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US 2003/0158776 A1Published application
Buyer-driven targeting of purchasing entities
OwnerMark Landesmanninventor
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Abstract
A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of: separately receiving from each of a plurality of buyer entities a respective third party proof of purchase record; entering information contained in the received proof of purchase records into a searchable electronic database; obtaining search criteria for the database; searching the information in the database based on the search criteria to obtain a group of buyer entities; and providing an incentive to each of a plurality of the buyer entities in the group.
Claims180
A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
- separately receiving from each of a plurality of buyer entities a respective third party proof of purchase record;
- entering information contained in the received proof of purchase records into a searchable electronic database;
- obtaining search criteria for the database;
- searching the information in the database based on the search criteria to obtain a group of buyer entities;
- and
- providing an incentive to each of a plurality of the buyer entities in said group.
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The method as defined 10, further comprising:
- selecting ads from a storage based on a particular television program being received by the receiver of that buyer entity to display those ads in a predetermined sequence.
A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
- sending to a buyer entity an electronic offer to provide an incentive in return for address information of the buyer entity;
- receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response containing said address information;
- correlating said address information with at least one attribute from a database of attributes of buyer entities in an area indicated by the address information;
- selecting from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute;
- and
- presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
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A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
- sending to a buyer entity an electronic offer to participate in an incentive program in return for access to a credit report for the buyer entity;
- receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with a digital identity verification granting a right of access to said credit report;
- searching electronically said credit report and obtaining at least one attribute about the buyer entity from the credit report;
- correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute;
- and
- presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
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A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of
- sending to a buyer entity an offer for participating in an incentive program in return for access to a purchase information pertaining to the buyer entity from at least three merchants;
- receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with a digital identity verification granting a right of access to said purchase information of the merchants;
- downloading said purchase information from the merchants;
- electronically searching the purchase information to obtain at least one attribute from the purchase information about the buyer entity;
- correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute;
- and
- presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
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A method for buyer-driven targeting comprising the steps of:
- sending to a buyer entity an offer for participating in an incentive program in return for unverified purchase information pertaining to the buyer entity and access to verification information held by merchants;
- receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with the unverified purchase information and a digital identity verification granting a right of access to the buyer entity verification information held by the merchants from whom the purchases were made;
- making a comparison of the unverified purchase information for the buyer entity and the buyer entity verification information from the merchants to verify that the unverified information is accurate purchase information;
- electronically searching the accurate purchase information to obtain at least one attribute about the buyer entity;
- correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute;
- and
- presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
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A system for buyer-driven targeting comprising:
- a first component for separately receiving from each of a plurality of buyer entities a respective third party proof of purchase record;
- a second component for entering information contained in the received proof of purchase records into a searchable electronic database;
- a third component for obtaining search criteria for the database;
- a fourth component for searching the information in the database based on the search criteria to obtain a group of buyer entities;
- and
- a fifth component for providing an incentive to each of a plurality of the buyer entities in said group.
3 more elements
The system as defined 100, further comprising:
- a component for selecting ads from a storage based on a particular television program being received by the receiver of that buyer entity to display those ads in a predetermined sequence.
A system for buyer-driven targeting comprising:
- a component for sending to a buyer entity an electronic offer to provide an incentive in return for address information of the buyer entity;
- a component for receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response containing said address information;
- a component for correlating said address information with at least one attribute from a database of attributes of buyer entities in an area indicated by the address information;
- a component for selecting from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute;
- and
- a component for presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
3 more elements
A system for buyer-driven targeting comprising:
- a component for sending to a buyer entity an electronic offer to participate in an incentive program in return for access to a credit report for the buyer entity;
- a component for receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with a digital identity verification granting a right of access to said credit report;
- a component for searching electronically said credit report and obtaining at least one attribute about the buyer entity from the credit report;
- a component for correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute;
- and
- a component for presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
3 more elements
A system for buyer-driven targeting comprising:
- a component for sending to a buyer entity an offer for participating in an incentive program in return for access to a purchase information pertaining to the buyer entity from at least three merchants;
- a component for receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with a digital identity verification granting a right of access to said purchase information of the merchants;
- a component for downloading said purchase information from the merchants;
- a component for electronically searching the purchase information to obtain at least one attribute from the purchase information about the buyer entity;
- a component for correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute;
- and
- a component for presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
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A system for buyer-driven targeting comprising:
- a component for sending to a buyer entity an offer for participating in an incentive program in return for unverified purchase information pertaining to the buyer entity and access to verification information held by merchants;
- a component for receiving from the buyer entity an electronic response with the unverified purchase information and a digital identity verification granting a right of access to the buyer entity verification information held by the merchants from whom the purchases were made;
- a component for making a comparison of the unverified purchase information for the buyer entity and the buyer entity verification information from the merchants to verify that the unverified information is accurate purchase information;
- a component for electronically searching the accurate purchase information to obtain at least one attribute about the buyer entity;
- a component for correlating that attribute to an incentive from a plurality of incentives based on said correlated attribute;
- and
- a component for presenting said selected incentive to said buyer entity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.