Method and System for Promoting a Website

• US 20090228561A1
• Filed: 04/18/2008
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Whocando Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Whocando Pty Limited
• Inventors: Finkeldey, Robert Frank
• Application Number:
  US12/105,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20090228561A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

A system for promoting a website through a user of the website is disclosed. The system includes a data generator for generating data, the data including user identity information for identifying the user. The system also includes a data sender for sending the data to the user for forwarding to one or more persons.

Claims

1. A method of promoting a website through a user of the website, the method comprising the steps of:

generating data, the data comprising user identity information for identifying the user; and

sending the data to the user for forwarding to one or more persons.

2. A method defined by claim 1 wherein the data comprises a Universal Resource Identifier (URI) for an object or resource.

3. A method defined by claim 2 wherein the URI comprises a domain name.

4. A method defined by claim 3 wherein the domain name may be the domain name of the website.

5. A method defined by either claims 3 or 4 wherein the user identity information may form part of a query or fragment part of the URI.

6. A method defined by any one of claims 2 to 5 wherein the step of sending the data to the user includes the step of sending an email tag including the URI to the user.

7. A method defined by claim 6 wherein the email tag includes a clickable link to the site.

8. A method defined by any one of claims 1 to 7 further comprising the step of receiving a request from one of the one or more persons for the resource.

9. A method defined by claim 8 wherein the step of receiving a request may include the step of receiving the URI from the person.

10. A method defined by claim 9 further comprising the step of extracting from the received request the user identifying information.

11. A method defined by claim 10 further including the step of identifying the user from the user identifying information and recording that the website was promoted to the person by the user.

12. A method defined by any one of claims 1 to 11 comprising the step of rewarding the user.

13. A method defined by claim 12 wherein the step of rewarding the user may include the step of rewarding the user when the person completes an action.

17. A method defined by any one of claims 13 to 16 including rewarding the user.

20. A computer program comprising instructions for controlling a computer to implement the method of claim 1.

21. A computer readable medium providing the computer program of claim 20.

14. A method of promoting a website through a user of the website, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving from the user a request to send an email promoting the website to a person; and

sending the email to the person.

15. A method defined by claim 14 wherein the step of sending the email includes the step of including a. URI for and/or hot link to the website.

16. A method defined by claim 15 wherein the URI and/or clickable link may include user identity information.

22. A computer program comprising instructions for controlling a computer to implement the method of claim 14.

23. A computer readable medium providing the computer program of claim 22.

18. A system for promoting a website through a user of the website, the system comprising:

a data generator for generating data, the data including user identity information for identifying the user; and

a data sender for sending the data to the user for forwarding to one or more persons.

19. A system for promoting a website through a user of the website, the system comprising:

a request receiver for receiving from the user a request to send an email promoting the website to a person; and

an email sender for sending the email to the person.

24. A system as herein described with reference to the accompanying figures.

25. A method as herein described with reference to the accompanying figures.