Patent ID: 8972540
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. In a multi-domain environment wherein an entity has a first presence identifier in a first domain and a second presence identifier in a second domain, the first domain distinct from the second domain and the first presence identifier of the entity being distinct from the second presence identifier of the entity, a method for an incentivizer server to induce behavior in an operator, the method comprising: at the incentivizer server including a processor for running one or more processes hosted by a hardware component for: sending, to a broker server distinct from the incentivizer server, a rule for performing a transaction associated with the first presence identifier of the entity in the first domain, wherein the broker server sends the received rule to the entity via a first operator servicing the entity in the first domain, further wherein the incentivizer server provides information to a binder server for binding together the first and the second presence identifiers of the entity in the first and the second domains respectively; performing the transaction by the entity in the second domain in accordance with the rule; receiving, by the broker server, results of the transaction from a second operator servicing the entity in the second domain; receiving, from the broker server, observable behavior information associated with results of the transaction, the results being associated with the second presence identifier of the entity in the second domain; and based, at least in part, on the received information, providing a reward to at least one of the first or the second operator.