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20090254437 | Dynamic Content Selection and Delivery - A system for selecting and delivering content items includes a primary system and a secondary system. Each system includes a server and a datastore of content items that is accessible by the server. The primary system receives a request for a content item, selects an appropriate content item from the primary datastore, and sends a query containing information regarding the selected content item to the secondary system. The secondary system receives the query, searches the secondary datastore, and determines whether to deliver the content item contained in the query, another content item, a default content item, or a pass-back to the requester. | 10-08-2009 |
20090299858 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCOURAGING CONTENT DISTRIBUTION WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS - An embodiment relates generally to a method of monitoring playback of content. The method includes providing for a file of content and embedding a playback counter in the file of content, the playback counter associated with a vendor. The method also includes distributing the file of content with the playback counter without restriction and incrementing a value of the playback counter in response to a viewing of the file of content with the embedded playback counter. The method further includes forwarding the value to the vendor to determine a payment to an author of the content. | 12-03-2009 |
20090327083 | AUTOMATING ON-LINE ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION - A method and system for generating a price landscape for an advertiser for bids placed by the advertiser for advertisement space is provided. A price landscape system generates a price landscape based on information provided by an advertisement placement service that may include overall price estimation data and advertiser-specific performance data. The price landscape system generates price landscape data for an advertiser that combines the overall price estimation data and the advertiser-specific performance data to provide a more accurate assessment of the advertiser's expected performance than can be determined from the overall price estimation data or the advertiser-specific performance data alone. | 12-31-2009 |
20100010900 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INTERACTIVE AREA ADVERTISEMENT USING MULTICAST TRANSMITTING - An interactive advertisement system and a method thereof are provided. The interactive advertisement system includes an advertiser server, a local advertisement server, and a service receiver. The advertiser server requests registration of advertisement information by setting advertisement ID including target service areas and provides services in response to an order of available services corresponding to the advertisement information. The local advertisement server stores and registers the advertisement information including the advertisement ID corresponding to the registration request of the advertiser server, multicasts the registered advertisement information with the advertisement ID through an IP network, and transmits information related to a service request to the advertiser server. The service receiver extracts advertisement information providing a corresponding service from the received advertisement information, outputs the extracted information through a user interface, requesting the local advertisement server to order the input service, and receives the corresponding service from the advertiser server. | 01-14-2010 |
20100017297 | AUTOMATED FEE-BASED DATA PROCESSING FROM REMOTELY-BASED IMAGE MERGING - An e-commerce method involves on-line viewing of a first article through a linking node for virtual merging on another structure. A particular application of the invention is directed to on-line apparel shopping involving a matching scheme using data provided with images to be merged. In a particular example, on-line viewing of one article, such as clothing, on another structure, includes creating an item from image-data corresponding to an article selected by an on-line viewer from an on-line viewer site with an image of a structure selected by the on-line viewer, and indicating whether the article and the structure satisfy a criterion such as color or style. The computers are coordinated to provide the merged image data for viewing by the buyer, with a revenue generating feature that generates fees for at least one of the buyer and a seller associated with one of the seller websites, and charges the at least one of the buyer and the seller for the generated fees. | 01-21-2010 |
20100023408 | AUTOMATED CAMPAIGN RECONCILIATION - Systems and methods for automatically changing the rate of web page advertisements served by or on behalf of a publisher based on the number of web page advertisement impressions counted by or on behalf an advertiser are disclosed. By monitoring the number of impressions counted on or behalf of an advertiser the systems and methods can repeatedly determine a new rate for advertisements to be served at. This new rate can be anticipated to cause the number of impressions counted by or on behalf of the advertiser by the end of a contracted period of time to be at least equal to a contracted number of web page advertisement impressions. | 01-28-2010 |
20100030650 | CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MESSAGES - The invention relates to a control unit for message delivery in a communications network, the control unit including a mechanism for receiving information relating to predetermined metering data associated with successful message delivery, a mechanism for conveying the information relating to predetermined metering data associated with successful message delivery to a metering data analyzing system of the communications network, and a mechanism for receiving message delivery information from the communications network. | 02-04-2010 |
20100057576 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO INSERTION INTO MEDIA STREAM OR FILE - Systems, methods, and computer readable-media for presenting sub-videos in a media presentation are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a media bundle having a media presentation and a sub-video bundle to a playback device, the sub-video bundle comprising at least one of a video clip and a reference to a video clip, wherein the media presentation includes a plurality of locked segments, unlocking a segment of the media presentation for display to a user by playing a selected unlocking sub-video from the sub-video bundle such that the unlocked segment of the media presentation is playable, and receiving media impressions reported in the form of sub-video playback behavior of the playback device. In one aspect, a media bundle includes at least one of an episode file, a reference to an episode file, metadata, sub-video break locations, and sub-video unlocking information. The playback device can be an online playback device. The online playback device can transfer the media bundle to an offline playback device for playback. A media bundle can further include episode expiration information and sub-video expiration information, such that the playback device will not display any portion of the media bundle when a sub-video in the sub-video bundle is expired or when the episode is expired. In one aspect, at least one segment of the episode is unlocked when the user pays a fee in lieu of playing a sub-video. All or part of the media bundle can be protected by a digital rights management scheme. | 03-04-2010 |
20100088183 | METHOD OF APPLYING ADVERTISING TO THE SURFACE OF A MOVING HANDRAIL - A film bearing advertising can be applied to a moving handrail for a set period of time. The film bearing the advertising can include a first film layer and a first layer of adhesive on the underside of the first film layer, the film being generally elongated and having a width corresponding to a width of the moving handrail. The film can be aligned and adhered, continuously and progressively, to the handrail. The advertising can include a pattern repeated at regular intervals along the length of the film. The advertising can include at least one of text, images and logos. After the set period of time, the film can be removed. After removing the film, the surface of the handrail can be cleaned. A second film bearing second advertising can be applied for a second set period of time. First and second advertisers can be charged different advertising rates. | 04-08-2010 |
20100088184 | ADVERTISEMENT WEBSITE CONNECTING PROGRAM, MEMORY MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SERVER DEVICE - An object is to extensively return a commission to relevant parties who contribute to a customer sending effect. | 04-08-2010 |
20100094713 | ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT GENERATION AND MONETIZATION PLATFORM - System and methods are provided for the generation and monetization of advertisement content. In an illustrative implementation, a computing environment comprises an advertisement content generation and monetization engine, a data store, and an instruction set comprising one or more instructions to instruct the advertisement content generation and monetization engine to allow participating users to generate advertisement content according to a selected user-generated content paradigm and to allow participating users to monetize the user-generated advertisement content according to one or more selected monetization paradigms. In an illustrative operation, a participating user interacts with the advertisement content generation and monetization engine to determine the advertisement content to be generated. In the illustrative operation, user-generated advertisement content can be communicated to the advertisement content generation and monetization engine for storage on the exemplary data store and for distribution to cooperating parties to allow for the monetization of the user generated advertisement content. | 04-15-2010 |
20100114712 | System and Method for Web-Based Advertising Using a Cost-Per-Time Scheme - A method for web-based advertising using a cost-per-time scheme includes providing a web page to a browser, the web page containing functionality to enable data to be uploaded to a web server, sending an advertisement to the browser for display on the web page, wherein the browser displays the advertisement at least while an upload of data is in progress, determining a time of an upload of data to the web server, and storing the time of the upload of data wherein the stored time is associated with the advertisement, such that an advertiser is able to be charged for the display of the advertisement based on the time of the upload of data. The advertiser can then be charged for the display of the advertisement on a cost-per-time basis, i.e., charged an amount determined by a cost-per-time rate and how long the advertisement was displayed to the user during the upload. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114713 | CUSTOMIZED FINANCIAL TRANSACTION PRICING - Enabling innovative merchant transaction pricing capability, while improving pricing process efficiency, is disclosed. When a merchant submits financial transaction account records to a payment processor for payment, the payment processor utilizes granular transaction data to calculate complex merchant transaction pricing rules. The system accesses individual transaction data, aggregate transaction data, transaction history, customer data, merchant data and product data to enable flexible, innovative and dynamic pricing capabilities that increase revenue and increase customer satisfaction. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114714 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING REVENUE OF AN APPLICATION PLATFORM - A method and system for sharing revenue of an application platform that includes the steps of providing a platform for managing a plurality of applications developed by a plurality of developers, collecting revenue through usage of the platform, tracking usage of the plurality of applications, and distributing revenue according to the tracked usage of the plurality of applications. The system including a client application included in a device platform for the operation of a plurality of applications, a tracking system that generates usage data for the plurality of applications, and a revenue engine that generates revenue and distributes revenue to platform contributors based on the usage data. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED, AUTOMATED INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY - A management and delivery method and system for a distributed marketing network. Access to one or more network service gateways associated with a distributed marketing network can be authorized, if particular criteria are satisfied. A business transaction may be coordinated with the distributed marketing network through network service gateways in a near real time fashion and without manual intervention, in response to authorizing the access to the network service gateways. The network service gateways may include a partner interface, a centralized hub that communicates with the partner interfaces, and/or a local market integrated service layer that communicates with the centralized hub and the partner interface. The distributed marketing network may be, for example, a network of radio stations. | 05-06-2010 |
20100125506 | EXTENDED GENERALIZED SECOND PRICE AUCTION FOR SPONSORED SEARCH WITH RESERVE PRICES - Search engines and sponsored search auctions are provided that enable the use of different reserve prices corresponding to different advertisement slots on a search results page. In one implementation, a search engine includes a query processor and a sponsored search auction. The query processor is configured to receive a query from an electronic device associated with a user, to determine a plurality of reserve prices corresponding to a plurality of advertisement slots of a search results page, and to determine a plurality of bid prices for the advertisement slots of the search results page corresponding to a plurality of bidders. The sponsored search auction is configured to allocate a bidder or a null (e.g., no advertisement) to each advertisement slot of the search results page, taking into account the plurality of reserve prices associated with the advertisement slots of the search results page. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125507 | Method and system for presenting sponsored content - Content items of a mixed content pool, which includes sponsored and unsponsored content items, are identified as being relevant to a target content item that has been presented to or supplied by a user, and then the relevant content items are ranked. The ranking evaluates the bid amount, if any, of the relevant content items, and weights user acceptance of the relevant content items more heavily than any bid amount. A related content item determined from the ranking is then presented to the user. | 05-20-2010 |
20100131370 | PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROAD SAFETY AND ADVERTISING MEDIUM - The provision of advertising material on ground surfaces is provided. In some embodiments, the advertising material is a thin, nonslip material affixed to a roadway surface. In some embodiments rights relating to the roadway surface are obtained, advertisement material is placed thereon, and revenue is received for having the advertisement material on the roadway. In some embodiments, the revenue is shared with governmental entities. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131371 | Advertisement providing system, advertisement providing method and program - There is provided an advertisement providing system including an advertisement article data obtaining unit which obtains advertisement article data of an advertisement item expected to be contained in a publication, an advertisement information preparing unit which prepares advertisement information of the advertisement item from the obtained advertisement article data, an item information obtaining unit which obtains item information of the advertisement item from an electric commerce system which sells the advertisement item, a unit information preparing unit which prepares unit information of the advertisement item by relating the obtained advertisement information and the obtained item information, a unit information providing unit which provides the prepared unit information to the electric commerce system which sells the advertisement item, and a sales log obtaining unit which obtains a sales log of the advertisement item which is sold through the electric commerce system with utilizing the provided unit information. | 05-27-2010 |
20100138306 | Method of Promotion and Advertisement Via the Background of a Website - A method for bloggers or social network users to monetize their use of these websites is presented. A social network website user can sell use of their website's background space or status updates to advertisers, which generates revenue for the website user. | 06-03-2010 |
20100228633 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HOSTING A METAVERSE ENVIRONMENT WITHIN A WEBPAGE - The invention is a method and system for hosting a metaverse environment within a webpage and navigating within that environment. The metaverse is established by embedding an interface in a web page, then creating an avatar when a mouse, under control of an environment user, moves over the interface. A virtual reality street, serving as the central point of the environment, and associated with a particular URL, is established and placed on the bottom of a webpage. The street is customized with a plurality of facades, and the avatar is caused, by the user, to move up or down the street. The movement of the avatar allows it to interact with the facades or activities that are built into the street. Navigation of the avatar to the end of the street causes the avatar to select from among one or more choices for selecting a next web page. | 09-09-2010 |
20100262496 | Log Processing - Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted. | 10-14-2010 |
20100268608 | CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT OF DIRECT MAIL - A machine-implemented method receives job specifications for a plurality of direct mail printing jobs from a user and automatically groups the multiple direct mail printing jobs into at least one campaign, using a computerized or processor-based machine. The machine automatically creates a plurality of workflows related to direct mail printing jobs within a campaign and transmits requests for bids on these job activities to entities (e.g., supply vendors) to allow the entities to bid on performing the job activities. The machine automatically selects winning bids on an individual job activity-by job activity basis from the bids received from the entities and combines the bids to provide cost and completion estimates for each of the workflows. The machine automatically combines estimates for the workflows to produce an overall estimate for the campaign. The overall estimate for the campaign is output to the user for review and approval. The machine then performs the workflows to output the direct-mail printing jobs within the campaign. | 10-21-2010 |
20100280907 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A RETAILER WITH OUT-OF-HOME ADVERTISING CAPABILITIES - A system and method for providing a subscription-based, electronic signage advertisement service to retailers may include establishing a retailer as a subscriber for use of an electronic display. A subscription agreement may enable the retailer to use the electronic display and receive communications services for content to be distributed to the electronic display. The electronic display may be provided to the retailer and configured to receive and display the content by configuring the electronic display as a network node for content to be distributed. The content may be stored in a data repository and distributed to the electronic display at the retailer. The content may be distributed via a communications network to the electronic display and displayed at the retailer. | 11-04-2010 |
20100293059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING USING PUSHED VIDEO - Computer-based systems and methods for advertising by pushing video to recipients. The subject matter of the videos may be targeted to the affinities of the recipients. The videos embedded in the emails may comprise a short commercial that the recipients view when viewing the video. A computerized host data center may track the recipients' interaction with the video. Advertisers may be charged advertising rates based on the recipients' interactions with the video email. The video may be continually pushed to various recipients. The recipients may watch the videos when it is convenient for them simply by opening, for example, an email that included the video in various embodiments. Further, the recipients may be presented with an opportunity to subscribe to ongoing video emails. Also, personalized web sites may be hosted for the recipients when the recipients can view videos pertaining to their areas of interest. The videos at the web site may similarly have commercials therein. | 11-18-2010 |
20100306062 | TRACKING PUBLIC PERFORMANCES USING UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS - Identifiers for first and second works can be received, and associated with respective unique identifiers. The unique identifiers can then be utilized to track public performances of the works. One or both of the works can be a copyrighted work, and the unique identifiers can be used to assist in calculating royalty payments. Additionally, one or more of the works being tracked using the unique numbers can be an advertising spot, and an advertising rate can be calculated based on the tracking. | 12-02-2010 |
20100306063 | Method and Apparatus for Generating Advertisement - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for generating an advertisement. The method includes: decomposing contents of an advertisement into advertisement elements; selecting at least one skin element from a skin of a system; combining the advertisement elements and the at least one skin element to generate an advertisement skin; and taking the advertisement skin as a new skin of the system. The apparatus includes: an initialization module, adapted to decompose contents of an advertisement into advertisement elements and select at least one skin element from a skin of a system; and a combining module, adapted to combine the advertisement elements and the at least one skin element to generate an advertisement skin, and take the advertisement skin as a new skin of the system. | 12-02-2010 |
20100318430 | OPERATING METHOD FOR SHARED PUBLICITY - The following Invention consists of a method and/or channel for distribution, forwarding, management and sharing of contents, space and time by means of support platforms and geographically scattered electronic devices, as well as their validation and broadcasting, making it, therefore, possible for any person, singular or collective, to directly select, advertise, promote and divulge goods, products, services and any type of contents on an individual, local, regional, national, international and global scale, when, where and during whatever time one intends, without needing to resort to third parties on a real time basis or close to it and in legal conformity by their validation. | 12-16-2010 |
20100318431 | Method and Apparatus for Publishing Literature - A method of publishing a work of literature on a network includes transmitting a published portion of the work of literature to a device via the network. The published portion includes an indication that a keyword has been sold to a purchaser for at least one appearance of the keyword in the published portion. The method also includes adding a new installment to the published portion, and updating the published portion to include the indication that the keyword has been sold for at least one appearance of the keyword in the new installment at no additional monetary cost to the purchaser of the keyword. | 12-16-2010 |
20100324997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-CREATED ADVERTISEMENTS - The invention relates to a computerized method for a user to create an advertisement by displaying a plurality of advertising formats for selection by a user; displaying a template corresponding to a selected advertising format; displaying a plurality of product references for selection by the user; displaying on the template a selected product reference to create a proposed advertisement; and creating a preview of the proposed advertisement, all of which may be implemented using the Internet. The invention further relates to a computerized system for creating an advertisement that comprises a template database for storing advertising formats; a product database for storing product references; and a computer to access the databases. Preferably, the user has a network interface such as Internet access that permits access via a remote location, software to permit a user to specify specifications such as quantity, printing information, ship date, paper type, pricing information, and payment information, and may be configured to receive images and text for new products. | 12-23-2010 |
20100324998 | Flexible Advertiser Billing System with Mixed Postpayment and Prepayment Capabilities - A computer-implemented method of providing advertising to a client includes establishing a billing experience between a client and a provider, providing advertising opportunities to the client on at least one of a continual basis and a periodic basis, evaluating a credit risk associated with the client at least one of periodically and upon occurrence of an event, and modifying the billing experience automatically based on the credit risk associated with the client. | 12-23-2010 |
20100332331 | Systems and Methods for Providing an Interface for Purchasing Ad Slots in an Executable Program - A system for providing an interface for purchasing ad slots in an executable program operable at a plurality of clients. The system comprises a network interface disposed to receive data associated with an ad slot in the executable program and information associated with the plurality of clients operating the executable program, the plurality of clients each identified by a device fingerprint. The system also comprises a memory holding program instructions operable for determining a price for the ad slot based at least on the data and information associated with the plurality of clients and providing an interface for purchasing the ad slots. The interface identifies at least the executable program, the ad slot and the determined price. | 12-30-2010 |
