Incentivized auction style messaging

Abstract

A system for incentivization of communications, comprising an incentivization engine and an auction service, and a method for using such a system for providing incentivization of user communications and user competition for incentives.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for incentivization of communications, comprising:
 an incentivization engine; and   an auction service;   wherein the incentivization engine associates incentives with communications; and   wherein the auction service allows users to compete for incentives.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising a database;
 wherein the database stores incentive information.   
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the database stores auction information. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the database stores communication information. 
     
     
         5 . A method for incentivization of communications, comprising the steps of:
 (a) user registration with incentivization system;   (b) bundling of incentives with communications;   (c) presentation of incentivized communications to users; and   (d) delivery of incentives to users.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising the step of:
 (a) configuration of incentivization operation.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising the step of:
 (a) user competition for incentives to bundle with communications.