Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Discount or incentive
Patent
1995-06-06
1998-06-30
Cosimano, Edward R.
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Discount or incentive
705 14, G06F 1740
Patent
active
057748691
ABSTRACT:
A method for promoting a sponsor's products by providing a consumer or potential consumer with sponsor-paid access to the Internet includes the step of distributing a floppy disc with Internet access software thereon. Associated with the floppy disc is a unique PIN number along with instructions on installing and using the Internet access software on a personal computer (PC). The Internet access software accesses and "handshakes" with an "Internet Entry Server", which verifies the PIN number, provides the access and times the sponsor paid Internet access time. In return, the Internet Entry Server performs as registration process which includes a number of personal questions and custom data gathering queries tailored by the sponsor for response by the user and initially gives the user a mandatory "guided tour" of the sponsor's Internet Home Page and domain where the user is exposed to current products and/or services of the sponsor and can download promotional coupons, product information, etc. The user is then released to browse the Internet and, after the free time is over, user paid refresh options are provided.
REFERENCES:
Bronson, Gail, "Message as medium--Free e-mail service will carry ads," Interactive Age, V.2, N.14, p. 49, May 8, 1995.
On-line Users Survey Results: Electronic Junk Mail-No; Bribes Maybe Interactive Facts Jun. 6, 1994 v1 No. 14.
"Keeping an eye on I/Pro: New Internet-user tracking services draws suspicion" Mediaweek Apr. 10, 1995.
"Compilers move to capture data online" Direct v7ns p. 22(1) May 1995.
Cosimano Edward R.
Groutt Phillip
Interactive Media Works, LLC
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