US 7,134,087 B2
System and method for transacting purchases with a cash vendor using pointsGeneral
US 7,134,087 B2
System and method for transacting purchases with a cash vendor using points
Tech Center:
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Examiner:
Kieu D. Vu
Art Unit:
2173 Graphical User Interface and Document Processing
Agent:
Inventors:
Thomas R. Bushold; Mark A. Shipley; Jeffrey L. Altemueller; Stephen A. Sigman
Assignee:
MARITZ GLOBAL EVENTS INC.
Priority:
04/05/02
Filed:
04/05/02
Granted:
11/07/06
Expiration:
12/22/23
Abstract
A system for permitting a participant to transact a purchase using awarded points with a vendor system which transacts purchases in currency. A loyalty program awards points to the participant. The awarded points are maintained in a point account for the participant. An application programming interface (API) interfaces with the vendor system. A program account for use in currency transactions provides the basis for the purchase with the vendor system. A graphical user interface (GUI) provides an interface between the participant and the API and for communicating with the loyalty program.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06Q30/0226G06QY10S715/962Y10S