Patent ID: 6529878
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for compensating users for responding to advertisements, comprising the steps of:storing a plurality of advertisements in a database of a remote computer, each advertisement provided by an advertiser; establishing electronic communication between said remote computer and a user computer under direct control of a user; said user setting up an account on said remote computer, including providing demographic information describing said user; said user selecting one of said advertisements using said user computer to select from among a plurality of advertisement options said user computer indicates to the user as selectable; said remote computer retrieving from said database a question corresponding to said selected one of said advertisements and providing said question to said user; said user providing to said remote computer an answer in response to said question; said remote computer retrieving from said database a further question corresponding to said selected one of said advertisements, said further question selected at least in part in response to an answer; repeating said steps of said remote computer retrieving from said database a question and said user providing to said remote computer an answer until no further questions correspond to said selected one of said advertisements; crediting said account in response to said user having provided answers in response to questions; and said remote computer transmitting said answers to said advertiser.