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Method And System For Tracking Users Referring Products And Services In A Network

Abstract: The present application discloses a method and system for tracking users referring products and services. The system comprises a memory and an affiliate URL generator comprising a processor to receive a URL of at least one of product and service and second user identity from a first user operating a first computing device. The affiliate URL generator generates an affiliate URL based on a mapping database and the URL. The affiliate URL includes at least a first user identity, a second user identity, and at least one of product and service details. The affiliate URL is transmitted to second client computing device and the second user may access the product or service. The system receives a notification of an activity by the second user on accessing the at least one of product and service and issues a ticket to the first user and the second user if the second user makes a purchase

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Patent Information

Application #
Filing Date
17 May 2016
Publication Number
48/2017
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Status
Email
lsmds@lakshmisri.com
Parent Application

Applicants

G, Balaji
No.1153, 22C Main road, HSR Layout, 1st sector, Bangalore-560102, Karnataka, India
R, Baradwaaj
No.1153, 22C Main road, HSR Layout, 1st sector, Bangalore-560102, Karnataka, India
GUNIPUTI, Naresh
Flat No: 3 Sri Kiran Comforts, No: 10, 30th Main, Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bengaluru – 560070, Karnataka, India

Inventors

1. G, Balaji
No.1153, 22C Main road, HSR Layout, 1st sector, Bangalore-560102, Karnataka, India
2. R, Baradwaaj
No.1153, 22C Main road, HSR Layout, 1st sector, Bangalore-560102, Karnataka, India
3. GUNIPUTI, Naresh
Flat No: 3 Sri Kiran Comforts, No: 10, 30th Main, Banashankari 2nd Stage, Bengaluru – 560070, Karnataka, India

Specification

Claims:1. A method for tracking a first user making a referral of at least one of product and service to a second user, the first user operating a first computing device and a second user operating a second computing device, the method comprising:
receiving, by a central server, an address of the at least one of product and service and a second user identity from the first client computing device, wherein the address and the second user identity is selected by the first user;
generating, by a URL generator of the central server, an affiliate address based on a mapping database and the address of the at least one of product and service, wherein the affiliate address is an affiliate URL;
transmitting, by the central server, the affiliate URL to the second client computing device, wherein the affiliate URL includes at least a first user identity, the second user identity, and at least one of product and service details;
receiving, by the central server, a notification of an activity by the second user on accessing the affiliate URL; and
issuing, by the central server, a ticket to the first user and the second user based on the activity of the second user.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the central server executes a social hub platform application and the first user and the second user are registered to a social hub platform.
3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first user identity and the second user identity are identities registered in the social hub platform.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the referral of the at least one of product and service to the second user is done through a browser plug-in of the social hub application or through the social hub application web page under this system.
5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the generating the affiliate address is performed by associating the address of the at least one of product and service with an identifier of the first user and the second user.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the activity is one or more of purchase of the referred product and service, discarding of the referred product and service, and re-referral of the product and service by the second user to a third user.
7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the issuing ticket to the first and the second user if the notification is the purchase of the referral.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ticket includes a preset reward to the first user and the second user.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the preset reward is computed based on number of referrals, referral history, and referral activities over the social hub.
10. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the re-referral includes sending a third user identity and the address of the at least one of product and service to the central server.
11. A system for tracking a first user making a referral of at least one of product and service to a second user, the first user operating a first computing device and a second user operating a second computing device, the system comprising:
a memory coupled to a processor, wherein the memory comprises a mapping database;
an affiliate URL generator comprising the processor, wherein the processor:
receives an address of the at least one of product and service and a second user identity from the first client computing device, wherein the address and the second user identity is selected by the first user;
generates an affiliate address based on a mapping database and the address of the at least one of product and service, wherein the affiliate address is an affiliate URL;
transmits the affiliate URL to the second client computing device, wherein the affiliate URL includes at least a first user identity, the second user identity, and at least one of product and service details;
receives a notification of an activity by the second user on accessing the affiliate URL; and
issues a ticket to the first user and the second user based on the activity of the second user.
12. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the system executes a social hub network application and the first user and the second user are registered to a social hub network.
13. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the first user identity and second user identity are identities of the first user and the second user in the social hub network.
14. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the mapping database maintains a mapping between the first user and the address of the at least one of product and service, the URL of the at least one of product and service and the affiliate URL, and the affiliate URL and the second user.
15. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the ticket is one more of purchase of the referred product and service, discarding of the referred product and service, and re-referral of the product and service by the second user to a third user.
16. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the notification is the purchase of the at least one of product and service by an e-commerce API.
17. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein the e-commerce API detects sales and provides updates to the system.
18. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the system computes preset rewards based on number of referrals, referral history, purchase transactions, and referral activities over the social hub.
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Application Documents

# Name Date
1 Form 5 [17-05-2016(online)].pdf 2016-05-17
2 Form 3 [17-05-2016(online)].pdf 2016-05-17
3 Drawing [17-05-2016(online)].pdf 2016-05-17
4 Description(Complete) [17-05-2016(online)].pdf 2016-05-17
5 Form 26 [01-06-2016(online)].pdf 2016-06-01
6 Other Patent Document [20-07-2016(online)].pdf 2016-07-20
7 201644017077-Power of Attorney-030616.pdf 2016-07-22
8 201644017077-Correspondence-Power Of Attorney-030616.pdf 2016-07-22
9 201644017077-OTHERS-Priority Document-220716.pdf 2016-08-02