Patent Document ID: 7596578
Application ID: 09603601

Base Claim:
1. A method implemented on a server for funding at least one interactive network site, the at least one interactive network site hosted by the server, presenting questions submitted by at least one of a plurality of users to at least one of at least two experts, the questions being submitted via at least one client interface, each client interface being identified to the users as a forum on a predetermined subject matter of the forum, at least one forum presenting the at least two experts as experts on the predetermined subject matter of the forum, the method comprising the steps of: the server receiving a question submitted by one of the plurality of users via the client interface of the at least one forum; the server routing the submitted question for presentation to one of the at least two experts; the server presenting the question to the one expert via one of a plurality of personal expert interfaces, each personal expert interface being uniquely associated with one of the at least two experts and in communication with the server; the server receiving a first command via the personal expert interface of the one expert, the first command including an instruction for the server to route the question to another one of the at least two experts via a personal expert interface of the other expert; and the server verifying receipt of a payment directed to fund access to the interactive network site by the one user, the payment being provided by a third party associated with a third party product or service.

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Claim 3:
3. The method in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the one user obtains access to the interactive network site by redeeming one or more points credited to the one user by the third party, wherein the one or more points have been credited to the one user as a result of the one user's consumption of a third party product or a third party service.