Social network appreciation platform
First Claim
1. A method of marketing products or services by a merchant to customers on-line, comprising:
- receiving, by a server, from a participating merchant, data defining marketing campaigns, announcements, coupons, or other messages to be distributed to one or more distinct social networks in which a given customer of the merchant is a member;
receiving, by the server, from the customer, registration information including a unique identifier associated with the customer for use in purchase transactions;
receiving, by the server, from the customer, a selection of one or more distinct social networks of which the customer is a member and has a corresponding profile or message board page on each of the distinct social networks, and to which certain marketing campaigns, announcements, coupons, or other messages defined by the merchant are to be distributed;
receiving, by the server, from the customer, a selection of one or more of the announcements, coupons, or other messages defined by the merchant for distribution to the one or more of the distinct social networks selected by the customer;
receiving, by the server, transaction data associated with a purchase by the customer from a transaction source, including the unique identifier associated with the customer; and
transmitting, by the server, and in response to the receiving of the unique identifier in the transaction data, one or more of the announcements, coupons, or other messages selected by the customer to each of the distinct social networks selected by the customer, to be displayed on the corresponding profile or message board page of the customer on each of the selected social networks for viewing by friends or followers of the customer on the networks.
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Abstract
A social network appreciation platform (SNAP) for marketing products or services of a merchant to customers online. A server receives marketing campaigns, announcements, coupons, or other messages defined by a participating merchant, for distribution to certain social networks to which a customer of the merchant belongs. The server also receives registration information from the customer including a unique identifier for use in purchase transactions, a selection of the customer'"'"'s social networks to which certain of the merchant-defined messages are to be distributed, and a selection of the messages for distribution to the selected social networks. In response to transaction data from a transaction source representing a customer purchase, including the customer'"'"'s unique identifier, the server transmits the messages selected by the customer to each social network selected by the customer, for display on the customer'"'"'s page and viewing by friends or followers of the customer on the network.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of marketing products or services by a merchant to customers on-line, comprising:
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receiving, by a server, from a participating merchant, data defining marketing campaigns, announcements, coupons, or other messages to be distributed to one or more distinct social networks in which a given customer of the merchant is a member; receiving, by the server, from the customer, registration information including a unique identifier associated with the customer for use in purchase transactions; receiving, by the server, from the customer, a selection of one or more distinct social networks of which the customer is a member and has a corresponding profile or message board page on each of the distinct social networks, and to which certain marketing campaigns, announcements, coupons, or other messages defined by the merchant are to be distributed; receiving, by the server, from the customer, a selection of one or more of the announcements, coupons, or other messages defined by the merchant for distribution to the one or more of the distinct social networks selected by the customer; receiving, by the server, transaction data associated with a purchase by the customer from a transaction source, including the unique identifier associated with the customer; and transmitting, by the server, and in response to the receiving of the unique identifier in the transaction data, one or more of the announcements, coupons, or other messages selected by the customer to each of the distinct social networks selected by the customer, to be displayed on the corresponding profile or message board page of the customer on each of the selected social networks for viewing by friends or followers of the customer on the networks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for marketing products or services by a merchant to customers on-line;
- comprising;
a customer transaction source; and a server configured to; (a) receive, from a participating merchant, data defining marketing campaigns, announcements, coupons, or messages to be distributed to one or more distinct social networks in which a given customer of the merchant is a member; (b) receive, from the given customer; (i) registration information including a unique identifier associated with the customer for use in purchase transactions; (ii) a selection of one or more distinct social networks of which the customer is a member and has a corresponding profile or message board page on each of the distinct social networks, and to which certain marketing campaigns, announcements, coupons, or other messages defined by the merchant are to be distributed; and (iii) a selection of one or more of the announcements, coupons, or other messages defined by the merchant for distribution to the one or more of the distinct social networks selected by the customer; (c) receive transaction data associated with a purchase by the customer from the transaction source, including the unique identifier associated with the customer; and (d) transmit, in response to the unique identifier received in the transaction data, one or more of the announcements, coupons, or other messages selected by the customer to each of the distinct social networks selected by the customer, to be displayed on the corresponding profile or message board page of the customer on each of the selected social networks for viewing by friends or followers of the customer on the networks. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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