Patent ID: 9202223
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a computer-based device, data encoding state information from a network-based product or service, wherein the network-based product or service is in networked communication with the computer-based device, wherein the network-based product or service corresponds to a network resource for a web page or web site, and wherein the state information is indicative of a usage of the network-based product or service by a user; detecting, by the computer-based device, that a link displayed by a web browser has been selected by the user to request use of the network-based product or service; based on the state information and detecting the request, the computer-based device determining a debit amount associated with the request to use the network-based product or service; receiving, by the computer-based device, an indication that network traffic to a designated web-based target has been generated by the user; calculating, by the computer-based device, a credit value for the user, wherein the credit value is associated with the network traffic generated by the user, and wherein the credit value is usable for the user to use the network-based product or service; and determining, by the computer-based device, whether to grant the request to use the network-based product or service, wherein the determining is based on a comparison of the credit value usable for the user to use the network-based product or service to the debit amount.