Systems and methods for loyalty point distribution
A blockchain-based loyalty point system that comprises a host computing device for interfacing with authorized devices and loyalty partner websites in a loyalty point network. In one example, the loyalty point network includes a blockchain network and a host computing device. The host computing device is configured to receive a registration request from a client device for access to the loyalty point network. The host computing device causes a registration proposal for the client device to be written to the blockchain network and receives a point adjustment request from a loyalty partner website. The host computing device executes a smart contract in response to receiving the point adjustment request from the loyalty partner website, and the smart contract is executed to adjust the account balance of the customer account based at least in part on the point adjustment request.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a host computing device that provides a blockchain application programming interface (API), a registration request from a customer client device for access to a loyalty point network, wherein the loyalty point network restricts access to a private or a semi-private ledger maintained on a blockchain network for a plurality of authorized devices and a plurality of loyalty partner websites, the registration request comprising a digital signature signed by a wallet application executed on the customer client device, wherein the blockchain network comprises a network of consensus participant devices that maintain the private or the semi-private ledger;
validating, by the host computing device, the digital signature of the registration request was signed by the wallet application for the customer client device to have access to the loyalty point network, validating the digital signature by performing a cryptographic operation on a signed data element in the registration request using a public key associated with the customer client device, validating the digital signature in response to receiving the registration request from the customer client device;
causing, by the host computing device, a registration proposal for the customer client device to be written to the blockchain network, wherein the customer client device is authorized to access the loyalty point network in response to the registration proposal being written to the blockchain network;
receiving, by the host computing device, a point adjustment request from a loyalty partner website of the plurality of loyalty partner websites authorized for the loyalty point network, the point adjustment request being associated with a selection of an item for purchase at the loyalty partner website, the point adjustment request being generated by a selection of the loyalty point network for purchasing the item at the loyalty partner website and the point adjustment request comprising a customer account for the customer client device, wherein the loyalty partner website is configured to receive the customer account from the wallet application executed on the customer client device; and
executing, by the host computing device, a smart contract in response to receiving the point adjustment request from the loyalty partner website, the smart contract being executed to adjust an account balance of the customer account based at least in part on the point adjustment request.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the blockchain API executed on the host computing device is configured to operate as an API interface for the blockchain network, wherein the plurality of authorized devices and the plurality of loyalty partner websites communicate with the blockchain API in order to access the blockchain network.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, by the host computing device, an adjustment request to the network of consensus participant devices based at least in part on the point adjustment request.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein a particular consensus participant device from the network of consensus participant devices is configured to send a notification to the loyalty partner website in response to a completion of the adjustment request.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the registration request comprises a device identifier associated with the customer client device.
6. A loyalty point network, comprising:
a customer client device;
a plurality of loyalty partner websites;
a plurality of authorized devices;
a blockchain network that comprises a private or a semi-private ledger;
a host computing device comprising a processor and memory, the host computing device executing a blockchain application programming interface (API) for interfacing with the blockchain network;
program instructions stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, cause the host computing device to at least:
receive a registration request from the customer client device for access to the loyalty point network, wherein the loyalty point network restricts access to the blockchain network for the plurality of authorized devices and the plurality of loyalty partner websites, the registration request comprising a digital signature signed by a wallet application executed on the customer client device, wherein the blockchain network comprises a network of consensus participant devices that maintain the private or the semi-private ledger;
validate the digital signature of the registration request was signed by the wallet application for the customer client device to have access to the loyalty point network, validating the digital signature by performing a cryptographic operation on a signed data element in the registration request a public key associated with the customer client device, validating the digital signature in response to receiving the registration request from the customer client device;
cause a registration proposal for the customer client device to be written to the blockchain network, wherein the customer client device is authorized to access the loyalty point network in response to the registration proposal being written to the blockchain network;
receive a point adjustment request from a loyalty partner website of the plurality of loyalty partner websites authorized for the loyalty point network, the point adjustment request being associated with a purchase of an item at the loyalty partner website and the point adjustment request comprising a customer account for the customer client device, wherein the loyalty partner website is configured to receive the customer account from the wallet application executed on the customer client device; and
execute a smart contract in response to receiving the point adjustment request from the loyalty partner website, the smart contract being executed to adjust an account balance of the customer account based at least in part on the point adjustment request.
7. The loyalty point network of claim 6 , wherein the blockchain API executed on the host computing device is configured to operate as an API interface for the blockchain network, wherein the plurality of authorized devices and the plurality of loyalty partner websites communicate with the blockchain API in order to access the blockchain network.
8. The loyalty point network of claim 6 , wherein the program instructions stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, cause the host computing device to at least:
transmit an adjustment request to the network of consensus participant devices based at least in part on the point adjustment request.
9. The loyalty point network of claim 8 , wherein a particular consensus participant device from the network of consensus participant devices is configured to send a notification to the loyalty partner website in response to a completion of the adjustment request.
10. The loyalty point network of claim 6 , wherein the registration request comprises a device identifier associated with the customer client device.
11. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising program instructions that, when executed by a processor of a host computing device, cause the host computing device to at least:
receive a registration request from a customer client device for access to a loyalty point network, wherein the loyalty point network restricts access to a private or a semi-private ledger maintained on a blockchain network for a plurality of authorized devices and a plurality of loyalty partner websites, the registration request comprising a digital signature signed by a wallet application executed on the customer client device, wherein the blockchain network comprises a network of consensus participant devices that maintain the private or the semi-private ledger;
validate the digital signature of the registration request was signed by the wallet application for the customer client device to have access to the loyalty point network, validating the digital signature by performing a cryptographic operation on a signed data element in the registration request a public key associated with the customer client device, validating the digital signature in response to receiving the registration request from the customer client device;
cause a registration proposal for the customer client device to be written to the blockchain network, wherein the customer client device is authorized to access the loyalty point network in response to the registration proposal being written to the blockchain network;
receive a point adjustment request from a loyalty partner website of the plurality of loyalty partner websites authorized for the loyalty point network, the point adjustment request being associated with a purchase of an item at the loyalty partner website and the point adjustment request comprising a customer account for the customer client device, wherein the loyalty partner website is configured to receive the customer account from the wallet application executed on the customer client device; and
execute a smart contract in response to receiving the point adjustment request from the loyalty partner website, the smart contract being executed to adjust an account balance of the customer account based at least in part on the point adjustment request.
12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the host computing device is configured to execute as a blockchain application programming interface (API) for the blockchain network, wherein the plurality of authorized devices and the plurality of loyalty partner websites communicate with the blockchain API in order to access the blockchain network.
13. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the program instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the host computing device to at least:
transmit an adjustment request to the network of consensus participant devices based at least in part on the point adjustment request.
14. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 13 , wherein a particular consensus participant device from the network of consensus participant devices is configured to send a notification to the loyalty partner website in response to a completion of the adjustment request.
15. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the point adjustment request being received as an application programming interface call.