Method and system for delivery of targeted commercial messages
AssigneeiPool Corporation
InventorThomas E. Coleman
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Abstract
A method for delivery of targeted commercial messages. The method comprises assembling a plurality of potential purchaser profiles in an electronic file for presentation to at least one potential advertiser of goods or services applicable to a substantial portion of the plurality of potential purchasers, developing commercial message selection criteria for selecting from the potential purchasers those suited to receive a specified commercial message contained in a set of commercial messages, applying the commercial message selection criteria to the purchaser profiles to identify the potential purchasers suited to receive specified commercial messages, and presenting over a data network to a potential purchaser identified as suited, the specified commercial messages.
Claims27
1-34. (canceled)
A method, comprising:
- assembling purchaser-supplied information from a plurality of potential purchasers;
- collecting purchase transactional information for the potential purchasers;
- supplementing and identifying discrepancies in the purchaser-supplied information using the purchase transactional information to provide verified information about the plurality of potential purchasers;
- creating an electronic database with a plurality of potential purchaser profiles using the verified information;
- and
- applying commercial message selection criteria to the purchaser profiles in the electronic database to identify potential purchasers suited to receive a specified commercial message.
A method comprising:
- registering a plurality of potential purchasers in an electronic file with purchaser-supplied information;
- assembling verified information in the electronic file, wherein assembling verified information includes:
- accessing at least one third party database and collecting information for the potential purchasers from the at least one third party database;
- and
- supplementing and identifying discrepancies in the purchaser-supplied information using the information from the at least one third party database;
- pooling a group of potential purchasers in the electronic file, wherein the verified information is used to pool the group of potential purchasers;
- and
- presenting the group to at least one potential advertiser of goods or services applicable to a portion of the plurality of potential purchasers.
A method comprising:
- registering a plurality of potential purchasers in an electronic file with purchaser-supplied information;
- assembling verified information in the electronic file, wherein assembling verified information includes:
- accessing at least one third party database and collecting information for the potential purchasers from the at least one third party database;
- and
- supplementing and identifying discrepancies in the purchaser-supplied information using the information from the at least one third party database;
- pooling a group of potential purchasers in the electronic file, wherein the verified information is used to pool the group of potential purchasers;
- and
- presenting the group of potential purchasers with a qualified group offer from a seller, wherein a qualified group offer includes a threshold number of potential purchasers required to sign up for the offer in order for the offer to be consummated.
A method comprising:
- registering a plurality of potential purchasers in an electronic file with purchaser-supplied information;
- assembling verified information in the electronic file, wherein assembling verified information includes:
- accessing at least one third party database and collecting information for the potential purchasers from the at least one third party database;
- and
- supplementing and identifying discrepancies in the purchaser-supplied information using the information from the at least one third party database;
- pooling a group of potential purchasers in the electronic file, wherein the verified information is used to pool the group of potential purchasers;
- and
- monitoring levels of interest from the group of potential purchasers in goods or services;
- and
- presenting the levels of interest to one or more sellers of the goods or services.
A method, comprising:
- storing purchaser-supplied information in an electronic file, wherein the purchaser-supplied information includes information supplied by a potential purchaser and about the potential purchaser;
- verifying the purchaser-supplied information using a third party database, and storing the verified information in the electronic file;
- using the verified information to form a pool of potential purchasers;
- and
- compensating the potential purchasers in the pool for supplying the purchaser-supplied information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.