Buyer-driven targeting of purchasing entities
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1. A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
- separately receiving from each of a plurality of buyer entities a respective third party proof of purchase record;
entering information contained in the received proof of purchase records into a searchable electronic database;
obtaining search criteria for the database;
searching the information in the database based on the search criteria to obtain a group of buyer entities; and
providing an incentive to each of a plurality of the buyer entities in said group.
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A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of: separately receiving from each of a plurality of buyer entities a respective third party proof of purchase record; entering information contained in the received proof of purchase records into a searchable electronic database; obtaining search criteria for the database; searching the information in the database based on the search criteria to obtain a group of buyer entities; and providing an incentive to each of a plurality of the buyer entities in the group.
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1. A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
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separately receiving from each of a plurality of buyer entities a respective third party proof of purchase record;
entering information contained in the received proof of purchase records into a searchable electronic database;
obtaining search criteria for the database;
searching the information in the database based on the search criteria to obtain a group of buyer entities; and
providing an incentive to each of a plurality of the buyer entities in said group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 163, 165, 166)
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83. The method as defined 10, further comprising:
- selecting ads from a storage based on a particular television program being received by the receiver of that buyer entity to display those ads in a predetermined sequence.
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88. A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
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sending to a buyer entity an electronic offer to provide an incentive in return for address information of the buyer entity;
receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response containing said address information;
correlating said address information with at least one attribute from a database of attributes of buyer entities in an area indicated by the address information;
selecting from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute; and
presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity. - View Dependent Claims (93, 97, 101)
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90. A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
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sending to a buyer entity an electronic offer to participate in an incentive program in return for access to a credit report for the buyer entity;
receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with a digital identity verification granting a right of access to said credit report;
searching electronically said credit report and obtaining at least one attribute about the buyer entity from the credit report;
correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute; and
presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity. - View Dependent Claims (102, 106)
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91. A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
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sending to a buyer entity an offer for participating in an incentive program in return for access to a purchase information pertaining to the buyer entity from at least three merchants;
receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with a digital identity verification granting a right of access to said purchase information of the merchants;
downloading said purchase information from the merchants;
electronically searching the purchase information to obtain at least one attribute from the purchase information about the buyer entity;
correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute; and
presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity. - View Dependent Claims (95, 99, 100, 103, 104, 105, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 164, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 179, 183, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 193)
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92. A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
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sending to a buyer entity an offer for participating in an incentive program in return for unverified purchase information pertaining to the buyer entity and access to verification information held by merchants;
receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with the unverified purchase information and a digital identity verification granting a right of access to the buyer entity verification information held by the merchants from whom the purchases were made;
making a comparison of the unverified purchase information for the buyer entity and the buyer entity verification information from the merchants to verify that the unverified information is accurate purchase information;
electronically searching the accurate purchase information to obtain at least one attribute about the buyer entity;
correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute; and
presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity. - View Dependent Claims (96)
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94. A system for buyer-driven targeting comprising:
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a first component for separately receiving from each of a plurality of buyer entities a respective third party proof of purchase record;
a second component for entering information contained in the received proof of purchase records into a searchable electronic database;
a third component for obtaining search criteria for the database;
a fourth component for searching the information in the database based on the search criteria to obtain a group of buyer entities; and
a fifth component for providing an incentive to each of a plurality of the buyer entities in said group. - View Dependent Claims (98)
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173. The system as defined 100, further comprising:
a component for selecting ads from a storage based on a particular television program being received by the receiver of that buyer entity to display those ads in a predetermined sequence.
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178. A system for buyer-driven targeting comprising:
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a component for sending to a buyer entity an electronic offer to provide an incentive in return for address information of the buyer entity;
a component for receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response containing said address information;
a component for correlating said address information with at least one attribute from a database of attributes of buyer entities in an area indicated by the address information;
a component for selecting from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute; and
a component for presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
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180. A system for buyer-driven targeting comprising:
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a component for sending to a buyer entity an electronic offer to participate in an incentive program in return for access to a credit report for the buyer entity;
a component for receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with a digital identity verification granting a right of access to said credit report;
a component for searching electronically said credit report and obtaining at least one attribute about the buyer entity from the credit report;
a component for correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute; and
a component for presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
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181. A system for buyer-driven targeting comprising:
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a component for sending to a buyer entity an offer for participating in an incentive program in return for access to a purchase information pertaining to the buyer entity from at least three merchants;
a component for receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with a digital identity verification granting a right of access to said purchase information of the merchants;
a component for downloading said purchase information from the merchants;
a component for electronically searching the purchase information to obtain at least one attribute from the purchase information about the buyer entity;
a component for correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute; and
a component for presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
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182. A system for buyer-driven targeting comprising:
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a component for sending to a buyer entity an offer for participating in an incentive program in return for unverified purchase information pertaining to the buyer entity and access to verification information held by merchants;
a component for receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with the unverified purchase information and a digital identity verification granting a right of access to the buyer entity verification information held by the merchants from whom the purchases were made;
a component for making a comparison of the unverified purchase information for the buyer entity and the buyer entity verification information from the merchants to verify that the unverified information is accurate purchase information;
a component for electronically searching the accurate purchase information to obtain at least one attribute about the buyer entity;
a component for correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute; and
a component for presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
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184. A method for buyer-driven targeting, comprising the steps of:
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recording information into at least one buyer entity profile, such information having been generated as the result of at least one action or activity taken by said at least one buyer entity;
calculating for said at least one buyer entity at least one measure which indicates the amount of benefits available to the buyer entity pursuant to the information contained in said at least one profile; and
displaying or otherwise providing said at least one measure to the buyer entity.
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191. A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
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obtaining access to a third party proof of purchase record or information contained in these proof of purchase records or information otherwise derived from said purchase records for each of a plurality of buyer entities, and with the help or authorization of each of the buying entities;
maintaining a searchable electronic database of information pertaining to buying entities;
obtaining search criteria;
searching the third party proof of purchase records or the information derived from said purchase records based on the search criteria to obtain a group of buyer entities; and
providing an exclusive incentive to each of a plurality of the buyer entities in said group without making the same incentive otherwise available or accessible to most other buying entities
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