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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2021
Inmar Clearing, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Andrew B. Jump, Lewisville, NC (US);
Alise Raak, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Sylvain Mansier, Weston, MA (US);
Pia Ostos, Newton, MA (US);
INMAR CLEARING, INC., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A system may include a point-of-sale (POS) terminal, and a server configured to obtain, from the POS terminal, a purchase transaction identifier and a purchase amount associated with a purchase transaction of a given user. The server may also be configured to obtain, from a payment card processing server, a payment card transaction token associated with the purchase transaction, and match the payment card transaction token to the purchase transaction identifier, and based thereon, generate a loyalty account associated with the given user based upon the payment card transaction token. The server may also be configured to credit the loyalty account associated with the given user based upon the purchase amount, and generate and communicate a notification to the given user of the loyalty account and the associated credit.