WO2001086535A1 - Procede et appareil permettant de fournir un systeme de fidelite integre - Google Patents

Procede et appareil permettant de fournir un systeme de fidelite integre Download PDF

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WO2001086535A1
WO2001086535A1 PCT/NZ2001/000082 NZ0100082W WO0186535A1 WO 2001086535 A1 WO2001086535 A1 WO 2001086535A1 NZ 0100082 W NZ0100082 W NZ 0100082W WO 0186535 A1 WO0186535 A1 WO 0186535A1
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  • This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a plurality of loyalty programmes.
  • loyalty programmes have become a popular method of enticing customers to purchase their services or products or reward customers for their custom.
  • the loyalty programmes offer an opportunity to accumulate value by making purchases, which may be exchanged for products, services or funds.
  • the value accumulated typically depends on the number of transactions and/or value of the transactions with merchants who are members of the loyalty programme.
  • apparatus for providing an integrated loyalty system including:
  • ⁇ communication means adapted to receive transaction information from a transaction network
  • ⁇ information storage means storing a set of parameters for each of a plurality of loyalty programmes and membership information identifying members of the loyalty programmes and the loyalty programme or programmes that each member is affiliated with;
  • ⁇ processing means adapted or programmed to identify a transaction from said transaction information, determine a member that said transaction is associated with, compute a value dependent at least on the set of parameters of a selected loyalty programme and credit said value to an account of said member; wherein said value or a derivative therefrom is redeemable to provide benefit to said member.
  • the selected loyalty programme may be determined from the membership information.
  • the processing means may be adapted to identify transactions within the transaction information in which the parties to the transaction are affiliated with said one or more loyalty programmes.
  • the storage means may further store priority information identifying a loyalty programme priority, wherein if the transaction is applicable to a plurality of loyalty programmes, the selected loyalty programme is determined from the priority information.
  • said transaction network may be a funds transaction network that facilitates electronic transfer of funds.
  • the apparatus may include a second communication means adapted to allow communication with an administrator of each loyalty programme.
  • the integrated loyalty system may be adapted to allow access to information regarding the account of members of an integrated loyalty system by a loyalty programme administrator through said second communication means, wherein the processing means controls access to information so that only information regarding accounts associated with the loyalty programme of said loyalty programme administrator may be accessed by the administrator.
  • a method of providing an integrated loyalty system including:
  • the method may further include identifying a loyalty programme according to a stored loyalty programme priority ranking when transaction information may relate to a plurality of loyalty programmes.
  • the method may further include selectively capturing transaction information from the transaction network, the selected transaction information relating to transactions between members of the integrated loyalty system.
  • the method may further include communicating information relating to the account of members of a loyalty programme to the administrator of that loyalty programme.
  • Figure 1 shows a block diagram representation of an existing system for providing a loyalty programme.
  • Figure 2 shows a block diagram representation of the communication between parties of loyalty programmes according to one aspect of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 shows a block diagram representation of an implementation of one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 a trading network incorporating known loyalty programmes and associated apparatus is shown in generalised block diagram form.
  • a customer who belongs to two loyalty programmes, loyalty programme 1 and loyalty programme 2 carries two identification cards, card 1 and card 2 to identify themselves as a member of each loyalty programme.
  • the customer purchases goods or services at any one of merchants 1 to 3 who are members of at least one loyalty programme.
  • Merchant 1 is a member of loyalty programme 1
  • merchant 3 is a member of loyalty programme 2
  • merchant 2 is a member of both loyalty programme 1 and loyalty programme 2.
  • a software and/or hardware add-on is provided at each of the merchants who are members of the loyalty programme to allow communication of transaction data, indicated by arrows A between the merchants and the loyalty programme administrators.
  • merchant 2 is a member of both loyalty programmes, merchant 2 requires two software and/or hardware add-ons in order to accommodate the systems of each loyalty programme.
  • the customer uses card 1 at merchant 1 and card 2 at merchant 3 and either card at merchant 2 depending on which loyalty programme they wished to use.
  • merchant 2 must be provided with both sets of software and/or hardware add-ons to be members of both loyalty programmes. This causes additional expense to implement the system. Furthermore, the additional expense provides a disincentive for merchants 1 and 3 to join more than one loyalty programme. This limits the flexibility in options that they can offer to the customer and therefore may result in a loss of sales.
  • the customer uses a single transaction card for purchases at merchants 1 to 3 regardless of the loyalty programme that the customer and merchant are affiliated with. No further identification is required.
  • This same card may be used for the general transaction purposes of the customer, for example through an on-line credit card transaction, electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) system or other transaction network.
  • EFTPOS electronic funds transfer at point of sale
  • the integrated loyalty system administrator receives transaction information from a transaction network to enable it to extract or capture information relating to customers transactions at each merchant who is a member of the integrated loyalty system.
  • the parameters may include allocating one point of value for every dollar spent, with extra points allocated depending on the number of transactions or the accumulated value of the transactions.
  • the set of parameters may instruct the integrated loyalty system administrator to simply forward the transaction to the relevant loyalty programme owner.
  • the integrated loyalty system performs a unity transformation on the transaction.
  • the loyalty programme owner then may calculate the required value, which the customer (or merchant if loyalty reward is given to the merchant) can redeem for their benefit.
  • Identification means other than a card may be used by the customer, including a pin number entered into a terminal at the merchants premises, biometric information such as a thumb-print or any other suitable identification means.
