System and method for the transfer of funds in exchange for participation in qualifying events

• US 10,304,078 B2
• Filed: 06/02/2016
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Francesco Rulli, Maurizio Ranaboldo
• Original Assignee: Francesco Rulli, Maurizio Ranaboldo
• Inventors: Rulli, Francesco, Ranaboldo, Maurizio
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Luis A
• Application Number:
  US15/171,590
• Publication Number:
  US 20160358203A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,090 Days
• Field of Search: 705 141, 705 1412, 705 1419, 705 1473, 705 1439
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0209 Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0807 using tickets, e.g. Kerberos cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using tickets or tokens H04L9/3213

Abstract

The present system provides a user remuneration in exchange for participation in a qualifying event. The system has an internet interface for interacting with a plurality of users and a plurality of advertisers, an account database; and a token generation module. The token generation module is configured such that when a user encounters a qualifying event on the internet as presented by the advertiser, the token generation module, upon login by the user, delivers an authentication token to the advertiser. When the user finishes the qualifying event, the authentication token is authenticated by the advertiser and returned to the system, such that the system can account for a remuneration for the user to be credited in an account associated with the user in the account database.

Claims

1. A system for providing users/viewers of a qualifying event remuneration in exchange for participation in a qualifying event, said system comprising:

an internet interface for interacting with a plurality of users/viewers of a qualifying event and a plurality of third party advertisers;

an account database; and

a token generation module, said system generating an authentication token,

wherein said token generation module of said system delivers said authentication token to a third party advertiser after a user/viewer initially encounters a qualifying event on the internet presented by said third party advertiser and logs into said system,

wherein said user/viewer completes said qualifying event, and said third party delivers an authenticated said authentication token to said system, and

wherein said system subsequently accounts for a remuneration for said user/viewer credited by said system in an account associated with said user/viewer in said account database, said third party advertiser compensating said system for said remuneration.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said qualifying event is a game.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said qualifying event is an advertisement.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said qualifying event is a questionnaire.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said authentication token uses “

OAuth”

authentication protocol.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said authentication token is passed through a third party secure server for authentication when said third party advertiser uses unsecured connections.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said remuneration is provided in any one of, or combinations thereof, of bitcoin, money, coupons or electronic funds credit.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said system is configured to allow said plurality of third party advertisers to provide remuneration to any one of said users/viewers, to be accounted for by said system, in an authenticated manner, without said system disclosing any account information of said users to any of said plurality of third party advertisers.