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RELEVANT CLAIMS
a. U.S. Patent N0. 5,774,870
Trilegiant has only asserted two claims of the ‘870 patent:
Claim 1: A system for an incentive award program including a computer system
accessible for on-line interactive communication with users, said computer system
comprising:
a first memory area for storing product catalog, said product catalog including product
descriptions and product prices for each product available for purchase;
a second memory area for storing an awards catalog, said awards catalog including an
award description and award points value for each award;
and, a frequency database storing account information for each enrolled user of said
incentive award program.
Claim 29: A method of storing and displaying a database of articles comprising:
assigning a value for each article of said database;
defining a plurality of escalating levels;
assigning each of said articles to only one of said plurality of escalating levels, depending
on the value assigned to each of said articles;
receiving a request to review said articles, and determining a level to which said request
correspond; and,
making available for review only those articles corresponding to the level to which said
request corresponds and any lower level.
b. U.S. Patent N0. 6,578,012
The only claim of the ‘0l2 patent asserted by Trilegiant is claim l. Claim l is
largely identical to claim l ofthe ‘870 patent, but it adds limitations not required by
Claim l of the ‘870 patent:
Claim 1: A system for an incentive award program, including a computer system
accessible for on—line interactive communication with users, said computer system
comprising;
a microprocessor comprising:
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a first memory area for storing a product catalog, said product catalog including product
descriptions and product prices for each product available for purchase;
a second memory area for storing an awards catalog, said awards catalog including an
award description and award points value for each award; and
a frequency database storing account information for each enrolled user of said incentive
award program; and
a display for browsing at least one of said product catalog and said awards catalog.
c. U.S. Patent N0. 6,009,412
Trilegiant has asserted claims 1, 10, 18, 27, 35, and 36 ofthe ‘412 patent. Claims
1, 18, and 35 and claims 10, 27, and 36 contain almost identical limitations. The tables
below illustrate this.
Claim 1 Claim 18 Claim 35
A method for implementing A computer readable A computer system for
an on-line incentive medium comprising a implementing an on-line
program, said method plurality of instructions, incentive program, said
comprising the steps of: which when executed by a computer system
computer, causes the comprising:
computer to perform the
steps of:
providing an Intemet providing an Internet software for offering at least
webpage accessible to at webpage accessible to at one product for sale to at
least one user, via a least one user, via a least one user via an
computer system, for on- computer system, for on- Internet webpage, said
line interactive line interactive Internet webpage being
communications between communications between accessible to said user for
said user and said Internet said user and said Internet on-line interactive
webpage; webpage; communications between
offering, on said Internet offering, on said Internet said user and said Internet
webpage, at least one webpage, at least one webpage; and
product for sale to said user; product for sale to said user;
determining whether said determining whether said software for determining
user qualifies for one or user qualifies for one or whether said user qualifies
more award points based on more award points based on for one or more award
said user’s response to said user’s response to points based on said user’s
p purchase said at least one purchase said at least one response to purchase said at
i product product; least one product,
calculating said award calculating said award for calculating said award
i points according to a points according to a points according to a
preprogrammed formula if preprogrammed formula if preprogrammed fomiula if
said user qualifies for said said user qualifies for said said user qualifies for said
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award points; and award points; and award points,
issuing said award points t0 issuing said award points to and for issuing said award
an account of said user if an account of said user if points to an account of said
said user qualities for said said user qualifies for said user if said user qualities
award points, wherein said award points, wherein said for said award points,
award points are award points are wherein said award points
redeemable by said user for redeemable by said user for are redeemable by said user
an award. an award. for an award.
Claim 10 Claim 27 Claim 36
A method for redeeming A computer readable A computer system for
incentive awards in an on- medium comprising a implementing an on-line
line incentive program, said plurality of instructions, incentive program, said
method comprising the which when executed by a computer system
steps of: computer, causes the comprising
computer to perform the
steps of:
implementing an on-line implementing an on-line software for offering, on an
incentive program that incentive program that Internet webpage, at least
issues award points to users, issues award points to users, one redeemable award
wherein said award points wherein said award points available to said user for
are redeemable by said user are redeemable by said user exchange of at least one
for an award, for an award; award point,
implementing an Intemet implementing an Internet and for permitting said user
webpage accessible, via a webpage accessible, via a to initiate a process to
computer system, to at least computer system, to at least receive at least one
one user of said on-line one user of said on-line redeemable award for
incentive program for on- incentive program for on- exchange of said award
line interactive line interactive points, said award points
communications between communications between being issued from said on-
said user and said Internet said user and said Internet line incentive program, and
webpage; webpage; said Intemet webpage being
offering, on said internet offering, on said Internet accessible to said user for
webpage, at least one webpage, at least one OH-line int€raCtiv€
redeemable award available redeemable award available communications between
to said user for exchange of to said user for exchange of said user and said Internet
said award points; and said award points; and webpage.
permitting said user to permitting said user to
initiate a process to receive initiate a process to receive
said at least one redeemable said at least one redeemable
award for exchange of said award for exchange of said
award points issued to said award points issued to said
user through said on-line user through said on-line
incentive program. incentive program.
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