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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Edward W. Fordyce, Iii, Hagerstown, IN (US);
Karteek Hasmukh Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Chauncey Shepard, Novato, CA (US);
Edward W. Fordyce, III, Hagerstown, IN (US);
Karteek Hasmukh Patel, San Francisco, CA (US);
David Chauncey Shepard, Novato, CA (US);
Visa U.S.A. Inc, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The eligibility of an transaction between a consumer and a merchant toward an incentive for a loyalty program is determined using a globally unique identifier (GUID) matching algorithm. Information characterizing the transaction may include a GUID for the merchant and a GUID for an account of the consumer on which the transaction is payable. The GUIDs are each matched against GUIDs of merchants and accounts stored in a database, some of which are distinguished as loyalty program participants. When both the GUID for the merchant and the GUID for the account match with respective GUIDs in the database that are distinguished as loyalty program participants, the transaction is eligible toward the incentive.