MULTI-STAGE CROWD FUNDING PROCESS
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- generating, using one or more computing devices, a plurality of user accounts, each associated with a particular user, the plurality of user accounts associated with a crowd-funding website;
allowing, via a graphical user interface associated with at least one of the plurality of user accounts, the particular user to determine what personal information to disclose to one or more merchants;
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; and
adjusting the initial engagement value based upon a level of personal information disclosed to the one or more merchants and the at least one trackable purchase event.
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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, the plurality of user accounts associated with a crowd-funding website. The method may further include allowing, via a graphical user interface associated with at least one of the plurality of user accounts, the particular user to determine what personal information to disclose to one or more merchants. The method may also include assigning an initial engagement value to each user account based upon, at least in part, each user'"'"'s actions with one or more merchants and identifying at least one trackable purchase event associated with each user account. The method may also include adjusting the initial engagement value based upon a level of personal information disclosed to the one or more merchants and the at least one trackable purchase event.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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generating, using one or more computing devices, a plurality of user accounts, each associated with a particular user, the plurality of user accounts associated with a crowd-funding website; allowing, via a graphical user interface associated with at least one of the plurality of user accounts, the particular user to determine what personal information to disclose to one or more merchants; 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; and adjusting the initial engagement value based upon a level of personal information disclosed to the one or more merchants and the at least one trackable purchase event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that when executed by a machine result in the following operations:
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generating, using one or more computing devices, a plurality of user accounts, each associated with a particular user, the plurality of user accounts associated with a crowd-funding website; allowing, via a graphical user interface associated with at least one of the plurality of user accounts, the particular user to determine what personal information to disclose to one or more merchants; 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; and adjusting the initial engagement value based upon a level of personal information disclosed to the one or more merchants and the at least one trackable purchase event. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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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 plurality of user accounts associated with a crowd-funding website, the one or more processors further configured to allow, via a graphical user interface associated with at least one of the plurality of user accounts, the particular user to determine what personal information to disclose to one or more merchants, 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 a level of personal information disclosed to the one or more merchants and the at least one trackable purchase event. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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