Method and device for loyalty program enrollment and dispensing of loyalty cards
OwnerJeffrey Griderinventor
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Abstract
A device, method and processor-readable storage medium for enrolling a consumer in a merchant loyalty program are disclosed. Consumer identification information may be received from a consumer via an input device. Loyalty identification information associated with a loyalty card may be determined. The loyalty identification information may be associated automatically with the consumer identification information. A loyalty card may be dispensed to the consumer substantially in real time. The consumer identification information and the loyalty identification information may be stored in a storage device.
Claims22
A device for providing a loyalty card, comprising:
- an interface for receiving consumer identification information;
- a scanner for scanning loyalty identification information from the loyalty card;
- a dispenser for dispensing the loyalty card;
- a processor in communication with the interface and the scanner, wherein the processor associates the consumer identification information with the loyalty identification information;
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- a communication interface for communicating the consumer identification information and the loyalty identification information to a storage device.
A device for providing a loyalty card, comprising:
- an interface for receiving consumer identification information;
- a processor in communication with the interface, wherein the processor determines loyalty identification information for a loyalty card and associates the consumer identification information with the loyalty identification information;
- a printer for printing the loyalty identification information on the loyalty card.
- a dispenser for dispensing the loyalty card;
- and
- a communication interface for communicating the consumer identification information and the loyalty identification information to a storage device.
A method of enrolling a consumer in a merchant loyalty program, the method comprising:
- receiving consumer identification information from a consumer via an input device;
- determining loyalty identification information associated with a loyalty card;
- automatically associating the loyalty identification information with the consumer identification information;
- dispensing the loyalty card to the consumer substantially in real time;
- and
- storing the consumer identification information and loyalty identification information in a storage device.
A processor-readable storage medium containing one or more programming instructions for performing a method of enrolling a consumer in a merchant loyalty program, the method comprising:
- receiving consumer identification information from a consumer via an input device;
- determining loyalty identification information associated with a loyalty card;
- automatically associating the loyalty identification information with the consumer identification information;
- dispensing the loyalty card to the consumer substantially in real time;
- and
- storing the consumer identification information and loyalty identification information in a storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.