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US 2014/0006124 A1Published application
Method for Crediting a Physical Affiliate for the Sale of Digital Media by an Internet Merchant
OwnerChristian A. Lindensmithinventor
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Abstract
The disclosure relates generally to the proper sales affiliate credit and tracking of digital consumer goods, and more specifically to a method for crediting a physical affiliate for the sale of digital media to a consumer who downloads a deliverable onto their personal viewing, recording or listening device after sampling or viewing the product in the physical affiliate's location.
Claims46
A computer program product for providing credit to an affiliate for a purchase from an internet merchant, the computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory processor readable medium comprising:
- computer-readable program code for receiving product information identifying a digital product or group of digital products for purchase via a port of a communication device of a computer system, the product information obtained via a client device from an item identifiying the digital product and an affiliate;
- computer-readable program code for determining that a digital product was purchased from the internet merchant via the client device;
- computer-readable program code for delivery of the digital product to a recipient device;
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- computer-readable program code for providing a credit to the affiliate based on determining that the product information obtained via the client device identifies the affiliate and determining that the digital product was purchased from the internet merchant using the product information.
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A processor readable medium storing one or more software program that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
- receive product information identifying a digital product or group of digital products for purchase and an affiliate via a port of a communication device of a computer system, the product information obtained via a client device from an item identifying the digital product and an affiliate;
- determine that the digital product was purchased by a user of the client device from an internet merchant via the client device;
- deliver the digital product or group of digital products to a user of the client device;
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- provide a credit to the affiliate based on determining that the product information identifies the affiliate and determining that the digital product was purchased from the internet merchant using the product information.
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A processor readable medium storing one or more software program that when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
- receive information indicative of a digital product for purchase and an affiliate via a port of a communication device of a computer system, the information obtained from an item associated with the affiliate and received from a client device, and wherein the information is an optically or radio frequency readable code linked to an internet site of a predetermined internet merchant;
- effect a transaction for the digital product with the client device;
- make the digital product available to a recipient device;
- and
- provide a credit to the affiliate based on determining that the information identifies the affiliate and determining that the digital product was purchased from the internet merchant using the information.
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A product identifier card, comprising:
- a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface;
- a first information affixed to at least one of the first and second surfaces of the substrate, the first information indicative of a product and an affiliate;
- and
- a second information affixed to at least one of the first and second surfaces of the substrate, the second information representing a digital product identified by the first information.
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A system for providing credit to an affiliate for a purchase from an internet merchant different from the affiliate, the system comprising:
- a product identifier card having a substrate, a first information affixed to the substrate, and a second information affixed to the substrate, the first information indicative of a digital product and an affiliate, the second information representing a digital product identified by the first information;
- a client device configured to read the first information;
- a computer system having a processor, a non-transitory processor readable medium in communication with the processor, and a communication device having at least one port and in communication with the processor, the computer system receiving the first information identifying the digital product and the affiliate from the client device via the port of the communication device of the computer system, the first information obtained from the product identifier card associated with the affiliate;
- a database stored on a non-transitory processor readable medium, the database storing second information indicative of a plurality of affiliates;
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- an affiliate crediting module having one or more software program stored on a non-transitory processor readable medium that when executed causes a processor to:
- determine an identity of the affiliate from the first information and the second information;
- determine whether the digital product was purchased from an internet merchant associated with the database and the computer system;
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- provide credit to the affiliate within the database based on determining that the first information identifies the affiliate and determining that the digital product was purchased from the internet merchant using the information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.