A system that prompts a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system to insert referral links to specified merchants into the content that it generates, and that monetizes these referrals when users use the links. AI capability may be integrated into services such as a shopping advisor, a trip planner, or a product review site. As the AI responds to user queries, it may insert referral links that provide monetary or other rewards to the service. The AI may be configured with textual prompts, API calls, or configurable parameters to generate links in a specified format so that the referral system can track them. Links may contain a code identifying the referring service, so that a credit can be applied when a user uses the referral. The AI may also be configured to prefer merchants with associated referral reward programs, or to avoid specific merchants who do not participate in such programs.
G06Q 30/0207 - Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
H04L 67/02 - Protocols based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
System that determines when a user is about to make a purchase, and that activates a monetization offer available for the purchase, such as a discount or cashback, and selects a payment method for completing the transaction. The system accesses a database of the user's payment methods, such as credit cards or funds transfer accounts. The database may contain any information needed for payment, such as account numbers, names, addresses, expiration dates, and verification codes. Some payment methods may be associated with additional benefits such as cashback offers or points. When an application reaches a screen associated with payment, the system automatically populates the application with payment information. Some payment methods may support one-time use account numbers, and the system may automatically retrieve and enter these numbers. A link to the selected monetization offer is inserted into the application so the offer is activated and applied after completing purchase.
G06Q 30/0207 - Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
System that enables a user to share a referral link to content obtained from the user interface of an application user is using. When recipient uses the link (for example by purchasing a product), user who shared the link may receive a commission. System may monitor an application user interface, by subscribing to events broadcast by the operating system when the user interface changes. For a web browser, the system may analyze events to extract the URL of the page being browsed, and compare this URL to a database of merchants or services that support referrals. When the URL matches a database entry, the system may present a sharing menu that allows the user to share a referral link via email, text, social media, or other sharing service. The user may also be able to use the referral link directly to receive a credit for his or her own purchase.
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
H04L 67/02 - Protocols based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
System that enables a user to share a referral link to content obtained from the user interface of an application user is using. When recipient uses the link (for example by purchasing a product), user who shared the link may receive a commission. System may monitor an application user interface, by subscribing to events broadcast by the operating system when the user interface changes. For a web browser, the system may analyze events to extract the URL of the page being browsed, and compare this URL to a database of merchants or services that support referrals. When the URL matches a database entry, the system may present a sharing menu that allows the user to share a referral link via email, text, social media, or other sharing service. The user may also be able to use the referral link directly to receive a credit for his or her own purchase.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
A system that automatically matches images to items like products or brands and augments those images with referral links to web pages associated with those items. Image analysis to determine matching items may for example recognize text within an image, decode barcodes or QR codes in an image, and identify objects within an image. Links may be inserted into a message containing an image, such as a text message or email, at a messaging gateway without any action on the part of the sender (or receiver) of a message. Senders or receivers may opt out of or into the link insertion service. When the recipient of a message containing a matched image clicks an inserted link and performs a transaction, a referral credit may be given to the message sender, the message recipient, or a communication intermediary.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
A system that automatically detects references to items like products or brands within messages and replaces those references with referral links to web pages associated with those items. Links may be inserted into a message, such as a text message or email, at a messaging gateway without any action on the part of the sender (or receiver) of a message. Senders or receivers may opt out of or into the link insertion service. The system provides privacy and security because personal information identifying the sender or receiver is not passed to the link insertion service. When the recipient of a message clicks an inserted link and performs a transaction, a referral credit is given to the communication intermediary, and also potentially to the message sender or recipient. The system may analyze modifiers in the message to construct a link to a specific product or service at a website.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
A digital communications monetization system that includes a referral matcher that analyzes input from a first user to identify within the input at least one match to merchants, products, services, brands, and promotions, etc., to generate a referral link that comprises one or more of a link that leads to a site associated with the match or an intermediate server that redirects to the site, wherein the referral link includes an identifier to the match and the first user and wherein the referral matcher inserts the referral link into a communication from said first user to one or more second user. The system also includes a referral tracker that tracks the usage of the referral link by at least one second user and attributes, to the first user, an action that takes place at the site by the at least one second user that uses the referral link.
