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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2003
Paul Spaeth, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Bryan Shimko, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Philippe Levy, Belmont, CA (US);
Liz Toibero, Laurel, MD (US);
Benjamin Garton, Detroit, MI (US);
Marc Black, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael Salters, Plymouth, MN (US);
James Mazour, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Paul Spaeth, Half Moon Bay, CA (US);
Bryan Shimko, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Philippe Levy, Belmont, CA (US);
Liz Toibero, Laurel, MD (US);
Benjamin Garton, Detroit, MI (US);
Marc Black, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael Salters, Plymouth, MN (US);
James Mazour, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Visa U.S.A. Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for changing a participation status in a loyalty program for a portable device are provided. The techniques include receiving an indication to change the participation status in the loyalty program from a first status to a second status. A parameter is modified in the portable device where the modification of the parameter corresponds to a change in the participation status in the loyalty program from the first status to the second status.