Return rewards
CA 2605459 C · Owner: Speights, David B. · Inventors: Speights, David B.; Bradshaw, Peter L.; Hilinski, Mark R.
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Computerized decision-making systems and methods are described for determining whether to provide one or more rewards such as a coupon or instant discount, to a customer (110) requesting to make a merchandise return at a store (120) and, if so, to determine the terms of the reward such as value, expiration , date/time and other terms that may be associated with a coupon. The reward determinations may be implemented in conjunction with a system (100) for authorizing the requested merchandise return transaction. Information about the requested return may be used together with data about the customer's past purchase, return transactions, and other customer-related data. In some …
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- Filed April 11, 2006 and granted August 9, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 11, 2026.
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