System and method for incentive programs and award fulfillment

Details System and method for incentive programs and award fulfillment System and method for incentive programs and award fulfillment

1998-03-18

2000-05-09

Poinvil, Frantzy

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Automated electrical financial or business practice or...

Discount or incentive

705 7, G06F15700

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060616601

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for providing incentive programs over a computer network is provided in which a host may provide sponsoring companies with the capability to buy prepackaged or self-built incentive programs, offer such incentive programs to consumers, provide sponsoring companies and retailers with the capability to associate prizes with incentive programs, provide sponsoring companies, retailers and consumers with convenient fulfillment of prizes, and store and manipulate databases regarding all of the foregoing.

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