ADVERTISING DRIVEN BENEFICIARY PROCESS

• US 20140032308A1
• Filed: 07/24/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Corrie-Jones Company LLC
• Original Assignee: Corrie-Jones Company LLC
• Inventors: Corrie, Cathleen Eva, Jones, Ian Denio
• Application Number:
  US13/949,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20140032308A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.45
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0246 Traffic
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

Embodiments herein may include a computer-implemented method that may include generating, using one or more computing devices, a plurality of user accounts, each associated with a particular user and assigning an initial engagement value to each user account based upon, at least in part, each user'"'"'s actions with one or more merchants. The method may further include identifying at least one trackable purchase event associated with each user account and adjusting the initial engagement value based upon an advertising parameter set by an advertiser. The method may also include allowing each of the plurality of user accounts to direct at least one portion of the revenue generated from the at least one trackable purchase event to at least one beneficiary of the user account, wherein the at least one beneficiary includes one or more entities selected by the particular user associated with each of the plurality of user accounts.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

generating, using one or more computing devices, a plurality of user accounts, each associated with a particular user;

assigning an initial engagement value to each user account based upon, at least in part, each user'"'"'s actions with one or more merchants;

identifying at least one trackable purchase event associated with each user account;

adjusting the initial engagement value based upon an advertising parameter set by an advertiser; and

allowing each of the plurality of user accounts to direct at least one portion of the revenue generated from the at least one trackable purchase event to at least one beneficiary of the user account, wherein the at least one beneficiary includes one or more entities selected by the particular user associated with each of the plurality of user accounts.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the advertiser, revenue in accordance with an advertising campaign.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one beneficiary is an individual.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one beneficiary is a for-profit organization.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one beneficiary is a non-profit organization.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

requesting that the user agree to the terms of service associated with the user account.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the revenue and an advertising cost is based upon, at least in part, one or more of transactional data, a user engagement score and an advertising campaign parameters.

8. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a machine result in the following operations:

generating, using one or more computing devices, a plurality of user accounts, each associated with a particular user;

assigning an initial engagement value to each user account based upon, at least in part, each user'"'"'s actions with one or more merchants;

identifying at least one trackable purchase event associated with each user account;

adjusting the initial engagement value based upon an advertising parameter set by an advertiser; and

allowing each of the plurality of user accounts to direct at least one portion of the revenue generated from the at least one trackable purchase event to at least one beneficiary of the user account, wherein the at least one beneficiary includes one or more entities selected by the particular user associated with each of the plurality of user accounts.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving, from the advertiser, revenue in accordance with an advertising campaign.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the at least one beneficiary is an individual.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the at least one beneficiary is a for-profit organization.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the at least one beneficiary is a non-profit organization.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, further comprising:

requesting that the user agree to the terms of service associated with the user account.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein at least one of the revenue and an advertising cost is based upon, at least in part, one or more of transactional data, a user engagement score and an advertising campaign parameters.

15. A system comprising:

a computing device having at least one processor configured to generate a plurality of user accounts, each associated with a particular user, the one or more processors further configured to assign an initial engagement value to each user account based upon, at least in part, each user'"'"'s actions with one or more merchants, the one or more processors further configured to identify at least one trackable purchase event associated with each user account, the one or more processors further configured to adjust the initial engagement value based upon an advertising parameter set by an advertiser, the one or more processors further configured to allow each of the plurality of user accounts to direct at least one portion of the revenue generated from the at least one trackable purchase event to at least one beneficiary of the user account, wherein the at least one beneficiary includes one or more entities selected by the particular user associated with each of the plurality of user accounts.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive, from the advertiser, revenue in accordance with an advertising campaign.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one beneficiary is an individual.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one beneficiary is a for-profit organization.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one beneficiary is a non-profit organization.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein at least one of the revenue and an advertising cost is based upon, at least in part, one or more of transactional data, a user engagement score and an advertising campaign parameters.