The patent application was submitted in June 1997, which predates most affiliate programs, but not PC Flowers & Gifts.com (October 1994), AutoWeb.com (October 1995), Kbkids.com/BrainPlay.com (January 1996), EPage (April 1996), and several others.
Aplikacija za patent je podneta u junu 1997., što prethodi većini partnerskih programa, ali ne i PC Flowers & Gifts.com (oktobar 1994.), AutoWeb.com (oktobar 1995.), Kbkids.com/BrainPlay.com (januar 1996.), EPage (April 1996.), i još nekolicini drugih.