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US 7613629
System and method for the transfer of loyalty points
Current assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures LLC
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Patent summary
Title, assignee, inventors, filing/issue dates, abstract, and a plain-language overview of the claims.
Patent Overview: US7613629B2
Title: System and method for the transfer of loyalty points
Patent number: US7613629B2
Application number: US10/304,251
Publication: US20030130895A1 (published 2003-07-10); granted as US7613629B2 on 2009-11-03
Inventors: Donna A. Antonucci; Theodore S. Voltmer
Assignees (per source): Originally American Express Travel Related Services Co Inc (application filed by; assignment recorded 2003-03-10, corrected 2011-11-01). Current assignee listed as Liberty Peak Ventures LLC. The source records later reassignments (Propulsion Remote Holdings LLC, Gula Consulting LLC, Intellectual Ventures Assets 66 LLC, Liberty Peak Ventures LLC), noted here only as source-listed data.
Key dates: Priority date 2001-03-29 (assumed); filing date 2002-11-26; grant 2009-11-03. Legal status listed as "Expired – Fee Related," adjusted expiration 2025-03-11.
Purpose and plain-language scope: The patent concerns a system and method for transferring loyalty points. Classification places it in commerce/marketing incentive systems—specifically G06Q30/0226 ("Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems") and G06Q30/0208 ("Trade or exchange of goods or services in exchange for incentives or rewards"). Prior-art keywords listed are: loyalty, consumer, manufacturer, points, computing device. In plain terms, this suggests a computing-device-based arrangement for moving loyalty points among parties (e.g., consumers, manufacturers), though the excerpt does not supply claim language or a detailed description of the transfer mechanics.
What the excerpt does not establish: The supplied text contains no claims, no detailed description, no figures, and no cited prior-art references. It therefore does not establish the specific claimed steps, the scope of any claim, the field of search, or the technical operation of the transfer. It also provides no information on litigation, validity, or the accuracy of the listed assignees or status (the source itself states legal status and assignee listings are assumptions, not legal conclusions). Any statements about how points are actually transferred would require consulting the full patent document.
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US7613629](/patent/US7613629)/en
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