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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2007
Kamal Jain, Bellevue, WA (US);
James Russell, Seattle, WA (US);
Arun K. Sacheti, Sammamish, WA (US);
Brad Ward, Seattle, WA (US);
Kamal Jain, Bellevue, WA (US);
James Russell, Seattle, WA (US);
Arun K. Sacheti, Sammamish, WA (US);
Brad Ward, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and/or methods are presented that facilitate determining the contextual influence of a user in referrals of products or services, and determining an amount of compensation for successful referrals based on the contextual influence of the user. A central service component can track activity and receive data associated with referrals, including data related to the number and type of referrals, and the number of successful referrals. An evaluation component can analyze referral data associated with the user and can determine a conversion ratio as the number of successful referrals compared to the total number of referrals. The evaluation component can utilize the conversion ratio to facilitate determining an amount of compensation that can be awarded and distributed to the user based on the influence of the user within the context of the product or service referred by the user.