System and method for payment for targeted messaging over a network
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1. A computer-implemented method for remitting payments in a targeted message system, comprising the steps of:
- publishing information from a targeted message sponsor at an access point provided by a publisher on a network connected to the targeted message system; and
providing a first payment to the publisher of said information in response to user interaction with said published information at said access point.
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Abstract
In the payment system of the present invention, targeted message sponsors such as advertisers pay in to the system to have the targeted message distributed according to specified parameters. Users of the system, who view the targeted messages, are compensated for interacting with the targeted message. The user data is stored in user profiles maintained by the system. Targeted message publishers are compensated for publishing the targeted messages. Data aggregators, who gather data about users for the user profiles, are compensated for the data gathered.
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1. A computer-implemented method for remitting payments in a targeted message system, comprising the steps of:
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publishing information from a targeted message sponsor at an access point provided by a publisher on a network connected to the targeted message system; and
providing a first payment to the publisher of said information in response to user interaction with said published information at said access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A targeted message payment system, comprising:
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an information server to send information from a targeted message sponsor and to receive a response from a user to said information, said server to serve said information at a user access point of a network; and
a payment server to remit a payment to said user access point in response to said user response. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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