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US 2013/0211902 A1Published application
Multiple party reward system utilizing single account
AssigneeGroupon, Inc.
InventorsJay S. Walker, Andrew S. Van Luchene, Daniel E. Tedesco, Joshua D. Rogers
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Abstract
A method enabling a frequent shopper reward system capable of tracking performance data of a plurality of members or account holders linked to a single frequent shopper account.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- receiving transaction data that includes frequent shopper data and item or service data associated with a customer transaction;
- determining, based on the frequent shopper data, frequent shopper account data that includes information identifying a primary account holder, at least one sub-account holder, and at least one previous order;
- displaying the at least one previous order associated with the frequent shopper account;
- receiving an instruction to purchase another item or service according to the at least one previous order;
- and
- processing the customer transaction in accordance with the transaction data and the received instruction.
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A computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to:
- receive transaction data that includes frequent shopper data and item or service data associated with a customer transaction;
- determine, based on the frequent shopper data, frequent shopper account data which includes information identifying a primary account holder, at least one sub-account holder, and at least one previous order;
- display the at least one previous order associated with the frequent shopper account;
- receive an instruction to purchase another item or service according to the at least one previous order;
- and
- process the customer transaction in accordance with the transaction data and the received instruction.
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A system, comprising:
- a transaction controller including a microprocessor and a memory;
- and an input device operatively connected to the transaction controller;
- wherein the input device receives transaction data that includes frequent
- shopper data and item or service data associated with a customer transaction, and wherein the microprocessor determines, based on the frequent shopper data, frequent shopper account data that includes information identifying a primary account holder, at least one sub-account holder, and at least one previous order, provides instructions to display the at least one previous order, receives an instruction to purchase an item or service according to the at least one previous order, and processes the customer transaction in accordance with the transaction data and the instruction to purchase an item or service according to the at least one previous order.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.