Rebate card system

摘要

A method and system (700) for using a rebate card are disclosed. The system may comprise a retailer (710) of rebate eligible goods or services, comprising a point of sale (POS) device (711), comprising an input device (712) capable of reading indicia on the goods or services; and an output device (713). The system also includes a central processor (720) comprising an indicia database (721), comprising indicia of the rebate eligible goods or services associated with other information; a rebate account database (722), associated with the rebate card; and an interface (741) with the output device (713) of the POS device (711). The method may comprise initiating a purchase transaction for one or more products at the point of sale (711), determining whether the purchase transaction qualifies for a rebate, determining a rebate value based on the purchase transaction and the rebate, activating a rebate value in a rebate card account associated with a rebate card based on the determining action, and delivering the rebate card to a customer of the one or more products during the purchase transaction.