Systems and methods for providing incentives to consumers to review distributed content
First Claim
1. A server from which a sender distributes content messages to one or more receivers, comprising:
- a processor;
memory;
a content packet stored in the memory, the content packet including;
message content;
a sender bank identifier; and
a value that indicates an amount that the sender offers to credit a receiver for rendering at least a portion of the message content.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described for providing an incentive to potential consumers who receive e-mail advertisements or other content to render the advertisement on a display or a printer. An advertiser distributes a content packet to one or more consumers. The content packet includes a message and a value that the consumer will receive if the consumer renders the message. The content packet also includes a message identifier for tracking purposes and a bank account identifier that identifies an advertiser bank account. A pre-configured rules module on a consumer device determines if the message will be rendered according to the value assigned to the packet. If the message is rendered, the consumer notifies the advertiser bank that the message was rendered according to instructions contained in the packet, and the value is transferred from the advertiser bank to a consumer account. A sensor on a consumer printer is used to verify that the message was printed. The systems and methods may also be used to transfer valuable content by e-mail or printer mail in return for payment from a consumer'"'"'s bank to a sender'"'"'s bank.
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48 Claims
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1. A server from which a sender distributes content messages to one or more receivers, comprising:
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a processor;
memory;
a content packet stored in the memory, the content packet including;
message content;
a sender bank identifier; and
a value that indicates an amount that the sender offers to credit a receiver for rendering at least a portion of the message content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An e-mail program stored on one or more computer readable media, comprising:
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a receiver module configured to receive a content packet from one or more senders, the content packet including a content message, an advertiser bank account identifier, a value that the sender is willing to pay to render the content message, and finishing instructions detailing how the content message is to be rendered;
a bank request module configured to verify that an advertiser bank account identified by the advertiser bank account identifier in the content packet can satisfy the value identified in the content packet;
a rules module containing payments required to render the content message;
a rendering module configured to render the content message if the value meets or exceeds a value established in the rules module and if the bank request module verifies sufficient funds in the advertiser bank account to pay the value included in the content packet; and
a certification module configured to confirm that the content message has been rendered and to send a certification to the advertiser bank that the content message has been rendered. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A printer, comprising:
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an e-mail module configured to receive an e-mail message from one or more senders, said e-mail message containing a content packet that includes a content message that is printable on the printer and a print value that identifies a value the sender is willing to pay to print the content message;
a rules module that contains a value required to print the content message and that is configured to print the content message if the print value is greater than or equal to the value in the rules module;
a print confirmation module configured to verify that the content message was printed; and
a notice module configured to notify the sender that the content message was printed on the printer. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method, comprising:
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assembling a content packet, the content packet including a content message and a rendering value;
sending the content packet to one or more receivers;
receiving notice that a receiver has rendered a content message from the content packet;
crediting the receiver that rendered the content message with an amount equal to the rendering value. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method, comprising:
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receiving a content packet from a sender, the content packet containing a content message and a rendering value, the rendering value indicating an amount the sender offers to credit for rendering the content message;
initiating rendering of the content message if the rendering value is greater than or equal to a pre-determined rendering limit;
notifying the sender that the content message has been rendered; and
sending credit instructions to the sender to receive credit for the rendering value. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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