ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,333,564, issued on June 17.
"FanAdClic" was invented by John Lawrence Coulson (Pender Island, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Technology is described for enabling social and virtual interaction during online sessions while the user views or interacts with content infused with interactive advertising objects. (e.g., Product placement in a bait click styled environment.) The user interacts with interactive advertising objects to collect points for later redemption of goods, services, and sponsored prizes. The object of the process is that the user is never interrupted while going about moment-to-moment online activity and or watching...