Permissive search intent registry
First Claim
1. A method of linking at least one intending purchaser with at least one participating merchant via an electronic network, said method comprising the steps of:
- querying said at least one intending purchaser to determine if an electronic network search is related to a purchase intention of said at least one intending purchaser; and
receiving an affirmative confirmation from said at least one intending purchaser that said electronic network search is related to said purchase intention of said at least one intending purchaser.
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Abstract
A permissive search intent registry allowing intending purchasers to receive special offers and incentives from participating merchants wherein merchants may thereby more effectively target advertising campaigns by gaining access to a pool of intending purchasers, allowing merchants to differentiate between intending purchasers and mere “click-thrus”. An intending purchaser may tag a search, product, or category of products as being related to a purchase intention and thereby automatically be linked to participating merchants via the present invention. Intending purchasers are rewarded for the disclosure regarding their purchase intent and their estimated purchase timeline by receiving special offers, rewards, and/or incentives from the participating merchants that are not readily available to the general public. In this manner, both the purchasers and the merchants receive a benefit through their automatic relationship via the present invention; purchasers receive rewards towards the desired goods or services and merchants may directly market to intending purchasers.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of linking at least one intending purchaser with at least one participating merchant via an electronic network, said method comprising the steps of:
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querying said at least one intending purchaser to determine if an electronic network search is related to a purchase intention of said at least one intending purchaser; and receiving an affirmative confirmation from said at least one intending purchaser that said electronic network search is related to said purchase intention of said at least one intending purchaser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of linking at least one intending purchaser with at least one participating merchant via an electronic network, said method comprising the steps of:
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querying said at least one intending purchaser to determine if an electronic network search is related to a purchase intention of said at least one intending purchaser; receiving an affirmative confirmation from said at least one intending purchaser that said electronic network search is related to said purchase intention of said at least one intending purchaser; requesting an estimated purchase timeline from said at least one intending purchaser; receiving said estimated purchase timeline from said at least one intending purchaser; displaying information of said at least one participating merchant to said at least one intending purchaser via said electronic network when said electronic network search comprises at least one key word search term that correlates with at least one key word associated with products or services of said at least one participating merchant, wherein said information of said at least one participating merchant is selected from the group consisting of advertisements, specified merchant content, business information, at least one web address, at least one HTML link, at least one postal address, and at least one telephone number; and offering at least one reward from said at least one participating merchant to said at least one intending purchaser for incentivizing said at least one intending purchaser to transact with said at least one participating merchant regarding said purchase intention.
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12. A system for linking at least one intending purchaser with at least one participating merchant via an electronic network, said system comprising:
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means for querying said at least one intending purchaser to determine if an electronic network search is related to a purchase intention of said at least one intending purchaser; and means for receiving an affirmative confirmation from said at least one intending purchaser that said electronic network search is related to said purchase intention of said at least one intending purchaser. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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