Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130218646 | Reward Modification - Computer systems and methods using servers in a communication network, including computer processors and computer-readable media with instructions to cause them to perform operations, including disseminating a reward page to communication platforms on the network. The reward page could include an associated goal or need and an initial reward amount. Further, the communication platforms can be accessed by contacts, receive a request from contacts to modify the associated initial reward amount, and upon validation of the request, update the reward page to indicate the modified reward amount. Also, disseminate the reward page with the modified reward amount on the network, to receive, from the contacts, solution opportunities to achieve the goal or need associated with the reward page. Then select solution opportunities to achieve the goal or need of the reward page and award the modified reward amount to a recipient who submitted the selected solution opportunity. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218648 | Reward Incentive Monitor - Computer systems and methods on servers in a communication network, including computers with processors and computer-readable media to send a notification to a user each time a solution opportunity is submitted for a reward page created by the user. The reward page can be based on information received from the user and the received information including a description of a goal or need. Also, to receive an acceptance or rejection selection indicator for each of the received solution opportunities and if a solution opportunity is a rejection, to associate a rating value with the rejected solution opportunity. Finally, determine a future privilege for each user who submitted the rejected solution opportunity based on the rating value associated with the rejected solution opportunity. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218652 | Split Rewards - Computer systems and methods on servers in a communication network, including computers having processors and executing computer-readable media, to receive a first request to share a reward page from a user, indicating a goal or need. And in response to the received request, disseminate the reward page to communication platforms via the network. Next, receive a request to share the reward page from a user. Next, in response to the received request, disseminate the reward page to another group of communication platforms via the network and receive solution opportunities from contacts from the communication platforms. Then determine one received solution opportunity from solution opportunities that achieves the goal or need of the reward page and determine a chain of contacts that resulted in the submission of selected at least one solution. Finally split the reward among the contacts in the chain. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218660 | Networked Incentive System - Incentive systems and methods on computer servers in a communication network, including components such as a user data component configured to receive and store user profile and activity information, a goal page module configured to generate a user interface to allow users of the incentive system to input a goal or need and an associated incentive. A distributor engine configured to allow users to cause the posting of the goal page to a plurality of communication platforms. An opportunity processor configured to process solution opportunities received in response to the posting. A bounty fulfillment module configured to allow the selection of solution opportunities, and a payment system configured to collect a fund based on the associated incentive and distribute the fund based on the selection solution opportunities. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218661 | Networked Solution Opportunity Reward - Incentive systems and methods on computer servers in a communication network, including components such as a goal page module configured to generate an electronic posting on the communication network, where the posting is based on information received from a posting user. Also the received information could include a description of a goal or need. A bounty system module configured to associate an incentive with the posting, the incentive being for a successful submission of a solution opportunity in response to the posting. A distributor engine module configured to disseminate the posting, and a bounty fulfillment module configured to receive solution opportunities from the second user and allow selection of solution opportunities from any received solution opportunity. Further a payment system module configured to associate the selected solution opportunity with recipients and award the incentive to the recipients. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218662 | Reward Creation - Computer-implemented systems and methods for creating a reward on computer servers in a communication network, including generating an electronic posting, based on information received from a posting user, where the received information includes a description of a goal or need. Then associating an incentive with the posting, the incentive being for a successful submission of a solution opportunity in response to the posting. Next, disseminating the posting including information about the incentive to at least one communication platform on the network and causing a display of the disseminated posting in display units. And in response to the posting, receiving at least one solution opportunity from users and allowing a selection of solution opportunities from any received solution opportunity. Then associating, the selected solution opportunity with at least one recipient, and awarding the incentive to the recipient. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218691 | Reward Posting Search - Computer systems and methods on servers in a communication network, including computers with processors and computer-readable media to cause the computers to perform operations, including to receive a reward query through a user interface of a reward system from a user on a communication network. Also to request a search for a plurality of reward pages associated with at least one term in the query from a search engine, and display at least a subset of the plurality of reward pages on a web browser on the communication network. | 08-22-2013 |
20130238410 | Registering User with Reward Incentive System - Computer systems and methods on computer servers in a communication network, including computers with processors and using computer-readable medium coupled to the computers having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the computers, causes them to perform operations. These operations include receiving profile information from a user at a communication network, registering the user with the reward incentive system in response to receiving the profile information, creating a registered user profile, and sending a notification to the user about reward postings based on factors from the profile information. | 09-12-2013 |