20110010250 | Method and system for tracking and sending advertisements printed on the interior of shipping containers - Disclosed is a system and method for sending and tracking printed advertisements. The method includes receiving an advertisement order to disseminate an advertisement message from an advertiser, sending a printing order to print a design on a wall of a shipping container, wherein the design includes the advertisement message and a unique identification code linked to the advertisement message; sending the shipping container to an item seller, instructing the item seller to configure the shipping container such that the design appears on an inside wall of the shipping container, and further instructing the item seller to submit destination information, the unique identification code, and origination information of the shipping container, sending an item to a destination using the shipping container, receiving the destination information, the unique identification code, and the origination information from the item seller, compensating the item seller upon receiving the destination information, the unique identification code, and the origination information submitted by the item seller, and providing a report of at least the destination information, the advertisement message, and the origination information to the advertiser. | 01-13-2011 |
20110016002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING AND OPTIMIZING MEDIA PROGRAMMING IN PUBLIC SPACES WITH FEDERATION OF DIGITAL SIGNAGE NETWORKS - A system and corresponding methods for automating the execution, measurement, and optimization of in-store promotional digital media campaigns are provided. In one embodiment, a method in a computing system for deploying content to digital signage networks includes receiving from a user a marketing campaign goal and at least one optimization constraint suitable for generating a playlist. The method also includes generating a playlist designed to maximize a learning opportunity to achieve the marketing campaign goal. The method further includes provisioning the playlist to a point of presence on the digital signage network. | 01-20-2011 |
20110035287 | Apparatus and method for providing media commerce platform - The apparatus and method of the present invention provides a system and/or platform to perform media commerce in a digital environment by which digital media creators and/or developers, and/or digital media commerce service providers, and/or digital media publishers and/or managers and/or intermediaries, and/or consumers of the digital media products and/or services may create, develop, process, fulfill, publish, manage, consume, and/or otherwise engage in media commerce in a digital environment. | 02-10-2011 |
20110040632 | MONITIZING PAGE VIEWS ON AN EXCHANGE USING FUTURES CONTRACTS - Techniques are described herein for monetizing page views on an exchange using futures contracts. For example, an estimated price (a.k.a. base price) and a future date (a.k.a. base date or occurrence date) may be declared with respect to a page view. The estimated price is the price at which the page view is to be offered for sale. The future date is the date on which the page view is scheduled to occur. A futures contract regarding the page view is offered for sale on an exchange, such as an ad exchange. The futures contract specifies an obligation to purchase the page view with respect to the future date for the estimated price. The futures contract may be offered for sale on a date that precedes the date on which the page view is to be offered for sale. | 02-17-2011 |
20110040633 | Multi Layered Webpage Tool - A system and method for creating online advertising economies of scale by maximizing quantity, applicability, accessibility and distribution of advertisements on a webpage that includes providing a tool to reside on a webpage that presents a first tier of data to a user. Upon the user selecting one of the first tier of data, the tool may expand from a passive footprint to an active footprint presenting a second tier of data in the expanded area. The expanded area includes a first and a second frame, such that, upon selection of one of the second tier of data in either the first or second frames, third tier data overwrites the second tier data in the frame opposite the frame selected by the user. The user is then able to continue alternatingly drilling down through the frames to obtain the data desired, including integrated related advertisement in various media formats. | 02-17-2011 |
20110040634 | Media trading - A computer-implemented method for advertisement placement. The method comprises (a) receiving a request of a media buyer to place an advertisement in a requested advertising slot associated with a media owner; (b) automatically determining whether the received request satisfies one or more booking rules to either accept or reject the request, wherein the booking rules are specified by the media owner and associated with the requested advertising slot; and (c) if the request is accepted, sending a request confirmation to the media buyer, but otherwise, determining an alternative advertising slot based on the rejected request and sending an offer of the alternative advertising slot to the media buyer. In other aspects, there are provided computer programs, a media owner system, a media buyer system, a computerized trading platform and a computer system for advertisement placement. | 02-17-2011 |
20110047034 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PRINT JOBS - A computer implemented document-processing system and related method includes a receiving component, a capabilities analysis component, an authorization component and a calculating component. The receiving component receives a campaign-specifications data structure including one or more job specifications. One of the job specifications is associated with a job type selected from a direct mail campaign catalog, a direct mail campaign advertising and a direct mail non-printable service. The capabilities analysis component selects a set of capable entries from a database of vendors such that each selected entry corresponds to a vendor capable of performing one or more jobs of a campaign as operatively specified by one or more job specifications of the campaign-specifications data structure. The authorization component authorizes a set of entries from the database of vendors that conform to a predetermined set of criteria. The calculating component electronically calculates a plurality of prices corresponding to the campaign-specifications data structure. Each of the plurality of prices is operatively associated with one entry of the authorized set of entries and/or one entry of the selected set of capable entries. | 02-24-2011 |
20110055020 | System and Method for Providing Advertising Content Using a Group Training System - A method of providing advertising content using a group training system (GTS) includes transferring first advertising content from an advertiser system (AS) to a first GTS by an advertising content service provider system (ACSPS), transferring payment from the AS by the ACSPS as compensation for the first advertising content being displayed on a multi-user display associated with the first GTS, and transferring payment from the ACSPS to an entity associated with the first GTS as compensation for the first advertising content being displayed on the multi-user display associated with the first GTS. An advertising content service provider system (ACSPS) includes a processing device and a memory device. The processing device transfers first advertising content from an advertiser system (AS) to a first GTS for display on a multi-user display associated with the first GTS, payment is transferred by the processing device from the AS as compensation for the first advertising content being displayed on the multi-user display associated with the first GTS, and payment is transferred by the processing device to an entity associated with the first GTS as compensation for the first advertising content being displayed on the multi-user display associated with the first GTS. A computer-readable storage medium includes instructions in accordance with the disclosed method. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055021 | Affiliate Network Hybrid Tracking System and Method - A system and method for determining a commission for an affiliate referral is described. Typically, affiliate tracking programs utilize a cookie deposited on an end user's computer to collect the data it needs to accurately associate a commission with an affiliate. If the cookie is lost for some reason (e.g. the user deletes cookies), that valuable information is missing, and the system must collect other information to determine the possible source of the referral. Two additional data collection and association pathways may be utilized to ensure that the commissions paid to affiliates are complete and accurate. These additional pathways include eTags and a caching system which enable cookieless tracking techniques. In addition a conversion breakdown report provides the data collection and user interface for an affiliate manager to determine in some circumstance to whom, among several possible affiliates, the commission should be given. | 03-03-2011 |
20110066508 | Method for advertising in distributed media - A method for advertising in media, comprising receiving an ad/catalog, determining the properties of the ad, generating a placement cost of ad containing said properties, receiving payment, recording payment for the properties of the ad and placing the ad. In one embodiment, the method comprises an advertiser submitting an ad/catalog for placement in a medium. | 03-17-2011 |
20110066509 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE AND/OR INTERACTIVE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION - An interactive information dissemination system includes a media server ( | 03-17-2011 |
20110071907 | Charitable organization implemented through an interactive social media networking community website - A means and method of facilitating charitable contributions through an interactive social media networking community website with advertising, contribution, and distribution functions is disclosed. The current invention is designed to maximize charitable contributions and allow for a custom-tailored distribution scheme that more effectively raises and distributes charitable contributions that is offered by any of the currently available charities. | 03-24-2011 |
20110078027 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPARING ONLINE ADVERTISING PRODUCTS - A method in a networked system for comparing advertising products includes a processor configured to sampling an impression inventory database to produce a first set of impression samples represented by a first product, and a second set of impression samples represented by a second product. The processor is also configured to determine the percentage of the first set of impression samples that are represented by a second product and also the percentage of the second set of impression samples that are represented by the first product. The processor selects the minimum percentage of the two percentages, where the minimum percentage defines the similarity between the first product and the second product. | 03-31-2011 |
20110082755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING AND METERING ADVERTISEMENTS - A system and method for providing advertisements or other content, for example on an Internet browser at a user computer. Advertisements may be received and presented at for example a user computer. A visibility duration of the advertisement may be measured. Presentation of an advertisement may be terminated upon determining that a visibility cap or threshold associated with the object has been reached. | 04-07-2011 |
20110082756 | ADVERTISING PRODUCT, AND A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING THE ADVERTISING PRODUCT - A method. The method is implemented at least in part by a computing device. The method includes receiving, at the computing device, an offer to procure a paid placement advertisement in an advertising campaign, wherein the advertising campaign comprises a free inclusive portion and a paid placement portion. The method also includes evaluating the offer, wherein the evaluating is performed by the computing device. The method further includes allocating available paid placement advertisements based on the evaluated offer, wherein the allocating is performed by the computing device. | 04-07-2011 |
20110099076 | System and method for managing online advertisements - A system for managing online advertisements, comprising a network-connected communications interface adapted to receive information from an end user interface and from an advertiser interface, an advertising server coupled to the communications interface, a pricing server coupled to the advertising server and to the communications interface, and a database coupled to the advertising server and the pricing server, wherein the pricing server, upon receiving a request for a price for a proposed online advertisement pertaining to a specific advertisement category from an advertiser interface, computes a price based at least in part on an indicia of available supply of advertisements pertaining to the category, said indicia obtained from the database, and provides the computed price to the requesting advertiser interface, and wherein the advertising server, on receiving a request for online advertisements pertaining to a particular advertisement category from an end user interface, retrieves all or a substantial portion of advertisements pertaining to the advertising category from the database and provides the retrieved advertisements or links thereto to the requesting end user interface, and wherein the advertising server further provides indicia pertaining to an order or method of display to be used in presenting the retrieved advertisements at the requesting end user interface, the indicia provided determined at least in part based on user-specific information stored in the database, is disclosed. | 04-28-2011 |
20110106629 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS - A system and method is disclosed for filing classified advertisements, which allows an automatized filing. The text of the advertisement is sent to a text message centre from the user's mobile phone, preferable as an SMS message. The text message centre transfers the text to a publication medium, for example a newspaper, for publication. Invoice information is sent to the telephone company for charging the customer's telephone bill. | 05-05-2011 |
20110112910 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF CREDIT DEFERMENT IN A PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - Disclosed are a system, method, and article of manufacture for credit deferment in a private communications networking are disclosed. A media content in a digital format is generated. The media-content to a server that manages a website available only within the private computer network is uploaded if a provider of the content defers a specified number of credits to be acquired in the future to a manager of the website. Access to the media content is provided to a member user of the private computer network. The media content is made available for the member user via the website. A unit of credit to the website manager is allotted upon each viewing of the media content up to the specified number of credits. The unit of credit is allotted to the provider of the media content after the specified numbers of credits have been allotted to the website manager. A verification protocol is utilized to determine if the member user observes a specified portion of at least one of a media content and an advertisement associated with the media content before the credit is allotted. A transactional history of a content deferment agreement is provided to an entity operating on the private computer network. | 05-12-2011 |
20110112911 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING ADVERTISEMENTS ON BEHALF OF ADVERTISERS BY CONSUMER-CREATORS - A method and system for enabling consumer-creators to create advertisements on behalf of advertisers on an electronic network includes the uploading or creating of an ad on a given website by a consumer-creator and offering the ad to advertisers or publishers or visitors for presentation on various medium (electronic or otherwise) where the ad can be available on the given website or linked to the given website from another website. The method can enable the selection of an ad (that has been uploaded or created by the consumer-creator) by an advertiser or a publisher or visitor. The method can also broker a relationship among the consumer-creator, visitor, advertiser, or publisher. The method can also track usage of the ad and automatically enable payment for the use of the ad based on the relationship brokered and the use tracked of the ad. | 05-12-2011 |
20110119136 | Advertising Forecast and Revenue Systems and Methods - A computer-implemented method is provided for forecasting a value of an available targeted inventory associated with an advertising space. The method includes obtaining historical data associated with the advertising space, and determining, for the advertising space, a total forecast value corresponding to a predetermined interval of future time. The method also includes determining a total booked value and a total availability value based on the total booked value and the total forecast value, corresponding to the predetermined interval of future time. The method also includes determining, for the advertising space, a population composition percentage value based on one or more population composition rules, and a population composition availability value based on the population composition percentage value. The method further includes determining the value of the available targeted inventory associated with the advertising space for the predetermined interval of future time based on the population composition availability. | 05-19-2011 |
20110125588 | AUTOMATED TRAFFIC CONTROL AND BILLING FOR BILLBOARD ADVERTISING - An automated traffic control and billing system for billboard advertising searches a relational database having contract terms for billboards having powered features (such as illumination), and establishes one or more approval conditions for a specific billboard based on its corresponding contract terms. An approval condition may be payment of an invoice by a due date. The system monitors compliance with the approval condition, and generates a control signal when non-compliance is detected. A local signage control unit co-located at the billboard disables operation of the powered feature in response to the control signal. In those cases where the billboard has multiple powered features, the local signage control unit can selectively disable only one of the powered features associated with the non-paying customer. The powered feature is disabled according to different means depending on its nature; in an illustrative embodiment electricity to the feature is simply turned off. | 05-26-2011 |
20110125589 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GATHERING, MANAGING, AND ANALYZING PATIENT RECRUITMENT - A system and method for gathering, managing, and analyzing patient recruitment contains logic configured to receive patient marketing material from a source and logic configured to determine whether the patient marketing material is approved for use by a system administrator. The system also contains logic configured to provide the patient marketing material to a sponsor of a clinical study requiring patient recruitment, where the patient marketing material is provided to the sponsor for approval by the sponsor, and the system contains logic configured to determine if regulatory approval of the patient marketing material is required. Further, the system contains logic configured to make the patient marketing material available to a patient investigatory site for use in recruiting a patient for the clinical study. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131098 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING AFFILIATE MARKETING RELATIONSHIPS - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for facilitating an affiliate marketing relationship. According certain to embodiments of the present invention, an affiliate marketing optimization system enters into an affiliate marketing relationship with a plurality of merchants. In addition, the affiliate marketing optimization system establishes relationships with publishers thereby acting as in intermediary between the publishers and the plurality of merchants. As a result, a publisher may better monetize web traffic by utilizing the affiliate marketing relationships in place between the affiliate marketing optimization system and the plurality of merchants. | 06-02-2011 |
20110145075 | TARGETED CONSUMER ADVERTISING - Implementation of micropayments regarding targeted consumer advertising is disclosed. Fees for consumers for receiving targeted consumer advertisements of targeted consumer advertising are recorded. Consumer-specific micropayment orders are issued, each consumer-specific micropayment order fixing a sum on the basis of the consumer's recorded fees. A commission invoice for the targeted consumer advertising is issued to an advertiser. A consumer fee invoice fixing a sum total of the consumer-specific micropayment orders is issued to the advertiser. | 06-16-2011 |
20110153433 | Promotion Method - Disclosed is a method and/or system of using mentions and/or advertisements as a means to provide incentive or compensation for potential promoters to introduce end users to an offering entity, where mentions and/or advertisements for the benefit of the promoter are included in communications between the offering entity and end users. An additional function that enables promoters to send communications to the end users is disclosed as well. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161178 | Web-Page Authoring Tool for Automatic Enrollment in Advertising Program - A method of composing a web page is described. The method includes transmitting an authoring web page including an embedded authoring tool to a client computer using a network. The authoring tool may be used to compose the web page. Web-page content corresponding to the composed web page is received from the client computer. The composed web page may include one or more regions for displaying one or more advertisements having one or more links to one or more content locations. In another aspect of the disclosure, an advertising program registration module may include a link or other mechanism for sending the authoring web page to a publisher registering to participate in the advertising program. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161179 | METHODS & SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING PRODUCTS & SERVICES - The Invention introduces Methods and Systems to enable a Vendor to find Promoters for its Offers, by
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20110161180 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND CONDUCTING BUSINESS USING THE INTERNET - The present invention provides systems and methods of doing business that provide revenue streams to ISP based on advertising revenue for advertisements displayed to ISP customers as a result of Internet communication sessions. In certain configurations, the invention provides redirect services based on pre-defined criteria, and displays advertising on redirection landing pages. | 06-30-2011 |
20110166941 | System And Method For Hosting A Social Networking Website Having A Theme Of Achievement - A social networking website is themed toward achievements and/or accomplishments of users. As such, the social network may provide users with a unitary platform over which users can share a variety of different accomplishments of a variety of different accomplishment types, in a variety of categories, and/or involving a variety of different entities. Users may further observe accomplishments or achievements of other users via the social network despite the disparate nature of the accomplishments, accomplishment types, categories of activities involved in the accomplishments, and/or the entities involved in the accomplishments. | 07-07-2011 |
20110178877 | Advertising and content management systems and methods - A method for advertising management is disclosed in which a new pricing methodology is employed whereby advertising and content categorized may be overridden by an advertiser desiring to pay a premium. The method involves an advertiser, desiring to override a scheduled advertisement, contacting a network provider and replacing the scheduled advertisement if a series of checkpoints are satisfied. The method further includes making replacement decisions based upon marketing tools such as programming ratings collection and analysis systems. A system for replacing a scheduled advertisement using an interactive server operable for managing advertisements, receiving and responding to requests, storing data, and inserting advertisements into a schedule based on the new pricing methodology is also disclosed. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178878 | System for Providing an Interactive, Personalized Radio Network - An interactive radio network enables users to interact with the content of a radio broadcast, including commercials or messages, and to selectively save, store, review, fast forward, rewind, pause, forward, and respond to the radio programs and/or the commercials. The interactive radio network provides a widespread, international, and economical access to the radio stations, and reduces the need for advertisement billboards. It provides the users with an opportunity to selectively inquire about the products or services being advertised. Furthermore, the interactive radio network allows the users as well as various sectors of the advertisement industry to interact with the content of the radio broadcast. The advertisements are no longer limited to audio messages, but can further include elaborate video, text, and data information. The interactive radio network enables the users to communicate and interact with each others, based on the broadcast content. It also provides a widely accessible and affordable avenue for mass marketing and broadcasting of commercials to mobile users. | 07-21-2011 |
20110184814 | NETWORK ADVERTISING METHODS AND APPARATUS - A network advertising system and method includes an item within electronic media being tagged by a secondary advertiser. A text block unit receives a search query from the secondary advertiser, retrieves primary advertiser information from the primary advertiser database in response to the search query and displays the primary advertiser information to the secondary advertiser, receives the secondary advertiser's selection of the primary advertiser information, and associates the tagged item with advertising content of the primary advertiser in response to the selection of the primary advertiser information. Revenue may be shared based on recorded secondary advertising events, the secondary advertising events including one or more of (i) an indication that a potential customer has viewed the advertising content, (ii) an indication that the primary advertiser information has been displayed as a search result to the secondary advertiser, (iii) an indication that a potential customer has completed a purchase of a product based on the advertising content and (iv) an indication that the secondary advertiser has associated or maintained the association of an item with the advertising content. | 07-28-2011 |
