Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods, apparatus and articles-of-manufacture for secondary referral tracking on a public-access computer network
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Application No.: US09771135Application Date: 2001-01-27
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Publication No.: US10013695B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Stephen D. Messer , Horace J. Meng , Cheryl Ho
- Applicant: Stephen D. Messer , Horace J. Meng , Cheryl Ho
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: RAKUTEN MARKETING LLC
- Current Assignee: RAKUTEN MARKETING LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Troutman Sanders LLP
- Main IPC: G06Q30/02
- IPC: G06Q30/02

Abstract:
Improved methods, systems and articles-of-manufacture permit the tracking of secondary referral sources in network-based e-commerce environments, thereby enabling advantageous commission-sharing arrangements between primary and secondary referral sources.
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