Matching content providers and interested content users
US11810184B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0275
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses to match content providers and interested content users are described. Input indicating an accessing of a network location by a user is received along with the user's identifier. The identifier is obfuscated and transmitted to a content provider configured to provide content to the user at the network location. A re-direct identifier is transmitted to the user instructing the user to directly contact the content provider. When the user contacts the content provider, the user transmits a provider-specific identifier by which the content provider identifies the user and the obfuscated user identifier. The content provider updates a database of obfuscated user identifiers and provider-specific user identifiers based on the received identifiers. Thus, the content provider is enabled to identify interested users based on obfuscated and provider-specific user identifiers.
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