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Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 | US-0145447 (1998-09-02) |
발명자 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 377 인용 특허 : 6 |
A system and method for administration of an incentive award program wherein award points are earned in response to certain actions by the Participants and then credited to the Participant's credit card, but only after a predetermined time delay. Furthermore, the Participant must still be a customer
A system and method for administration of an incentive award program wherein award points are earned in response to certain actions by the Participants and then credited to the Participant's credit card, but only after a predetermined time delay. Furthermore, the Participant must still be a customer in good standing with the credit card Sponsor at the end of this predetermined delay period in order to receive the awarded points. As used herein, the term "credit card" is intended to encompass traditional credit cards, debit cards, smart cards, etc. which are commonly accepted as payment for purchases in place of cash or bank checks. The system of the present invention therefore creates an incentive for the Participant to purchase the Sponsor's goods and/or services in order to earn award points, and further creates an incentive for the Participant to remain a loyal customer of the Sponsor in order to receive and redeem these award points at some point in the future. Each award point therefore serves a double function as a reward for using the Sponsor's products and/or services and also as an incentive for customer loyalty to the Sponsor.
[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method for administration of an incentive award system, comprising the steps of:a) bank issuing a credit card account to a Participant;b) selling goods and/or services of a Sponsor to said Participant;c) charging said sales to said credit card account;d) determining a
[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A method for administration of an incentive award system, comprising the steps of:a) bank issuing a credit card account to a Participant;b) selling goods and/or services of a Sponsor to said Participant;c) charging said sales to said credit card account;d) determining an award amount based at least in part upon said charges;e) waiting a predetermined length of time;f) determining if said Participants still a customer in good standing of said Sponsor after said predetermined length of time; andg) if said Participant is determined at step (f) to be a customer in good standing, crediting said award amount to said credit card amount.
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