Patent ID: 7747476
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A data processing system comprising: a. an affiliate site for displaying data comprising promotions on a web page; b. a clearinghouse server in communication with said affiliate site, said clearinghouse server operable to parse HTTP data received from said affiliate site, said HTTP data including an affiliate field comprising one or more subvariables; and c. a merchant site in communication with said clearinghouse server, wherein said merchant site is operable to obtain information triggered by said affiliate site from said clearinghouse server and said merchant site is operable to submit information to said clearinghouse server relating to affiliate referral activity on said merchant site, wherein said clearinghouse server is configured to track user referrals from said affiliate site to said merchant site, and to track sales to one or more of said users by said merchant site, and to calculate commissions owed for said sales to said affiliate site.