Referral award system for portable devices

A computer-implemented method for calculating a referral award to a first party as a result of a subsequent purchase of a product from a second party, wherein the product was examined in tangible form at a facility provided by the first party, the method comprising:

• (a) determining, via a portable capture device, that the product was examined by a user in tangible form at the facility provided by the first party;
• (b) determining, by an identification processor, an identity of the first party;
• (c) detecting, by a purchase detection processor, the subsequent purchase of the product from the second party, wherein the subsequent purchase is associated with said user;
• (d) calculating, by a referral processor, the referral award to the first party as a result of the subsequent purchase of the product from the second party;
• and
• (e) awarding, by an award processor, the referral award to the first party.

A computer-readable medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor, perform a method for calculating a referral award to a party, the method comprising:

• (a) detecting, by a purchase detection processor, that a product has been subsequently purchased over a computer network from a list of products that were examined by an examining user at one or more physical locations;
• (b) identifying, by a party identification processor, at least one party at which the subsequently purchased product was examined in tangible form by the examining user;
• (c) calculating, by a referral processor, the referral award that is to be awarded to the identified party as a result of the subsequent purchase of the product;
• and
• (d) awarding, by an award processor, the referral award to the identified party.