Compensation driven network based exchange system and method

A transaction processor coupled to a communication network, the transaction processor compensating at least one user in exchange for work undertaken by the at least one user, the transaction processor comprising:

• a database, the database comprising:
• an account holder data structure having at least one account holder record;
• and
• a content provider data structure having at least one content provider record;
• and
• a central processing unit, the central processing being coupled to the database and executing the functions of:
• evaluating a request from a user terminal to transmit a client to the user terminal;
• transmitting the client to the user terminal in accordance with a positive evaluation, the client enabling the user terminal to request compensation in the form of compensation units for work performed by a user of the user terminal, the work further being defined by a plurality of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• storing data related to the number of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• processing a request received from the user terminal to credit an account holder record corresponding to the user of the-user terminal with compensation units in accordance with work performed by the user;
• and
• executing a first transaction process which accesses the database and transfers the compensation units from a content provider record corresponding to the offering content provider to the account holder record corresponding to the user if the defined number of interactions has been reached.

A system employing a communication network to compensate at least one user in exchange for work undertaken by the at least one user, the work being offered by an offering content provider, the system comprising:

• at least one user terminal;
• at least one content provider processor coupled to the at least one user terminal through a communication network;
• at least one transaction processor coupled to the at least one user terminal and the at least one content provider processor through the communication network;
• the at least one transaction processor:
• receiving a request from the at least one user terminal to transmit a client to the at least one user terminal;
• transmitting the client to the at least one user terminal in accordance with a positive evaluation, the client enabling the at least one user terminal to request compensation for work performed by a user of the at least one user terminal, the work further being defined by a plurality of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• storing data related to the number of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• processing a request received from the user terminal to credit a user account corresponding to the user of the user terminal with compensation in accordance with work performed by the user;
• and
• transferring the compensation from a content provider account corresponding to the offering content provider to the user account if the defined number of interactions has been reached.

A method for using a communication network to facilitate transactions in which compensation units are earned and spent by at least one user, the method comprising the steps of:

• using the communication network to perform work, the work being defined by a content provider in a manner which does not target specific user profiles, the work further being defined by a plurality of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• making an offer of compensation units to the at least one user in exchange for the performed work whereby the compensation is to be provided after a defined number of the interactions;
• accepting the offered compensation units;
• storing data related to the number of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• transferring the accepted compensation units from a content provider account to a user account if the defined number of interactions has been reached, the content provider account corresponding to the content provider offering the compensation units and the user account corresponding to the user who completed the work;
• and
• transferring compensation units from the user account to a spending content provider account in an amount corresponding to a cost of a purchase made by the user.

A transaction processor coupled to a communication network, the transaction processor facilitating transactions in which compensation units are earned and spent by at least one user, the transaction processor comprising:

• a database, the database comprising:
• an account holder data structure having at least one account holder record;
• and
• a content provider data structure having at least one content provider record;
• and
• a central processing unit, the central processing being coupled to the database and executing the functions of:
• evaluating a request from a user terminal to transmit a client to the user terminal;
• transmitting the client to the user terminal in accordance with a positive evaluation, the client enabling the user terminal to request compensation in the form of compensation units for work performed by a user of the user terminal, the work further being defined by a plurality of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• storing data related to the number of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• processing a request received from the user terminal to credit an account holder record corresponding to the user of the user terminal with compensation units in accordance with work performed by the user;
• executing a first transaction process which accesses the database and transfers the compensation units from a content provider record corresponding to the offering content provider to the account holder record corresponding to the user if the defined number of interactions has been reached;
• and
• executing a second transaction process which accesses the database and transfers compensation units in an amount of a purchase made by the user from the corresponding user account holder record to a content provider record corresponding to the content provider from whom the purchase was made.

A system for facilitating transactions in which compensation units are earned and spent by at least one user, the system comprising:

• at least one user terminal;
• at least one content provider processor coupled to the at least one user terminal through a communication network;
• at least one transaction processor coupled to the at least one user terminal and the at least one content provider processor through the communication network;
• the at least one transaction processor:
• receiving a request from the at least one user terminal to transmit a client to the at least one user terminal;
• transmitting the client to the at least one user terminal in accordance with a positive evaluation, the client enabling the at least one user terminal to request compensation for work performed by a user of the at least one user terminal, the work further being defined by a plurality of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• storing data related to the number of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• processing a request received from the user terminal to credit a user account corresponding to the user of the user terminal with compensation units in accordance with work performed by the user;
• transferring the compensation units from a content provider account corresponding to the offering content provider to the user account if the defined number of interactions has been reached;
• and
• transferring compensation units in an amount of a purchase made by the user from the corresponding user account to a content provider account from whom the purchase was made.

A computer readable storage medium storing computer executable program code, which when run, executes a method for compensating at least one user in exchange for work undertaken by the at least one user, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a request from the at least one user terminal to transmit a client to the at least one user terminal;
• transmitting the client to the at least one user terminal in accordance with a positive evaluation, the client enabling the at least one user terminal to request compensation for work performed by a user of the at least one user terminal, the work further being defined by a plurality of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• storing data related to the number of interactions between the user and the content provider;
• processing a request received from the user terminal to credit a user account corresponding to the user of the user terminal with compensation units in accordance with work performed by the user;
• and
• transferring the compensation units from a content provider account corresponding to the offering content provider to the user account if the defined number of interactions has been reached.