Automated purchase reward accounting system and method

Details Automated purchase reward accounting system and method Automated purchase reward accounting system and method

1989-08-29

1991-10-08

Smith, Jerry

Boots, shoes, and leggings

364401, G06F 1521

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050560190

ABSTRACT:
A marketing method for providing manufacturer purchase reward offers by automatically tracking the purchases of member consumers through the use of bar-coded membership cards and using the purchase records in a data processing system to determine if the required purchases have been made to earn a reward. Each member consumer receives a reward booklet disclosing the available reward offers, a periodic status report indicating the member consumer's progress toward earning rewards, and a reward certificate for those rewards earned.

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