Method for internet based advertising and referral using a fixed fee methodology
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of Internet based advertising wherein a first website is advertised on a second website, the method comprising:
- providing an upper level category and a lower level category;
assigning a keyword to each of the upper and lower level categories;
respectively assigning fixed amounts of compensation to the keywords, thereby defining an upper level fixed amount of compensation and a lower level fixed amount of compensation;
analyzing a performance level of the second website;
associating the second website with either of the upper and lower level categories based on the performance level of the second website, thereby defining a second website level category, the second website being associated with the lower level category when the performance level of the second website is lower than a performance level threshold;
associating the first website with the keyword, thereby defining a first website keyword;
in response to the second website requesting hyperlinks to websites associated with the keyword, providing to the second website a hyperlink to the first website; and
in response to a user selecting the hyperlink, compensating the second website at least a portion of either of the upper level fixed amount of compensation or the lower level fixed amount of compensation based on the second website level category.
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Abstract
A method of advertising a first web site on a second web site comprising with a fixed compensation based methodology. The method includes providing an upper level category and a lower level category, assigning at least one keyword to each of the categories, respectively assigning fixed amounts of compensation to the keywords that the first web sites will pay, assigning the second web site to any one of the categories, thereby defining a second web site category, associating the first web site with any of the keywords and with the amount of compensation assigned to such keywords, thereby defining at least one first web site category, in response to receiving a request from the second web site, determining the second web site category, and providing to the second web site a hyperlink to the first web site. In response to an Internet user selecting any one of the hyperlinks, awarding the second web site at least a portion of the fixed amount of compensation assigned to the keyword that substantially matches the queried keyword and with which the first web site corresponding to the selected hyperlink is associated.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of Internet based advertising wherein a first website is advertised on a second website, the method comprising:
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providing an upper level category and a lower level category; assigning a keyword to each of the upper and lower level categories; respectively assigning fixed amounts of compensation to the keywords, thereby defining an upper level fixed amount of compensation and a lower level fixed amount of compensation; analyzing a performance level of the second website; associating the second website with either of the upper and lower level categories based on the performance level of the second website, thereby defining a second website level category, the second website being associated with the lower level category when the performance level of the second website is lower than a performance level threshold; associating the first website with the keyword, thereby defining a first website keyword; in response to the second website requesting hyperlinks to websites associated with the keyword, providing to the second website a hyperlink to the first website; and in response to a user selecting the hyperlink, compensating the second website at least a portion of either of the upper level fixed amount of compensation or the lower level fixed amount of compensation based on the second website level category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18, 19)
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8. A computer-implemented method of Internet based advertising wherein a first website is advertised on a second website, the method comprising:
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providing an upper level category and a lower level category; respectively assigning first and second keywords to the upper and lower level categories; respectively assigning fixed amounts of compensation to the first and second keywords, thereby defining an upper level fixed amount of compensation and a lower level fixed amount of compensation analyzing a performance level of the second website; associating the second website with either of the upper and lower level categories based on the performance level of the second website, thereby defining a second website level category, the second website being associated with the lower level category when the performance level of the second website is lower than a performance level threshold; associating the first website with the first and second keywords; and in response to the second website requesting hyperlinks to websites associated with either of the first and second keywords, providing to the second website a hyperlink to the first website. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method of Internet based advertising wherein a plurality of first websites are advertised on a second website, the method comprising:
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providing an upper level category and a lower level category; respectively assigning a keyword to each of the upper level and lower level categories; respectively assigning fixed amounts of compensation to the keywords, thereby defining an upper level fixed amount of compensation and a lower level fixed amount of compensation; analyzing a performance level of the second website; associating the second website with either of the upper and lower level categories based on the performance level of the second website, thereby defining a second website level category, the second website being associated with the lower level category when the performance level of the second website is lower than a performance level threshold; associating the plurality of first websites with the keyword, thereby defining a first website keyword; determining the performance level of each of the first websites; and in response to the second website requesting hyperlinks to websites associated with the keyword, providing to the second website respective hyperlinks to the first websites associated with the keyword in an order based on the performance level of the first websites to thereby create an arranged results list.
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16. A computer-implemented method of Internet based advertising wherein a first website is advertised on a second website, the method comprising:
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providing an upper level category and a lower level category; respectively assigning a keyword to each of the upper and lower level categories, thereby defining a keyword level category; respectively assigning fixed amounts of compensation to the keywords, thereby defining an upper level fixed amount of compensation and a lower level fixed amount of compensation; analyzing a performance level of the second website; associating the second website with either of the upper and lower level categories based on the performance level of the second website, thereby defining a second website level category; associating the first website with the keyword and the keyword level category, thereby defining a first website level category; and in response to the second website requesting hyperlinks to websites associated with the keyword, providing to the second website a hyperlink to the first website only if the first website level category substantially matches the second website level category. - View Dependent Claims (17, 20)
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