Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Health care management
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-22
2005-11-22
Champagne, Donald L. (Department: 2121)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Health care management
C705S026640, C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06968313
ABSTRACT:
The present invention facilitates and tracks personal referrals made via electronic networks. In a preferred embodiment, using electronic mail delivered to a participant interface110,a central controller100provides a Web page through which an individual may enter the electronic-mail addresses of those whom he or she wishes to refer. This spares the individual the inconvenience of generating his or her own electronic-mail referrals, and also enables the central controller to determine the format and tone of the referral. The address or contents of the Web page includes a unique identifier that is exclusively associated with that individual and a specific offer120.In this way, the series of referrals may be tracked, duplicate referrals to the same electronic-mail address may be eliminated, offers may be withdrawn or modified, and referrals about an expired or withdrawn offer may be prevented.
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Champagne Donald L.
Foley & Hoag LLP
H Three, Inc.
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