Patent ID: 8463644
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A sweepstakes system, comprising: a host computer system hosting a website, the website including a plurality of links, each of the plurality of links having an associated point value for selecting on the link; and a point system stored in the host computer system, the point system storing the associated point values for the plurality of links; wherein at least two links of the plurality of links have different associated point values; wherein the host computer system receives a request that indicates that the user has selected on one of the plurality of links; wherein the host computer system determines a point value associated with the one of the plurality of links from the point system; wherein the host computer system awards at least one point to the user as a result of the user selection on the one of the plurality of links; and wherein the user is given at least one entry in a sweepstakes based on a predetermined number of points the user has been awarded for selecting the one of the plurality of links.