Patent ID: 8788329
Filing Date: 2014-07-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: interacting, using a portable consumer device associated with a consumer, with a first access device at a first merchant, wherein the first merchant provides a first reward to the consumer for purchasing a first product at the first merchant in accordance with a first reward program associated with the first merchant; and interacting, using the portable consumer device, with a second access device at a second merchant, wherein the second merchant provides a second reward to the consumer for purchasing a second product at the second merchant in accordance with a second reward program associated with the second merchant; wherein a combination reward is provided to the consumer in addition to the first reward and the second reward in response to the consumer purchasing the first product and the second product, the combination reward being provided in accordance with a combination reward program that is linked to the first reward program and the second reward program.