Network-based sweepstakes systems and method
US7634424B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0239
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for automatically enrolling users of a website or other network-based service in sweepstakes. A user of a user computer system connects to a host computer system hosting a website or other network-based service and is awarded points for accessing features of the website or service. The points are displayed in real-time on the user's computer and transmitted to a database server, which maintains the user's point totals. The user is then automatically given a number of entries in a sweepstakes based on the number of points he or she has been awarded. Users may also be awarded points for accessing features of websites or services of third-party host computer systems.
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