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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2009
James F. Kramer, Foster City, CA (US);
Paul C. Ning, Foster City, CA (US);
James F. Kramer, Foster City, CA (US);
Paul C. Ning, Foster City, CA (US);
GROUPON, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The subject invention provides an information source, such as an advertiser or product vendor, with a method for transferring information to contacts for which the information source has no contact data. The information source stores information in an information database which communicates the information to a referrer which has the desired contact data. The referrer uses a communication device to transfer the information to one or more contacts using contact data.
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