Preference based data collection and discounting system

Abstract

The preference based data collection and discounting system and methods herein collect consumer product preferences and track the buying habits of a consumer and reward consumers through discounts. The buying habits may be interrogated by a database of one or more algorithms, which will result in a collated database about consumer buying habits. This metadata may be used by vendors to make marketing assumptions that will influence a consumer's future purchase decisions. Consumers directly input and update their preferences as well.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A preference based data collection and discounting system comprising:
 one or more terminals that receive a list of product preferences from one or more consumers;   one or more unique identifiers fixed on one or more non-transitory storage mediums, the one or more unique identifiers assigned to the one or more consumers;   one or more POS systems comprising a reader that detects the one or more unique identifiers on the one or more non-transitory storage mediums; and   one or more servers that:
 receive discount criteria from one or more vendors; 
 receive and store the list of product preferences from the one or more terminals; 
 receive transaction information comprising pricing information from the one or more POS systems; 
 update the list of product preferences based on the transaction information only when the reader detects at least one of the one or more unique identifiers; and 
 apply the discount criteria to the product pricing only when the reader detects at least one of the one or more unique identifiers. 
   
     
     
         2 . The preference based data collection and discounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more non-transitory storage mediums are microchips. 
     
     
         3 . The preference based data collection and discounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more servers store the transaction information. 
     
     
         4 . The preference based data collection and discounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more servers store and collate the transaction information. 
     
     
         5 . The preference based data collection and discounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the transaction information includes at least one of the one or more unique identifiers only when the reader detects at least one of the one or more unique identifiers. 
     
     
         6 . The preference based data collection and discounting system of  claim 1  further comprising a web server that generates a user interface for receiving the list of product preferences and transmits the user interface to the terminal. 
     
     
         7 . The preference based data collection and discounting system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more servers include at least one database server. 
     
     
         8 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to:
 generate one or more unique identifiers for one or more consumers, the one or more unique identifiers fixed on one or more non-transitory storage mediums;   receive a list of product preferences from the one or more consumers;   receive discount criteria from one or more vendors;   receive transaction information from one or more POS systems, wherein the one or more POS systems comprise one or more readers that detect the one or more unique identifiers fixed on the one or more non-transitory storage mediums;   update the list of product preferences based on the transaction information only when the one or more readers detect the one or more unique identifiers; and   apply the discount criteria to the product pricing only when the one or more readers detect the one or more unique identifiers.   
     
     
         9 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more computers receive and store vendor information from the one or more vendors. 
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more non-transitory storage mediums are microchips. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more computers store the transaction information. 
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more computers store and collate the transaction information. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the transaction information includes at least one of the one or more unique identifiers only when the one or more readers detect the one or more unique identifiers. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more computers generate a user interface for receiving the list of product preferences from the one or more consumers. 
     
     
         15 . A computer-implemented method for preference based data collection and discounting comprising:
 receiving a list of product preferences from one or more consumers via one or more communication devices;   storing discount criteria product pricing information on one or more storage devices;   receiving transaction information from one or more POS systems, the one or more POS systems comprising one or more readers that detect one or more unique identifiers stored on one or more non-transitory storage mediums, the one or more unique identifiers identifying the one or more consumers; and   when the one or more readers detect the one or more unique identifiers, receiving the one or more unique identifiers, and updating the list of product preferences based on the transaction information.   
     
     
         16 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more non-transitory storage mediums are microchips. 
     
     
         17 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15  further comprising storing the transaction information on the one or more storage devices. 
     
     
         18 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 17 , wherein the transaction information includes the at least one of the one or more unique identifiers when the one or more readers detect the one or more unique identifiers. 
     
     
         19 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15  further comprising generating a user interface for receiving the list of product preferences from the one or more consumers. 
     
     
         20 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 15  further comprising applying the discount criteria to the product pricing when the one or more readers detect the at least one of the one or more unique identifiers.