US 11,875,388 B2
Methods and systems for referrer-based payment system selection for internet-based merchants
Cosmin-Gabriel Ene, Zollikon (CH); and Martin Hans, Bad Salzdetfurth (DE)
Assigned to Supertab AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed by Supertab AG, Steinhausen (CH)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/718,928.
Application 17/718,928 is a continuation of application No. 16/628,534, granted, now 11,328,332, previously published as PCT/EP2018/068423, filed on Jul. 6, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/529,157, filed on Jul. 6, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0237671 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/06 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 20/08 (2012.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/0855 (2013.01); G06Q 20/1235 (2013.01); G06Q 20/405 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0619 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0637 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for delivering digital content by a digital a content computer server, comprising the steps of:
a. offering indexed digital content over a network subject to a fee;
b. receiving, over a network, request information from a user device for transmission of an offered indexed digital content from the digital content computer server to said user device, said request information including digital content information indicative of the requested indexed digital content and referrer system identification information indicative of the identity of the referrer system;
c. identifying the referrer system from the request information, wherein the identified referrer system is adapted to refer a user device to the network address of the requested indexed digital content of the digital content computer server;
d. selecting, a preferred payment system to account for the fee, wherein the preferred payment system is selected based on information accessible to the digital content computer server that associates the referred payment system with the identified referrer system, and wherein the preferred payment system is configured to provide an approval signal to the digital content computer server for transmitting the requested indexed digital content to the user device without receiving a user registration or login, and/or without receiving a payment of the fee;
e. transmitting to the selected payment system, information indicative of the user device and requested indexed digital content and a request for approval to transmit the requested digital content to the user device; and
f. based on receiving the approval signal from the selected payment system, transmitting the requested indexed digital content to said user device.