US 12,393,960 B2
Incentive-based electronic messaging system
Fred Brunet, Thousand Oaks, CA (US)
Assigned to ADP, Inc., Roseland, NJ (US)
Filed by ADP, INC., Roseland, NJ (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2017, as Appl. No. 15/789,911.
Prior Publication US 2019/0122241 A1, Apr. 25, 2019
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/0214 (2023.01); G06Q 20/04 (2012.01); G06Q 20/16 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0207 (2023.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04W 12/106 (2021.01); G06Q 20/06 (2012.01); G06Q 30/0226 (2023.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0214 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/047 (2020.05); G06Q 20/16 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0201 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0215 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0225 (2013.01); H04L 9/3239 (2013.01); H04L 9/3247 (2013.01); H04W 12/106 (2021.01); G06Q 20/065 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0226 (2013.01); H04L 9/50 (2022.05); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for sending an electronic message comprising:
identifying, using a message client in a computer system, an incentive amount for the electronic message associated with a sender device;
selecting, by the computer system, a proportional amount of currency that is greater than the incentive amount, the proportional amount of currency selected to provide one or more subsequent incentive amounts;
reserving, using an incentive based messaging system in the computer system, the proportional amount of currency from a sender account associated with the sender device;
generating, by the computer system, responsive to reserving the proportional amount of currency, a distributed ledger to indicate possession of the incentive amount;
generating, by the computer system, a digital signature based on application of an encryption protocol to the incentive amount;
identifying, using the message client in the computer system, an authentication of the incentive amount based on the digital signature, wherein the digital signature demonstrates the authenticity of at least the incentive amount, the digital signature signed via the sender device and a payment subsystem of the incentive based messaging system;
in response to reserving the proportional amount of currency, attaching, using the message client in the computer system, both the incentive amount and the authentication of the incentive amount to the electronic message;
sending, using a message server in the computer system, the electronic message to a recipient device;
in response to the recipient device performing an action with respect to the electronic message, transferring, using the incentive based messaging system in the computer system, a portion of the proportional amount of currency to a recipient account;
in response to transferring the portion of the proportional amount of currency to the recipient account, sending, using the message server in the computer system, a payment receipt to the sender device of the electronic message;
in response to transferring the portion of the proportional amount of currency to the recipient account, updating, by the computer system, the distributed ledger to reflect the portion of the proportional amount of currency transferred to the recipient account; and
providing, by the computer system, the distributed ledger to the recipient device to cause the recipient device to compare the incentive amount with the digital signature to validate the incentive amount.