| 摘要 |
An embodiment of the present invention includes a consumer device used in a transaction. An identifier represents a management entity. The management entity has an established relationship with at least one of a provider, a consumer, and a vendor. A medium encoded with an information section to contain information related a transaction conducted by the consumer at the provider. The transaction involves a product. The information corresponds to a discount for the product provided by at least one of the management entity, the provider, and the vendor. The information is retrieved at the provider via a device reader when the consumer purchases the product to receive the discount after the provider verifies the consumer. Another embodiment of the invention includes a technique to process a transaction. A management entity is verified from an identifier on a device presented by a consumer in a transaction involving a product. The management entity has an established relationship with at least one of a provider, the consumer, and a vendor. Information related to the transaction is retrieved from the device. The information corresponds to a discount for the product provided by at least one of the management entity, the provider, and the vendor. The consumer is verified. The discount for the product is provided after the consumer is verified.
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