20110184815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING PROFITS WITH ONE OR MORE CONTENT PROVIDERS - Disclosed herein is a system and method for sharing profits with one or more content providers. The system includes an operation server unit, at least one user terminal connected to the operation server unit over a communication network, and at least one content server. The operation server unit includes a web site storage unit for storing web page data, a content provider recognition unit for receiving content from the content server and recognizing the content server and a content provider, and a profit sharing unit for outputting the content through a web page composed of web page data stored in the web site storage unit, and sending and outputting the content to the user terminal, and analyzing information about the selection of content in the web page and sharing profits produced by the web page with the content server or content provider. | 07-28-2011 |
20110202410 | Inventory and Revenue Maximization Method and System - A method is provided for enterprise management and bundling of inventory to maximize revenue on perishable products. An electronic data-mart collects factors for the probability and price sensitivity of a buyer. The data-mart also collects rules for inventory scaling, available inventory to sell, budget (goal) information, advertiser payment history, and station performance data to feed to a scenario planner. Once three or more variables exist, algorithms create scenario plans to present the most profitable bundle of offerings. The scenarios are typically pre-approved although presented to local business units for an abnormality failsafe. Once processed by local business units, the scenarios are presented to the buyer. Negotiations typically cause the process to restart. The main systems that interact to build scenarios are: an enterprise data-mart, a scenario planner, a performance measurement system, a rate or yield management subsystem, a traffic and accounts receivable system, and a local inventory booking system. | 08-18-2011 |
20110208594 | Universal financial transaction system - The Universal Financial Transaction System (UFTS) is an improved electronic payment system which uses encrypted software e to make financial transfers electronically. The UFTS operation is not limited to personal computers like the current online payment system. Moreover, it can be downloaded and operate on any electronic device such as mobile phones, PDA's, pocket computers, personal computer, electronic cash register or point of sale system. This improvement makes the UFTS as user friendly as any credit or debit card and as functional as any online banking system; thus it can be used to purchase items in any retail or online business and it can be used to transfer funds to any individual or entity among United States currency and any foreign currency. The UFTS does not charge the end-user for the financial transaction instead it generate its own revenue through transmittal of advertisement to the user's electronic device. | 08-25-2011 |
20110208595 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND TRACKING ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING - A method and system for managing electronic advertising, indexable link templates are provided that are purchased by advertisers. The indexable link templates allow electronic advertising information to be input along with description information used for indexing by electronic search engines. The indexable link templates are filled with information by the advertiser and sent to one or more publisher's web-sites for display as static mark-up language text-link advertisements. The information allows search engine indexing, search engine placement and a higher search engine ranking that can potentially bring tens of thousands of users to an advertiser's web-site without having to spend additional money on click or impression advertising. | 08-25-2011 |
20110218862 | MANUFACTURER-LINKED LANDING PAGE FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING - The systems and methods described herein provide manufacturer-linked landing pages for online advertising. A retailer may sell products manufactured by a number of different manufacturers. A manufacturer may pay the retailer to advertise products they manufacture. The retailer may advertise itself or products or product types it sells online. On responding to such advertisements, a user may be first directed to a landing page. The landing page may be the primary web page of the retailer, or a web page containing some subset of products or product types that the retailer sells. A landing page for the retailer may simultaneously display products from different manufacturers. If a particular manufacturer has paid for some portion of the advertising for that retailer, it may be desirable from the perspective of the manufacturer for advertisements to lead to landing pages that only display products that they manufacture, and exclude products from other manufacturers. | 09-08-2011 |
20110218863 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHARGING ADVERTISEMENT FEES - A method and system for automatically recharging an advertising fee are provided. The method includes managing payment information related to the advertising fee, the payment information to suspend an advertisement exposure service based on a balance of the advertising fee for a first time period and to perform automatic recharging of the advertising fee for a second time period which is shorter than the first time period; automatically recharging the advertising fee by the second time period according to the payment information; and notifying a result of the automatic recharging. | 09-08-2011 |
20110238504 | System And Method For Modifying Advertising Costs Based On The Visibility Of The Advertisement - The cost of advertisements, for example advertisements on the Internet, is based on the “visibility” of the advertisements. The visibility is determined by considering at least the following factors: the duration the advertisement is displayed, the geographical expanse the advertisement is displayed to, the broadness of the search terms associated with the advertisement and whether the advertisement is given premium placement. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238505 | System and Method for Pricing and Exchanging Content - A system and method for pricing and exchanging content is provided, which includes a data plane formed by a peer-to-peer content sharing network or a central server allowing for client-server content transfers, and a control plane formed by a central server in communication with the data plane via the Internet. The data plane allows for the storage of digital content provided by users and the transfer of content therebetween, and the control plane provides a virtual market in which such content is sold between users using virtual currency that can be exchanged for real currency. | 09-29-2011 |
20110258052 | DYNAMIC MECHANISM FOR SELLING ONLINE ADVERTISING SPACE - A dynamic mechanism for selling online advertising space may involve computing allocation rules and pricing structures to align incentives of seller and bidders. Based on initial valuations reported by multiple advertisers, an advertising platform may compute entrance fees to be charged to each advertiser who enters into a contract for allocation of an advertising space over multiple allocation cycles. Based on an initial valuation reported by an advertiser, an advertising platform may compute an entrance fee to be charged to the advertiser as a lump sum or subscription fee, determine whether to allocate the advertising space to the advertiser in multiple successive allocation cycles, and compute allocation payment amounts to be charged to the advertiser when the advertiser receives allocations. Through appropriate construction of these computations, incentives may be aligned such that advertisers benefit from truthful reporting of valuations. | 10-20-2011 |
20110258053 | BILLING METHOD FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING, SYSTEM THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - Provided are a method for billing for an online advertisement, a system thereof and a computer-readable recording medium. The method for billing for an online advertisement includes: extracting an advertisement publication result based on a selection history of a plurality of users for advertisement information of an advertiser; providing the advertisement publication result to the advertiser; receiving basic self-billing information for determining an billing object from an advertiser terminal; performing the billing for an published online advertisement based on the received basic self-billing information. | 10-20-2011 |
20110264536 | DISTANCE DEPENDENT ADVERTISING - At least one virtual users in a virtual world can be identified, wherein the at least one virtual user is within a viewable distance of at least one advertisement display point. A distance dependent advertising plan can be created for the advertisement display point that varies based on the distance between the virtual user and the at least one advertisement display point. The advertisement plan can contain different advertising content items for presenting within the advertisement display point. Different ones of the different advertising content items are presented in accordance with the advertisement plan when the virtual user is at different distances from the at least one advertisement display point. The different advertising content items can be displayed at the advertising display point in the virtual world based on the advertising plan. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270688 | Mechanism for Message Placement in Document White Space - A computer generated method disclosed. The method includes examining a print job data stream spooled in a spooled print production file, identifying one or more white space regions within documents in the print production file accessing an external source for selection of an advertisement to insert into each of the white space regions and inserting an advertisement into each of the white space regions. | 11-03-2011 |
20110288940 | Method and Apparatus for Correlating Multiple Cookies as Having Originated from the Same Device Using Device Fingerprinting - Information that is useful to distinguish between two or more computer devices (a “device fingerprint”) is collected and stored in a database with corresponding state-management tokens such as HTTP cookies. The database is searched for a fingerprint, and if the fingerprint is found, the corresponding stored token is delivered to a computer device for the device's use in making subsequent requests for resources or services. | 11-24-2011 |
20110295698 | VIRTUAL-WORLD AVATAR-BASED ADVERTISING WITH GESTURES AND PREDETERMINED PAYMENTS - A technique for advertising in a virtual-world includes installing an advertising gesture in an inventory of a user that has an associated avatar. The user is credited with a predetermined payment when the associated avatar performs the advertising gesture and the associated avatar is viewable on-screen when the advertising gesture is performed. | 12-01-2011 |
20110295699 | Gesture-Responsive Advertising Process - A gesture-responsive advertising process provides advertising fee processing for advertisements delivered on a gesture-responsive system. Fees are associated with advertisement recipient behaviors that are made in response to receipt of an advertisement. These behaviors include oral and gestural-based communications, and include requesting more information, requesting location-based information, and providing feedback on the advertisement. | 12-01-2011 |
20110313865 | AD COPY QUALITY DETECTION AND SCORING - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for evaluating the quality of text within online advertisements using output from a language model are provided. The output from the language model may be used by a machine-learning algorithm to generate a quality score for an individual advertisement. The quality score may be used to filter out advertisements with poor text quality or to tax or penalize an advertisement within an online auction. The ad quality scores may also be used to rank or score advertisers that submit the ads. In one embodiment, the advertiser's quality score is combined with an individual ad's quality score to create a final score, which is used to evaluate the advertisement. The advertiser rank/score and ad quality score may be communicated to an advertiser as advertiser feedback. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313866 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VALUE OF A DATA-PROVIDING SERVICE UPGRADE - A system and a method for determining a value of an advertisement data-providing service upgrade are disclosed. The system for determining a value of an advertisement data-providing service upgrade extracts advertisement data from a database to provide an advertisement service for registering and displaying the advertisement data of an advertiser, determines a value of upgrading the service of the extracted advertisement data, and proposes a service upgrade to the advertiser using the extracted advertisement data and the upgrade value. | 12-22-2011 |
20110320284 | Market for Social Promotion of Digital Goods - A social network marketplace may monitor communications between an advertiser and a consumer by generating signatures for communications and tracking those signatures through social network communications until a sale may be consummated. The marketplace may monitor the transactions to determine a user's influence on other users. A user's influence may also be determined or supplemented by monitoring formal or informal social interactions performed on a computer when those communications are able to be monitored. The influence information may be used to select outbound advertisements to those users who may benefit from an advertisement, as well as to filter inbound advertisements to suit a user or a user's situation. | 12-29-2011 |
20120036021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING ADVERTISMENTS AS RINGBACK TONES - A system and method of delivering an advertisement as a ringback tones (RBT) for telephone, mobile phone, or voice over internet protocol (VOIP) systems may include providing data exchanging means between a telephone exchange system or a mobile switching center through use of an web service coded in extendable markup language (XML), simple object access protocol (SOAP), or binary data for playing of the advertisement as ringback tones, reconciliation against an advertising campaign, and payment to subscribers of the advertisement as ringback tones. A subscriber may sign up for delivery of the advertisement as ringback tones, may choose one or more types of the advertisement as a ringback tone, and may place and enable the one or more types of the advertisement as a ringback tone in a jukebox or a playback lineup. The subscriber can store any of the advertisements as ringback tones, whereby calling parties placing calls to the subscriber hear the advertisements as a ringback tone. | 02-09-2012 |
20120036022 | OPERATING SYSTEM BASED EVENT VERIFICATION - A system and method for tracking beacon execution using event verification capability of an operating system. Displaying targeted advertisements during content viewing and web browsing and tracking the rendered and displayed advertisements for payment based on completion of viewing using means for keeping count, with verifiable IDs, of beacon execution using the operating system capability to verify application activity. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041826 | Method for Transformation of a Website - A method for websites to be transformed and repurposed into other forms of design, use, and functions for other purposes, to benefit the original websites, website purposes, and owners of websites. A user would first speak or type into a computer. The GUI is a website campaign manager located on/at a website URL. A user creates a campaign and submits their website URL. The system then information form the website or uses that entered by a user. A data processor module, running on a computer or equivalent machine, assembles the extracted information. The system provides a language selection option where the final product can be created using one or more languages and then published, publically or privately, printed, and submitted for creation. A website campaign or advertisement is created along with a complementary website search software application, which can later be edited. | 02-16-2012 |
20120047023 | DISPLAY MANAGEMENT - Technologies are generally described for managing display of data on a display. In some examples, the display includes a display area. In some examples, a method for managing display of data on the display includes receiving a first request from a first user, to display first data in the display area. In some examples, the method includes determining a first price for the first user, to display the first data in a first display sub-area in the display area and allocating in a memory the first data to the first display sub-area. In some examples, the method includes receiving a second request from a second user, to display second data in the display area. In some examples, the method includes determining a second price for the second user, to display the second data in a second display sub-area in the display area and allocating in the memory the second data to the second display sub-area. | 02-23-2012 |
20120047024 | DIGITAL SIGNAGE SYSTEM - A method of operating a digital signage system. The method includes creating at least one user account, creating or retrieving a display content to be displayed on a display device, searching for a display location and at least one display device associated with the display location, and sending a request to display the content on at least one selected display device. The method further includes automatically downloading the content to be displayed on the selected display device, automatically processing a payment from a first user account to a second user account that is associated with the display device, and displaying the content on the selected display device. | 02-23-2012 |
20120059726 | System and Method for Dynamically Pricing Electronic Advertisements - User terminals receive multimedia content, such as on-line articles, from a publisher. The user terminals collect statistical data indicating the current popularity of the content with the users, and report the statistical data back to a server associated with the publisher. The server accumulates and periodically analyzes the statistical data and dynamically generates prices for the publisher to charge the advertisers based on this information. Placing advertisements with more popular content, as determined by the statistical data, could cost the advertisers more than placing advertisements with less popular content. | 03-08-2012 |
20120066074 | Real Estate Virtual Touring Systems - A virtual tour computer system for buying and selling real estate and real estate related services and products without violating anti-kickback laws is disclosed. It includes systems and methods for establishing ownership of the virtual tour computer system independent from real estate agents, related service, and/or product providers. It includes accepting payments by the real estate agents and the real estate related service or product providers to pay advertising fees directly to the system. It includes not tying advertising fees to lead generation. It includes allowing real estate agents to select preferred real estate service or product providers. It includes pooling the selected preferred real estate service or product providers to additional real estate service or product providers selected at random and randomly selecting real estate service or product providers from this pool to appear with a real estate advertisement. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072292 | PAID MEDIA ONLINE COOPERATIVE METHOD - The paid media online cooperative method is a multi-user method having computer-automated steps that provide price negotiation more effectively than a single buyer of media alone can. The digital cooperative includes organizations associated with the co-op, the organizations retaining the same variables as they would normally have outside of the co-op. The co-op method allows users to manage cost in the form of cost per visitor or per impression, thereby reducing advertising cost while upholding impression and visitor counts among all members. Software applications of the method may be centralized or distributed. The method provides a democratically controlled enterprise that is autonomous and independent of any of its members, and based on a lowest cost pricing model. Member participation in the co-op is voluntary. Each member accesses data fields to manage media buys, except the pricing field is unavailable to the member, and is instead managed by the software application. | 03-22-2012 |
20120078729 | COMPENSATION MODEL FOR NETWORK SERVICES - A compensation model is disclosed for compensating a network service provider. | 03-29-2012 |
20120084155 | PRESENTATION OF CONTENT BASED ON UTILITY - Methods and systems for presenting content such as articles based on utility are provided. In one embodiment, a plurality of articles are determined, each article in the plurality of articles including article content and a corresponding preview icon, the preview icon defining a link to the corresponding article content when presented. For each article in the plurality of articles, a user experience utility value is determined. And for each article in the plurality of articles, an economic utility value is also determined. A ranked order of the articles is determined based upon each article's user experience utility value and economic utility value. And a portion of the preview icons of the articles are presented on a graphical display page in a priority orientation based on the ranked order of the articles. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084156 | SOCIAL ADVERTISING - In general, one aspect of the subject matter disclosed in this specification can be embodied in a method for receiving, from a sponsor, verification information for enabling verification of candidate badge holders. A request for verification and issuance of a badge is received from a candidate badge holder, the request including request information to verify the candidate badge holder. The candidate badge holder is verified using the verification information and the request information. The badge is issued to the candidate badge holder. The candidate badge holder is designated as a badge holder. The badge is stored for the badge holder. A controlled space is provided in a user interface in a domain for displaying the badge. The badge is presented in the controlled space. | 04-05-2012 |
20120095842 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AD-BOOKS - A method and apparatus and format and form are provided for preparing ad-books or related print or publishing for an organization or organizations or a plethora of organizations over a communications network. The method includes preparing an ads or messages at a user terminal connected to the communications network. The method further includes processing the “ad” or message at a server connected to the communications network for placing the “ad” or message in an “ad-book” or printing or other publication. The method further includes an automated “ad-book” format or form for the soliciting and obtaining ads or messages which provides methods for collecting ad/message pricing, content, layout, billing and information for ad/message for “ad-book” and related printing or publishing. The method, apparatus, format or form are believed particularly useful to assist and consolidate the efforts of non-profit, charity and similar organizations who, though they may differ in many ways, all rely on ad-books and similar print and publications for their fundraising efforts. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095843 | System for advertising on networked printers - A system for advertising on a networked printer includes a target entity and a trusted source entity. The target entity includes a networked printer and a plurality of work stations operated by a respective plurality of users. Each workstation communicates with the networked printer. The networked printer includes a controller configured to generate a banner sheet. The banner sheet includes user identifying printer indicia for distinguishing different print jobs that are printed by the networked printer. The trusted source entity includes an advertisement delivery device in communication with the controller of the networked printer. The advertisement delivery device communicates with the controller of the networked printer to deliver an advertisement that is printed on the banner sheet generated by the networked printer. The advertisement is printed in addition to the user identifying printing indicia that is already printed on the banner sheet. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095844 | OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE SERVICE-PROVIDER COMPUTER SYSTEMS USING AN AGENT - Systems and methods are provided for using an agent computer system to obtain information from multiple service-provider computer systems. The method comprises, in response to receiving search criteria at the agent computer system from a client computer system, determining one or more service-provider computer systems with which to communicate to obtain information satisfying the search criteria, determining, for each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, a communication protocol to use to communicate with the service-provider computer system to obtain information satisfying the search criteria, transmitting from the agent computer system to each of said one or more service-provider computer systems, using the communication protocol determined to be used with each service-provider computer system, a request to obtain information satisfying the search criteria, and receiving at the agent computer system from each of said one or more service-provider computer systems a response to the request. | 04-19-2012 |
20120116891 | Systems and Methods for Matching Complementary Risk Profiles to Enhance Digital Ad Delivery - Systems and methods for matching complementary risk profiles to enhance digital ad delivery are disclosed. Generally, a model is generated to determine a risk profile associated with an advertiser or a publisher. After receipt of a digital ad request, a risk profile of an advertiser is determined based on the model and a risk profile of a publisher is determined based on the model. A determination is made whether to serve a digital ad associated with the advertiser for display on a webpage associated with the publisher based on the risk profile associated with the advertiser and the risk profile associated with the publisher. The digital ad is served for display on the webpage in response to determining the risk profile associated with the advertiser compliments the risk profile associated with the publisher. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING AND OPTIMIZING MEDIA PROGRAMMING IN PUBLIC SPACES WITH FEDERATION OF DIGITAL SIGNAGE NETWORKS - A system and corresponding methods for automating the execution, measurement, and optimization of in-store promotional digital media campaigns are provided. In one embodiment, a method in a computing system for deploying content to digital signage networks includes receiving from a user a marketing campaign goal and at least one optimization constraint suitable for generating a playlist. The method also includes generating a playlist designed to maximize a learning opportunity to achieve the marketing campaign goal. The method further includes provisioning the playlist to a point of presence on the digital signage network. | 05-10-2012 |
