Patent ID: 8204781
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for rebate processing comprising: a first memory operable to store promotion information describing a plurality of promotions, the promotion information comprising, for each of the promotions, a promotion identifier, at least two disbursement options, and promotion requirements comprising an authentication requirement, personal information requirement, and a date requirement; a second memory operable to store transaction information indicating a plurality of rebate requests, each rebate request corresponding to a single transaction and the transaction information comprising, for each of the rebate requests, consumer information for a consumer associated with the rebate request, a rebate request status detailing current status of the rebate request, a date associated with the rebate request, and a promotion identifier matching to a selected one of the promotions; and a processor operable to process the rebate requests by associating each rebate request with the corresponding one of the promotions using the promotion identifiers and determining whether selected transaction information for the rebate requests satisfies the promotion requirements for the promotions, wherein determining whether the selected transaction information for one of the rebate requests satisfies the promotion requirements for the corresponding one of the promotions comprises verifying that submitted authenticity information satisfies the authentication requirement, that the consumer information includes personal information sufficient to satisfy the personal information requirement, and that the date associated with the rebate request satisfies the date requirement.