Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-20
2007-03-20
Bayat, Bradley B. (Department: 3621)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
C705S014270, C705S016000, C705S026640, C705S027200, C705S041000, C235S375000, C235S380000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10728226
ABSTRACT:
A system and method are disclosed for determining and applying a discount to a customer's transaction. The discount is of a progressive nature, wherein the value of a customer's discount increases if the customer meets the conditions associated with the discount. The system rewards more frequent or profitable customers with benefits such as larger increases in the discount or higher maximum discount than those awarded to less frequent or profitable customers. The discount is decreased or eliminated if the customer fails to meet the conditions associated with the discount.
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Alderucci Dean P.
Mik Magdalena
Van Luchene Andrew S.
Walker Jay S.
Bayat Bradley B.
Downs Michael D.
Walker Digital, LLC
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