Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Rewards program with payment artifact permitting conversion/transfer of non-negotiable credits to entity independent funds
- Patent Title (中): 奖励计划与付款工件允许转移/转移不可转让信用到实体独立基金
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Application No.: US13681493Application Date: 2012-11-20
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Publication No.: US08668146B1Publication Date: 2014-03-11
- Inventor: Sean I. McGhie , Brian K. Buchheit
- Applicant: Sean I. McGhie , Brian K. Buchheit
- Agency: Patents on Demand P.A.
- Agent Brian K. Buchheit; Scott M. Garrett
- Main IPC: G06K5/00
- IPC: G06K5/00

Abstract:
An entity establishes a non-negotiable credit account for a member of the loyalty program. The member of the loyalty program is provided with a payment artifact. Non-negotiable credits are added to the account in response to the payment artifact being used for purchases of goods or services. Quantities of the non-negotiable credits are redeemable for member selected goods or services per terms-of-use of the loyalty program. A subset of the non-negotiable credits are convertible to entity independent funds of a different loyalty program of a commerce partner. The entity independent funds are redeemable for commerce partner goods or commerce partner services of the different loyalty program.
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