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Thomas F Creaven

David Greaves

Franco S De Liguori

A vehicle stopping device includes a casing configured as an open enclosure having an open side, vertical side walls, a horizontal top wall and a horizontal bottom wall forming an interior space of the open enclosure. A pair of caltrop bars are configured to be securely stored within the interior space of the casing in a stored position, and are configured to be activated from the stored position to a deployed position in which the first and second caltrop bars extend out of the interior space of the casing through the open side thereof for positioning on opposite sides of a vehicle tire. Each of the caltrop bars being formed of a bar and one or more caltrops arranged along the bar for puncturing and deflating the vehicle tire when the vehicle tire is driven over the caltrop bars.

Vehicle stopping device

The present disclosure describes techniques to facilitate the creation of an affiliate website, where the creating of the affiliate website involves (i) identifying at least one keyword, (ii) conducting a first keyword-based search to generate a set of product codes, (iii) conducting a second keyword-based search of at least one online source to generate content that relates to the identified at least one keyword, (iv) identifying a website template, and (v) creating, without user intervention, the affiliate website using the generated set of product codes, the generated content and the identified website template. At least one of the products codes is a product code to a special offered by a vendor in connection with the identified at least one keyword.

Website creation using content and product codes associated with keywords

The present disclosure describes techniques for generating new product codes from text associated with an affiliate website. In one scenario, a keyword list is automatically created from text associated with the affiliate website. Using the automatically identified keyword list, an online search of a Vendor Website is performed to retrieve downloadable product codes of currently offered items for sale. A large number of product codes are displayed simultaneously to enable a user to select a subset of product codes which the user wishes to have displayed on the affiliate website. A unique identification code to track payment of commissions in at least the subset of product codes is inserted. The subset of product codes is stored such that the subset of product codes will be displayed along with the content associated with the affiliate website when a visitor links to the affiliate website.

Affiliate website creation using text associated with website

A method and technology platform for electronic commerce use a software package including an interactive website. An Affiliate may access participating vendors and third-party sources to acquire information of interest, including product data, content, and website design templates.

Technology platform for electronic commerce and a method thereof

The present disclosure describes techniques for live updating of product codes directly from and an affiliate site. In one scenario, a live control panel is launched directly from the affiliate website in response to a selection of a control panel wizard on the affiliate website screen. A stored keyword list is identified and retrieved that was used to create the currently presented product codes on the affiliate website. At least one Vendor Website is searched for products offered for sale relating to the stored keyword list and a large number of new product codes are retrieved. The product codes along with manually activatable editing buttons which allow a user to individually select product codes are displayed. Tracking ids are inserted either before or after selection process and multiple ones of currently presented product codes are updated with new product codes selected from among the displayed product codes while the control panel is still active.

Control panel for live updating of product codes directly from affiliate site

The present disclosure describes techniques for generating new product codes to add to an affiliate site using automatic keyword selection from content on an affiliate site. In one scenario, a program is launched which automatically identifies words on an existing affiliate website. A keyword list is generated from these words. The keyword list is then uses to search one or more Vendor Websites for products offered for sale relating to the keyword list. A large number of product codes are returned, each including graphic data and descriptive text for products obtained in the search of the Vendor Website along with a link to the Vendor Website. The products codes are displayed in a user friendly manner that allows them to be selected, de-selected, and/or updated so as to produce a list of selected product codes which are then available to be directly transferred/added to the affiliate site without having to do a new search or exit the browser.

Affiliate site creation using automatically identified keywords

The present disclosure is directed to techniques for grabbing affiliate links from sites of other affiliates or merchants sites directly to be used in the creation of an affiliate site along other affiliate links Once grabbed, a tracking id&#x2014;associated with the affiliate of the site from where the affiliate link was grabbed&#x2014;is replaced by the tracking id of the new affiliate. In one scenario, the grabbed affiliate link is included in a product database together with other product codes, all of which include graphic data and descriptive text associated with products obtained in a search. The product database is then made available by way of export file or uploaded to a server where it can be later retrieved and used to populate an affiliate site of the new affiliate.

Tool for grabbing affiliate links from sites of other affiliates for use in a new affiliate site

Techniques for playing a game of chance providing networking opportunities for large groups of players are described herein. During the game, to qualify for a prize, a player should have one or more partners chosen from the players playing the game. A winner of the prize shares a prize with his/her respective prize partner who would have been selected from at least one partner already chosen by the winner or, based on player's information, by a game computer. The game may be played by groups of on-site players or remote (e.g., online) players, in live and virtual gaming environments or a combination thereof.

Techniques for incentivized networking

The present disclosure is directed to techniques for creating an export file comprised of product codes retrieved from a Vendor Website. A search of the Vendor Website is conducted based on a keyword list created by a registered affiliate and product codes are acquired including graphic data and descriptive text for products obtained in the search. A unique identification code is inserted into the product codes, which are stored in a products database and displayed along with manually activatable editing buttons which allow the registered affiliate to edit the products database. The edited products database forms the export file to be used in creating and/or updating an affiliate website.

Creation of export file to facilitate creating and updating of affiliate website

The present disclosure is directed to techniques for retrieving a large number of product codes from one or more Vendor Websites. A search of a Vendor Website is conducted based on a keyword list created by a registered affiliate and product codes are acquired including graphic data and descriptive text for products obtained in the search. A unique identification code is inserted into the product codes, which are stored in a products database and displayed along with manually activatable editing buttons which allow the registered affiliate to edit the products database.

Techniques for creating and updating of affiliate website

A method for retrieving product codes from a Vendor Website over a network and inserting the product codes into an Affiliate Website. A search of the Vendor Website is conducted based on a keyword list created by a registered affiliate and product codes are acquired including graphic data and descriptive text for products obtained in the search. A unique identification code is inserted into the product codes, which are stored in a products database and displayed along with manually activatable editing buttons which allow the registered affiliate to edit the products database. The products database is uploaded to a server to serve the products database along with the Affiliate Website so that viewers of the Affiliate Website can purchase the products.

Techniques for acquiring products from vendor websites

In a method of affiliating content, a selection of at least one vendor and a unique affiliate tracking number associated with the at least one vendor are received, and a search routine associated with the at least one vendor is automatically selected. A network connection is established to a web site associated with the at least one vendor. Content from the web site of the at least one vendor is automatically retrieved using at least one keyword, the retrieved content including at least one product information that includes a unique product code associated with each product information. The unique affiliate tracking number is automatically inserted into the unique product code associated with each retrieved product information. A unique affiliated product code is generated for each retrieved product information.

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Thomas F Creaven