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Internet-based advertising and referral system

  • US 7,319,975 B2
  • Filed: 07/24/2000
  • Issued: 01/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of internet-based advertising comprising:

  • providing a system having a plurality of advertisers'"'"' web sites and an advertiser associate'"'"'s web site with a first selectable link;

    providing a plurality of advertiser links that are respectively directed to the advertisers'"'"' web sites;

    providing in the first selectable link a term chosen by the advertiser associate'"'"'s web site;

    displaying the first selectable link on an Internet user'"'"'s computer in response to an Internet user accessing the advertiser associate'"'"'s web site;

    transmitting to the Internet user'"'"'s computer the advertiser links in response to selection of the first selectable link by the Internet user; and

    causing transmission of an advertiser'"'"'s web site to the Internet user'"'"'s computer in response to selection of a corresponding advertiser link by the Internet user, thereby accomplishing a referral to the advertiser'"'"'s web site.

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