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Patent US8155999 - System and method for a merchant loyalty system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA system and method for implementing a merchant loyalty program is disclosed. The invention includes receiving purchase data, wherein the purchase data comprises a consumer account code, a purchase amount, and a service establishment code; associating the service establishment code with a merchant proprietor...http://www.google.com/patents/US8155999?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8155999 - System and method for a merchant loyalty systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8155999 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/382,638Publication dateApr 10, 2012Filing dateMay 10, 2006Priority dateMar 29, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2442518A1, EP1386268A2, EP1386268A4, US7398225, US7428498, US7496524, US7613628, US7613629, US7813955, US7890367, US8024220, US8050968, US8065182, US8458026, US8626582, US8639568, US8732013, US20020143626, US20020188509, US20030130895, US20070112631, US20070112632, US20070124204, US20070198354, US20080077498, US20080077499, US20090094118, US20090125402, US20090299845, US20110078011, US20110302020, US20120016730, US20120041813, US20120197706, US20130132185, US20140143041, US20140195314, WO2002079925A2, WO2002079925A3Publication number11382638, 382638, US 8155999 B2, US 8155999B2, US-B2-8155999, US8155999 B2, US8155999B2InventorsElts de Boer, Glyn Philip Jackson, Samuel Martin Ramsey, Theodore S. VoltmerOriginal AssigneePropulsion Remote Holdings, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (357), Non-Patent Citations (79), Referenced by (23), Classifications (72), Legal Events (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for a merchant loyalty system
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