METHOD OF OFFERING INCENTIVES TO USERS OF INTERNET SERVICES
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Abstract
A method of providing incentives to users of a search engine at a website, including registering each user, sending a confirmation email to each user at each user'"'"'s current email address, providing a login facility for each user, providing a search engine for each user, providing a user logout; and incrementing user points each time any of the foregoing steps are used. The points can be redeemed for cash, merchandise or services.
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Citations
40 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. A method of awarding incentives to a user of web-based services, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) registering the user as a registered user; (b) the registered user logging onto a website that provides the web-based services; (c) providing the registered user with an account for accumulating the incentives acquired by the registered user; (d) providing the registered user with access to the web-based services once he is logged into the website; and
,(e) incrementing the incentives in the user'"'"'s account when the registered user accesses the web-based services. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of providing incentives to a user of a website, comprising:
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(a) the user registering to use the website; (b) awarding the user incentive points for the user performing Step (a); and
,(c) awarding the user incentive points for the user performing at least one of;
i) sending an email;
ii) logging onto the website;
iii) conducting a search with a search engine;
iv) using a file storage and file sharing system; and
, v) logging out of the website.
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38. A system for providing incentives to a user to use web services, said system comprising:
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(a) a registration means for registering the user; (b) a database for storing the incentives; (c) a log-in means for logging the user onto the system; (d) a means for accessing the web services; and
,(e) means for incrementing the incentives stored in the database when the user uses at least one of the web services. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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Specification