Patents by Inventor Kermit Austin

Kermit Austin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and methods for providing a multi-merchant loyalty program
    Publication number: 20020082920
    Abstract: The invention provides a loyalty system for awarding incentives to a customer based on a multi-merchant loyalty system. The loyalty system includes a master loyalty program associated with the multi-merchant loyalty system, at least one merchant specific loyalty program associated with the multi-merchant loyalty system, a means for providing a merchant access to the multi-merchant loyalty system, and a means for providing a customer choice of an incentive. In addition, the invention provides a method for promoting merchant loyalty. The method defines a master loyalty program for a multi-merchant loyalty system, registers a merchant specific loyalty program for the multi-merchant loyalty system, and provides a merchant access to the multi-merchant loyalty system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Kermit Austin, Don Mastrangelo