Systems and methods for determining offer eligibtility using a predicate logic tree against sets of input data
AssigneeTransform Sr Brands LLC
InventorEspen Zachrisen
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Abstract
Example computer executable instructions for determining a consumer's offer eligibility using a predicate logic tree against sets of input data are provided. In particular, the disclosed examples recite a rewards engine capable of determining a consumer's offer eligibility using a predicate logic tree against sets of input data. The rewards engine applies rules that are relevant to a particular deal offered by a retail establishment to the consumer's records to determine the consumer's offer eligibility. In some examples, the rewards engine sorts or partially sorts some or all of the consumer's records to determine the consumer's offer eligibility.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- identifying a plurality of rules corresponding to a predicate logic tree of a deal offered by a retail establishment, wherein the plurality of rules comprises one or more parent rules corresponding to the deal, wherein the one or more parent rules have a plurality of child rules, and wherein the plurality of rules have a nested AND/OR relationship in the predicate logic tree;
- performing a first instance of a rule evaluation process to evaluate the one or more parent rules;
- performing a second instance of the rule evaluation process for each of the child rules nested within the first instance of the rule evaluation process;
- for each child rule, selecting a respective plurality of consumer records of a consumer for analysis at a point of sale under a corresponding child rule, wherein each child rule comprises one or more requirements of a set of requirements, wherein the one or more requirements of the corresponding child rule are applied with respect to the respective plurality of consumer records, and wherein the respective plurality of consumer records for each child rule are different sets of consumer records;
- associating the respective plurality of consumer records with the corresponding child rule corresponding to the predicate logic tree;
- evaluating the set of requirements of each corresponding child rule against the respective plurality of consumer records;
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- resolving the nested AND/OR relationship of the plurality of rules to determine how many times the consumer is entitled to the deal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.