Patent ID: 11908279
Assignee: SIGHTLINE PAYMENTS LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A computer-based method, the method performed by a transaction facilitator computing system comprising instructions stored in a memory, which when executed by a processor of the transaction facilitator computing system, cause the transaction facilitator computing system to perform the method comprising:
storing in computer memory of the transaction facilitator computing system, a unique identifier for a player that is associated with a loyalty program of a gaming environment, wherein the unique identifier is associated with a general purpose reloadable prepaid card issued to the player by a financial institution on a bankcard network, and wherein the general purpose reloadable prepaid card is usable by the player for payment transactions at any of a plurality of merchants associated with the bank card network;
generating a player intelligence report for the player based at least partially on the use of the general purpose reloadable prepaid card at one or more of the the plurality of merchants associated with the bank card network; and
providing the player intelligence report to a computing system associated with the gaming environment;
linking a transaction incentive to the player, wherein the transaction incentive is applicable to a payment transaction at one of the plurality of merchants associated with the bank card network; and
when the general purpose reloadable prepaid card is used in the processing of a payment transaction at any of the plurality of merchants:
(i) receiving transaction-related information associated with the use of the general purpose reloadable prepaid card in the processing of the payment transaction at the merchant, wherein the transaction-related information comprises a merchant identifier; and
(ii) determining, as a function of the identity of the merchant identifier whether the transaction incentive is applicable to the payment transaction.