Systems and methods for collecting and distributing products information

Abstract

A platform receives an indication that at least a first user has performed a data collection activity. In response, the platform allocates at least one unit of a reward to at least the first user. Data collection activity can include the first user sharing, with a second user, product information that was transmitted to the first user by the platform in response to receiving a product identifier captured by the first user. Data collection activity can also include the first user re-sharing product information received from a third user. To allocate at least one unit of a reward, the platform adds units of the reward to the first user's account. Meanwhile, the first user can also request to redeem units of the reward, in which case the platform subtracts units of the reward from the first user's account.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system, comprising:
 a platform communicatively coupled to a plurality of devices, the platform includes a processor configured to:
 receive image data of a product identifier from a first user device for identifying a product, the image data captured by the first user from the product using the first user device; 
 retrieve product information descriptive of the product and aggregate the retrieved product information to generate a batch of product information that includes each piece of retrieved product information grouped with the other pieces of the retrieved product information, the product information retrieved from a plurality of sources external to the platform, the product information comprises metadata; 
 in response to receiving the image data of the product identifier:
 identify the product by processing the image data of the product identifier, and associate the batch of product information corresponding to the product with the product identifier, and 
 generate and transmit to the first user device data that displays at least a portion of the batch of product information corresponding to the captured product identifier, the transmitted portion of the batch of product information comprises a plurality of pieces of product information from a subset of the plurality of sources external to the platform; 
 
 receive, from a second user device, a plurality of tags included in the metadata, the plurality of tags including:
 a first tag comprising an identifier of the first user and a first indication that (i) the first user has performed a data collection activity on at least a portion of the transmitted portion of the batch of product information and (ii) a type of data collection activity performed by the first user, wherein the data collection activity performed by the first user comprises sharing a portion of the transmitted portion of the batch of product information with the second user; and 
 a second tag comprising an identifier of the second user and a second indication that (i) the second user has performed a data collection activity on at least a portion of the portion of the transmitted portion of the batch of product information shared by the first user information and (ii) a type of data collection activity performed by the second user; and 
 
 in response to receiving the plurality of tags from the second user:
 allocate at least one unit of the reward to the first user based at least in part on the indication from the second user device, 
 determine whether the second user is associated with an account for allocating the at least one unit of a reward, 
 if the second user is not associated with an account, automatically generate an account for the second user and allocate the at least one unit of a reward to the account for the second user at least in part in response to both the received indication and generation of the account for the second user, and 
 if the second user is associated with an account, allocate the at least one unit of a reward to the second user based at least in part on the indication; and 
 
   a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.