Providing an incentive for including an item in content

• US 20080270415A1
• Filed: 04/27/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Chatow, Ehud, Fitzhugh, Andrew, Rosenberg, Steven Teddy
• Application Number:
  US11/796,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20080270415A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

Providing an incentive for including an item in content. The content is accessed and received from a first party. The content is searched for at least one item identified by a second party. The second party is notified in response to identifying the item in content. A mechanism is provided whereby the second party provides an incentive to the first party for including the item in the content.

Claims

1. A method for providing an incentive for including an item in content, said method comprising:

accessing said content, wherein said content is received from a first party;

searching said content for at least one said item identified by a second party;

notifying said second party in response to identifying said item; and

providing a mechanism for said second party to provide said first party with an incentive for including said item in said content.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said content comprises textual data.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said content comprises image data.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said item comprises a product name.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said item comprises an organizational name of said second party.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said searching comprises:

evaluating said item for value to said second party; and

evaluating validity of said item within said content.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said incentive comprises a discount on a service.

7. The method of Claim i wherein said incentive comprises remuneration.

9. A computer-readable memory containing executable instructions wherein said instructions when executed effect a method for providing an incentive for including an item in content, said method comprising:

accessing said content, wherein said content is created by a first party;

searching said content for at least one said item identified by a second party;

notifying said second party in response to identifying said item; and

providing a mechanism for said second party to provide said first party with an incentive for including said item in said content.

10. The computer readable memory as described in claim 9 wherein said method further comprises:

evaluating said item for value to said second party.

11. The computer readable memory as described in claim 9 wherein said method further comprises:

evaluating validity of said item within said content.

12. The computer readable memory as described in claim 9 wherein said incentive comprises remuneration.

13. The computer readable memory as described in claim 9 wherein said incentive comprises a discount on a service.

14. An incentive system comprising:

a search module for searching content received from a first party for at least one item identified by a second party;

a notification module for notifying said second party upon identification of said item; and

an incentive module for said second party to provide said first party with an incentive for including said item in said content.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein said content comprises textual data.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein said content comprises image data.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein said item comprises a product name.

18. The system of claim 14 wherein said search module is operable to evaluate said item for value to said second party and to evaluate validity of said item within said content.

19. The system of claim 14 wherein said search module is operable to evaluate validity of said first party.

20. The system of claim 14 wherein said incentive comprises remuneration to said first party.