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Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2009

Filed:

Jul. 24, 2003
Applicants:

David Ciancio, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Gregory J. Freeman, Murfreesboro, TN (US);

Edward J. Korfhagen, Cincinnati, OH (US);

James E. Schiesler, Milford, OH (US);

Richard P. Stern, Union, KY (US);

Stephen L. Wall, Loveland, OH (US);

Adrian Coy, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Simon Hay, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Mark Hinds, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Sarah Myatt, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Inventors:

David Ciancio, Liberty Township, OH (US);

Gregory J. Freeman, Murfreesboro, TN (US);

Edward J. Korfhagen, Cincinnati, OH (US);

James E. Schiesler, Milford, OH (US);

Richard P. Stern, Union, KY (US);

Stephen L. Wall, Loveland, OH (US);

Adrian Coy, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Simon Hay, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Mark Hinds, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Sarah Myatt, Cincinnati, OH (US);

Assignee:

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for operating a reward program including the steps of establishing a plurality of product categories and receiving an indication of selected ones of the product categories. The method further includes the step of tracking customer purchases in at least the selected categories and providing a reward to the customer based at least in part upon customer purchases in the selected categories.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Ciancio, David. (2009). Reward system (U.S. Patent No. 7618318). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7618318

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