  • the identification mean is the same as that used to facilitate funds transfer using a funds transaction network, but may alternatively be part of a separate transaction network, which may be dedicated to the communication of transaction information related to the integrated loyalty system.
  • the customer may have more than one card, for example more than one credit card that they may wish to use from time to time at various merchants.
  • a feature of the present invention is that the customer can use their normal transaction cards and receive the benefits of one or more loyalty programmes. The requirement is that use of the card is recognised by the loyalty system administrator so that they can extract the relevant transactions from the transaction information created by use of the card. Alternatively, a single generic loyalty card may be used for a number of loyalty programmes.
  • the integrated loyalty system administrator may have one or more of it's own loyalty programmes and may optionally not be associated with any other loyalty programme administrator.
  • each customer who is a member of the integrated loyalty system provides a list of the loyalty programmes which they are currently members of to the integrated loyalty system administrator.
  • the required information to identify transactions made by a customer is then captured from the transaction network and a value assigned to the transaction and stored in an account of the customer awaiting redemption.
  • the value may then be used to purchase goods or services, provide a discount against other accounts and/or to redeem for cash or any other item or service of value.
  • the loyalty system may also or alternatively be used to credit a merchant who is affiliated with the loyalty programme.
  • the integrated loyalty system may offer a selection of loyalty programmes which the customer may wish to become a member of or store the transaction information so that the customer can decide at a later date which loyalty programme the transaction is to be accredited to if there is a choice.
  • the integrated nature of the loyalty system to administer a plurality of loyalty programmes provides additional flexibility. For example, value may be transferred easily between loyalty programmes, or customers may be able to get the benefit of more than one loyalty programme from a single transaction.
  • a method of selecting a loyalty programme is required. This may simply be a list of the loyalty programmes in order of importance stored within the integrated loyalty system. In this case, if a customer uses their transaction card at a merchant belonging to more than one loyalty programme to which the customer also belongs, then the loyalty programme having a higher priority may dominate. Alternatively, some type of selection means may be provided at each merchant to indicate to the integrated loyalty system which loyalty programme the customer wishes to use. This may require additional software and/or hardware, although the cost of this relatively simple add-on would be small in comparison to the requirements of existing systems. Of course, if the customer is allowed to accumulate the value on more than one loyalty programme from a single transaction, then this problem does not arise.
  • FIG. 3 shows a block diagram representation of an example implementation of the present invention.
  • Customer 1 and customer 2 conduct a transaction at merchants 1 and 2 and merchant 3 respectively.
  • Merchants 1 , 2 and 3 are part of a transaction network, referenced by box T.
  • Transaction information is communicated to either bank 1 , which customer 1 has an account with, or bank 2, which customer 2 has an account with through a suitable communication network.
  • the integrated loyalty system administrator monitors transaction information communicated within the transaction network, for transactions conducted by members of the integrated loyalty system. Permission is likely to be required from the communication network administrator, the banks, the merchants and the customers to monitor the transaction information in order not to violate privacy or confidentiality laws. Also, appropriate security measures are also a likely requirement, which may vary depending on the legal jurisdiction that the system is implemented in.
  • the integrated loyalty system administrator monitors the transaction information for the information that identifies the customer and or the merchant. For example, the integrated loyalty system administrator may monitor the transaction information for transactions that credit the accounts of merchants that are a member of one or more of the loyalty systems. The transaction information may then be analysed to determine whether the funds are from a customer who is also a member of a loyalty programme that the merchant is a member of.
  • the integrated loyalty system administrator receives transaction information from the transaction network through an interface at one or more suitable locations in the network.
  • the interface may monitor network traffic from a node in the network separate from the banks and merchants, may monitor information communicated to a bank or information communicated from each merchant.
  • the integrated loyalty system administrator may not be possible for the integrated loyalty system administrator to monitor the transaction information through an interface to the communications network. This is due to the information being addressed not to the administrator, but to the banks.
  • the preferred form of the integrated loyalty system allows each merchant to be affiliated to one or more loyalty programmes without the requirement for any software and/or hardware add-ons beyond any existing transaction network.
  • Each customer needs only to carry a single transaction card, assuming that all merchants accept that card. Therefore, the integrated loyalty system administrator may interface with the banks systems, or sit between the bank and the communication network. Alternatively, the communications network administrator may have the ability to monitor the relevant transaction information and allow access to the required information.
  • the integrated loyalty system may interface with each merchant, by additional hardware or software provided with the transaction terminal used to facilitate payment for goods or services. While this creates additional expense, it is still advantageous over systems requiring multiple additions of software and or hardware if a merchant is to belong to multiple loyalty programmes.

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L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de fournir un système de fidélité intégré. L'appareil communique avec un réseau de transactions afin d'identifier les transactions concernant un élément d'une pluralité de programmes de fidélité. Une valeur pouvant être remboursée audit élément est calculée en fonction d'un ensemble de paramètres stockés par l'appareil correspondant au programme de fidélité auquel ledit élément appartient, ou à un programme de fidélité sélectionné dans le cas où l'élément appartiendrait à plusieurs programmes de fidélité.
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