# US 2014/0195314 A1 · System and method for networked loyalty program

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- Number: US 2014/0195314 A1
- Document ID: US20140195314A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/148,469
- Filed: 2014-01-06
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2001-03-29
- Assignees: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLC
- Applicants: Propulsion Remote Holdings, LLC
- Inventors: Fauziah B. Ariff; Theodore S. Voltmer; Donna A. Antonucci; Scott M. Greenhut; John Hayes; Kendall Sneddon; Christine D. Ciccarone; Jason Ewell; Johnson Lam; Joanne Zaiac; Laura Lang; Seraj Bharwani; Michel P. Zeisser; Joseph Fernandes; Elizabeth Hilton Segal
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195314A1

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0226: Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
- B01J 23/6562: {Manganese}
- B01J 23/8913: {Cobalt and noble metals}
- B01J 37/0205: {in several steps}
- B01J 37/0226: {Oxidation of the substrate, e.g. anodisation}
- G06Q 20/042: {characterized in that the payment protocol involves at least one cheque}
- G06Q 20/208: {Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing}
- G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
- G06Q 30/0208: Trade or exchange of goods or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
- G06Q 30/0209: {Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game}
- G06Q 30/0211: Determining the effectiveness of discounts or incentives
- G06Q 30/0217: involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
- G06Q 30/0219: {based on funds or budget}
- G06Q 30/0224: {based on user history}
- G06Q 30/0225: {Avoiding frauds}
- G06Q 30/0227: {Frequent usage incentive value reconciliation between diverse systems}
- G06Q 30/0228: {On-line clearing houses}
- G06Q 30/0229: {Multi-merchant loyalty card systems}
- G06Q 30/0232: {Frequent usage rewards other than merchandise, cash or travel}
- G06Q 30/0233: {Method of redeeming a frequent usage reward}
- G06Q 30/0235: constrained by time limit or expiration date
- G06Q 30/0236: {Incentive or reward received by requiring registration or ID from user}
- G06Q 30/0238: at point-of-sale [POS]
- G06Q 30/0267: {Wireless devices}
- G06Q 30/0269: {based on user profile or attribute}
- G06Q 30/0283: Price estimation or determination
- G06Q 30/0601: Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
- G06Q 30/0613: {using intermediate agents}
- G06Q 40/12: Accounting
- G07F 17/3255: {Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements}
- 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
- B01J: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})

## Abstract

This disclosure provides a loyalty program on a network-wide level. Embodiments may associate UPC and SKU data on a network level to reward consumers and/or to analyze the data for a variety of business purposes, such as market segmentation analyses and/or analyses relating to consumer spending behaviors or patterns, for example. In accordance with one embodiment, the network may comprise any number of participants, including consumers (such as primary and supplementary members of an aggregate consumer account), retailers (e.g. including any of their employees), manufacturers, third-party providers, and the like. In accordance with one embodiment, this disclosure enables participation by supplementary members who are associated with a primary member and, in this manner, facilitates the tracking of supplementary member purchasing behavior, reward points earning behavior, and reward points redemption behavior.

## Claims

### Claim at position 1

1-20. (canceled)

### Claim 21

A method, comprising:
receiving, at a remote server, data transmitted from a point-of-sale terminal, wherein the data is associated with a purchase of an item by a consumer from a merchant at the point-of-sale terminal, and wherein the data identifies a first account of a loyalty program of the merchant, wherein the first account is associated with the consumer;
the remote server determining whether the data includes a request to enroll the consumer in a different loyalty program;
in response to determining that the data includes the request to enroll, the remote server generating a second account for the consumer in the different loyalty program;
after the generating, associating at least a portion of account data of the first account with the second account; and
transmitting, from the remote server to the point-of-sale terminal, data for the consumer that specifies the second account.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
subsequent to the transmitting, the remote server receiving an indication to activate the second account.

### Claim 23 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
subsequent to enrolling the consumer in the different loyalty program, the remote server associating a retailer-assigned identifier for the item with a manufacturer-assigned identifier, wherein the retailer-assigned identifier is included in the data received; and
the remote server storing, in the second account, at least a portion of the data received and the manufacturer-assigned identifier.

