초록 ▼

An fully integrated on-line frequency award program is disclosed. A user may access the program on-line and may brows a product catalog for shopping. The user may electronically place an order, upon which the program automatically checks the user's credit and electronically issues a purchase order t

An fully integrated on-line frequency award program is disclosed. A user may access the program on-line and may brows a product catalog for shopping. The user may electronically place an order, upon which the program automatically checks the user's credit and electronically issues a purchase order to the supplying company. The program also calculates award points, updates the award account of enrolled users, and communicates that number of awarded points to the user. Enrolled users may browse through an award catalog and electronically redeem an amount of awarded points towards an award. The program then electronically places an award redeeming order with the fulfillment house and updates the user's award account.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [17.] A method for providing an on-line shopping and frequency award program comprising the steps of:maintaining a frequency database for storing award points in award accounts corresponding to subscribed users;providing an on-line access to a product catalog;providing an on-l

[ What is claimed is:] [17.] A method for providing an on-line shopping and frequency award program comprising the steps of:maintaining a frequency database for storing award points in award accounts corresponding to subscribed users;providing an on-line access to a product catalog;providing an on-line purchase order form, said on-line purchase order form including at least a register for a credit account number of a credit card and a register for a product identifier;allowing a user to electronically send entries for said purchase order form;establishing an on-line link to a credit computer and verifying availability of funds for said user;establishing an on-line link to a computer of a seller of a product identified in said product identifier and electronically communicating said purchase order form together with said entries to said seller;calculating award points by a predetermined formula taking into account a price of said product, and updating an award account of said user in said frequency database;providing an on-line access to an award catalog having a plurality of files corresponding to various award articles;providing an on-line award redeem form;receiving electronic entries corresponding to queries in said award redeem form to allow said user to electronically redeem award points towards a chosen award from said award catalog; and,subtracting from said award account of said user a number of points corresponding to the award points of said chosen award.