System of Artist Referral and Media Selling, Promoting and Networking

• US 20110196726A1
• Filed: 08/10/2010
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2009
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Devi Poellnitz
• Original Assignee: Devi Poellnitz
• Inventors: Poellnitz, Devi
• Application Number:
  US12/854,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20110196726A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.16
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0214 Referral reward systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

A referral system and method for promoting, networking and selling media, preferably music, operated by an artist registered in the website and a participant, in which the participant uses a social networking website that facilitates the participant to access a plurality of means to obtain income by referring other participants. The participant may be an artist or a fan of the artist. The participant can sign up into the website and pays a fee to purchase music or other media from other artists in the website. A portion of the income will be distributed to the artists, and a percentage from the portion of the income will be earned by the system. Income generated by each artist depends on the number of participants who join the referral system. Artists have the opportunity to upload media that may be purchased by other participants or artists. Fans can earn income through referrals.

Claims

1. A referral system for promoting, networking and selling music through a social networking website, the system comprising:

at least one participant registers into the social networking website by entering at least one requested information and creating a user account;

the at least one registered participant may access his or her user account;

at least one participant may search for at least one artist registered in the website;

the at least one participant may purchase and download music from the at least one artist registered in the website;

the at least one artist registered in the website may upload music;

the at least one artist registered in the website can refer and recruit other participants and receive feedback from the other participants through the website;

a user account area allows the at least one participant to access the user account for editing profile, viewing earnings from music downloads, sending referrals and adding or deleting music that is uploaded by the at least one participant; and

a community area allowing the at least one participant to post articles, blogs and discuss topics on various categories including music;

whereby the social networking website facilitates the at least one artist registered in the website to generate income by referring other participants who pay a fee for downloading music, and wherein the fee is distributed to the at least one artist who referred and recruited the at least one participant as well as a selected number of artists hierarchically above the at least one artist who referred and recruited the at least one participant.

2. The referral system of claim 1, wherein the at least one participant is an artist.

3. The referral system of claim 1, wherein the at least one participant is a Non-Artist fan of the at least one artist registered in the website.

4. The referral system of claim 1, wherein the system will obtain a percentage of the fees distributed to the at least one artist who referred and recruited the at least one participant and distributed to a selected number of artists hierarchically above the at least one artist who referred and recruited the at least one participant.

5. The referral system of claim 1, wherein the at least one participant can access the system, purchase and download music and ring tones using mobile devices.

6. The referral system of claim 1, wherein the at least one participant can use the mobile devices to join the website and promote the music.

7. The referral system of claim 1, wherein the at least one participant receives a short code number when the participant joins the website to purchase and promote the music through mobile devices.

8. A referral system and method for promoting, networking and selling music, operated by at least one participant recruited and referred by at least one artist registered in the website, the system and method comprising:

a social networking website facilitating the at least one participant to access a plurality of means, the website allowing the at least one participant to;

sign up into the website by entering at least one requested information for creating a user account;

obtain music from the at least one artist who recruited and referred the at least one participant and from a selected number of artists hierarchically above the at least one artist who recruited and referred the at least one participant;

pay a fee for the music obtained;

provide income to the at least one artist who recruited and referred the at least one participant and the selected number of artists hierarchically above the at least one artist who recruited and referred the at least one participant; and

where the at least one participant is an Artist, upload music of the at least one artist into the website.

9. The referral system of claim 8, wherein the at least one participant is an artist.

10. The referral system of claim 8, wherein the at least one participant is a Non-Artist fan of the at least one artist.

11. The referral system of claim 8, wherein the at least one participant receives a short code number when the participant joins the website to purchase and promote the music through mobile devices.

12. A referral system and method for promoting, networking and selling music, operated by at least one participant not recruited and referred by at least one artist registered in the website, the system and method comprising:

a social networking website facilitating the at least one participant to access a plurality of means, the website allowing the at least one participant to;

sign up into the website by entering at least one requested information for creating a user account;

obtain music from randomly selected artists that are previously registered in the website;

pay a fee for the music obtained;

provide income to the randomly selected artists; and

where the at least one participant is an Artist, upload the music of the at least one artist into the website.

13. The referral system of claim 12, wherein the at least one participant is an artist.

14. The referral system of claim 12, wherein the at least one participant is a Non-Artist fan of the at least one artist.

15. The referral system of claim 12, wherein the at least one participant receives a short code number when the participant joins the website to purchase and promote the music through mobile devices.

16. A referral system and method for promoting, networking and selling music, operated by a fan of at least one artist registered in the website, the system and method comprising:

a social networking website facilitating the at least one fan to access a plurality of means, the website allowing the fan to;

sign up into the website by entering at least one requested information and creating a user account;

obtain music from a selected favorite artist registered in the website;

register into the website to generate a personalized fan support web page for promoting, networking and selling music of the selected favorite;

recruit and refer other fan supporters of the selected favorite; and

obtain income by referring the other fan supporters to join under the fan.

17. The referral system of claim 16, wherein the personalized fan support web page includes profile information of the fan, details about the selected favorite artist and the links to recruit other fan supporters to join the website.

18. The referral system of claim 16, wherein the income obtained by referring other fans comes from music downloaded by the referred fans and is based on a pre-set rate or percentage, and a pre-set tier of fans.

19. A referral system for promoting, networking and selling television and film videos, and performance tickets, through a social networking website, the system comprising:

at least one participant registers into the social networking website by entering at least one requested information and creating a user account;

the at least one participant may access his or her user account;

at least one participant may search for at least one artist registered in the website;

the at least one participant may purchase and download television and film videos, and performance tickets, from the at least one artist registered in the website;

the at least one artist registered in the website may upload television and film videos, and performance tickets;

the at least one participant registered in the website can refer and recruit other participants and receive feedback from other participants through the website;

a user account area allows the at least one participant to access the user account for editing profile, viewing earnings from downloads of television and film videos, and performance tickets, sending referrals and adding or deleting television and film videos, and performance tickets, that is uploaded by the at least one artist; and

a community area allowing the at least one participant to post articles, blogs and discuss topics on various categories including television and film videos, and performance tickets;

whereby the social networking website facilitates the at least one participant to generate income by referring other participants who pay a fee for downloading television and film videos, and performance tickets, and

wherein the fee is distributed to the at least one artist who referred and recruited the at least one participant, as well as a selected number of artists hierarchically above the at least one artist who referred and recruited the at least one participant, and in the case of a non-Artist participant who referred and recruited the at least one participant, wherein the fee is distributed to the at least one artist and to the at least one non-Artist participant who referred and recruited the at least one participant, as well as a selected number of non-Artist participants hierarchically above the at least one participant who referred and recruited the at least one participant.