摘要 |
A method of and system for awarding customers for staying in a store is provided. The method includes the steps of communicating between a store and a mobile device to determine whether the mobile device is within a predetermined locale; and crediting the mobile device to reward the user of the mobile device for presence within that locale. Various security features are included to prevent fraud, such as constantly transmitting random sequences to the mobile device along with the times of entry and exit. The store also periodically records the number of customers staying in the store within any one time.
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