Refferal tracking and reward system for shared links
US10402845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/02
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A referral tracking and reward system for shared links system that inserts trackable referral links into communications from a referring user to one or more recipients, and receives a fee from merchants for actions or transactions resulting from these referrals. A portion of the fee may be remitted to the referring user or to another designee. The system may be integrated into one or more communications applications. It analyzes message content to identify matches from a database of products, services, merchants, brands, and promotions, and offers the user the option to insert a referral link to matching items. The system may incorporate algorithms and business strategies that analyze characteristics of the user, recipient, content, merchants and items in order to prioritize and determine which referrals should be inserting into a communication.
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