COLLABORATIVE REWARD SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing a collaborative reward system, comprising:
- receiving, at a central computer system, an advertisement, wherein the advertisement is provided by an advertiser and includes a discount percentage value for the advertisement;
converting, by the central computer system, the discount percentage value to an ad point value;
receiving, at the central computer system, an indication of a redemption of the advertisement, the indication of the redemption provided by a shopper;
providing, by the central computer system, the shopper a first quantity of earned ad points based on the indication of the redemption of the advertisement and on the ad point value of the advertisement, and associating the shopper with a first reward distribution grid based on the first quantity of earned ad points;
providing, by the central computer system, the advertiser a second quantity of earned ad points based on the indication of the redemption of the advertisement and on the ad point value of the advertisement, and associating the advertiser with a second reward distribution grid based on the second quantity of earned ad points;
rewarding, by the central computer system, the shopper with a first quantity of reward currency based on the first reward distribution grid and the first quantity of earned ad points; and
rewarding, by the central computer system, the advertiser with a second quantity of reward currency based on the second reward distribution grid and the second quantity of earned ad points.
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Abstract
An advertisement that includes a discount percentage value is received from an advertiser and converted to an ad point value. An indication of a redemption of the advertisement by a shopper is received. A first quantity of earned ad points is provided to the shopper and a second quantity of earned ad points is provided to the advertiser based on the indication of the redemption of the advertisement and on the ad point value of the advertisement. The shopper and the advertiser are associated with first and second reward distribution grids, respectively based on the first and second quantities of earned ad points, respectively. The shopper and advertiser are rewarded with first and second quantities of reward currency, respectively, based on the first and second reward distribution grids, respectively, and on the first and second quantities of earned ad points, respectively.
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing a collaborative reward system, comprising:
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receiving, at a central computer system, an advertisement, wherein the advertisement is provided by an advertiser and includes a discount percentage value for the advertisement; converting, by the central computer system, the discount percentage value to an ad point value; receiving, at the central computer system, an indication of a redemption of the advertisement, the indication of the redemption provided by a shopper; providing, by the central computer system, the shopper a first quantity of earned ad points based on the indication of the redemption of the advertisement and on the ad point value of the advertisement, and associating the shopper with a first reward distribution grid based on the first quantity of earned ad points; providing, by the central computer system, the advertiser a second quantity of earned ad points based on the indication of the redemption of the advertisement and on the ad point value of the advertisement, and associating the advertiser with a second reward distribution grid based on the second quantity of earned ad points; rewarding, by the central computer system, the shopper with a first quantity of reward currency based on the first reward distribution grid and the first quantity of earned ad points; and rewarding, by the central computer system, the advertiser with a second quantity of reward currency based on the second reward distribution grid and the second quantity of earned ad points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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