US 12,277,578 B2
System and method for location based dynamic redirection of advertiser affiliate links for online advertising
Forrest Jordan, Dallas, TX (US); and Baxter Box, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to rewardStyle, Inc., Dallas, TX (US)
Filed by rewardStyle, Inc., Dallas, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/784,305.
Application 18/784,305 is a continuation of application No. 17/679,398, filed on Feb. 24, 2022, granted, now 12,079,838.
Application 17/679,398 is a continuation of application No. 17/205,698, filed on Mar. 18, 2021, granted, now 11,288,706, issued on Mar. 29, 2022.
Application 17/205,698 is a continuation of application No. 17/127,726, filed on Dec. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,386,459, issued on Jul. 12, 2022.
Application 17/127,726 is a continuation of application No. 16/741,637, filed on Jan. 13, 2020, granted, now 10,902,470, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Application 16/741,637 is a continuation of application No. 13/905,926, filed on May 30, 2013, granted, now 10,535,080, issued on Jan. 14, 2020.
Application 13/905,926 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/838,578, filed on Mar. 15, 2013, granted, now 10,475,084, issued on Nov. 12, 2019.
Application 13/838,578 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/731,383, filed on Dec. 31, 2012, granted, now 9,779,425, issued on Oct. 3, 2017.
Application 13/731,383 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/547,771, filed on Jul. 12, 2012, granted, now 11,010,795, issued on May 18, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/617,857, filed on Mar. 30, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2024/0378640 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0261 (2013.01) [G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0277 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a global redirect server including a first processor and in network communication with a database associated with an affiliate, and a web browser on a second processor, the global redirect server configured to:
accept a request for an affiliate uniform resource locator (URL) from the web browser, the request including an affiliate identifier associated with the affiliate and metadata associated with the web browser, the requested affiliate URL being associated with a first product;
determine a geographic region of the second processor based on the metadata included in the request;
locate an affiliate network that includes the requested affiliate URL based on the database associated with the affiliate and the geographic region of the second processor;
in response to determining that the affiliate network including the requested affiliate URL is not present in the geographic region, locate a second product related to the first product based on product data of products associated with the geographic region of the second processor, the second product being associated with the geographic region of the second processor;
cause the web browser on the second processor to display information for the second product; and
perform analytics or conversion tracking based on data that caused the web browser on the second processor to display the information for the second product.