Secure loyalty programs

US10783544B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• TARGET BRANDS, INC. · US

Inventor

• Westley Stringfellow · London, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 20, 2016
• Grant date: Sep 22, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 13, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q2220/00
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

In one implementation, a system with a decentralized architecture to provide secure loyalty program includes a plurality of separate database systems to disperse storage of data for the secure loyalty program across a plurality of separate file systems with different authentication and encryption schemes, a loyalty program computer system to securely allocate loyalty rewards in real-time, a first intermediary computer system to securely manage and provide access to the first intermediary database system, and a second intermediary computer system to securely manage and provide access to the second intermediary database system.