Monetization system for images
US10643230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system that automatically matches images to items like products or brands and augments those images with referral links to web pages associated with those items. Image analysis to determine matching items may for example recognize text within an image, decode barcodes or QR codes in an image, and identify objects within an image. Links may be inserted into a message containing an image, such as a text message or email, at a messaging gateway without any action on the part of the sender (or receiver) of a message. Senders or receivers may opt out of or into the link insertion service. When the recipient of a message containing a matched image clicks an inserted link and performs a transaction, a referral credit may be given to the message sender, the message recipient, or a communication intermediary.
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