Patent ID: 8423438
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating the sale of a product by an Independent Business Owner (IBO) network, the method comprising: a) providing a registry that stores debit and credit entries for individual IBO accounts, wherein the registry is in communication with a computer network; b) providing a database of lead packages generated through a direct marketing campaign, wherein the database is communicatively linked to the registry through the computer network; c) at least one of allowing access to the database by qualified IBO terminals for requesting lead packages, wherein the IBO terminals are also in communication with the computer network and providing a centralized routing system associated with the computer network wherein IBO terminals actively logged into the centralized routing system are identified and communications from hot lead customers are pushed to the identified IBO terminals; d) debiting individual IBO accounts in the database in response to a corresponding requests for a lead packages; e) providing a sales database in communication with the computer network wherein the sales database is accessible to the qualified IBO terminals, wherein the sales database is configured to accept sales orders from qualified IBO terminals, and wherein the sales database is communicatively linked to the registry via the computer network; and f) crediting individual IBO accounts for sales orders according to terms of a payout agreement, wherein the sales database also is communicatively linked via the computer network to a centralized distribution system such that the entry of sales orders results in the shipment of the product ordered.