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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2018
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jeyaraj Jayabalan, Bangalore, IN;
Aneesh Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Sabariraj Kamaraj, Bangalore, IN;
Sudalai Muthu Avudaiappan, Bangalore, IN;
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for incentivizing referral of one or more products for purchase is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes, in response to receiving an indication at a server of a purchase having been completed by a user, providing an option to share the purchase via one or more social networks. In response to receiving an indication that the user has selected to share the purchase via a social network post, a hyperlink is appended to the social network post and is posted on one or more social networks. In response to one or more social network connections of the user selecting the hyperlink in the social network post and making a purchase of a product, a notification is transmitted from the server to the user, the notification including one or more incentives.