Loyalty and rewards program over distributed network
CA 2405148 C · Owner: Roberts, Gregory B. · Inventors: Wills, Scott; Roberts, Gregory B.
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A method and system provides a loyalty program in conjunction with an online promotions system wherein users are presented with promotions at least some of which include rewards associated with certain user actions. Where a user selects and downloads a promotion (204) the loyalty system updates (206) the , user loyalty account to give credit for a first reward associated with the selected promotion. Upon the user taking a further action (208) on the promotion, such as by purchasing the good or service associated with the promotion, the loyalty system provides the user with a second loyalty reward and updates (210) the user loyalty account to reflect a credit for the second reward. …
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