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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Toru Aihara, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Noboru Kamijo, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazumasa Ochiai, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hidekazu Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/0214 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system for processing shopping information. The shopping information, which pertains to an item purchased by a user, is read from a mobile device, and was scanned by the mobile device from an item tag attached to the item. The item relates to another user. A set of affiliates is determined from analysis of the shopping information. Each affiliate is entitled to receive a reward due to purchase of the item.