SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING INCENTIVES AMONG GROUPS
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1. A method for the allocation of items among a network of people, comprising:
- receiving item information for at least one item via a communications network, wherein said at least one item is a retail incentive associated with at least one user, wherein said at least one user has at least one user friend, wherein said item information comprises a plurality of characteristics describing said item and a plurality of characteristics describing said at least one user associated with said at least one item;
populating a database with said item information;
searching for at least one user based at least in part on characteristics including;
a user'"'"'s demographic information, information regarding their relationships with other users, and a user'"'"'s sharing activity; and
offering said at least one item to said at least one searched user.
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Abstract
A system and method for sharing incentives, restricted price reductions, and stored value quantities among groups of persons, more particularly to support sharing transactions between members in a group. The system and method for sharing incentives includes receiving item information for at least one item associated with a friend, displaying the item information in a location viewable by at least one authorized friend, and receiving a request from the authorized friend to take the item, and removing from view the item information associated with the item.
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1. A method for the allocation of items among a network of people, comprising:
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receiving item information for at least one item via a communications network, wherein said at least one item is a retail incentive associated with at least one user, wherein said at least one user has at least one user friend, wherein said item information comprises a plurality of characteristics describing said item and a plurality of characteristics describing said at least one user associated with said at least one item; populating a database with said item information; searching for at least one user based at least in part on characteristics including;
a user'"'"'s demographic information, information regarding their relationships with other users, and a user'"'"'s sharing activity; andoffering said at least one item to said at least one searched user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for tailoring promotions to specific people, comprising:
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identifying a plurality of characteristics associated with a class of consumers for whom an item should be directed, wherein said item is a retail incentive; accessing a database which contains a plurality of characteristics associated with a plurality of users in a sharing network; matching said plurality of characteristics associated with said class of consumers with a plurality of characteristics from said database; inputting into said database at least one matching characteristic shared between said plurality of characteristics of said class of consumers and said plurality of characteristics associated with said plurality of users in said sharing network from said database; and receiving from said database a list of users from within said sharing network that correlate to said class of consumers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable storage medium having data stored therein representing software executable by a computer, the software including instructions to provide for the allocation of items among a network of people, the storage medium comprising:
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instructions for receiving item information for at least one item, wherein said at least one item is a retail incentive associated with at least one user, wherein said item information is described by a plurality of characteristics; instructions for populating a database with said item information; instructions for searching through said database for said at least one user; and instructions for offering an item to said at least one user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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