SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INSTANT REBATES TO CUSTOMERS
Systems and methods for associating rebate instances with rebate fulfillment comprising receiving a setup control signal; generating a one or more programs from the one or more programs; selecting one of the one or more programs as a rebate instance; and associating the rebate instance with a rebate fulfillment as an association. The method and the system may further utilize activation and login signals, as well as storing the association for further association and activation.
1 . A system comprising:
a setup component, the setup component configured to:
receive a setup control signal, the setup control signal comprising one or more programs; and
associate a credential with the setup control signal;
a program control memory structure, the program control memory structure configure to store the one or more programs and the credential associated with the one or more programs;
a selection component, the selection component configure to:
receive a selection signal; and
select a rebate instance of one of the one or more programs in response to the selection signal;
a rebate fulfillment associator, the rebate fulfillment associator configured to associate a physical rebate fulfillment with the rebate instance as an association; and
a first rebate fulfillment control memory structure, the first rebate fulfillment control memory structure storing the association of the rebate fulfillment and the rebate instance.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a program login component, the program login component configured to:
receive a program login signal;
determine the credential associated with the program login signal; and
select the one or more programs associated with the credential.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the selection component comprises:
a program selector;
a validation component;
a product manager; and
a verification component.
4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an activation login component, the activation login component configure to receive an activation login signal; and
a second rebate fulfillment control memory structure, wherein the first rebate fulfillment control memory structure sends the association associated with the activation login signal to the second rebate fulfillment control memory structure.
5 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a machine display, the machine display configure to display a confirmation signal generated by the selection component.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the rebate fulfillment associator further associates a location data signal with the association.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the rebate fulfillment is a stored value card.
8 . A method comprising:
receiving a setup control signal;
generating one or more programs from the setup control signal;
selecting one of the one or more programs as a rebate instance; and
associating the rebate instance with a rebate fulfillment as an association.
9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
associating the one or more programs with a credential;
receiving a program login signal;
determining the credential associated with the program login signal; and
selecting the one or more programs associated with the credential.
10 . The method of claim 8 , wherein selecting one of the one or more programs as the rebate instance comprises:
selecting one of the one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising one or more products;
associating the rebate instance with an entity;
selecting one of the one or more products; and
verifying the rebate instance.
11 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving an activation login signal;
associating the activation login signal with one of the association, the association being in an inactive state; and
altering the association from the inactive state to an active state.
12 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving a location data signal; and
associating the location data signal with the rebate instance and the rebate fulfillment.