20120123873 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING DATA SERVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DATA SERVICE APPLYING THE SAME - A method for providing a data service and a system for providing a data service applying the same are provided. The method includes selecting a content that is assigned a data assignment quantity indicating a quantity sufficient for using a service; comparing a data generation quantity indicating a quantity of data generated by a user and the data assignment quantity; and performing the service for the data generated by the user according to a result of the comparison. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123874 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Multiple Online Advertisements Using Location Information of Scroll Bar - According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention includes: providing advertisement providing condition information which is previously set and receiving advertisement providing request information corresponding to the advertisement providing condition information; calculating an advertisement providing rate for the multiple web sites using the advertisement providing condition information and the advertisement providing request information; and transmitting advertisement data to the client in accordance with the advertisement providing rate when the advertisement data transmitting request is received from the client. The advertisement data transmitting request that is received from the client is performed in such a manner that the client receives a web document provided from the web server to determine whether a scroll bar is located in location information included in a tag included in the web document, and requests the advertisement server to transmit the advertisement data when the scroll bar is located in the location information included in the tag. | 05-17-2012 |
20120130822 | COMPUTING COST PER INTERACTION FOR INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING SESSIONS - Described herein are technologies related to charging advertisers for advertisements presented to a user in an interactive advertising session. An advanced interactive system captures gestures, spoken words, facial expressions, and the like, and advertisements are presented to a user based upon such captured gestures, spoken words, facial expressions and the like. User interactions with respect to these advertisements are then captured, and advertisers are charged fees per captured interactions between the user and the advertisements. | 05-24-2012 |
20120130823 | MOBILE MATCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for matching is disclosed. User profile information, location information and event information are stored in a database. First and second electronic check-in information representing that a first user and a second user have checked-in to an event is received and stored. User profile information of the two users is matched and a notification of the match is transmitted to at least one of the users. A response to the notification is received that indicates a request for a meeting between the first user and the second user, and a notification representing the request is sent to the user(s). | 05-24-2012 |
20120130824 | Media Marketing System and Method - A system and process is provided for distributing branding and content messages to wireless mobile devices such as mobile handsets. The system has a mobile media portal process that enables a content owner and one or more sponsors to cooperate in negotiating, planning, and executing a branding or content campaign. For a campaign, a set of consumers has indicated a desire to receive particular content information on their mobile handset, and may have used a web interface or their phone to provide demographic information and content choices. A media center interface associates a particular marketing message from a sponsor with the content information, and distributes the marketing message and information to the user's handset. Since the marketing message has been selected and adapted to the demographics and preferences of the user, it is likely that the user will positively respond to receiving the marketing message. | 05-24-2012 |
20120130825 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTER-CREATED ADVERTISEMENTS - The invention relates to a computerized method to create an advertisement by displaying a plurality of advertising formats for selection by a user; displaying a template corresponding to a selected advertising format; displaying product references for selection by the user; displaying on the template a selected product reference and creating a preview of the proposed of the proposed advertisement, all of which may be implemented using the internet. The invention further relates to a computerized system for creating an advertisement that comprises a template database for storing advertising formats; a product database for storing product references; and a computer to access the databases. Preferably, the user has a network interface such as Internet access, software to specify quantity, printing information, ship date, paper type, pricing information, and payment information, and configured to receive images and text for new products. | 05-24-2012 |
20120130826 | Litigation-Related Document Repository - A litigation-related document repository for management and exchange of documents independent of courts or other tribunals. Users can upload litigation-related documents for on-line case folders in order to exchange documents with other parties to a dispute or other users. The repository maintains the documents in a common format in a structured database and can convert the documents for uploading to the database or downloading to user machines. It can also provide various services such as searching for documents and managing case folders. Users can select various fee-based approaches for access to the repository, including paying time-based fees, session-based fees, or agreeing to receive on-line advertisements in exchange for access. | 05-24-2012 |
20120130827 | SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC AUDIENCE SIZE MEASUREMENT AND INTERACTIVITY - A system for automatically measuring the size of a radio or television audience at any particular time is provided. In the system, a remote computer may identify the broadcast stations to which listening devices, such as radios or televisions, are tuned. To identify the broadcast stations, the remote computer commands the listening device instructing/commanding the listening device to poll its radio receiver tuner to determine the frequency it is tuned to. This information is then transmitted from the listening device to the remote computer where it may be used to determine what broadcast station the listening device is tuned to. This data is then stored and accumulated, so that over time the listening habits of the user may be identified. The collected data may be used by broadcast stations to determine the cost of advertisements. Additionally, the system provides for the monetization of advertising by charging advertisers for downloads. | 05-24-2012 |
20120136727 | INFORMATION ACCESS MANAGEMENT - Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to transmit applications to mobile devices. The applications may operate to enable the reception of source and advertising information from a wireless transmitter. Reception may occur at a wireless receiver in a mobile device, as part of a single transmission and without prior solicitation by the mobile device. The source information can identify a source associated with the advertising information. The advertising information is stored in the mobile device when the source information and/or distance information associated with the source information comply with conditions included in a storage policy associated with the mobile device. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 05-31-2012 |
20120158520 | CONTEXT AWARE ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY - Sensor data indicating the motion level of a mobile platform is used to determine a rate, or cost-per-impression (CPM), to be charged for an advertisement displayed on the mobile platform. Additional data may be used to determine an attention level of a user of the mobile platform, which is used to determine the rate of the advertisement. The determination of the rate for the advertisement maybe determined by the mobile platform and transmitted to a server. Alternatively, a server may determine the rate for the advertisement based on sensor data received from the mobile platform. Additionally, the amount of information or text in an advertisement may be adjusted based on the motion level or attention level of the mobile platform. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158521 | System and Method for Personalized Secure Website Portal - A personal organizer system and method for organizing, linking and presenting social networking, informational, and general websites as well as personal communications systems and media files. A personal organizer system is disclosed comprising a dashboard web page, a settings web page and a news and media web page, each linked by the internet to a host server and database. The personal organizer system securely stores all settings from the settings web page in the database and securely utilizes the stored settings to configure and operate the dashboard web page, including a set of user favorite weblinks, a set of preset weblinks and a set of personalized widgets. A personal organizer device is disclosed for handheld communications devices. The personal organizer device includes dashboard, media player, news and settings functions, and a novel dashboard slider control. | 06-21-2012 |
20120173343 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods and systems are provided for enabling users to manage content provided by content providers, the content including user-desirable content and alternate content. A computer-implemented method for altering internet advertisements comprises providing a computer system to enable an internet fast pass associated with a user having an account balance, determining if the user's account balance on the internet fast pass is above a predetermined limit, determining if the user chooses to bypass the alternate content, and disabling one or more advertisements if the user's account balance is greater than or equal to the predetermined limit. | 07-05-2012 |
20120179554 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRESENTATION OF ADVERTISEMENTS - A system and method for the presentation of advertisements is present. According to one embodiment, a number of impressions of an advertisement message are presented over a computer network such as the Internet to a variety of viewer computers. Depending on the actions taken by the viewers (e.g., whether the Viewer selects the advertising message and accesses a web-link to the advertiser's web-site), bonus exposure (e.g., an additional number of impressions provided to the viewers) of the advertising message is given. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185339 | METHOD FOR DEVELOPING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS PROVIDING E-COMMERCE TOOLS - A method of assisting a website designer in establishing an arrangement between a first website being designed by the website designer and a second website in order to market the first website at the second website upon the activation of the first website on the internet is provided. The method includes, during design of the first website, receiving information at a user interface indicating a type of an element for marketing that is to be displayed at the second website, and information specifying the second website at which the element is to be displayed; saving the information at a first database that is coupled to the user interface; obtaining the element for marketing of the type indicated; and causing the display of the element for marketing at the second website when the first website is activated with respect to the internet. The element for marketing includes at least one of a banner ad concerning the first website and a link to the first website. Further provided is a method of assisting a website designer in establishing an e-commerce feature on a first website being designed by the website designer for access by third parties upon the activation of the first website on the internet, wherein the e-commerce feature is at least one of a shopping cart and an auction. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185340 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURCHASING ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH WORDS AND PHRASES - Disclosed is a system and method for enhancing value for advertisers by helping them select and initiate the purchase of an advertisement associated with an advertising (ad) words or phrases that have strong semantic relationships to a given context, but which are not necessarily the most popular ad words or phrases with the highest costs. Advertisements associated with ad words or phrases that have strong semantic relationships to a given context, and yet are still cost effective in that their calculated value exceeds the costs of purchasing the ad keywords, are bid for and bought. In an embodiment, the system and method may be adapted to automatically purchase advertisements associated with ad words or phrases when the ad words or phrases fall within a desired price range based on their calculated value. By automatically purchasing such advertisements, the return on investment (ROI) for an advertiser may be improved. | 07-19-2012 |
20120191549 | Internet Based System For Managing A Network of Electronic Advertising Billboards Through A Wireless Telecommunications System - A computer system manages a network of electronic advertising billboards through a wireless telecommunications system. The electronic billboard management system is comprised of a web-site supported by a global computer network. This web-site communicates with the network of electronic billboards via wireless telecommunications. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197738 | Method of Providing Content Assigned Identifier and ID Management Device - A processor-implemented method includes: acknowledging, using a first affiliator identifier obtained from content assigned the first affiliator identifier, an application from a user other than an owner of the content for the same type of content as the accessed content, an affiliator identifier being used to identify an affiliator for the purpose of providing affiliate service, embedding, in the content provided to the other user, a second affiliator identifier identifying the other user; providing the content assigned the second affiliator identifier to the other user; and identifying an affiliator owning the content assigned the first affiliator identifier, based on the first affiliator identifier. | 08-02-2012 |
20120203641 | Advertising conjoined information - The present invention is a method of advertising, combining information provided by the advertiser with database statistics and/or other relevant information provided by the person applying the present invention. The conjoined information is put on display as a paid advertisement and when selected by a website visitor, he/she will conclude on the same website that the paid advertisement is displayed on. | 08-09-2012 |
20120203642 | MILEAGE GENERATION AND OPERATION METHODS IN RELATION TO ADVERTISING COST AND AN APPARATUS THEREOF - The present invention relates to mileage generation and operation methods in relation to an advertising cost, and an apparatus thereof. When a request for a mileage service in relation to an advertising cost of an advertiser server computer is made and a type of advertising is selected, an operating server computer settles an advertising cost, generates a mileage in an e-wallet of each advertiser and then transmits mileage information to a corresponding advertiser server computer. After confirming this, the corresponding advertiser server computer sets request conditions from an advertiser (e.g., membership registration, clicking advertisement, purchasing a product, participating in an event or the like) for mileage allowance reimbursement available to users, that is, clients of the advertiser, as well as a mileage reimbursement information by request condition from the advertiser. When a user terminal connected to the operating server computer and a distribution assistance server/advertiser server computer executes a request condition from an advertiser, corresponding mileage reimbursement information (information on a subject, amount, condition or the like) having been set is then fed back to the operating server computer. Then the operating server computer automatically transfers a mileage to the e-wallet of a corresponding user from the e-wallet of a corresponding advertiser, based on the reimbursement information which has been fed back. Accordingly, the present invention can carry out efficient advertising compared to other existing online advertising services, and may promote e-commerce through the settlement and transaction of mileage reimbursement given to each user. | 08-09-2012 |
20120215644 | WATER USAGE ANALYSIS FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES - A particular method includes receiving first data that represents a first aggregate amount of water that is used by a plurality of customers during a first time period. Based on the first aggregate amount of water, a first number of potential television viewers during the first time period may be estimated. The method includes receiving second data that represents a second aggregate amount of water that is used by the plurality of customers during a second time period. Based on the second aggregate amount of water, a second number of potential television viewers during the second time period may be estimated. The estimated first number of potential television viewers and the estimated second number of potential television viewers may be used for advertising purposes (e.g., for adjusting advertising fees). | 08-23-2012 |
20120239507 | Sending Notifications to Users Based on Users' Notification Tolerance Levels - In one embodiment, a first computing device accesses a notification to be pushed to a second computing device associated with a user; computes a score for the notification based at least in part on a current level of tolerance of the user to notifications pushed to the second computing device; and if the score is above a predetermined threshold, then pushes the notification to the second computing device. | 09-20-2012 |
20120246012 | OPEN MOBILE MEDIA MARKETPLACE - A system and associated methods are disclosed for implementing and sustaining an open opt-in media marketplace for cross-media advertising management using Rich Internet Applications in a cloud. This technology also provides a system and associated methods for providing collaborative data sharing and transfer among approved users and dynamically connecting from mobile and static devices to create, review, modify, and share advertising content, requests, and sales and purchases across multiple media type outlets simultaneously. | 09-27-2012 |
20120253943 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION ITEMS - An invention is disclosed for an advertising system, method, or process that enables sellers to efficiently associate their advertisements with specific content, and presents these ads to consumers whose attention of interest corresponds to the content. Such a system, method, or process also provides a more reliable, accurate, or otherwise effective way of presenting relevant ads to consumers and affording sellers an effective advertising campaign. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253944 | Presenting Content Built Around Word Phrases Selected for Profitability - A computing device receives, over a network, information regarding word phrases (e.g., search terms) and determines longevity values associated with content built around the word phrases. The computing device selects, based on the longevity values, a first phrase from the word phrases. Content is built or created around the first phrase, and the built or created content is presented or published over a network such as the Internet. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259709 | Systems and Methods for Associating Attribution Data with Digital Content - System and method for providing context-independent compensation. Metadata is stored identifying a content source for original content. When the original content is displayed in a context that the content source does not control, compensation is nevertheless provided to the content source. | 10-11-2012 |
20120271720 | COMPETITIVE ADVERTISING AND SALES INFRASTRUCTURE - A system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption provides customers making online purchases to automatically retrieve and redeem all applicable rebates and coupons during an online purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system makes purchases from merchants or manufacturers using all applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system automatically retrieves coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site and to retrieve manufacturer's and merchant's coupons prior to an online purchasing activity for subsequent submission to an online merchant during a subsequent purchasing activity. | 10-25-2012 |
20120271721 | Sharing affiliate revenue with user browsing website - Presented herein is a web browser. The web browser has a small window for showing affiliate programs. Advertisers will be able to pay on a “by the action” basis, because the advertisers will know precisely what activities were completed by user. The publisher can maintain the browser/browser extension and transmit relevant affiliate programs based on user data, behavior and the website user is visiting. The publisher can share part of the revenue generated from advertiser's affiliate programs with the users. The software/browser extension can help users to share links with other users and get more revenue. | 10-25-2012 |
20120278179 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEDUCING USER INFORMATION FROM INPUT DEVICE BEHAVIOR - User selections entered in the media application or any user input device behavior with user devices may be recorded as clickstream data. The clickstream data may be used to deduce information about the user or a media item being consumed. A user may be profiled based on his or her input device behavior using a plurality of time-stamped indicators. A degree of user interest may be determined based on a time period between the time-stamped indicators, the number of time-stamped indicators within a period of time, and/or a type of user action. | 11-01-2012 |
20120290403 | NETWORK-ADVERTISING, OPTIONS PROGRAM (ADVESTOR) - A system, method and business method implemented by way of a network enabled computer system configured to provide a platform for the trading of online advertising option contracts. The options are for future on-line advertisement rights, where the right to buy the advertisement rights for a predefined price is the traded commodity. The present invention further discloses a Web Site Index Trading Platform for trading based on web site indexes. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290404 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING MULTI-LAYER-FORWARDING MESSAGES - A system and a method for promoting multi-layer forwarding messages are provided. An embodiment of the method for use in an advertisement server system includes the following steps. At least one feedback message is received, wherein each of the at least one feedback message includes a forwarding user identifier and a user identifier of a corresponding first receiving device, and the advertisement server system interprets the at least one feedback message as a first-layer forwarding of an advertisement message associated with the forwarding user identifier. The forwarding number of the first-layer forwarding of the advertisement message is stored according to at least one feedback message of the first-layer forwarding of the advertisement message. An encouraging message is sent to a forwarding mobile device of the forwarding user identifier, wherein the encouraging message includes information based on a forwarding weight is determined according to at least the forwarding number. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290405 | MONETIZING SOCIAL AND CONTENT NETWORKS AND EBOOKS THROUGH REFERENCE LINK DRIVEN ADVERTISING AND REFERENCE PRETARGETING - An advertising system that increases response rates to advertisements on a social network based on the personal interest score of users and the commercial score of clicked links is described. The system is based on the choices made by the user in selecting and clicking on the links that are displayed in his or her timeline on their social presence. The system also generates additional ‘real estate’ where highly pertinent advertisements may be displayed to the user while also presenting a safer user experience by pre-scanning the clicked reference links for malicious code. | 11-15-2012 |
20120303461 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CREATE ADVERTISING IMAGE - A method for creating an advertising image is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes soliciting a plurality of users to each provide at least one image from a social networking site; assembling a mosaic from images provided by the users into an advertising image; and attaching the advertising image to a three-dimensional object. In at least one alternative embodiment, the method includes soliciting a plurality of users to each provide at least one image from a social networking site; collecting a payment from each user submitting an image; assembling a mosaic from images provided by the users into an advertising image; arranging the advertising image to be placed upon a vehicle participating in a motor sports event; and attaching the advertising image to the vehicle. | 11-29-2012 |
20120316971 | ADVERTISING SYSTEM SUPPORTING DUAL INPUT INTERFACES - An online sales/automatic rebate and coupon redemption system provides online customers automatic retrieval and redemption of all applicable rebates and coupons during purchase. Purchase orders from customers are selectively fulfilled and products are shipped to the customers either by the system for online sales with automatic rebate and coupon redemption or by other merchant or manufacturer environments. The system purchases from merchants using applicable coupons and rebates and then sells the products to the customers, passing the savings to them. The system makes it possible to automatically retrieve coupons and rebates for items in a shopping cart during the activity of an online purchase at an electronic mall or an online merchant site. The system provides coupons to potential customers via email, based on customer profile, geographical information, etc. Manufacturers and merchants can update coupon value and content based on ongoing sales and volume of customer activity. | 12-13-2012 |
