System and method for pay-per-click revenue sharing

• US 20060080239A1
• Filed: 03/22/2005
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kenneth Lewis Hartog
• Original Assignee: Kenneth Lewis Hartog
• Inventors: Hartog, Kenneth Lewis
• Application Number:
  US11/086,813
• Publication Number:
  US 20060080239A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/40
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising

Abstract

A method for revenue sharing in Internet pay-per-click advertising wherein a user designates an entity and makes at least one click, the least one click generates revenue and the entity receives at least a portion of the revenue generated by the user'"'"'s at least one click. A method for generating revenue from unpaid search results by participating in an affiliate program.

Claims

1. A method for revenue sharing in Internet pay-per-click advertising wherein a user designates an entity and makes at least one click, said at least one click generating revenue, and wherein said entity receives at least a portion of said revenue generated by said at least one click.

2. A method for revenue sharing in Internet pay-per-click advertising wherein a user of a search engine designates an entity, the user makes at least one click on a paid search result, said at least one click generating revenue, and wherein said entity receives a portion of said revenue generated by said at least one click.

3. A method for revenue sharing in Internet pay-per-click advertising, the method comprising the steps of:

creating a user account;

creating user account information including a user'"'"'s personal information and a designation of at least one entity;

storing said user account information in a database;

clicking, by said user, on at least one pay-per-click advertisement on an Internet website;

storing said user'"'"'s click history in a database;

crediting said user account with at least a portion of revenue generated by said user'"'"'s at least one click;

transferring said at least a portion of revenue generated by said user'"'"'s at least one click to said at least one entity.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said user chooses identity of said at least one entity.

5. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of placing a cookie on said user'"'"'s computer.

6. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of displaying certain revenue amounts to the public.

7. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of providing a fraud protection scheme.

8. A system for revenue sharing in Internet pay-per-click advertising, the system comprising:

a user account;

user account information including a user'"'"'s personal information and a designation of at least one entity,

at least one click, by said user, on at least one pay-per-click advertisement on an Internet website;

said user'"'"'s click history which is stored in a database;

a credit to said user'"'"'s account in the amount of at least a portion of revenue generated by said user'"'"'s at least one click;

transfer of said at least a portion of revenue generated by said user'"'"'s at least one click to said at least one entity.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein said user chooses identity of said at least one entity.

10. The system of claim 8 further comprising a cookie placed on said user'"'"'s computer.

11. The system of claim 8 further comprising a display of certain revenue amounts to the public.

12. The system of claim 8 further comprising a fraud protection scheme.

13. An internet affiliate program for revenue sharing wherein a search engine website becomes an affiliate of at least one other website, a user of the search engine website performs a search on the search engine website and clicks on an unpaid link to the at least one other website from a list of search results, said user performing an action on the at least one other website, the search engine website receiving at least a portion of the revenue generated from said action.

14. An internet affiliate program for revenue sharing wherein a search engine website becomes an affiliate of at least one other website, a user of the search engine website performs a search on the search engine website and clicks on an unpaid link to the at least one other website from a list of search results, said user performing an action commensurate with an affiliate agreement of the at least one other website, and said search engine website receiving compensation commensurate with said affiliate agreement.

15. A method for revenue sharing in an internet affiliate program comprising the steps of:

a search engine becoming an affiliate of at least one other website;

a user of said search engine performing a search;

said search engine returning a list of search results;

said user clicking on a search result which is a link to the at least one other website;

said user performing an action on said at least one website commensurate with an affiliate agreement with said at least one other website;

said search engine receiving revenue in compliance with the affiliate agreement of said at least one other website.

16. A method for revenue sharing in an internet affiliate program comprising the steps of:

a search engine becoming an affiliate of at least one other website;

a user of said search engine performing a search;

said search engine returning a list of search results;

said user clicking on a search result which is a link to the at least one other website;

said user being directed to the at least one other website;

said user performing an action on said at least one website commensurate with an affiliate agreement with said at least one website;

said search engine receiving revenue in compliance with the affiliate agreement of said at least one other website.

17. A search engine wherein revenue is generated by users clicking on organic results.