METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REFERRING AND TRACKING MEDIA

• US 20160117708A1
• Filed: 10/28/2014
• Published: 04/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Peter Murphy
• Original Assignee: Peter Murphy
• Inventors: Murphy, Peter
• Application Number:
  US14/525,613
• Publication Number:
  US 20160117708A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0214 Referral reward systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment

Abstract

A system and computer implemented method is provided for referring and tracking content. The system and method include functionality for allowing a primary user to upload content, storing the content on a site owner database, generating unique links to the content for each primary user designated client, determining when the client has played the received content beyond a predetermined threshold, and soliciting the client to become a referring client upon the determination. The system and method also include functionality for allowing the referring client to receive a reward from the primary user when the referring client refers the content to others who also view the content beyond the predetermined threshold.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for referring and tracking media, the method comprising:

establishing communication between a primary user interface device and a site owner system;

uploading, via the primary user interface device, one or more media files to the site owner system;

storing, via a system database, each of the one or more media files;

receiving, via the primary user interface, instructions for generating a campaign, said instructions including an identification of one of the media files, an identification of one or more clients, and reward information;

generating, via the site owner system, a unique link to the identified one media file, said link including a client id that is unique for each of the identified one or more clients;

sending, via the site owner system, the generated unique links to each of the selected clients;

determining, via the site owner system, that a client has activated a received unique link;

providing, via the site owner system, a SMPlayer device for playing the media files activated by the client; and

playing, via the SMPlayer, the media file identified in the client activated link.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the identified media file has been played beyond a predetermined threshold;

generating a referring client registration screen, said screen including the reward information;

registering the client as a referring client;

generating and sending a referring client template to the referring client, said template including the clients unique link to the identified media file;

determining, via the site owner system, that a third person has activated the clients unique link to the identified media file;

playing, via the SMPlayer, the media file identified in the client activated link;

determining that the identified media file has been played beyond a predetermined threshold by the third person;

updating the referring clients registration for each determination that the identified media file has been played beyond a predetermined threshold; and

providing a reward identified in the reward information to the referring client.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the identified media file has not been played beyond a predetermined threshold; and

generating a warning message to the client.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said SMPlayer includes a digital media player that is configured to play the uploaded media file identified in the client activated link, and further comprising:

retrieving at least one of a unique device id, a referring clients account id, a date and time the media has been played beyond the predetermined threshold, and a media campaign id.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said predetermined threshold is established by the primary user and is included in the instructions for generating the campaign.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said predetermined threshold includes a range of between 1 percent of an entire length of the media file and 100 percent of an entire length of the media file.

7. A system referring and tracking media, said system comprising:

a site owner server device that functions to communicate with one or more primary user interface devices, and one or more client interface devices, said site owner device including functionality for;

receiving and storing one or more media files from the primary user interface device;

receiving, instructions for generating a campaign from the primary user interface device, said instructions including an identification of one of the media files, an identification of one or more clients, and reward information;

generating, a unique link to the identified one media file, said link including a client id that is unique for each of the identified one or more clients;

sending the generated unique links to each of the selected clients;

determining that a client has activated a received unique link;

providing, a SMPlayer device for playing the media files activated by the client; and

playing, the media file identified in the client activated link.

8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein said SMPlayer comprises:

a digital media player that is configured to play the uploaded media file identified in the unique link, and to collect at least one of a unique device id, a referring clients account id, a date and time the media has been played beyond the predetermined threshold, and a media campaign id.

9. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, for referring and tracking media, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause a data processing apparatus to:

establishing communication with a primary user interface device;

receive and store one or more media files from the primary user interface device;

receiving, instructions for generating a campaign from the primary user interface device, said instructions including an identification of one of the media files, an identification of one or more clients, and reward information;

generating, a unique link to the identified one media file, said link including a client id that is unique for each of the identified one or more clients;

sending the generated unique links to each of the selected clients;

determining that a client has activated a received unique link;

providing, a SMPlayer device for playing the media files activated by the client; and

playing, the media file identified in the client activated link.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

determining that the identified media file has been played beyond a predetermined threshold;

generating a referring client registration screen, said screen including the reward information;

registering the client as a referring client;

generating and sending a referring client template to the referring client, said template including the clients unique link to the identified media file;

determining, that a third person has activated the clients unique link to the identified media file;

playing, the media file identified in the client activated link via the SMPlayer;

determining that the identified media file has been played beyond a predetermined threshold by the third person;

updating the referring clients registration for each determination that the identified media file has been played beyond a predetermined threshold; and

providing a reward identified in the reward information to the referring client.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

determining that the identified media file has not been played beyond a predetermined threshold; and

generating a warning message to the client.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein said SMPlayer includes a digital media player that is configured to play the uploaded media file identified in the client activated link, and further comprising:

retrieving at least one of a unique device id, a referring clients account id, a date and time the media has been played beyond the predetermined threshold, and a media campaign id.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein said predetermined threshold is established by the primary user and is included in the instructions for generating the campaign.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein said predetermined threshold includes a range of between 1 percent of an entire length of the media file and 100 percent of an entire length of the media file.