Scancredit bonus system

The bonus system through a mobile app incentivizes customer engagement by scanning products in-store for credits, enhancing loyalty and revenue generation for partner businesses.

DE102023005381A1Inactive Publication Date: 2025-07-03SERKAN DOGAN
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Patent Information

Application Number
DE102023005381
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2023-12-29
Publication Date
2025-07-03
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing customer loyalty and acquisition systems lack effective mechanisms to incentivize customer engagement and reward customers for in-store interactions, while also providing a sustainable revenue source for partner businesses.

Method used

A bonus system integrated with a mobile app that allows customers to scan featured products in-store to earn credits redeemable at partner businesses, leveraging data for advertising and fee income, and enabling discount coupon integration.

Benefits of technology

Enhances customer loyalty and attracts new customers by rewarding in-store interactions, while generating revenue through data usage and fees.

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Abstract

This is a free bonus system app in cooperation with well-known companies (shops / discounters). Customers can save credit to their account by scanning predefined products on the shelves of participating partners, and then redeem the credit later while shopping.
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Description

A free bonus system in cooperation with nomadic partner company (Shops / Discounter). Each week 7 products are specified in the app by the participating partner companies, which the customer must search on site in the stores / branch and individually scan with the app in order to be able to save a credit of 1 ≅.These products are separately marked on the shelves. The number of scanning products and the credit height per week is variable. The credit is made on the system side in the app after successful scanning completion of the specified products once for the current calendar week per account. Repeated participation in the same deadline is excluded. Credit can be resolved when shopping in one of the participating partners companies. This is not excluded from payment. Bonus system scancredite offers not only customers (binding) but equally new customer retrieval.The invention is based on the use of their data for advertising purposes and by billing the dealers. In addition, the bonus system is to freely leave the partners with discount coupons and current prospectuss via the app.

Claims

that, free bonus system in cooperation with namous partner companies (Shops / Discounter)in the app, search the products from the participating partner companies on site in the stores / branches and scan them individually with the appthe products being separately marked on the shelves.The problem is that, via the app, the partners are left free to integrate discount coupons and current brochureswherein customers can save credit by scanning the productsIt requires a smartphone or tablet, account for identification and participation

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