loyalty network

US10445759B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Points.com Inc. · CA

Inventors

• Dave Simons · Toronto, CA
• Peter Lockhard · Toronto, CA
• Chris Barnard · Sunnyvale, US
• Peter Doulas · Toronto, CA
• Daniel J. Shapiro · Redmond, US
• Geoff Kent · Whitby, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 29, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 15, 2019
• Expiry date: Jan 11, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0226
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented loyalty commerce network for facilitating generation of an application via an application computing device for communicating with loyalty programs via corresponding loyalty program computing devices, the network comprising: an application programming interface for receiving a request for generating said application and for generating said application based on said request and pre-defined templates associated with at least one of said loyalty programs; a loyalty program interface configured for communicating between the loyalty commerce network and said at least one loyalty program, said loyalty program interface for redirecting said request to said loyalty program; said loyalty program interface for defining a plurality of pre-defined criteria for validating said application; and, a loyalty server processor for processing said request and for validating said application in dependence upon said criteria being met.