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Reward system

US7618318B2 · kind B2 · utility

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52Claims
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Filing dateJul 24, 2003
Grant dateNov 17, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 18, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0239
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for operating a reward program including the steps of establishing a plurality of product categories and receiving an indication of selected ones of the product categories. The method further includes the step of tracking customer purchases in at least the selected categories and providing a reward to the customer based at least in part upon customer purchases in the selected categories.

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