20120323699 | Method for Generating a Satellite Readable Image for Linking to Information Over a Communications Network - A method is provided for advertising goods or services. The method includes the steps of (a) determining ( | 12-20-2012 |
20120323700 | IMAGE-BASED CAPTCHA SYSTEM - A system and method for remote verification of human interaction without requiring the entering of alpha numeric characters using a keyboard. | 12-20-2012 |
20130006779 | Process for occasion based gift giving through social media networks - A process for gifting through a social media network with credits redeemable through preferred vendors only. | 01-03-2013 |
20130013419 | APPLICATION EXECUTION APPARATUS, APPLICATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND APPLICATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD USING CHAINING OF APPLICATIONS - An application execution terminal, an application providing apparatus, and an application distributing method using linkage between applications are provided. The method for distributing the applications enables to establish a mutual consignment sales model for all applications by receiving recommendations for applications related to an application being currently executed in the application execution terminal, executing the recommended application in the application execution terminal, and sharing revenues generated from the related applications. | 01-10-2013 |
20130013420 | ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS WITHIN A MARKETING SYSTEM THAT MAY CONTAIN A MEMBERSHIP BUYING OPPORTUNITY - The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing complete electronic commerce (“E-Commerce”) transactions and solutions for a marketing company's products via the World Wide Web, including facilities for signing up new customers and recruiting, training and supporting new Independent Business Owners through an interactive online process. In another aspect, the present invention relates to the combination of a marketing business with a membership buying opportunity using both electronic commerce and face-to-face transactions. The present invention is also directed to a system and method for combining a marketing business with a membership buying opportunity, so that Independent Business Owners participating in the marketing plan can introduce customers to a membership buying opportunity and earn bonuses or commissions based on the purchases by those members, while Members in the buying opportunity can consume products or, at their option, qualify to become Independent Business Owners. | 01-10-2013 |
20130024294 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SOCIAL-CREATED CONTENT BASED ON USER PARTICIPATION - The present invention relates to a method and system for generating a social-created content (SCC), and more particularly, relates to a method and system for generating and distributing various contents online by users. In particular, according to embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to generate and publish a joint SCC through participation of a plurality of users included in a social community. According to embodiments of the present invention, users of a social community may evaluate a quality of user-created contents (UCCs) uploaded by content suggesters and thus, a system for generating an SCC may generate and publish a high-quality SCC. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024295 | Providing collected profiles to media properties having specified interests - To improve monetization of electronic advertisement placement, a profile owner company operates an automatic system for identifying media properties that have interests in specific profiles or profiles of a specified category or kind. The profile owner recognizes a collected visitor profile as one that a media property has previously requested or one that is within a category that a media property has previously requested and arranges for the visitor to be tagged with a tag readable by the media property that requested such a profile. The media property can use the tag in displaying customized advertising to the visitor. Using information received from the media property, the profile owner company then records usage of the profile by the media property. | 01-24-2013 |
20130030928 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONICALLY MARKETING A PRODUCT THROUGH AFFILIATE SPONSORSHIPS VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK - One or more purchasers among a group of purchasers that compose a market base can be redirected to an online store for purchase of products, in response to a selection of a unique sponsorship link associated with a particular user. One or more purchases made through the online store by the purchaser(s) can be automatically tracked via the unique sponsorship link. Thereafter a commission can be automatically transmitted to an account associated with the particular user, when the purchase(s) is made through the online store by the purchaser(s). The particular user can thus be paid automatically (e.g., once a month, periodically, etc) for any purchases made from anyone who visits the online store via the unique sponsorship link and purchases products via the online store. | 01-31-2013 |
20130046640 | CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF MARKETING ACTIVITIES AMONG PARTICIPANTS OF MULTIPLE CHANNEL MARKETING NETWORKS - A marketing system, also referred to as a platform, is disclosed which facilitates centralized management of marketing activities among multiple participants of multiple channel marketing networks, where the marketing activities may include determination of one or more consumers to which marketing content is to be presented and a provision of marketing content thereto. In particular, the disclosed technology platform allows members of a channel marketing network, including, for example, sponsors/OEMs, distributors, buying groups, and resellers, to link to each other to create connections that allow a secure and managed exchange of marketing content, funding and contact data, for the purpose of executing shared business processes, such as co-marketing related processes, and having access to the results thereof. An advertising platform is provided which facilitates participant discovery and channel network formation, segregates marketing activities between channel marketing networks and among the participants of a particular channel marketing network, generates and conducts marketing campaigns on behalf of participants based on internally generated and/or participant provided marketing content and directed to participant identified contacts, facilitates the funding of those marketing campaigns by one or more participants, and facilitates gathering and evaluation of the results thereof. | 02-21-2013 |
20130046641 | PROGRESS BAR IS ADVERTISEMENT - A progress bar for a multi media device, such as a television or a computer, can depict digital media streaming or otherwise where a progress bar operates during the media playback function. One embodiment of the present invention includes the progress bar as an advertisement including company logos. The progress bar is the advertisement and is operable to morph into various positions allowing the advertisement to develop during the playing of the video. Marketers promote their logo as the progress bar to increase brand exposure. | 02-21-2013 |
20130054379 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT - An advertising system includes a first terminal to transmit an advertisement receipt consent signal; and an advertising server to store a list of advertisements, to provide one or more advertisements from the list of advertisements to be selected, and to provide a selected advertisement to the first terminal. A method for selectively providing an advertisement includes transmitting an advertisement receipt consent signal from a first terminal; selecting an advertisement from a list of advertisements; and providing the selected advertisement to the first terminal. | 02-28-2013 |
20130060644 | INTERACTION-BASED PRICING OF ELECTRONIC ADS - Interaction-based pricing of electronic ads is disclosed. An indication is received of a first interaction by an individual with an advertiser at least in part via an electronic advertisement that has been displayed to the individual. The electronic advertisement provides two or more distinct interactions the individual could elect to have at least in part via the advertisement and each of the two or more distinct interactions has associated with it a corresponding interaction-specific value to the advertiser. The advertiser is charged, in response to the indication, an interaction-specific amount associated with the first interaction. | 03-07-2013 |
20130073397 | THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS IN RECIPROCAL LINK SYSTEM - A method, within a computer hardware system, includes the following. A second functional marketing element and a first website are associated with a first user. A first functional marketing element and a second website are associated with a second user. The first functional marketing element and a web asset authored by a third party separate from the computer hardware system are inserted within the first website. The second functional marketing element is reciprocally inserting within the second website based upon the first functional marketing element being inserted within the first website. The third party is compensated responsive to the web asset being inserted into the first website. The second functional marketing element, within the second website, includes a link to the first website. The first functional marketing element, within the first website, includes a link to the second website. | 03-21-2013 |
20130080263 | PER-VIEW CHARGING FOR VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a method for charging advertisers for advertisements. The method comprises providing a video advertisement to a user in a content page where the video advertisement includes a control for selecting an associated video for playback. The method further comprises receiving, from the user, a selection of the control. The method further comprises determining when the user is presented with the video. The method further comprises charging an advertiser associated with the video advertisement based on the determining as opposed to a time when the selection occurs. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080264 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BIDDING AND ACQUIRING ADVERTISEMENT IMPRESSIONS - A cost-per-second (CPS) based technology for Internet advertising is introduced. In one embodiment, the systems and methods described herein improve efficiency and efficacy of Internet based advertisements. Efficiency is improved by making advertisements relevant to the user; decreasing loss or waste in advertisement space and opportunity for the publisher; and displaying advertisements only for an appropriate duration and being charged according to actual duration for the advertiser. In embodiments, the cost for a certain branding effect can be measured and used with higher accuracy. In embodiments where multiple advertisements are shown simultaneously or at various timings, the technology introduced here provides unique bidding models to allow an advertiser to bid for advertising space, of an advertisement display. The bidding models incorporate bidding based on CPS, a function of CPS and cost-per-click, effective CPS, etc. Conversion models for comparing advertising schema using traditional and newly introduced models are also disclosed. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085866 | Floating smartphone icon messaging system - A floating messaging icon moves in a straight line, curved line or zig zag movement pattern over stationary icons present on the display of a smartphone or tablet having Internet and GPS connectivity. Touching the moving floating messaging icon selects the icon. An Internet connection is thereby established with a sponsoring advertiser, causing coupons and special services to become accessible at the advertiser location. The GPS coordinates of the Smartphone or tablet are used to identify suitable locations of the advertiser within a preselected distance. | 04-04-2013 |
20130091020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING REVENUE FROM ADVERTISERS TO PUBLISHERS IN AN AD NETWORK - A system and method for publisher controlled contextual commerce is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes obtaining publisher information corresponding to a plurality of publisher content items from a plurality of publisher sites; obtaining merchant information including value information corresponding to the plurality of publisher content items; using a processor, the publisher information, and the merchant information to generate a set of listings for transfer to the plurality of publisher sites, the set of listings each being ranked taking into account the value information of the merchant information; and allocating a merchant portion of revenue to publishers of the plurality of publisher sites, where the merchant portion of revenue corresponds to the value information of the merchant information. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091021 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING MULTI-THREADED CONVERSATIONS - Method and system for managing multi-threaded conversations to provide relevant posts to a user. Conversation fragments that relate to or exactly match a user interest are identified wherein each includes a set of branches of the conversation that connect to one another or are separated from one another by a distance below a threshold and each branch is a set of all posts about a common, preceding post and the common, preceding post. Identified fragments are ranked to form a list of fragments. Advertisers form individual conversation threads including a widget that transfers or redirects a user to a website associated with the advertiser such that fragments of advertiser-formed threads are identified. When fragments from the list of ranked fragments are presented to the user, execution of the widget in causes transfer or redirection of the user to the website. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091022 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BROKERING PREFERENCE SHIELDS - Systems, methods, and media for brokering preference shields are described herein. An exemplary method may include executing instructions by a processor to receive a request to obtain a preference shield zone from a computing system, the preference shield zone being created by an author, select a preference shield zone from a database of preference shield zones that corresponds to the request, incorporate the preference shield zone into a main preference shield of the consumer, and authorize payment to an author of the preference shield zone. | 04-11-2013 |
20130103505 | Internet based system for managing a network of electronic advertising billboards through a wireless telecommunications system - A computer system manages a network of electronic advertising billboards through a wireless telecommunications system. The electronic billboard management system is comprised of a web-site supported by a global computer network. This web-site communicates with the network of electronic billboards via wireless telecommunications. Once the purchaser has logged in to the website, he or she has access to the Purchase Advertising System, Upload Advertising System, the Account Support System, and the Advertising Design System. Using the Purchase Advertising System, a purchaser can select the number of electronic billboards, the geographic areas, and the times in which he or she wishes to advertise. The Advertising Design System is a graphics art computer program that can create a variety of still or animated images. Once a purchaser has created an advertisement, he will then access the Upload Advertising System to place his or her advertisements into action. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103506 | System for Digital Yearbook with Advertising - A customized digital yearbook system includes advertisements that are inserted into each of the individual customized yearbooks. Preferably, a fee is paid by the advertisers for keeping the advertisements in the individual customized yearbooks for a period of time, which is renewable. If not renewed, in some embodiments, a new advertiser pays a fee and the advertisements are replaced with new advertisements from the new advertiser(s). | 04-25-2013 |
20130124338 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATION AMONG CONTENT PUBLICATION, ADVERTISEMENT SERVICES AND REWARDS COLLECTION - A computer-implemented method and system for integration among content publication, advertisement services and rewards collection is provided. The method and system comprises publishing a first content generated by a first user for public viewing, determining whether a predetermined condition of the published first content reaches a first predetermined threshold, providing a first slot available for a first advertisement if the first predetermined threshold is reached, and allowing the first user to set a first price for the first slot to sell for rewards collection. When the published content reaches a second predetermined threshold, a second slot is then provided for the user to set a second price for rewards collection and so on. | 05-16-2013 |
20130166393 | ADVERTISEMENT PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENT - Provided is an advertisement providing system and method for providing a mobile display advertisement. The advertisement providing method may include receiving an advertisement and displaying the advertisement on a touch display, recognizing a touch gesture generated on the touch display, and displaying additional advertisement information of the advertisement on the touch display based on the recognized touch gesture. | 06-27-2013 |
20130173395 | PAID PROMOTIONAL TAGS - Methods and systems to provide a way for users to identify information associated with a particular published item among numerous published items and a way for publishers to draw attention to their published items are described. In one embodiment, a tag management module receives an instruction to associate a listing with a tag specifying an attribute where the instruction comprises a listing identifier identifying the listing and a tag identifier identifying the tag. The tag management module initiates a payment process to enable a user to pay for associating the listing with the tag. A listing management module associates the listing with the tag by storing an association of the listing identifier with the tag identifier. A listing identification module identifies the listing as one listing of a plurality of listings to be published based on at least one tag associated with the listing. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173396 | BROADCAST DEVICE, ASSISTING DEVICE, COORDINATING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CHARGING ASSISTING BROADCAST SERVICE AND CHARGING SERVER USING THE SAME, METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE DIRECT COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATIVE DIRECT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - A collaborative direct communication system including a broadcast device, at least one coordinating device and at least one assisting device is provided. The broadcast device is configured for transmitting an assistance transmission request based on a broadcast content which is to be transmitted. The at least one coordinating device is configured for transmitting a confirm signal to the broadcast device and broadcasting an assistance command in response to the assistance transmission request. The at least one assisting device is configured for providing an assisting broadcast service of transmitting the broadcast content in response to the assistance command. After the broadcast device receives the confirm signal, the broadcast device and the at least one assisting device broadcast the broadcast content. Furthermore, a collaborative direct communication method adapted to the coordinating device of the foregoing collaborative direct communication system is also provided. | 07-04-2013 |
20130179273 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A communication system, apparatus and method thereof are provided. The system includes a connection processing server, an advertisement server, and a communication apparatus. The communication apparatus, which is connected to the connection processing server and the advertisement server, transmits an advertisement request to the advertisement server and receives an advertisement information from the advertisement server, wherein the advertisement information includes an advertisement list and a plurality of advertisement contents corresponding to the advertisement list. When the communication apparatus displays the advertisement list and an operating signal is received by the communication apparatus, the communication apparatus displays one of the advertisement contents corresponding to the operating signal, and transmits a view-ad request to the advertisement server. When the advertisement server receives the view-ad request, the advertisement server transmit an account credit request to the connection processing server to update a account balance corresponding to the communication apparatus. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185162 | ADVERTISEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method is provided for deploying an advertisement campaign to one or more media systems in a network. A user interacts with a data entry form provided by server to enter advertisement content, advertising details, such as the type of advertisement and start and end dates for a desired advertisement campaign. The user also selects the location of one or more media systems to deploy the advertisement campaign. The user submits payment for the advertisement campaign to the server electronically. The advertising content is reviewed and if approved the advertising content is deployed to the selected media system locations. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185163 | MANAGEMENT OF SHARED MEDIA CONTENT - A media device allows users to watch and capture portions from a media broadcast. Users may then share the captured media content items with other users, for example, by uploading the items to a community website. Before providing requested media content items to other users, the website may combine advertisements with the media content items. The website may receive advertising revenue from advertisers and may share the advertising revenue with owners of the media content items in exchange for their permission to provide the media content items. The advertisers may provide restrictions on how the advertisements are combined with the media content items, and the content owners may provide restrictions on how the media content items are provided to the users. | 07-18-2013 |
20130198010 | Method for producing a media production whose profits are collected prior to the production thereof so that it can be provided and/or shown to the audience for free - Method for producing a media production that can be shown for free because its production cost and profit for the production company are covered up-front. This is achieved by selling one or more portions of screen space of the media production. Each portion is indelibly watermarked with a buyer's logo(s) and/or name(s) so as to always be visible on the media production. The screen portions are sold to entities wanting visibility and advertising space. The actual production is not commenced until the number of screen portions sold cover the estimated cost and pre-set profit of the media production. Since the sale of screen space covers the entire cost and profit of the media production, the media production with embedded names(s) and/or logo(s) is distributed free of charge via the Internet or other media for viewing online, downloading, or viewing by any means (e.g., television set). | 08-01-2013 |
20130204712 | Systems and Methods for Monetizing Advertisement Locations of Virtual Tour Applications - The present invention relates to systems and methods for monetizing advertisement locations of virtual tours. A virtual tour author generates a virtual tour for mobile devices, and reserves a suitable modifiable ad location in the virtual tour. One or more annotated links can be assigned to this ad location. The ad location can now be monetized by renting the ad location and/or the one or more annotated links assigned to this ad location. Examples of monetization strategies include auctions and direct/indirect sale channels. | 08-08-2013 |
20130211921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AFFILIATE MARKETING SERVICE IN INTEGRATED MARKETPLACE - A system and method for providing an advertisement that provides an affiliate marketing service in an integrated e-marketplace is disclosed. The system for providing the advertisement included in a portal site managing system which managing system provides a plurality of services including at least one of a shopping information providing service, a social networking service, a web document searching service, a personal page managing service, and a payment service. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211922 | Method of Facilitating the Marketing, Redemption, and Reimbursement of Prepaid Services in a Service Network - A computer-assisted method of facilitating the marketing, redemption, and reimbursement of prepaid services in a service network. | 08-15-2013 |
20130218688 | AUDIO-VISUAL NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATION DYNAMIC MEMORY ARCHITECTURES - A method and system for audio-visual navigation having communication dynamic memory architectures is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises providing the user with a user presence within a three dimensional space on a display. The spatial publishing object represented in the three dimensional space is selected via user presence. The spatial publishing object has a plurality of properties comprising auditory and visual fields associated with a media source. The spatial publishing object is manipulated using inputs received from a user, for example, changing a display property of the spatial publishing object, navigating the user presence with respect to the spatial publishing object within the three-dimensional space, or connecting the spatial publishing object to another spatial publishing object. | 08-22-2013 |
