Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for rewarding recycling of containers and collecting container metrics
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Application No.: US17138126Application Date: 2020-12-30
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Publication No.: US11978078B2Publication Date: 2024-05-07
- Inventor: Shawn Mehrhoff , Christopher T. Scholl
- Applicant: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US NY Purchase
- Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORORATED
- Current Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Purchase
- Agency: Armstrong Teasdale LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06F16/23 ; G06K7/14 ; G06Q10/30 ; G06Q30/0207 ; G06Q30/0208 ; G06Q40/02 ; G06K7/10 ; G06Q20/04 ; G06Q20/34 ; G06Q20/36

Abstract:
Described herein is a computing system for linking products and containers to cardholders. The computing system is configured to receive transaction data associated with a transaction carried out by a cardholder, the transaction data including an account identifier associated with the cardholder, a product identifier, and a container identifier associated with a product purchased in the transaction. The computing system also links the product identifier and the container identifier to the account identifier, and stores the linked product identifier, container identifier, and account identifier. The computing system receives, from a user device, the container identifier associated with the container received by a user associated with recycling the container, determines the account identifier linked to the container identifier associated with the product received by the user, and automatically provides a reward to the cardholder via the account identifier.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220207551A1 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REWARDING RECYCLING OF CONTAINERS AND COLLECTING CONTAINER METRICS Public/Granted day:2022-06-30
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