ADVERTISING AND FULFILLMENT SYSTEM
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Abstract
A method is provided for a method of purchasing goods online, which allows end users to receive money in return for browsing the internet and making purchases. According to the features of the invention, the end user enters a profile into YOUniverse, which is uploaded to the database. The user then logs in to search for items and the advertisement search results are specific to the end user'"'"'s profile. The user controls the amount of information in their profile; however, more information yields better advertisement results and more money.
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2. A computer-implemented method to search for goods or services, the method comprising:
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creating, by a user via a computer, a customized profile for the user, wherein the customized profile comprises demographic information, income information, and interests information; uploading, by the computer, the profile to a database, wherein the database is used to create an initial click value for the user; searching, by the user via the computer, for goods or services;
receiving, by the computer, advertisement results, wherein the advertisement results are selected based on, at least in part, the customized profile and the initial click value, and wherein the advertisement results are displayed, via the computer, to the user;receiving, by the computer from the user, a user-specified ranking choice, wherein the user-specified ranking choice is selected from a list of available user-specified ranking choices comprising;
click value, product price, and focus spectrum; anddisplaying, by the computer to the user, the advertisement results ranked according to the user-specified ranking choice. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method to search for goods or services, the method comprising:
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creating, by a user via a computer, a customized profile for the user, wherein the customized profile comprises demographic information, income information, and interests information; uploading, by the computer, the profile to a database; displaying, by the computer, a list of possible search intentions, wherein the list of possible search intentions are used, at least in part, by advertisers in determining value of advertisements to the user; receiving, by the computer from the user, a selection of a search intention from the list of possible search intentions; searching, by the user via the computer, for goods or services, wherein the searching for goods or services comprises sending, by the computer to a search engine, a keyword search entered by the user; receiving, by the computer, advertisement results, wherein the advertisement results are selected based on, at least in part, the customized profile; and displaying, by the computer to the user, the advertisement results. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-implemented method to search for goods or services, the method comprising:
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creating, by a user via a computer, a customized profile for the user, wherein the customized profile comprises demographic information, income information, and interests information; uploading, by the computer, the profile to a database; displaying, by the computer, a list of possible search intentions, wherein the list of possible search intentions are used, at least in part, by advertisers in determining value of advertisements to the user; receiving, by the computer from the user, a selection of a search intention from the list of possible search intentions; displaying, by the computer, a list of possible focus spectrum choices; receiving, by the computer from the user, a selection of one or more of the displayed focus spectrum choices; searching, by the user via the computer, for goods or services, wherein the searching for goods or services comprises sending, by the computer to a search engine, a keyword search entered by the user; and displaying, by the computer to the user, advertisement results based, at least in part, on the keyword search, wherein the advertisement results are selected and ranked according to the one or more user-selected focus spectrum choices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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