Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Patent
1997-10-09
2000-10-03
Tkacs, Stephen R.
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
235380, 705 38, 705 39, G06F 1760
Patent
active
061285994
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is an apparatus for providing and managing a customized reward offer to an affinity group sponsor based on the aggregate performance of members of the group. The apparatus includes a processor configured to accesses historical aggregate data associated with the affinity group. The processor is further configured to determine a performance target associated with the affinity group. The processor is also configured to determine aggregate performance data based on the historical data and determine a performance target based on the aggregate performance data.
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Jindal Sanjay K.
Walker Jay S.
Weir-Jones Toby
Alderucci Dean
Maschoff Kurt M.
Tkacs Stephen R.
Walker Asset Management Limited Partnership
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