20130218689 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING REAL ESTATE OVER THE INTERNET - An Internet-based method and system permits users to list their real estate properties on respective web site pages, edit their pages, and create new pages for additional listings. A feature of the invention provides for opening a domain name file for each new page and for E-mailing a request to register the new domain names. Such web site creation and editing may be made whenever the user wishes by simply accessing a home page, entering a corresponding service function such as editing an existing page or creating a new page. The user can then carry out the selected function from a personal computer over the Internet. The domain name may correspond to a parameter of the property such as its street address. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226711 | MONETIZING IMAGES IN PUBLISHING NETWORKS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for monetizing images in publishing networks. In one aspect, a method includes receiving image data associated with a first user identifier. The image data can define an image that depicts, in part an object associated with an advertiser. A definition of a bounded region in which the object is located can be received, where the bounded region is a sub-portion of the image. The image data can be associated with an advertiser. The image data can be provided for presentation on a user device associated with a second user identifier. Selection data indicating a selection of the image within the sub-portion of the image can be received. In response to receiving the selection data, an account associated with the first user identifier can be credited. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226712 | ASSOCIATING FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WITH ADVERTISEMENT - A method for associating a financial transaction with an electronic advertisement including obtaining unique electronic tokens for each potential financial transaction resulting from an electronic advertisement of an advertiser to consumers; storing the unique electronic tokens as stored tokens associated with the electronic advertisement; transmitting the unique electronic tokens as distributed tokens to the advertiser; receiving at least one of the distributed tokens that has been passed from the advertiser to a consumer in relation to a financial transaction based on the electronic advertisement; and associating each financial transaction identified by the received distributed token with the electronic advertisement identified by the stored tokens, if the received distributed token matches with the stored token. | 08-29-2013 |
20130246190 | ADVERTISEMENT PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERFACE FOR INTEGRATED PAYMENT WITH REGARD TO GOODS IN INTEGRATED MARKETPLACE - Provided is a system and method for providing an advertisement that provides an interface for an integrated payment for products in an integrated e-marketplace. The system for providing the advertisement may include: an advertisement receiving unit to receive advertisements associated with products or services sold by a plurality of affiliate stores, an advertisement providing unit to provide at least a portion of the received advertisements to a user connected to a website, an information processing unit to store information on an advertisement selected by the user and providing the information on the advertisement, and an integrated payment processing unit to receive product information from the plurality of affiliate stores associated with the advertisements, and process an integrated payment with respect to products or services selected by the user. | 09-19-2013 |
20130254042 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMBEDDING ADVERTISEMENTS IN AUDIO FILES FOR INTERNET AND NETWORK DISTRIBUTION - A method for distribution of advertising that includes combining an audio data file that produces an advertising message when processed with a data file that produces a performance of a musical composition when processed. Alternatively the invention may be viewed as a method for distribution of music which includes providing a server connected to a computer network, permitting message data files to be provided for a fee paid by the party providing the message, purchasing rights to multimedia data files from owners of such rights and making available to end users data files comprising a message and a licensed multimedia file by a connection to the network server. Preferably the method provides a multimedia file that comprises a musical composition. An especially preferred embodiment provides a multimedia data file that is an MP3 file comprising a musical composition. | 09-26-2013 |
20130275232 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL INTERACTIVE VIDEO SERVICE - A method for providing a social interactive video service among users by supporting users accessing a server of a communication system to directly make, edit and share a video containing other content, includes (a) providing, by the server, an interactive video making tool including a video editing interface and a content library having video contents and broadcast contents to a terminal, (b) editing, by the server, a video according to a manipulation of the terminal through the provided interactive video making tool, (c) registering, by the server, the edited video as a video content and sharing the video content, and (d) paying, by the server, an advertising charge to an editor and a provider of an original video content source according to usage information of the shared video content. | 10-17-2013 |
20130304588 | PAY-PER-CHECK IN ADVERTISING - A computerized advertising system may include an input communication system configured to receive information indicative of one or more ads, each for a product or service marketed by a merchant. An ad database storage system may be configured to store information indicative of the ads. A computerized ad circulation system may be configured to controllably cause the ads to be delivered to recipients. A computerized merchant check-in tracking system may be configured to receive check-in information indicative of when each recipient visits each merchant. A computerized merchant billing system may be configured to bill the merchant of each ad based on the number of recipients of the ad that visit the merchant. | 11-14-2013 |
20130311300 | METHOD OF ADVERTISING TECHNOLOGY - There is disclosed a method of presenting advertisements on devices or apparatus ( | 11-21-2013 |
20130311301 | CONTENT EASEMENT AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDERS AND PREMISE OPERATORS - Certain embodiments of a Content Easement and Management System (CEMS) described herein may enable bandwidth/Internet access providers and premise operators to empirically track and collect entrance revenues for advertising and content provided over their networks and infrastructure. Advertising content may be identified by the system and, optionally, blocked and/or replaced prior to being transmitted to a user terminal. Advertising publishers may register with the system and agree to pay a fee in exchange for permission to have their advertising content provided to the user terminal. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311302 | Method and stored program for accumulating descriptive profile data along with source information for use in targeting third-party advertisements - A method of accumulating descriptive profile data uses a databank that can be contacted by profile providers who contribute profile elements about an online visitor. The method includes keeping track of which profile provider contributed which elements, so that use of particular elements in targeting electronic third-party advertisements automatically can result in compensation. | 11-21-2013 |
20130317917 | System and Method For Advertising on the Internet - A system for advertising on the internet. The system comprises a web server in communication with the internet. The system further comprises an advertiser module stored on the web server and adapted to receive a DISPLAY AD and a MESSAGE AD. The advertiser module further comprises a message module stored on the web server and adapted to serve an advertiser host web page to a surfer upon activation of the DISPLAY AD by the surfer. The advertiser host page comprises first and second message fields and a cell phone number field. The first and second message fields are adapted to receive a SMS or a MMS message entered by the surfer, respectively. The cell phone number field is adapted to receive the cell phone number of the recipient. The message module is further adapted to send the SMS or MMS message and the MESSAGE AD to a communication carrier. | 11-28-2013 |
20130317918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTHENTICATION, MONITORING, AND ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION - A method comprising detecting, by a processor of a computing system, a presence of an online advertisement on a website that displays a submission, and distributing, by the processor, a portion of proceeds generated by a placement of the online advertisement on the website to an owner of the submission, wherein the portion or proceeds is in accordance with at least one of a pre-existing and a newly created agreement is provided. Furthermore, an associated computer program product and computer system is also provided. | 11-28-2013 |
20130325634 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE THAT USES A CONSUMER'S PURCHASED PRODUCT AS ADVERTISEMENT MEDIA THROUGH DIGITAL CODE TO ALLOW EXPOSERS AND RECOGNIZERS OF DIGITAL CODE TO ACHIEVE PROFIT OF ADVERTISEMENT - A method for providing a service uses a consumer's used product as advertisement media through a digital code allowing exposers and recognizers of the digital code to achieve profit from advertisement. When a Web server selling an article receives a purchase request for the article having a predetermined digital code, the Web server compensates the purchaser and/or a third person, and receives a compensated amount from an advertiser as a terminal used by the purchaser/third person recognizes the digital code added to the article and notifies the Web server. As the purchaser selects the digital code to be carved on the article, the purchaser makes an advertisement instead of the advertiser, and receives in return a reduction in the purchase price and compensation. The Web server can lower the price of the article in return for selling the article with the digital code, or benefit the purchaser through compensation. | 12-05-2013 |
20130325635 | METHOD AND APPARATUSES FOR OFFLINE SELECTION OF PAY-PER-CALL ADVERTISERS - Methods and apparatuses to connect telephone calls and track information about the telephone calls resulting from advertisements for groups of advertisers. For example, a method includes: determining a geographic area after receiving a telephone call to a first telephone number publicized in an advertisement; determining a telephone number of a first advertiser; and connecting the telephone call to the telephone number of the first advertiser, the first advertiser billed for the advertisement based on telephonic connections made to connect the first advertiser and telephone calls to the first telephone number. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332288 | ADVERTISING MEDIA AND METHOD OF ADVERTISING - In one embodiment, the present application provides a method of distributing downloadable media, comprising collecting a plurality of downloadable media files from a plurality of artists, at least one of the downloadable media files being associated with an item of visual artwork; receiving from an advertiser an order for promotional services; selecting at least one downloadable media file to associate with said advertiser; creating a modified item of visual artwork by adding an advertising message relating to the advertiser to the item of visual artwork associated with the selected downloadable media file; collecting demographic information about a recipient; delivering to the recipient a downloadable copy of the downloadable media tile and the modified item of visual artwork containing the advertising message; and charging a fee to the advertiser. | 12-12-2013 |
20130332289 | METHOD OF ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC SERVICE - A method of growing an advertising business and promoting public welfare includes steps of: (a) working with a government authority to enhance disaster preparedness in a community, (b) placing a storage structure at a site located in that community, (c) allowing the government authority to use storage space in the storage structure as needed for the welfare of the community and (d) maintaining a right to market advertising on the storage structure. | 12-12-2013 |
20130339157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINANCING PROMOTIONAL SERVICES - Disclosed are systems, methods and computer program products for online marketing, scheduling and booking of service appointments as well as financing of promotional services. In one example, the system enables a service promoter and a service provider to execute a secured financing transaction pursuant to which a service promoter provides an agreed upon amount of monetary funds to a service provider in exchange for the right to promote to users a plurality of service offers from the service provider. The system then promotes service offers from the service provider and facilitates booking of service appointments for users with a service provider based on promoted service offers. | 12-19-2013 |
20140006169 | APPLICATION MARKETPLACE FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING APPLICATIONS | 01-02-2014 |
20140019259 | Methods and systems for charity operations in a social network - Methods and systems for promoting charity donations are provided, in which a person's contributions to a charity is calculated based on both monetary donations and efforts in publicizing the charity's cause in a social network. The efforts are credited with a monetary amount, allowing the person to donate actual money to a charitable cause with his work. The crediting of efforts with actual donation money can be used in a marketing campaign, in which the advertising budget is directed to charity donations with participations from members of a social network assistance. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019260 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING, DISTRIBUTING AND EXECUTING PROMOTIONAL MEDIA PLANS ACROSS USER DEVICE PLATFORMS - The various embodiments herein disclose a system and method for creating, distributing and execution a promotional media plan across a plurality of user device platforms. The system comprising a publisher inventory module for providing a inventory of where promotions run, a promotion builder module to create a common media plan for multiple user device platforms, a campaign management server to enable multiple media agencies and multiple advertisers to create promotional media plans, a plurality of distribution channels for distribution of a promotional media plan to a plurality of user devices and a media package comprising of an application container packaged with the promotion media artifact and promotion media plan for delivering a plurality of promotions to the plurality of distribution channels and user devices. The promotional media plans are created subject to an availability of the advertising inventory. | 01-16-2014 |
20140025508 | ADVERTISING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An advertising unit includes a container and a flat divider dividing the container into two compartments. The divider is separate from the container and unable to support itself in an upright orientation. The divider includes an advertising display. A comestible product, such as soft-serve ice cream or frozen yogurt, is in the container on opposite sides of the divider and supports the divider in a generally upright position. Methods of advertising include placing advertising on the divider and providing the divider to a vendor of the comestible product. The advertising unit and advertising methods can be used to increase the impact of advertising by encouraging people consuming the product from the container to interact physically with the divider and creating a positive association between the advertising message and the experience of eating a desired comestible product. | 01-23-2014 |
20140040046 | Systems and Methods for Acquiring a Captive Customer Base Within a Cloud Environment - In one example embodiment, a computer-implemented method for acquiring a captive customer base within a cloud computing environment comprises providing customer software to a service organization, with the customer software being configurable to facilitate communications between the service organization and a client base of the service organization. The customer software provided to the service organization is subsidized based on a condition that the service organization allows a software provider to embed context-based marketing content in the customer software, and is provided to the client base via the customer software, with the context-based marketing content directed to products offered by the software provider, and the products being supplemental to service organization services, thereby using the customer software to generate revenue for the software provider, with costs of the context-based marketing being determined by software development costs. | 02-06-2014 |
20140046778 | System for Digital Yearbook with Advertising - A system and method for providing advertisement in a digital yearbook includes a server and a user device for presenting media content on a display. Yearbook data is accessible by the user device and includes text and graphics pertaining to an organization and at least one advertisement. If/when the user device is connected to a network, the user device checks for a replacement advertisement and if there exists the replacement advertisement, the user device replaces one of the at least one advertisements with the replacement advertisement before the user device accesses the yearbook data. The user device presents the yearbook data and one or more of the group consisting of at least one advertisement and the replacement advertisement on the display. | 02-13-2014 |
20140052543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING USER SELECTED CONTENT VIA PUBLISHERS - Apparatus and method for managing a user's desire to see user selected content along with a publisher's content on a web page. The apparatus and method manage the displaying of the user selected content on the web pages along with managing revenue and payments for the display of the user selected content. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052544 | SOCIAL NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A social network system includes one or more participant terminals operable to act as a client on a social network and a computer operable to act as a server on the social network and to communicate with each of the participant terminals over the social network. The computer includes: a memory configured to store a set of instructions; and a processor configured to execute the set of instructions. The set of instructions cause the processor to: receive a user generated advertisement; display the advertisement on a user profile related to the user advertisement; receive an offer related to the displayed advertisement from a buying user; and transfer revenue to the user from the buying user. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052545 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND FINANCING MEDIA PRODUCTIONS - In one embodiment, a method of producing and financing a media production comprises the steps of selecting a media production to be produced, developing a budget for the production costs of the selected media production, and developing a marketing plan comprised of a plurality of advertising buys having a set of advertising materials targeted toward a corresponding one of a plurality of advertisers. The subject matter of a selected media production relates to the interests of at least one of the plurality of advertisers. Revenue from the completed advertising buy is collected and the selected revenue produced by the completed advertising buy is placed into a media production fund. | 02-20-2014 |
20140058847 | AUTOMATIC AD GROUP CREATION IN A NETWORKED ADVERTISING ENVIRONMENT - A system for organizing an advertising campaign can receive a selection criteria, match websites to the selection criteria, and generate a list of website names and purchasing information to be displayed on a display device. The website names can represent the matched websites and the purchasing information can define terms for placing advertisements on the matched websites. | 02-27-2014 |
20140067551 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN ONLINE MARKER INDICATIVE OF ADVERTISEMENT SPEND - A method and system for adding a marker to an online digital advertisement that is indicative of the advertiser's ad spend relative to the advertiser's peer advertisers. A computer implemented method for providing a User Interface Element (UI element) as a marker with an online digital advertisement indicative of advertisement spend. Receiving at a computer system an input indicative of a selection of a UI element associated with data indicative of advertisement spend. Providing a UI element tool responsive to receiving the selection of the UI element and where the activated area presents a graphic indicative of advertisement spend | 03-06-2014 |
20140067552 | ONLINE ADVERTISING SCORING - Described is a system for online advertising buying. Components of an online ad (the title, the ad copy, the ad image or video, the targeting, and/or the landing page) may be independently scored by the system against a baseline. By giving marketers quantitative feedback on the individual components of an advertising campaign—not just on the overall ads running—this new “scoring” system win allow them to make much more educated choices on individual component types. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074625 | OPTIMIZING MULTI-LINE SYSTEMS WITH AUTO-BALANCING, RE-ORDERED DISTRIBUTION AND OPTIONAL RE-ENTRY - Computers for enabling a distributor to build a distribution tree of essentially any width or depth and to receive commissions for the entire width and depth of the distribution tree. In some embodiments, building the multi-line compensation distribution plan includes transitioning a distributor's existing compensation plan that is limited in width, depth or width and depth to a new distribution plan that is unlimited in width and depth. In some embodiments, computers can cause a distributor to re-enter the distribution tree, within one or more downlines, thereby providing new income positions for the same distributor within a single distribution tree. Embodiments may include computer systems that auto-balance volume that is generated from the downlines, such that the volume is placed where it would generate the greatest amount of commissions or credits for a sponsoring distributorship. | 03-13-2014 |
20140081771 | PUBLISHER INVENTORY EXTENSION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for extending publisher inventory. In one aspect, a method includes receiving distribution agreement data specifying a first number of impressions that a first publisher has agreed to allocate to a content item provider during a specified period. A determination is made that an estimated total number of impressions that the first publisher will allocate to the content item provider over the specified period will be less than the first number of impressions. A third number of additional impressions are obtained from one or more second publishers that differ from the first publisher. At least a portion of the third number of additional impressions is allocated to the content item provider to meet the first number of impressions specified by the distribution agreement data. | 03-20-2014 |
20140089105 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROXY TRACKING OF THIRD PARTY INTERACTIONS - A computer-implemented method and system is operable to: receive a tracking event from a client, recognize tracking specific parameters in the tracking event, generate a tracking entry corresponding to the tracking event, use a tracking service API to send the tracking entry to a second server, and redirect the client to an intended target corresponding to the tracking event. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095321 | SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS - A method of collecting resources and making them available to charitable institutions comprises creating a fund that allocates at least one third of its capital gain to one or more charitable institutions, making investment fund shares available to an Internet content provider, the Internet content provider joining the fund, disclosing that the Internet content provider has joined the fund and allocating at least a proportional share of the profits earned by the Internet content provider, through to the navigation of a Web navigator through contents of the Internet content provider, to the purchase of fund shares. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095322 | Advertising Management - Disclosed are, among other things, techniques to allow advertising management, providing a framework to share ad revenue between authors, publishers, hosts, or other stakeholders of content, and enforcing rules for advertisements. | 04-03-2014 |
20140108158 | METHODS FOR AUGMENTING USER-GENERATED CONTENT USING A MONETIZABLE FEATURE - A system for monetization of content includes a storage device for storage and retrieval of data, and a library of content and advertisements stored within the storage device. The library comprises an organizational structure for facilitating the storage and retrieval. The system also includes a monetization engine for identifying within the library a first content item having a first monetizable feature. The system is configured for selecting a second content item from several content items within the library, and associating the second content item to the first content item by using the first monetizable feature for presentation of the second content item in conjunction with the first content item. Further embodiments include various additional systems, methods, and computer readable media for implementation of the foregoing. | 04-17-2014 |
20140122251 | CONTENT FILE DOWNLOADING OVER A NETWORK WITH USAGE RIGHTS - A method of distributing content over a network comprising: providing a content file comprising media content from a content source; providing an advertisement file comprising advertisement content from an advertisement provider, combining said content file and said advertisement file into a combined file in playable format, configured such that a location within said combined file of said advertisement content is substantially indistinguishable without playing said combined file; receiving requests from users for said content; debiting said advertisement provider with an advertisement fee; crediting said content source with said advertisement fee; and downloading said combined file to requesting users for playing thereof. The method allows a copyright holder to be paid for the download whilst the download remains free to the end user. The method may for example be applied to file sharing systems or to websites wishing to offer a ‘freebie’ to induce more site visiting. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122252 | CAREER AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES SYSTEM AND APPARATUS - Systems, methods, distributed networks, and computer-readable media are provided that relate to recruiting and employment services. Background information associated with talent-capability attributes is received from talent. Job description information is received from employers. Prospective matches are identified between employers and talent, and employers and talent are given an opportunity to consent to exchange of talent contact information. | 05-01-2014 |
