EP 1417608 A2 20040512 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING AN INTERACTIVE INCENTIVE REWARDS PROGRAM THROUGH A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING AN INTERACTIVE INCENTIVE REWARDS PROGRAM THROUGH A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Title (de)
METHODE UND GERÄT ZUM ZUGRIFF AUF EIN INTERAKTIVES KAUFANREIZ-PUNKTE-PROGRAMM ÜBER EIN DRAHTLOSES KOMMUNIKATIONSNETZWERK
Title (fr)
PROCEDE ET APPAREIL PERMETTANT D'ACCEDER A UN PROGRAMME INTERACTIF DE FIDELISATION PAR PRIME PAR LE BIAIS D'UN RESEAU DE RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS
Publication
Application
Priority
- IB 0001717 W 20001120
- US 44820999 A 19991123
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0139053A2] A method and apparatus for accessing an interactive incentive reward to notify program members of eligibility to redeem awards offered by reward program participants. A central controller interfaces a reward program owner database, and one or more reward service provider databases to a mobile network. The network provides communication with terminal devices, such as mobile phones used by the program members. In response to a reward query placed by a member through a member's mobile phone, the central controller will access the member's program account to determine an account balance, access the reward service provider databases to locate, in response to the query, reward providers in a general vicinity of the member, and communicate information through the mobile network to the member's mobile phone concerning the located rewards. The member can then redeem the rewards.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06Q 30/02 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0139053A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0139053 A2 20010531; WO 0139053 A3 20040219; AU 1293601 A 20010604; EP 1417608 A2 20040512
DOCDB simple family (application)
IB 0001717 W 20001120; AU 1293601 A 20001120; EP 00974722 A 20001120