Computer-Implemented Methods, Computer Program Products, and Machines for Management and Control of a Loyalty Rewards Network

TL;DR: In this paper, a computer program product can determine if a customer is one of the plurality of member customers enrolled in the loyalty rewards network and if the customer is not a member, the computer program can enroll the customer in the membership.

Abstract: Machines, computer program products, and computer-implemented methods to manage and control a loyalty rewards network and to provide customer loyalty rewards to a customer for purchasing goods or services. Computer program product can determine if a customer is one of the plurality of member customers enrolled in the loyalty rewards network. If the customer is not a member, the computer program product can enroll the customer in the loyalty rewards network. As a purchase are made by member customers thereafter, the member customer swipes or otherwise enters a loyalty reward card number and the computer accumulates and stores loyalty rewards network data representative of the member customer's purchasing behavior. Upon accumulating sufficient loyalty rewards pursuant to collection parameters, the member customers can select one or more of the available loyalty reward actions and the computer program product can implement the selected one or more loyalty rewards action.