20140136335 | Systems and Methods for Billing Content Providers for Designated Select Content Delivered Over a Data Network - Some embodiments provide multi-tenant billing systems and methods whereby data network usage fees that are associated with delivering select content of different content providers over a data network are passed to the content provider that originates or is the source for that select content instead of the end users that request and receive the select content. A deep packet inspection server or a billing server may be configured with a list of identifiers to distinguish between the network usage that is related to the delivery of the designated free content from the network usage that is not related to the delivery of the designated free content. The network usage can be distinguished by filtering or processing usage logs that track the network usage using the configured list of identifiers. Such filtering or processing can be done in real-time or in a delayed manner in a standalone or integrated system. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143065 | VIRTUAL WAREHOUSE AND METHOD OF USE FOR THE POSTING AND SALE OF GOODS, NAMELY, CONTAINER SUCH AS DRUMS OR BARRELS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - A computer program accessible on a website displays a virtual warehouse containing representations of a number of virtual items corresponding to specific physical item counterparts owned by and to individuals having identities stored by the program. The physical items optionally are drums containing chemicals. A method for executing a sale of an item on the website includes the steps of providing a website which displays a virtual location containing representations of a number of virtual items corresponding to specific physical item counterparts; two potential users becoming registered program users as one of a buyer user and a seller use; the seller user moving the virtual item from a first virtual location displayed on the website to a second virtual location displayed on the website, and thereby putting the item up for sale; and the buyer user searching the website for virtual images of desired items. | 05-22-2014 |
20140149230 | PROGRAMMATIC BUYING OF ONLINE DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS - Systems, media, and methods are provided to select advertisements for available impressions associated with a publisher's impression inventory. The selected advertisements may correspond to advertisement campaigns managed by buyers that seek to promote goods or services on web pages or media. The advertisement campaign is generated via an interface that receives a request for reserved or non-reserved portions of the publisher's impression inventory. The advertisement engine suggests a price for first chair access to the reserved portion or non-reserved portion via the interface. The advertisement engine selects advertisements based on the profiles of the advertisement campaigns. The profiles indicate placement preferences for advertisements and whether a portion of the impression inventory is reserved or non-reserved for the advertisement campaigns. The advertisement engine may provide remnant portions of the impression inventory to an advertisement exchange that receives bids for accessing the impressions of the remnant portions. | 05-29-2014 |
20140149231 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPOSING AND MANAGING PENALTY FOR BREACH OF ADVERTISING CONTRACT - A system for imposing and managing a penalty for a breach of an advertising contract includes a registration unit to register conditions of the advertising contract and penalty contents related to the conditions, a monitoring unit to monitor a fulfillment of the advertising contract in order to determine whether the penalty is to be applied, and a penalty unit to notify penalty contents related to the breach of the advertising contract when the breach of the advertising contract is recognized. | 05-29-2014 |
20140164142 | Method and System for Crossing Game-Features and Cross-Promoting Across Applications - A method and system for method for providing debt-driven cross promotion for an application. Developers register with the system, schedule cross promotion and if there is no conflict or an ability to split cross promotion traffic, receive cross promotion from all the available applications on the network. Cross promotion data is tracked to determine balances of each developer and prioritization for scheduling conflicts. Users that are cross-promoted from a game that may also have a cross-game feature are prompted to share the features across games. Cross-game features may also be used to cross-promote games in the network. Applications not in the network may still take part in the cross-promotion network through a proxy server to verify participation until their approval ranking is large enough for the verification signal to be throttled. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164143 | IMPRESSION TIME UNITS BASED ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT - A computer-implemented method, apparatus and product for impression time units based online advertisement. The computer-implemented method, being performed by a processor or similar computerized device, comprising: having a placement opportunity to be fulfilled; obtaining a plurality of potential advertisements for the placement opportunity, wherein each potential advertisement is associated with at least a proposed impression time unit charge rate and a requested impression time unit allocation; and matching an advertisement from the plurality of potential advertisements to the placement opportunity based on the proposed impression time unit charge rates and requested impression time unit allocations. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172583 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING SPONSORED CONTENT FROM THIRD PARTY NETWORKS - Methods and systems for enabling advertisers to purchase sponsored content from third party networks (e.g., social networks), and displaying the sponsored content on websites on a different network are disclosed. The method includes enabling an advertiser to select sponsored content that is served to users on a first advertising network. The advertiser may be requested to pay a premium to a second advertising network to serve the sponsored content on a website which is part of the second advertising network. The advertiser may select the website and the second advertising network, and the sponsored content may be served to users on the advertiser selected website on the second advertising network. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172584 | OPEN ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION NETWORK - Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage media are provided for creating an open advertisement distribution network. A Web server hosting a Web site is accessed. The Web server has an advertisement definition file located at a predefined URL, and the advertisement definition file includes at least one advertisement file. The advertisement file is extracted and communicated to one or more advertisement publishers. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172585 | Advertising system to solve the problem of click fraud - A process for an advertising system that transfers advertisements and commissions between merchants and advertisement presenters in a no-risk “payment on purchase” way, avoiding click fraud, is disclosed. The disclosed process allows merchants to set an amount of their profit margin for a product to be paid to the presenter of one of their advertisements only upon a consequent successful sale. Further, it allows advertisement presenters, content site owners, to directly select advertisements from a compiled list of advertisements ordered by margin. This allows content site owners to use their knowledge of their reader's purchase interests. The merchant pays the advertising system intermediary the decided margin upon a successful sale, and the advertising system pays the advertisement presenter. The advertising system's payment to the advertisement presenter is subject to a payment transfer function, which obscures the profit margin of the merchant to protect this information from competitors. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172586 | ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE AND ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD - An advertisement information providing device includes an advertisement content storing unit which stores impression-guaranteed type advertisement content and time basis billing type advertisement content, an advertisement content determining unit which, when receiving a page browsing request from a terminal device of a user, determines advertisement content to be delivered from the impression-guaranteed type advertisement content and the time basis billing type advertisement content stored in the advertisement content storing unit, and an advertisement content delivering unit which delivers the advertisement content determined by the advertisement content determining unit to an ad space included in a page for which the page browsing request is received from the terminal device of the user. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180829 | Advertising Platform - Introduced is a method for presenting online advertisements. In one embodiment, the systems and methods described herein improve efficiency and efficacy of Internet based advertisements. Efficiency is improved by making advertisements relevant to the user, decreasing loss or waste in advertisement space and increasing opportunity for the publisher; and displaying advertisements only for an appropriate duration and charging advertisers according to the user's exposure to the displayed advertisement. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180830 | MAP MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MAP MANAGEMENT METHOD - A map management apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores therein update history information which stores therein a user of a terminal unit to which a version of an area of a map is available, the user being associated with the version of the area of the map, and at least one area constituting the map; and a control unit that creates, based on the update history information, information for encouraging the user to update the version, by comparing a first route which is searched using a currently-available version to a second route which is searched using a version updated from the currently-available version, transmits the created information to the terminal unit, and makes the transmitted information display in the terminal unit. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188628 | DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS RELATING TO OFFER ADVERTISEMENTS - Embodiments for distributing payments for offer advertisements and settling offers are provided herein. The embodiments include receiving payment data from a merchant, the payment data comprising at least one payment for advertising; identifying one or more advertising providers based on the payment data; determining the amount owed to each of the one or more advertising providers; and distributing at least a portion of the at least one payment to at least one of the one or more advertising providers based on the determined amount. | 07-03-2014 |
20140188629 | METHOD FOR MONETIZING USER-GENERATED CONTENT ON WEBSITES - A computer-implemented system for monetizing user-generated content on websites, including on mobile devices. In an embodiment, the system includes a website providing content including a viewable online section for containing user-generated content. The online section can be capable of having posted thereto user-generated content in a free default format or a distinctive format. Computer executable instructions can perform steps including prompting a reader of the content with an on screen prompt to pay a fee in exchange for the reader's user-generated content to be posted in the distinctive format; receiving, in response to the on screen prompt, a fee from a reader; and displaying the reader's user-generated content in the distinctive format relative to the default format in the online section. The system includes a processor for executing the computer executable instructions and a memory for storing at least the computer executable instructions. | 07-03-2014 |
20140201009 | DYNAMIC PRICING FOR GUARANTEED ONLINE DISPLAY ADVERTISING - A system and method for dynamic pricing in a guaranteed display market includes: receiving attribute parameters and values for an incoming pricing query for an advertisement; calculating a base price for the advertisement using recent historical information from contracts matching the attribute parameters; calculating a price response by adjusting the base price to reflect market conditions; calculating a non-guaranteed display opportunity cost for the adjusted base price; and calculating a final price as a function of the adjusted base price and the non-guaranteed display opportunity cost, with the non-guaranteed display opportunity cost as a lower bound for the price. | 07-17-2014 |
20140207583 | ELECTRONIC BOOK PROVISION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC BOOK DISTRIBUTION DEVICE - To provide an electronic book provision system that can make advertisements easily recognized by a user. The electronic book acquisition unit ( | 07-24-2014 |
20140214554 | ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS WITHIN A MARKETING SYSTEM THAT MAY CONTAIN A MEMBERSHIP BUYING OPPORTUNITY - The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing complete electronic commerce (“E-Commerce”) transactions and solutions for a marketing company's products via the World Wide Web, including facilities for signing up new customers and recruiting, training and supporting new Independent Business Owners through an interactive online process. In another aspect, the present invention relates to the combination of a marketing business with a membership buying opportunity using both electronic commerce and face-to-face transactions. The present invention is also directed to a system and method for combining a marketing business with a membership buying opportunity, so that Independent Business Owners participating in the marketing plan can introduce customers to a membership buying opportunity and earn bonuses or commissions based on the purchases by those members, while Members in the buying opportunity can consume products or, at their option, qualify to become Independent Business Owners. | 07-31-2014 |
20140222585 | NETWORK DEVICE AND NETWORK CONTROL DEVICE - An advertisement content posting system and method are disclosed. The advertisement content posting system may include a resource collecting unit to collect resources included in a particular domain and configured to post an advertisement content, a service providing unit to provide an advertiser with resource object information of the collected resources and resource relationship information between resources in a web service form, and a post unit to post the advertisement content through resources selected by the advertiser when a post request with respect to the advertisement content is received from the advertiser. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236738 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT AND PRICING OF INTERNET-BASED ADVERTISEMENTS OR SERVICES - Presented are embodiments of methods and systems that provide for Internet advertisement pricing and placement to be variably based on the advertisement's performance within a given category of Internet media, while at the same time achieving predictable delivery and pricing for both advertisers and publishers. Techniques are presented where an advertiser's online campaign will be pre-empted only for underperformance on its own merits, and not for its relative performance or price versus other advertisers. Further, techniques are presented for allowing publishers of advertisements to realize increased revenue from their high value media while using tag passbacks to secure a minimum reserve pricing of their choice. | 08-21-2014 |
20140244402 | SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY DISPLAYING CONTENT - A system for selectively displaying content may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may display a graphical object at a first location on a map, determine a user interaction with the graphical object, and display, in response to the determining, a first content item on the map at a second location that is proximal to the first location, the first content item being associated with the graphical object. The one or more processors may identify a selection of the graphical object and display, in response to the identifying, a second content item on the map at a third location that is disparate from the first and second locations, the second content item being associated with the first content item and the graphical object. The one or more processors may transmit an indication of the selection of the graphical object. | 08-28-2014 |
20140257997 | System and Method for Promoting Posts - A computer-implemented system for monetizing internet content. The system can include a website providing a viewable online section for displaying user-generated content on a client system which is at least one of a computer, a laptop, and a mobile device. The online section can be capable of having posted thereto the user-generated content in a default format or a visibly distinctive format. Computer executable instructions can perform steps including: displaying to a reader who has entered the user-generated content an offer via an on screen prompt to pay a fee in exchange for the reader's entered user-generated content to be posted in the visibly distinctive format; receiving, in response to the on screen prompt, an acceptance of the offer from the reader; and promoting the reader's entered user-generated content by displaying it in the visibly distinctive format relative to the default format in the online section. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257998 | STORING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT INFORMATION IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - An organization stores customer relationship management information in a social networking system. For example, the customer relationship management information is stored in a graph maintained by the social networking system. The graph includes nodes representing organizations and other objects maintained by the social networking system that are connected by edges. The edges store information describing relationships between the nodes, including information determining a user's authority to access an organization's resources or to act on behalf of an organization on the social networking system. The organization may reconstruct its customer relationship information from the graph and dynamically modify the edges used by the social networking system to represent the customer relationship management information. | 09-11-2014 |
20140279051 | Real-Time Advertising System - Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for identifying and assigning advertisements to impression slots based on each advertisement's impression set. An advertisement has one or more attributes, or impressions, that characterize it, which are collectively known as an impression set. Media content providers may take into account an advertisement's impression set when linking advertisements to impression slots. By iterating through a direct access table that contains impression slots and pointers, an advertisement inventory server can link, re-link, and award impression slots to the advertisement that has the highest value. The resulting direct access table shows the value-optimized impression slot assignments as well as the unsold inventory of impression slots in real-time. Furthermore, if a query is submitted, the advertisement inventory server can include the query results in the direct access table. | 09-18-2014 |
20140289055 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ACCESSING A COMPUTER RESOURCE OVER A NETWORK VIA MICROPHONE-CAPTURED AUDIO - The disclosure relates to accessing computer resources by sensing audio with a microphone. One claim recites a system comprising: a software module comprising instructions for controlling a wireless device to: i) extract identifying data from microphone-captured audio by applying a hashing algorithm to the microphone-captured audio; ii) obtain device information for a class of devices associated with the wireless device; iii) control communication of the identifying data and the device information; and iv) control a user interface to facilitate access to a third party computer resource based on a service received by said software module in response to communication of the identifying data and the device information, in which the service is configured to facilitate access in response to audio prompting; and a network resource comprising a data registry, the data registry comprising a correlation between identifying data, device information and sponsored links, the network resource configured to provide the service to the software module including providing a sponsored link to the software module, the sponsored link being associated with the identifying data and the device information. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided as well. | 09-25-2014 |
20140324598 | Product Sample Distribution System - A product sample distribution system provides a method and system for consumers and social media follower to initiate, accept and approve delivery of product samples using the Internet and provides free product samples using a social media platform connected to the product sample distribution system. The product sample distribution system also provides a system for brands to distribute product samples and collect targeted data and analysis regarding the product sample and the consumer. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324599 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BOOKING AN ONLINE ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN - A system and method for booking an online advertising campaign simplifies a process of onboarding an advertiser to a new online advertising product. An offer message for an advertising campaign is communicated from an online service provider to an advertiser. The offer message includes pre-generated advertising creative information for the advertising campaign, pricing information for the advertising campaign; and an initiation actuator selectable by the advertiser to accept the offer for the advertising campaign. If the offer is acceptable, the advertiser may simply click the initiation actuator to book the campaign. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324600 | Method for Monetization of Avatar Customization on a Web Site - A method of monetizing web site avatar customization by executing computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium provides the user of a website with a digital avatar. The user may customize the digital avatar with various clothing or food items or other aspects, some of which are associated with the brand of an advertising affiliate. When the user chooses branded customizations for the avatar, the advertising affiliate associated with the brand chosen by the user is charged a fee, and the avatar is shown with the branded item displayed on the website, effectively making the avatar a platform for advertisement of the affiliate's brand. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324601 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURCHASING ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH WORDS AND PHRASES - Disclosed is a system and method for enhancing value for advertisers by helping them select and initiate the purchase of an advertisement associated with an advertising (ad) words or phrases that have strong semantic relationships to a given context, but which are not necessarily the most popular ad words or phrases with the highest costs. Advertisements associated with ad words or phrases that have strong semantic relationships to a given context, and yet are still cost effective in that their calculated value exceeds the costs of purchasing the ad keywords, are bid for and bought. In an embodiment, the system and method may be adapted to automatically purchase advertisements associated with ad words or phrases when the ad words or phrases fall within a desired price range based on their calculated value. As the prices of advertisements associated with these words or phrases fluctuate over time based on their popularity of the words or phrases, the automated bidding and buying of advertisements may be used to purchase advertisements associated with words or phrases at a price desirable to a given ad purchaser. By automatically purchasing such advertisements, the return on investment (ROI) for an advertiser may be improved. | 10-30-2014 |
20140358694 | SOCIAL MEDIA PRICING ENGINE - Processes for determining predicted prices of social media actions from disparate social media types are disclosed. In one example process, campaign attribute data associated with an advertising campaign on a social media service may be received. The campaign attribute data and historical campaign attribute data associated with previously performed advertising campaigns may be used to generate a plurality of predicted prices for the social media action. A weighted sum of the plurality of predicted prices may be calculated to generate a final predicted price for the social media action. Predicted prices for other social media actions performed on other social media services may similarly be generated. Systems and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for performing these processes are also provided. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358695 | COMMUNICATION FACILITATOR - A method for enabling engagement between a first application on a device and a set of contacts associated with a second application on the device, including: receiving, at the first application, an authentication token from the second application, wherein the authentication token is configured for providing an authentication pass to a server when delivered thereto by the first application, thereby allowing the first application access to a set of messaging functionalities available at the server; delivering the authentication token to the server; upon the authentication token having been verified by the server, connecting, using a communication platform, to the server, wherein the communication platform includes communication functionalities configured for enabling communication with other devices; and communicating with contacts of a set of contacts associated with the second application using, via the communication platform, at least one messaging functionality of the set of messaging functionalities. | 12-04-2014 |
20140365316 | INTELLECTUAL CONTENTS DISTRIBUTION METHOD AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - An intellectual contents distribution method distributes intellectual contents from a computer via a network. The contents provided from a contents provider are stored in a computer | 12-11-2014 |
