Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for E-mail based rewards
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Application No.: US12857389Application Date: 2010-08-16
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Publication No.: US09613361B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: David Wolf , Sripriya V. Tiku , Scott M. Roen , Jennifer M. Russo
- Applicant: David Wolf , Sripriya V. Tiku , Scott M. Roen , Jennifer M. Russo
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
- Current Assignee: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q30/02 ; G06Q20/38

Abstract:
A system and method provide rewards or loyalty incentives to card member customers. The system includes an enrolled card member customer database, an enrolled merchant database, a participating merchant offer database and a registered card processor. The enrolled card member customer database includes transaction accounts of card member customers enrolled in a loyalty incentive program. The enrolled merchant database includes a list of merchants participating in the loyalty incentive program. The participating merchant offer database includes loyalty incentive offers from participating merchants. The registered card processor receives a record for charge for a purchase made with an enrolled merchant by an enrolled card member customer and uses the record of charge to determine whether the purchase qualifies for a rebate credit in accordance with a discount offer from the enrolled merchant. If the purchase qualifies for a rebate credit, the registered card processor provides the rebate credit to an account of the enrolled card member customer. The registered card processor also provides for electronic notification of rewards offers or credit to prepaid cards, in response to purchases conforming to a specific set of merchant criteria. The system provides a coupon-less way for merchants to provide incentive discounts and/or credits to enrolled customers, along with notifying customers of other available incentive offers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110022455A1 System and Method for E-Mail Based Rewards Public/Granted day:2011-01-27
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