A referral tracking and reward system for shared links system that inserts trackable referral links into communications from a referring user to one or more recipients, and receives a fee from merchants for actions or transactions resulting from these referrals. A portion of the fee may be remitted to the referring user or to another designee. The system may be integrated into one or more communications applications. It analyzes message content to identify matches from a database of products, services, merchants, brands, and promotions, and offers the user the option to insert a referral link to matching items. The system may incorporate algorithms and business strategies that analyze characteristics of the user, recipient, content, merchants and items in order to prioritize and determine which referrals should be inserting into a communication.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
A virtual keyboard trackable referral system that inserts trackable referral links into communications from a referring user to one or more recipients, and credits the referring user for actions or transactions resulting from these referrals. Uses a referral matcher coupled with a virtual keyboard, so that it is usable with any application or service that uses the keyboard. The referral matcher analyzes text or audio input to identify matches from a database of participating products, services, and merchants, and offers the user the option to insert a referral link to matching items. The matcher may also obtain and analyze other input, including audio or images. If a recipient uses the referral link and completes the action, a referral tracker credits the referring user. Referral links may initially direct a recipient to an intermediate server that may perform additional matching and selection and then redirect the recipient to a target destination.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
G06F 3/0488 - Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
G06F 3/023 - Arrangements for converting discrete items of information into a coded form, e.g. arrangements for interpreting keyboard generated codes as alphanumeric codes, operand codes or instruction codes
G06F 17/27 - Automatic analysis, e.g. parsing, orthograph correction
A digital communications monetization system that includes a referral matcher that analyzes input from a first user to identify within the input at least one match to merchants, products, services, brands, and promotions, etc., to generate a referral link that comprises one or more of a link that leads to a site associated with the match or an intermediate server that redirects to the site, wherein the referral link includes an identifier to the match and the first user and wherein the referral matcher inserts the referral link into a communication from said first user to one or more second user. The system also includes a referral tracker that tracks the usage of the referral link by at least one second user and attributes, to the first user, an action that takes place at the site by the at least one second user that uses the referral link.
G06Q 30/02 - MarketingPrice estimation or determinationFundraising
G06Q 50/00 - Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Computer software for collecting and analyzing text, data, image, audio and visual inputs; computer software for generating digital recommendations of products and services; computer software for automating processes for referral tracking in connection with digital communications and electronic commerce Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for the collection and analysis of data, audios, visual images, videos and text; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for generating digital recommendations of products and services; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for automating processes for referral tracking in connection with digital communications and electronic commerce
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
Goods & Services
Computer software for collecting and analyzing text, data, images, and audio and visual inputs; computer software for generating digital recommendations of products and services; computer software for automating processes for referral tracking in connection with digital communications and electronic commerce Providing temporary use of on-line non-downloadable software for the collection and analysis of data, audio recordings, visual images, videos, and texts; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for generating digital recommendations of products and services; providing temporary use of non-downloadable computer software for automating processes for referral tracking in connection with digital communications and electronic commerce
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SYSTEM THAT ACTIVATES MONETIZATION AND APPLIES A PAYMENT METHOD
System that determines when a user is about to make a purchase, and that activates a monetization offer available for the purchase, such as a discount or cashback, and selects a payment method for completing the transaction. The system accesses a database of the user's payment methods, such as credit cards or funds transfer accounts. The database may contain any information needed for payment, such as account numbers, names, addresses, expiration dates, and verification codes. Some payment methods may be associated with additional benefits such as cashback offers or points. When an application reaches a screen associated with payment, the system automatically populates the application with payment information. Some payment methods may support one- time use account numbers, and the system may automatically retrieve and enter these numbers. A link to the selected monetization offer is inserted into the application so the offer is activated and applied after completing purchase.
