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Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2007
Applicants:

Jodene Laramy, San Francisco, CA (US);

Shaun Bodington, San Leandro, CA (US);

Paula Marie Johnson-alosi, San Mateo, CA (US);

Denise Nay O'brien, Ashburn, VA (US);

Inventors:

Jodene Laramy, San Francisco, CA (US);

Shaun Bodington, San Leandro, CA (US);

Paula Marie Johnson-Alosi, San Mateo, CA (US);

Denise Nay O'Brien, Ashburn, VA (US);

Assignee:

Visa U.S.A. Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01); G05B 19/418 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method for managing rewards programs is disclosed. The method includes reviewing a plurality of offers from a plurality of merchants on a host site via the Internet. The offers are associated with rewards to consumers after the consumers use their portable consumer devices. An offer from the plurality of offers is selected and a customized offer element including the offer and an identifier of an issuer that selected the offer is generated.


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