WO2001013563A3 - Transaction based award program - Google Patents

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WO2001013563A3
WO2001013563A3 PCT/US2000/022099 US0022099W WO0113563A3 WO 2001013563 A3 WO2001013563 A3 WO 2001013563A3 US 0022099 W US0022099 W US 0022099W WO 0113563 A3 WO0113563 A3 WO 0113563A3
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participating
transaction
merchants
award
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Frank Scognamillo
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Netcentives Inc
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Priority to EP00959220A priority patent/EP1208511A4/en
Publication of WO2001013563A2 publication Critical patent/WO2001013563A2/en
Publication of WO2001013563A3 publication Critical patent/WO2001013563A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q30/00—Commerce
    • G06Q30/02—Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A transaction based award program method and apparatus that includes a list of members and merchants participating in the program. A method is provided for operating the transaction based award program (200) wherein participating members (102) earn awards from participating merchants (104) based on transactions recorded in electronic transaction records. The awards being provided in a common currency and wherein the participating merchants are not limited to conducting business in the same or substantially similar industries. The method includes the steps of maintaining a member and merchant databases that include identification information about the participating members (102) and merchants (104), respectively, obtaining at least one electronic transaction between a participating member (102) and a participating merchant (104), determining that the transaction is a qualified transaction, calculating an award value for the transaction based on a currency that is common to all the participating merchants (104), and accumulating the award value into an award account that is associated with the participating member (102).
PCT/US2000/022099 1999-08-13 2000-08-11 Transaction based award program WO2001013563A2 (en)

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EP00959220A EP1208511A4 (en) 1999-08-13 2000-08-11 Transaction based award program

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