System and method for rewarding a user for sharing activity information with a third party
US8612891B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0236
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for receiving a user privacy preference that indicates an amount of activity information that the user is willing to share in response to a reward, a value of the reward related to a degree of the user privacy preference. The method and system includes setting a privacy setting for the user based on the received user privacy preference. The method and system further includes tracking web browsing activity of the user during one or more web-browsing sessions based on the privacy setting to generate user activity information. The method and system further includes sending the user activity information and providing a reward to the user based on the user activity information sent.
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