Patent ID: 8511553

Claim:
A method for a purchase validation award, the method comprising: receiving unique transaction data via a secure computer information network site using an electronic system compatible with the secure computer information network, the unique transaction data associated with a qualified transaction comprising at least one of a purchase or delivery of a qualified item; upon receipt of the unique transaction data, automatically transmitting an encrypted data request to a system of a selling organization of the qualified item via the secure computer information network; in response to the transmission of the encrypted data request, receiving a purchase file from the system of the selling organization, the purchase file comprising information relating to the qualified item; applying rules based control validation to automatically determine at least one of an award or award options and displaying the determined award or award options to a purchaser of the qualified item via the secure computer information network; receiving consumer information from the purchaser via the secure computer information network; and based at least in part on the consumer information, sending out at least one of a purchase award or data needed to complete purchase award processing related to the determined award or award options.