PLATFORM FOR BUILDING VIRTUAL ENTITIES USING EQUITY SYSTEMS

• US 20150089353A1
• Filed: 09/24/2014
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Chad Folkening
• Original Assignee: Chad Folkening
• Inventors: Folkening, Chad
• Granted Patent: US 9,787,760 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/234
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/38 for implementing user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/06 Asset management; Financial planning or analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

The present invention involves methods, systems, and apparatus for providing a virtual entity and equity system. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an input website, creating a website portal around the input website for the virtual entity, associating the input website with the client, observing input website activity and deriving valuation data, storing the valuation data, and computing valuation of the virtual entity from the valuation data to provide a calculated expected sale value. Other aspects include receiving external valuation data, game-like interaction with the website portal, and display of the calculated expected sale value to the client. In another aspect, a method includes steps to optimally convert a virtual entity to a legal entity; other aspects including providing conversion documents, receiving external valuation data, and providing game-like interaction with the website portal.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a virtual entity over a computer network, comprising the steps of:

receiving an input website;

creating a website portal around the input website for the virtual entity;

associating the input website with a client;

observing input website activity and deriving valuation data;

storing the valuation data; and

computing valuation of the virtual entity from the valuation data to provide a calculated expected sale value.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

receiving external valuation data from an external source.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the client comprises a plurality of clients;

the input website comprises a plurality of input websites;

the website portal comprises a plurality of website portals;

the virtual entity comprises a plurality of virtual entities;

the input website activity comprises a plurality of input website activities; and

the external source comprises a plurality of external sources.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the website portal interacts with end users such that the end users provide services to the website portal, and wherein the website portal evaluates input website activity and displays the evaluated input website activity of end users in a game-like manner.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

displaying the calculated expected sale value to the client.

6. A method for optimally converting a virtual entity to a legal entity over a computer network, comprising the steps of:

receiving an input website;

creating a website portal around the input website for the virtual entity;

associating the input website with a client;

observing input website activity;

deriving valuation data;

storing the valuation data;

computing valuation of the virtual entity from the valuation data to provide a calculated expected sale value;

receiving and storing a conversion threshold;

comparing the calculated expected sale value to the conversion threshold; and

creating a legal entity corresponding to the virtual entity if the calculated expected sale value is greater than the conversion threshold.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the converting step is automatically performed with no client interaction.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of:

providing conversion documents to the client.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising the step of:

receiving external valuation data from an external source.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein:

the client comprises a plurality of clients;

the input website comprises a plurality of input websites;

the website portal comprises a plurality of website portals;

the virtual entity comprises a plurality of virtual entities; and

the external source comprises a plurality of external sources.

11. The method of claim 6 wherein the website portal interacts with end users such that the end users provide services to the website portal, and wherein the website portal evaluates input website activity and displays the evaluated input website activity of end users in a game-like manner.

12. A system for providing a virtual entity and equity system over a computer network configured to overate over a network using a server, a client, and a plurality of end-users, comprising:

a server operating the virtual entity and equity system, the server adapted to communicate with a network;

wherein the server is configured to;

receive an input website from the client;

create a website portal around the input website for the virtual entity;

associate the input website with the client;

observing input website activity;

deriving valuation data;

storing the valuation data;

compute valuation of the virtual entity from the valuation data to provide a calculated expected sale value;

receive and store a conversion threshold;

compare the calculated expected sale value to the conversion threshold; and

create a legal entity corresponding to the virtual entity if the calculated expected sale value is greater than the conversion threshold.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the convert step is automatically performed with no client interaction.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the server is further configured to:

provide conversion documents to the client.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the server is further configured to:

receiving external valuation data from an external source.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein:

the client comprises a plurality of clients;

the input website comprises a plurality of input websites;

the website portal comprises a plurality of website portals;

the virtual entity comprises a plurality of virtual entities; and

the external source comprises a plurality of external sources.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the server is further configured to:

integrate game-like components into the virtual entity and equity system; and

wherein the website portal interacts with end users such that the end users provide services to the website portal, and wherein the website portal evaluates input website activity and displays the evaluated input website activity of end users in a game-like manner.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the server is further configured to:

display the calculated expected sale value to the client.