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1. A live buyer identification system comprising:
a. a central server adapted to:
i. receive through a communication network a plurality of intent indications from a plurality of customers, wherein each intent indication from each customer relates to an imminent and verifiable intent by the customer to purchase a product or service within a time period, wherein the intent indication comprises (i) at least one characteristic of the product or service that the customer intends to purchase within the time period and (ii) a region within which the customer intends to purchase the product or service within the time period;ii. for each customer, transmit through the communication network a commitment to provide at least one reward to the customer if a subsequent indication is received that the customer purchased the product or service within the region and within the time period; andiii. for each intent indication, transmit through the communication network a lead to the at least one seller that is offering for sale within the region the at least one matching offered product or service, wherein the lead identifies the customer intending to purchase the at least one product or service; b. a live buyer database in communication with the central server, the live buyer database comprising:
i. a customer database table having a plurality of customer fields configured to store customer information relating to the plurality of customers and storing, for each customer of the plurality of customers, a customer record;ii. an intent database table having a plurality of intent fields configured to store intent data relating to a plurality of intent indications received and storing, for each intent indication received, an intent record, wherein the plurality of intent fields comprise a characteristic field configured to store data identifying a characteristic of the product or service that the customer intends to purchase, a time period field configured to store data identifying the time period within which the customer intends to purchase the product or service, and a region field configured to store data identifying the region within which the customer intends to purchase the product or service; andiii. customer-intent relationship data identifying, for each intent record, a customer record associated with that intent record; c. a processor configured to:
i. determine at least one offered product or service that is offered for sale within the region by at least one seller and that has a characteristic that matches the at least one characteristic from the intent indication; andii. determine the at least one reward that is appropriate for each intent indication; andiii. determine genuineness of the intent indication based on purchase data. |
