Methods and systems for an alternative payment platform
First Claim
1. A method of performing an electronic commerce transaction comprising:
- using a computer, presenting a primary offer of a vendor;
presenting an alternate offer of an advertiser, wherein fulfillment of the alternate offer entitles a user to receive an item of the primary offer at new terms that are different from terms the primary offer;
establishing a credit for the primary offer to be paid to the vendor upon the user'"'"'s fulfillment of the alternate offer, the credit including a variable portion;
receiving an indication of the user'"'"'s fulfillment of the alternate offer; and
paying the credit to the vendor.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for providing an alternative payment platform, including method and systems for providing a platform for presenting an alternate offer to a user who is engaged with a primary offer and receiving an indication of the user'"'"'s engagement with the alternate offer, wherein the user'"'"'s engagement with the alternate offer serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with the primary offer. Such methods and systems may further include methods and systems for selecting one or more alternate offers engagement with which serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with a primary offer, presenting the selected alternate payment offers to a user, receiving an indication of engagement with at least one of the alternate offers, receiving payment in exchange for presenting the accepted offer and providing payment to the offeror of the primary offer.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of performing an electronic commerce transaction comprising:
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using a computer, presenting a primary offer of a vendor; presenting an alternate offer of an advertiser, wherein fulfillment of the alternate offer entitles a user to receive an item of the primary offer at new terms that are different from terms the primary offer; establishing a credit for the primary offer to be paid to the vendor upon the user'"'"'s fulfillment of the alternate offer, the credit including a variable portion; receiving an indication of the user'"'"'s fulfillment of the alternate offer; and paying the credit to the vendor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium bearing instructions that, when executed, cause one or more computers to:
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present a primary offer of a vendor; present an alternate offer of an advertiser, wherein fulfillment of the alternate offer entitles a user to receive an item of the primary offer at new terms that are different from terms the primary offer; establish a credit for the primary offer to be paid to the vendor, the credit including a variable portion determined when the alternate offer is fulfilled; receive an indication of the user'"'"'s fulfillment the alternate offers; and pay the credit from the facilitator to the vendor.
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