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Methods for implementing a loyalty program

US8744939B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 2011
Grant dateJun 3, 2014
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S136/291
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of rewarding loyalty of a user may include providing a personal terminal to the user, detecting whether the personal terminal is within proximity of an interaction terminal, and based at least in part on the proximity of the personal terminal to the interaction terminal, providing a benefit to the user.

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