SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- one or more web servers;
a first function supported by the one or more web servers allowing an influencer to establish and account and characterize the influencer'"'"'s audience;
a second function allowing one or more advertisers to enter ads and determine which influencers would be suited to run the ads on the influencer'"'"'s web site or page(s);
a third function allowing the advertiser to offer selected influencers the opportunity to advertise an advertising offer for the advertiser;
a fourth function allowing an influencer to select an offered advertising offer and run it on their web site or page(s) using one or more elements of computer code or data downloaded from the one or more web servers; and
a fifth function tracking at least one parameter for one or more of the influencers that is used to at least in part determine which of the advertising offers the influencer is allowed to select.
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Abstract
A system that utilizes peer influences to help advertisers to reach target audiences. This system used peer recommendations through Widgets and comments to influence consumer behavior. This is a system for placing advertising on Influencer websites or pages includes determining the audience of the Influencer and setting tags to characterize the audience. An advertiser chooses tags to characterize an advertising campaign or offer and the system determines which of the influences provide matches or partial matches to the advertising campaigns or offers. Influencers pick which campaigns they wish to offer to their audience and install a Widget on their website or page(s) that is used to display ads and process click-throughs. Influencers are rewarded with payments or reward incentives for placing the campaigns or offers and/or if the campaigns are successful. A web system is configured to provide the necessary functions to support the ad placement and rewards process.
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39 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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one or more web servers; a first function supported by the one or more web servers allowing an influencer to establish and account and characterize the influencer'"'"'s audience; a second function allowing one or more advertisers to enter ads and determine which influencers would be suited to run the ads on the influencer'"'"'s web site or page(s); a third function allowing the advertiser to offer selected influencers the opportunity to advertise an advertising offer for the advertiser; a fourth function allowing an influencer to select an offered advertising offer and run it on their web site or page(s) using one or more elements of computer code or data downloaded from the one or more web servers; and a fifth function tracking at least one parameter for one or more of the influencers that is used to at least in part determine which of the advertising offers the influencer is allowed to select. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system comprising:
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one or more web servers; a first function supported by the one or more web servers allowing a first party to establish an account and characterize the first party'"'"'s audience; a second function allowing one or more advertisers to enter ads and determine which of the first parties would be suited to run the ads on the first parties web site or page(s); a third function allowing the advertiser to offer selected first parties the opportunity to advertise an advertising offer for the advertiser; a fourth function allowing a first party to select an offered advertising offer and run it on their web site or page(s) using one or more elements of computer code or data downloaded from the one or more web servers; and a fifth function tracking at least one parameter for one or more of the first parties that is used to at least in part determine which of the advertising offers the first party is allowed to select.
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6. A system comprising:
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one or more web servers and one or more client computers connected to a wide area network; a software system executing on the one or more web servers and/or the one or more client computers to; maintain influencer data characterizing the web audience of an influencer, wherein the influencer publishes content on at least one web page(s) or web site on the wide area network; enable the advertiser to view at least some of the influencer data and offer one or more selected influencers the opportunity to display an advertising offer for the advertiser, wherein the viewing and offer are performed on one or more client computers served by the one or more web servers; enable an influencer to select an offered advertising offer and display it on their web site or web page(s) using one or more elements of computer code and/or data downloaded from the one or more web servers, wherein the displayed advertising offer includes at least one hyperlink that may be selected by a visitor to the web site or web page(s); and track at least one parameter for one or more of the influencers that is at least in part determined by the success of an influencer to get visitors to select the hyperlinks on displayed advertising offers, and further wherein the parameter is used at least in part determine which of the advertising offers the influencer is allowed to select. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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one or more widgets installed on an influencer'"'"'s web pages or web site; a computer system including at least one web server enabling the influencer to use a client computer to search for advertising offers, select one or more of the advertising offers, and add or modify a comment on an advertising offer; and wherein the selected advertising offer with or without a comment is displayed using the one or more widgets. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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one or more influencer web page(s) or web site; a computer system including at least one web server enabling the influencer to use a client computer to search for advertising offers, select one or more of the advertising offers, and add or modify a comment on an advertising offer; and wherein the selected advertising offer with or without a comment is displayed on the one or more web pages or web site. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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one or more influencer web page(s) or web site; a computer system including at least one web server enabling the influencer to display advertising offers on the one or more influencer web page(s) or web site; wherein the computer system includes at least one software function to track the impressions and/or selection of advertising offers by visitors to the influencer'"'"'s web pages or web site and/or conversions related to selected advertising offers; and the computer system further including at least one software function to track points or credits awarded to one of the influencers at least in part in relation to the success of the influencer in relation to the display of the advertising offers, wherein the points or credits may be redeemed by the influencer for products, services, cash or other value. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system comprising:
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one or more influencer web page(s) or web site; a computer system including at least one web server enabling the influencer to display advertising offers on the one or more influencer web page(s) or web site; wherein the computer system includes at least one software function to track the impressions and/or selection of advertising offers by visitors to the influencer'"'"'s web pages or web site and/or conversions related to selected advertising offers; and wherein the computer system further includes at least one software function that enables an influencer to choose advertising offers to display on the one or more web page(s) or web site, wherein the advertising offers that are offered to an influencer to be selected and displayed are based at least in part on the success of the influencer in displaying advertising offers previously selected and displayed by the influencer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A computerized method comprising:
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maintaining influencer data characterizing the web audience of an influencer, wherein the influencer publishes content on at least one web page(s) or web site on a wide area network; enabling the advertiser to view at least some of the influencer data and offer one or more selected influencers the opportunity to display an advertising offer for the advertiser, wherein the viewing and offer are performed on one or more computers; enabling an influencer to select an offered advertising offer and display it on their web site or web page(s) using one or more elements of computer code and/or data downloaded from at least one computer, wherein the displayed advertising offer includes at least one hyperlink that may be selected by a visitor to the web site or web page(s); and track at least one parameter for one or more of the influencers that is at least in part determined by the success of an influencer to get visitors to select the hyperlinks on displayed advertising offers, and further wherein the parameter is used at least in part determine which of the advertising offers the influencer is allowed to select. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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installing one or more widgets on an influencer'"'"'s web pages or web site; the influencer using a computer to search for advertising offers, select one or more of the advertising offers, and add or modify a comment on an advertising offer; and wherein the selected advertising offer with or without a comment is displayed using the one or more widgets. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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31. A method comprising:
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an influencer using a computer to search for web-based advertising offers, select one or more of the advertising offers, and add or modify a comment on an advertising offer; and wherein the selected advertising offer with or without a comment is displayed on the one or more web pages or web site. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A method comprising:
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an influencer to display advertising offers on one or more influencer web page(s) or web site; tracking the impressions and/or selection of advertising offers by visitors to the influencer'"'"'s web pages or web site and/or conversions related to selected advertising offers; and tracking points or credits awarded to one of the influencers at least in part in relation to the success of the influencer in relation to the display of the advertising offers, wherein the points or credits may be redeemed by the influencer for products, services, cash or other value. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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36. A method comprising:
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an influencer displaying advertising offers on one or more influencer web page(s) or web site; tracking the impressions and/or selection of advertising offers by visitors to the influencer'"'"'s web pages or web site and/or conversions related to selected advertising offers; and enabling an influencer to choose advertising offers to display on the one or more web page(s) or web site, wherein the advertising offers that are offered to an influencer to be selected and displayed are based at least in part on the success of the influencer in displaying advertising offers previously selected and displayed by the influencer. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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