| 摘要 |
A system and method for operating a computer service using electronic vouchers having an identification code. Reference information regarding the voucher is stored in a central database (400), and the voucher is distributed (202) to a delegate (106) who redistributes (204) the voucher to an end user (104) according to certain desired user criteria. The recipient of the voucher uses the voucher to access the computer service (301). The voucher and the user undergo an authentication and validation procedure (303, 304) to ensure that the voucher was redistributed properly and through authorized channels. The user's activities on the computer service are recorded, and the vouchers are used to analyze and track the delegate's performance (307) in redistributing vouchers to desirable users. Delegates whose voucher distributions successfully recruit desirable users can be rewarded (310).
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