Systems and methods for generating customized avatars and customized online portals
AssigneeM2 Media Group
InventorsMichael Borchetta, Michael Frank, Michael Donnarumma, Karen Phillips
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Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments, a system facilitates the generation of a customized fundraising campaign on behalf of a third party organization by providing mechanisms via which an organizer of the third party organization can set terms of the fundraising campaign and allow participants of the campaign to create customized avatars for use in promoting the campaign.
Claims25
A method for generating customized online stores for facilitating users' efforts to support a third party organization, comprising:
- receiving, by an online portal generating controller comprising at least one processor and operable to communicate with a third party marketing content server and a plurality of user devices and from a first user device of a first user, a first request to generate a first customized online store that features a customized avatar of the first user and comprises a plurality of web pages, each of the plurality of web pages being customized by the online portal generating controller for the first user;
- receiving, by the online portal generating controller and from a second user device of a second user, a second request to generate a second customized online store that features a customized avatar of the second user and comprises a plurality of web pages, each of the plurality of web pages being customized by the online portal generating controller for the second user;
- receiving, over a network and from the first user device of the first user, first data for customizing each of the first customized online store and the customized avatar of the first user, the first customized online store being for selling at least one product to at least one recipient associated with at least the first user,
- wherein a purchase of the at least one product is for a benefit to the third party organization;
- receiving, over the network and from the second user device of the second user, second data for customizing each of the second customized online store and the avatar of the second user, the second customized online store being for selling the at least one product to at least one recipient associated with at least the second user;
- generating the customized avatar of the first user using the first data received from the first user device;
- generating the customized avatar of the second user using the second data received from the second user device;
- generating for the first user a first customized online store comprising a first plurality of web pages by using the first data received from the first user device, the generating including placing the customized avatar of the first user into the first customized online store, wherein the first customized online store includes purchasing functionality on at least one of the first plurality of web page and includes the customized avatar of the first user throughout more than one of the first plurality of web pages;
- generating for the second user a second customized online store comprising a second plurality of web pages by using the second data received from the second user device, the generating including placing the customized avatar of the second user into the second customized online store, wherein the second customized online store includes purchasing functionality on at least one of the second plurality of web pages and includes the customized avatar of the second user throughout more than one of the second plurality of web pages;
- generating a first unique URL that serves as an online address to the first customized online store;
- transmitting, over the network, the first unique URL to the at least one recipient associated with the first user and on behalf of the first user and the third party organization;
- generating a second unique URL that serves as an online address to the second customized online store;
- transmitting, over the network, the second unique URL to the at least one recipient associated with the second user and on behalf of the second user and the third party organization;
- selling, through the first customized online store, a first item to the at least one recipient associated with the first user;
- and
- selling, through the second customized online store, the first item to the at least one recipient associated with the second user.
The method of claim 12, wherein a visual status of the customized avatar of the second user within the group photo is based on a progress of the second user towards satisfying at least one predetermined criteria for supporting the third party organization.
A system for generating customized online stores for facilitating users' efforts to support a third party organization, comprising:
- a processor of an online portal generating controller, wherein the online portal generating controller is in communication with a third party marketing content server and a plurality of user devices;
- a memory storing a program for directing the processor of the online portal generating controller, the processor being operable with the program to:
- receive from a first user a first request to generate a first customized online store that features a customized avatar of the first user and comprises a plurality of web pages, each of the plurality of web pages being customized by the online portal generating controller for the first user;
- receive from a second user a second request to generate a second customized online store that features a customized avatar of the second user and comprises a plurality of web pages, each of the plurality of web pages being customized by the online portal generating controller for the second user;
- receive, over a network and from a first user device of the first user, first data for customizing each of the first customized online store and the customized avatar of the first user, the first customized online store being for selling at least one product to at least one recipient associated with at least the first user,
- wherein a purchase of the at least one product is for a benefit to the third party organization;
- receive, over the network and from a second user device of the second user, second data for customizing each of the second customized online store and the customized avatar of the second user, the second customized online store being for selling the at least one product to at least one recipient associated with at least the second user;
- generate the customized avatar of the first user using the first data received from the first user device;
- generate the customized avatar of the second user using the second data received from the second user device;
- generate for the first user a first customized online store comprising a first plurality of web pages by using the first data received from the first user device, the generating including placing the customized avatar of the first user into the first customized online store, wherein the first customized online store includes purchasing functionality on at least one of the first plurality of web page and includes the customized avatar of the first user throughout more than one of the first plurality of web pages;
- generate for the second user a second customized online store comprising a second plurality of web pages by using the second data received from the second user device, the generating including placing the customized avatar of the second user into the second customized online store, wherein the second customized online store includes purchasing functionality on at least one of the second plurality of web pages and includes the customized avatar of the second user throughout more than one of the second plurality of web pages;
- generate a first unique URL that serves as an online address to the first customized online store;
- transmit, over the network, the first unique URL to the at least one recipient associated with the first user and on behalf of the first user and the third party organization;
- generate a second unique URL that serves as an online address to the second customized online store;
- transmit, over the network, the second unique URL to the at least one recipient associated with the second user and on behalf of the second user and the third party organization sell, through the first customized online store, a first item to the at least one recipient associated with the first user;
- and
- sell, through the second customized online store, the first item to the at least one recipient associated with the second user.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for directing a processor to generate customized online stores to facilitate users' efforts to support a third party organization, the instructions when executed by the processor causing the processor to:
- receive, by an online portal generating controller comprising at least one processor and operable to communicate with a third party marketing content server and a plurality of user devices and from a first user device of a first user, a first request to generate a first customized online store that features a customized avatar of the first user and comprises a plurality of web pages, each of the plurality of web pages being customized by the online portal generating controller for the first user;
- receive, by the online portal generating controller and from a second user device of a second user, a second request to generate a second customized online store that features a customized avatar of the second user and comprises a plurality of web pages, each of the plurality of web pages being customized by the online portal generating controller for the second user;
- receive, over a network and from the first user device of the first user, first data for customizing each of the first customized online store and the customized avatar of the first user, the first customized online store being for selling at least one product to at least one recipient associated with at least the first user,
- wherein a purchase of the at least one product is for a benefit to the third party organization;
- receive, over the network and from the second user device of the second user, second data for customizing each of the second customized online store and the customized avatar of the second user, the second customized online store being for selling the at least one product to at least one recipient associated with at least the second user;
- generate the customized avatar of the first user using the first data received from the first user device;
- generate the customized avatar of the second user using the second data received from the second user device;
- generate for the first user a first customized online store comprising a first plurality of web pages by using the first data received from the first user device, the generating including placing the customized avatar of the first user into the first customized online store, wherein the first customized online store includes purchasing functionality on at least one of the first plurality of web page and includes the customized avatar of the first user throughout more than one of the first plurality of web pages;
- generate for the second user a second customized online store comprising a second plurality of web pages by using the second data received from the second user device, the generating including placing the customized avatar of the second user into the second customized online store, wherein the second customized online store includes purchasing functionality on at least one of the second plurality of web pages and includes the customized avatar of the second user throughout more than one of the second plurality of web pages;
- generate a first unique URL that serves as an online address to the first customized online store;
- transmit, over the network, the first unique URL to the at least one recipient associated with the first user and on behalf of the first user and the third party organization;
- generate a second unique URL that serves as an online address to the second customized online store;
- transmit, over the network, the second unique URL to the at least one recipient associated with the second user and on behalf of the second user and the third party organization;
- sell, through the first customized online store, a first item to the at least one recipient associated with the first user;
- and
- sell, through the second customized online store, the first item to the at least one recipient associated with the second user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.