Patent ID: 8818847
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method implemented at a computer system, the method comprising: providing an endorser with an offer that is shareable by the endorser via a social networking service of which the endorser is a member, the offer being shareable with one or more other members that are connected to the endorser in the social networking service, wherein the offer includes an agreement to provide a purchasing compensation to a social network member in exchange for the social network member purchasing a good or service, the offer being associated with the endorser; receiving a digital image of a physical receipt, the digital image generated by a camera or scanner, the digital image being associated with a member of the social network; processing the digital image to extract data therefrom, wherein the data extracted from the digital image includes a line item identifying a purchased good or service; and determining, by the computer system, the number of members of the social networking service that purchased the good or service corresponding to the offer.