Methods and systems for an alternative payment platform

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for providing an alternative payment platform, including method and systems for providing a platform for presenting an alternate offer to a user who is engaged with a primary offer and receiving an indication of the user's engagement with the alternate offer, wherein the user's engagement with the alternate offer serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with the primary offer. Such methods and systems may further include methods and systems for selecting one or more alternate offers engagement with which serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with a primary offer, presenting the selected alternate payment offers to a user, receiving an indication of engagement with at least one of the alternate offers, receiving payment in exchange for presenting the accepted offer and providing payment to the offeror of the primary offer.

1 . An alternate payment method comprising: 
 providing a platform for presenting an alternate offer to a user who is engaged with a primary offer; and    receiving an indication of the user's engagement with the alternate offer, wherein the user's engagement with the alternate offer serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with the primary offer.    
     
     
         2 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the user's engagement with the alternate offer includes an indication of acceptance of the alternate offer.  
     
     
         3 - 4 . (canceled)  
     
     
         5 . A method of  claim 1 , further comprising facilitating a payment for presenting the accepted alternate offer, wherein the payment is in response to delivering an indication of user acceptance of the accepted offer to an advertiser of the alternate offer.  
     
     
         6 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the indication of acceptance is received from the user.  
     
     
         7 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the indication of acceptance is received from the vendor of the alternate payment offer.  
     
     
         8 - 23 . (canceled)  
     
     
         24 . A method of  claim 1 , further comprising initiating delivery of the item associated with the primary offer.  
     
     
         25 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the alternate form of payment is a non-monetary payment.  
     
     
         26 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the non-monetary payment includes a commitment to undertake an action.  
     
     
         27 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the action is undertaking a trial of another item.  
     
     
         28 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein the action is undertaking to purchase another item.  
     
     
         29 - 88 . (canceled)  
     
     
         89 . A method of presenting alternate payment offers, comprising: 
 selecting one or more alternate offers engagement with which serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with a primary offer;    presenting the selected alternate payment offers to a user;    receiving an indication of engagement with at least one of the alternate offers;    receiving payment in exchange for at least one of presenting the accepted offer and facilitating the user engagement with the alternate offer; and    providing payment to the offeror of the primary offer.    
     
     
         90 . A method of  claim 89 , wherein the user's engagement with the alternate offer includes an indication of acceptance of the alternate offer.  
     
     
         91 . A method of  claim 89 , wherein receiving an indication of user acceptance of one of the alternate payment offers includes receiving a confirmation of user acceptance to the accepted offer vendor.  
     
     
         92 . A method of  claim 89 , wherein the user's acceptance comprises a commitment to satisfy an obligation with respect to the alternate offering.  
     
     
         93 . A method of  claim 89 , further comprising facilitating a payment for presenting the accepted alternate offer, wherein the payment is in response to delivering an indication of user acceptance of the accepted offer to an advertiser of the alternate offer.  
     
     
         94 - 116 . (canceled)  
     
     
         117 . A method of  claim 89 , wherein the commitment needs to be fulfilled before the primary offer is fulfilled.  
     
     
         118 . A method of  claim 89 , wherein the payment for primary offer comprises a micro-payment transaction.  
     
     
         119 . A method of  claim 89 , wherein the primary offer is fulfilled by a download of digital content.  
     
     
         120 . A method of  claim 89 , wherein the primary offer is fulfilled by upgrading an online service.  
     
     
         121 - 176 . (canceled)  
     
     
         177 . An alternate payment system, comprising: 
 a platform for presenting an alternate offer to a user who is engaged with a primary offer; and    a module for facilitating the user's engagement with the alternate offer, wherein such engagement serves as an alternative form of payment for an item associated with the primary offer.    
     
     
         178 - 352 . (canceled)