### Claim 24 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, wherein the data for the consumer that specifies the second account includes an identifier associating the consumer with the second account.

### Claim 25 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
the remote server verifying, based on the data received, that the first account is associated with the consumer.

### Claim 26 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
the remote server storing, in the second account, an amount of loyalty points associated with the purchase, wherein the amount is determined at least partially based on a purchase price.

### Claim 27 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
generating, at the remote server, a new account for the consumer in the different loyalty program; and
after the generating, associating at least a portion of account data of the second account with the new account, wherein the second account is a temporary account.

### Claim 28 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
processing, at the remote server, a payment request from the merchant for the purchase of the item, wherein the payment request is processed contemporaneously with the remote server enrolling the consumer in the different loyalty program.

### Claim 29 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, wherein the second account is an aggregate account.

### Claim 30 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, further comprising:
the remote server receiving, from the point-of-sale terminal, an indication to activate the second account, wherein the second account is a temporary account; and
the remote server replacing the second, temporary account with a new account in the different loyalty program.

### Claim 31 (depends on 21)

The method of claim 21, wherein the item is a product or a service.

### Claim 32

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computer-based system, cause the computer-based system to perform operations comprising:
receiving transaction data transmitted from a point-of-sale terminal, wherein the transaction data is associated with a purchase of an item by a consumer at the point-of-sale terminal, wherein the transaction data includes a manufacturer-assigned identifier associated with the item, and wherein the transaction data identifies a first account associated with the consumer, and wherein the first account is of a first loyalty program of a merchant;
determining whether the transaction data includes a request to enroll the consumer in a second, different loyalty program;
in response to a determination that the transaction data includes the request to enroll, generating a new account for the consumer in the second, different loyalty program;
subsequent to the generating, associating at least a portion of account data of the first account with the new account;
receiving an indication to activate the new account in the second loyalty program; and
determining a plurality of loyalty points associated with the purchase of the item.

### Claim 33 (depends on 31)

The article of manufacture of claim 31, wherein the operations further include receiving the transaction data that includes authentication data, wherein the authentication data identifies that the first account is associated with the consumer.

### Claim 34 (depends on 31)

The article of manufacture of claim 31, wherein the operations further include generating a supplementary account of the new account in the second, different loyalty program.

### Claim 35 (depends on 31)

The article of manufacture of claim 31, wherein the operations further include:
generating a non-temporary account for the consumer in the second, different loyalty program; and
associating with the non-temporary account, at least a portion of account data of the new account.

### Claim 36 (depends on 31)

The article of manufacture of claim 31, wherein the operations further comprise generating, based on the transaction data and the manufacturer-assigned identifier, a profile associated with the consumer in the second, different loyalty program.

### Claim 37

A system, comprising:
one or more processors;
a non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the one or more processors, the non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
receiving transaction data transmitted from a point-of-sale terminal, wherein the transaction data is associated with a purchase of an item by a consumer from a merchant at the point-of-sale terminal, and wherein the transaction data identifies a first account of a loyalty program of the merchant, wherein the first account is associated with the consumer;
processing the transaction data, wherein the processing includes a determination of whether the transaction data includes a request to enroll the consumer in a different loyalty program;
in response to determining that the transaction data includes the request to enroll, generating a new account for the consumer in the different loyalty program;
after the generating, associating at least a portion of account data of the first account with the new account; and
causing the new account to be activated in response to receiving a request to activate.

### Claim 38 (depends on 37)

The system of claim 37, wherein the operations further include:
satisfying a payment request from the merchant for the purchase of the item.

### Claim 39 (depends on 37)

The system of claim 37, wherein the operations further include:
generating a temporary identifier for the new account.

### Claim 40 (depends on 39)

The system of claim 39, wherein the operations further comprise:
generating a non-temporary identifier for the new account; and
replacing the temporary identifier with the non-temporary identifier, wherein the temporary identifier associates the consumer with the new account in the different loyalty program.