Buyer loyalty program
OwnerSharon Cozette DeLaHuntinventor
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Abstract
Various systems, programs, and methods of a buyer loyalty program (BLP) are provided. A representative method for establishing buyer loyalty includes: accepting a member-buyer into a BLP and providing products to a reseller, wherein the reseller is registered in the BLP as a partner reseller of the products. The method further includes: receiving information from the reseller, wherein the information comprises purchase activity of the products by member-buyers; providing a coupon to a member-buyer when a member-buyer buys a pre-selected amount of the products from the reseller, wherein the coupon is redeemed at the reseller for a discount on products; and refunding the reseller a portion of the discount sustained by the reseller upon honoring the coupon.
Claims46
A method for facilitating buyer loyalty, the method comprising:
- receiving a membership identification of a member-buyer of a buyer loyalty program (BLP) at the point of purchase (PoP) of a product;
- selling a first product to the member-buyer;
- providing member-buyer purchase activity information to a producer of the product, wherein the producer serves as a sponsor of the BLP;
- honoring a valid coupon from a member-buyer, wherein the valid coupon provides a discount towards a second product of the producer;
- and
- receiving a refund from the producer for a portion of the discount sustained in honoring the valid coupon.
A method for establishing buyer loyalty, comprising:
- accepting a member-buyer into a buyer loyalty program (BLP);
- providing products to a reseller, wherein the reseller is registered in the BLP as a partner reseller of the products;
- receiving information from the reseller, wherein the information comprises purchase activity of the products by member-buyers;
- providing a coupon to a member-buyer when a member-buyer buys a pre-selected amount of the products from the reseller, wherein the coupon is redeemed at the reseller for a discount on products;
- and
- refunding the reseller a portion of the discount sustained by the reseller upon honoring the coupon.
A method for a buyer to participate in a buyer loyalty program (BLP), wherein the BLP provides discounts on selected products produced by a producer, the method comprising:
- applying for membership in the BLP, wherein upon applying, designating a particular reseller;
- purchasing products produced by the producer from the designated reseller;
- receiving a coupon from the producer upon purchasing a pre-selected amount of the products from the producer at the designated reseller;
- and
- redeeming the coupon at the designated reseller, wherein the coupon provides a discount towards the purchase of selected products produced by the producer.
A program stored on a computer-readable medium for honoring a coupon provided by a sponsor of a buyer loyalty program (BLP), the program comprising:
- logic configured to receive an identification of a member-buyer of the BLP;
- logic configured to receive an identification of the coupon from the member-buyer;
- logic configured to verify the validity of the coupon with regard to the identification of the member-buyer;
- and
- logic configured to apply the discount related to the coupon to a particular product being purchased by the member-buyer, provided the coupon is valid.
A program stored on a computer-readable medium for facilitating a buyer loyalty program (BLP), the program comprising:
- logic configured to accept a member-buyer into the BLP;
- logic configured to accept a reseller into the BLP, wherein the reseller is registered in the BLP as a partner reseller of a select group of products produced by a sponsor of the BLP;
- logic configured to receive information from the reseller, wherein the information comprises purchase activity of the products by member-buyers;
- logic configured to provide a coupon to a member-buyer when a member-buyer buys a pre-selected amount of the products from the reseller, wherein the coupon is redeemed at the reseller for a discount on products;
- and
- logic configured to refund the reseller a portion of the discount sustained by the reseller upon honoring the coupon.
A system for facilitating a buyer loyalty program (BLP), the system comprising:
- a computer system of a sponsor of the BLP, wherein the sponsor is a producer of products to be sold through the BLP, and wherein the computer system of the sponsor comprises:
- means for storing various information regarding the BLP;
- and
- means for communicating with a computer system of at least a first reseller;
- a computer system of a reseller of the products of the producer, wherein the reseller is registered in the BLP, and wherein the computer system of the reseller comprises:
- means for providing for the sale of products of the producer to member-buyers in the BLP;
- means for receiving coupons presented by the member-buyers, wherein the coupons are originally provided by the sponsor of the BLP;
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- means for communicating with the computer system of the sponsor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.