20140379489 | AFFILIATE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AFFILIATE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AFFILIATE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING THE PROGRAM - An affiliate management device according to one embodiment includes an access monitoring unit that, in accordance with a user's click on an affiliate link, stores click information associating a publisher of the affiliate link, a linked shop from the affiliate link and the user into a specified storage unit, an acquisition unit that acquires purchase information indicating a purchaser of an item and a selling shop of the item, a specifying unit that specifies a click history indicating click on affiliate links by the purchaser based on one or more click information corresponding to the purchaser acquired from the specified storage unit, and a determination unit that determines one or more publishers to receive an affiliate fee from the selling shop and an affiliate fee to be paid to each publisher based on the click history. | 12-25-2014 |
20150039444 | APPLICATION OF DYNAMIC TOKENS - A method assigns token requirements to service subscriptions in a service platform, such as a service platform containing entities, such as end-users, contacts, sponsors, membership associations or databases, or a database associating, referencing, or containing a plurality of said entities or databases. The operator of the service platform establishes customization factors and maintains records reserving particular data services associated with token requirements for delivery to entities. In addition, customization factors are determined, at least in part, from values representing the relative quantity of, or representing values or information associated with, objects in a database or data set or the like. Token requirements associated with data services or service subscriptions or contracts are calculated from one or more formulas utilizing customization factors. Sponsorships associated with the entities can be accepted by the service platform. Based at least in part on the acceptance, the service platform can apply one or more credits toward the fulfillment of token requirements. An entity can be provided a data service or a service subscription or contract based on a relationship with a sponsorship such that an entity assigned a subscription or assigned to an interest in a subscription having a token requirement fulfilled, in whole or in part, as a result of applying credit from a sponsorship will receive services related to the subscription. The method is particularly useful in enhancing the accessibility of services and/or service features for entities in a network, such as membership associations or social networks, who can benefit, or whose end-users can benefit, with an application of tokens related to those services and/or service features. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039445 | Providing Advertising - The present disclosure includes a system and methods for providing advertising. In some implementations, a method includes associating a plurality of ad spaces of at least two different types as a unit. The unit is offered to one or more advertisers for purchase. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039446 | OBTAINING REAL-TIME ADVERTISEMENT FEE PAYMENTS - Obtaining real-time advertisement fee payments is disclosed, including: receiving access behavior data from a publisher server, wherein the access behavior data comprises data associated with interactions associated with one or more ads associated with an advertiser; determining a loan amount based at least in part on total ad fees determined based at least in part on the access behavior data; generating a loan processing request including at least the loan amount; and sending the loan processing request to a loan management server, wherein the loan management server is configured to determine whether the loan amount is authorized for the advertiser based at least in part on a loan processing agreement associated with the advertiser. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039447 | DIGITAL EXCHANGE SERVING AS AN INTEGRATED, CONTINUOUS SPONSORSHIP AND PROMOTION SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SCHOOLS - A method of operating a digital exchange system includes providing a server connected to a communications network configured for two-way communications with system users, and configuring the server to display, on a system-user device, information on one or more community organizations or individuals and sponsorship needs thereof. The method also includes accepting, and displaying on the system-user device, electronically-submitted sponsorship offer plans from a sponsor for one of the one or more community organizations or individuals. The method further includes accepting data regarding the one or more community organizations or individuals and the sponsor, the data submitted electronically by system users, providing an electronic revolving sponsorship fund (RSF), wherein the one or more community organizations or individuals can borrow funds from the RSF, and electronically allocating the funds to the one or more community organizations or individuals, based on the amounts requested, and on the available funds in the RSF. | 02-05-2015 |
20150051983 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING ADVERTISING EXPENSE IN MULTI-SCREEN SERVICE SYSTEM - A method for calculating an advertisement expense for a multi-screen system comprising a host terminal and at least one sharer terminal includes obtaining device information on the host terminal and the at least one sharer terminal, determining each calculation method for advertisement expenses for the host terminal and the at least one sharer terminal, based on device information, and calculating each advertisement expense for the host terminal and at least one sharer terminal, according to the respective calculation method, and obtaining a total advertisement expense for the multi-screen system by summing up each advertisement expense. Other embodiments including a method for processing advertising expenses at a host terminal and a server for calculating an advertisement expenses for a multi-screen system are also disclosed. | 02-19-2015 |
20150066657 | METHOD FOR TAGGING AND DISPLAYING IMAGE DATA - A method for tagging and displaying image data. A digital image is initially tagged with a plurality of tags to generate a tagged image. Each of the tags includes metadata associated with a corresponding item shown in the image. The tagged image is then displayed on a web browser, and a when a user selects the displayed tagged image, each of the tags is displayed proximate the corresponding item in the tagged image. In response to selecting one of the displayed tags, one or more items similar to the item corresponding to the selected tag are displayed. The item corresponding to the selected tag is then stored in a list, and an advertiser of the selected item is charged in accordance with a predetermined schedule. | 03-05-2015 |
20150081454 | SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD - A service providing apparatus includes a request receiving unit and a service providing unit. The request receiving unit receives, from an advertiser having the right to display an advertisement on content, a resale request to resell a right to be resold to other advertisers. When the resale request is received by the request receiving unit, the service providing unit provides a resale service for reselling the right to be resold. | 03-19-2015 |
20150088664 | SEARCH SYSTEM, SEARCH METHOD, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A search system includes a terminal apparatus and a server apparatus. The server apparatus includes a response unit configured to respond image information about a web page of a search result corresponding to the search query for a web search transmitted by the terminal apparatus to the terminal apparatus. The terminal apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive the image information about the web page of the search result from the server apparatus, and a display control unit configured to display the image information received by the receiving unit on a display device. | 03-26-2015 |
20150095165 | SERVER, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE USING APPLICATION - A server according to one embodiment more appropriately sets the allocated amount of benefit for a service using an application. This server executes a program including a guidance destination identifying information transmission module for transmitting guidance destination identifying information capable of identifying a guidance-destination application; a guidance history storage module for causing guidance history information used when the user is guided to the guidance-destination application to be stored; a guidance source identifying module for identifying a guidance-source application guiding the user to the guidance-destination application used in the service; a billing control module for controlling billing to the user according to service provision and causing information including the billing amount to be stored; and an allocated amount setting module for setting allocated amounts for a provider of the guidance-destination application and a provider of the guidance-source application based on the billing amount charged to the user according to service provision. | 04-02-2015 |
20150100433 | Online Reservation System For Local Pickup Of Products Across Multiple Retailers - Systems and related methods are disclosed that provide an electronic commerce and communication system that includes real-time product inventory information to enable a customer-driven experience for reservation of products. An electronic commerce exchange is provided that permits customers to browse, search, and reserve products for in-store pickup across multiple merchants, each potentially with multiple retail locations. The exchange includes a real-time product inventory database that maintains real-time product inventory information for the retail locations of the merchants. The product inventory database includes ingest engines that permit an interface to different inventory transfer protocols so that product inventory information can be maintained across disparate inventory systems maintained by different merchants. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100434 | BARTERING CONTENT FOR APPLICATION DEVELOPERS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for bartering content. The system adds a first application to a bartering network, the bartering network including applications for exchanging objects, each of the objects including content associated with a specific application and available for integration into a different application. The system then assigns an application value to the first application and determines an exchange rate for exchanging at least a first object for integration into a second application with at least a second object for integration into the first application, wherein the exchange rate is based on the application value. Based on the exchange rate, the system exchanges the at least first object with the at least second object to yield an exchange, wherein the exchange enables the at least first object to be integrated into the second application and the at least second object to be integrated into the first application. | 04-09-2015 |
20150112816 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR PROVIDING BRAND INTEGRATION WITHIN ONLINE CONTENT, MANAGING BRAND INTEGRATION WITHIN ONLINE CONTENT, AND/OR MANAGING COMPENSATION ASSOCIATED WITH ONLINE CONTENT - A system configured to provide a graphical user interface for providing brand integration within online content, managing brand integration within online content, and/or managing compensation associated with online content. The system may be configured to effectuate presentation of a graphical user interface. The graphical user interface may include a graphical user interface available and/or presented to one or more producers of online content. The graphical user interface may be configured to convey information associated with one or more of managing brand integration within online content, promoting the online content, and/or managing compensation associated with the online content. In some implementations, the system may be configured to facilitate integration of one or more third-party applications into the graphical user interface. | 04-23-2015 |
20150120466 | System and Method of Payment for Online Content with Adaptive Value Calculator - The invention calculates, allocates and pays a Content-Provider-CP for online content with an adaptive value calculator, a payment processor computer, memory and associated web-server. The CP allocation in one system is based upon User-CP centric actions or characteristics (A-C); Content centric A-C; Content Performance centric characteristics; and Viewer centric A-C. A compiler registers Users-CPs. An uploader delivers CP content to the web-server. A tracking module monitors views and acclamations on uploaded content. A revenue tracker accounts for revenue sources on the web-server. An allocation processor calculates CP payments. Metric examples are: CP centric (famous CP or frequent CP poster); Content centric (geographically relevant or trending topic); Performance centric (views on published content); Viewer centric (comments by famous critic). A payment module pays the CP through a banking system. Metrics are time-based temporal functions. | 04-30-2015 |
20150127468 | USER ENGAGEMENT BASED NONGUARANTEED DELIVERY PRICING - A system can include a processor configured to: receive user session data from a network, identify user session data associated with a creative, and determine user interaction information associated with the creative. The processor may also be configured to determine one or more of a mean, a variance, and a median of a distribution of the user interaction information associated with the creative. Also, the processor can be configured to determine expected user engagement associated with the creative according to one or more of the user interaction information, the mean, the variance and the median. The processor can also be configured to: determine a probability that the expected user engagement will be higher than actual user engagement according to the expected user engagement and determine an expected price associated with the creative according to the probability that the expected user engagement will be higher than actual user engagement. | 05-07-2015 |
20150142584 | RANKING CONTENT BASED ON MEMBER PROPENSITIES - A system, apparatus, method and computer-program product are provided for determining affinities between members of an on-line service and/or one member's likely propensity for content published by or on behalf of another member. Members of the service include individuals and organizations. A content item may be an announcement by or for a member, an advertisement, a job listing or something else. Content items available for service to an individual member are ranked based on the member's propensity for consuming them, as reflected in scores computed for each item. An item's propensity score may be calculated based on the relevance and/or proximity between the member and an organization featured in or associated with the item. Relevance may measure the similarity between profiles of the individual and the organization. Proximity may be affected by whether the individual and/or associates of the individual follow the organization, visit a page of the organization, etc. | 05-21-2015 |
20150149301 | Coordinated Virtual Presences - Various embodiments that may generally relate to presentation of information in a coordinated manner. One or more output devices may make an advertising offering. One or more commercial offerings may be offered in coordination with the advertising presentation made through the output devices. The offerings may be limited in time and/or geographic area. Customers in an area at a specified time may be presented with an advertising campaign enabling them to access a virtual store at the time and in the area. Various methods are described. Various apparatus are described. Further embodiments are described. | 05-28-2015 |
20150310505 | METHOD FOR PROMOTING CONTENT - The invention relates to methods for distributing selected content and to data processing systems which consist in a user connecting, via a network by means of a user device, to a Web resource of a content distributor in order to obtain distributable content, and can be used by content distributors and network users for the promotion (distribution) of content. The claimed invention has the effect of expediting, simplifying and facilitating interaction between users and the Web resources of content distributors during user distribution and receipt of selected content as a result of the automatic distribution of distributable content to a plurality (more than one) of user Web resources simultaneously. According to the invention, a functional element is situated on the Web resource of a content distributor; once said functional element is activated by a user, the Web resource of the content distributor connects to a database containing the parameters of Web resources to which said user has administrative access, and automatically publishes the content selected by the user on a plurality (more than one) of the user's Web resources according to the parameters in the database. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317694 | CREDITING ECOMMERCE ENTITIES FOR CONVERSIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for crediting an entity for a conversion. A method includes: providing an interface to an entity; receiving transaction information from the entity through the interface; creating a token; providing the token to the entity; storing the transaction information in association with the token in a first log; receiving from the entity a user identifier associated with the transaction along with the token; associating the user identifier with the token in a second log; determining a linking between impressions and conversions including using the token to determine a relevant user identifier and transaction details, and using the determined relevant user identifier to locate prior impressions made to the user; and debiting a content sponsor associated with the prior impression, and crediting a publisher that published the impression and the entity, when a linking impression and conversion is located. | 11-05-2015 |
20150324864 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ALLOCATING TO ADVERTISERS OF MARKETABLE COMMODITIES ON A DIGITAL ADVERTISING PORTAL A SHARE OF MARKETING PRESENCE AND/OR MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES - A computer-implemented method of allocating to advertisers of marketable commodities on a digital advertising portal a share of marketing presence and/or marketing opportunities is disclosed. The commodities may be real estate properties. The method includes receiving from each advertiser one or more classified listings corresponding to marketable commodities, said classified listings including one or more commodity descriptors to allow for identification of said marketable commodities. A share of marketing presence and/or marketing opportunities on said digital advertising portal is then allocated to the advertisers, based upon at least said classified listings received from said advertiser. The share of marketing presence may be determined by calculating a listing value for each classified listing, based on a listing weighting associated with each classified listing. The classified listings may then be used to calculate respective advertiser values, on which the marketing share is based. | 11-12-2015 |
20150332347 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CROWDSOURCING ADVERTISING - A crowdsourcing system is presented having an open environment to advertisers to participate in crowdsourcing projects. Flexible and customizable fee arrangements with the advertisers serve to reduce fees to the project owners of the crowdsourcing projects and, in some cases, provide free rewards to donors to the projects. | 11-19-2015 |
20150348130 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING COMPLIANCE WITH ONE OR MORE MINIMUM ADVERTISED PRICING POLICIES - A system and method that is configured to: (1) communicate from a manufacturer to one or more retailers a minimum advertised pricing policy, (2) update the minimum advertised pricing policy in real-time, (3) allow a retailer to check whether a current or proposed price violates the manufacturer's current minimum advertised pricing policy; and (4) allow the retailer to determine if a competitor is violating the manufacturer's current minimum advertised pricing policy. In various embodiments, the retailer can report a competitor's violation of the manufacturer's current minimum advertised pricing policy and the system is further configured to allow the manufacturer and competitor to communicate and resolve the potential manufacturer's current minimum advertised pricing policy violation. | 12-03-2015 |
20150356630 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SPAM - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for managing communication from a sender to a receiver. The method comprises receiving a deposit from the sender in favor of the receiver for communicating with the receiver, refunding of the deposit by the receiver in favor of the sender in response to the receiver responding to the communication, and forfeiting of the deposit by the receiver in response to the receiver rejecting the communication, thereby facilitating controlling of nuisance communication. In addition, embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for managing communications from a sender to a recipient. The method comprises receiving a deposit from the sender in favor of the recipient for communicating with the recipient, refunding of the deposit by the recipient in favor of the sender as an acknowledgement in response to the received communication and forfeiting of the deposit by the recipient in response to detection of at least one of spam and unsolicited communications and rejection of the same by the recipient, thereby facilitating controlling of nuisance calls. Still other embodiments of the present invention disclose a system for managing communication from a sender to a receiver. The system comprises a first communication subsystem used by the sender for at least one of sending and receiving communications, a second communication subsystem used by the receiver for at least one of sending and receiving communications, and a service provider network subsystem for facilitating communication between the sender and receiver. The service provider network comprises a host computing subsystem. The host computing subsystem comprises a billing module, wherein the billing module is capable of receiving a deposit from the sender in favor of the receiver for communicating with the receiver; and wherein the billing module is capable of refunding the deposit by the receiver to the sender in response to the receiver responding to the communication; and wherein the billing module is capable of forfeiting the deposit by the receiver in response to the receiver rejecting the communication, thereby facilitating controlling of nuisance communication. The service provider charges the receiver a fee for the services rendered to the receiver commensurate to a threshold declared and set by receiver in connection with the deposit. | 12-10-2015 |
20160005047 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A HEALTH/WELLNESS ADVERTISING, FINANCING AND MANAGEMENT PLATFORM - Wellness project application data for a wellness project may be obtained. The wellness project may be approved by a wellness facilitator and may be matched with an advertisement. A payment may be obtained from an advertiser associated with the advertisement and the obtained payment may be used to provide funding for the wellness project. The results of the wellness project may be verified at various stages of the wellness project, and funding for a project or associated fulfillment partner may be rejected or discontinued if the results are not verified. | 01-07-2016 |
20160042405 | Providing a Grace Period for Payment of a Delinquent Advertising Account - Methods and systems are described for identifying a likelihood that a client will provide payment for an overdue balance associated with the client's account and ranting a grace period to the client in which to provide the payment. This permits a client to provide payment for an overdue balance that may have been unintentional without an interruption of the services rendered to the client. Factors used to determine whether to grant the grace period include financial characteristics of the client's account. In the example of an advertiser using a social networking system to serve ads, social engagement of the advertiser can also be used to determine whether to grant a grace period. | 02-11-2016 |
20160078495 | Determining Compensation to an Online System from an Entity for Presenting Third Party Content in Content Associated with Another Online System User - An online system may prevent a content associated with a user from including content that is sponsored by a third party, other than the user, for presentation on by the online system unless the user provides an amount of compensation to the online system. To determine an amount of compensation, the online system determines an amount of reach of the content sponsored by the third party based on characteristics of the content associated with the user. For example, a number of users viewing the content associated with the user is used to determine the amount of reach of the content if it is presented by via the content associated with the user. Based on the amount of reach, the online system determines an amount of compensation to be received from the user to present the content sponsored by the third party via the content associated with the user. | 03-17-2016 |
20160085514 | Development System and Method for Providing External Functionality - A system of one or more computing devices includes a user interface presented to a developer. A data store stores information identifying multiple functions, each corresponding to external functionality available from third party applications. The developer selects at least one of the functions to supplement functionality of a first application. A code generation module provides a software object for incorporation into the first application. The software object includes instructions for transmitting a query wrapper to a search system. The query wrapper includes a predefined text string corresponding to one of the functions selected by the developer. The software object includes instructions for receiving and displaying a result set including multiple items, each including a name and corresponding access mechanism of an application. The software object includes instructions for, in response to user selection of a first item, actuating the access mechanism to download or open the corresponding application. | 03-24-2016 |
20160104213 | PAY AS YOU GO MARKETING CAMPAIGN - A computer system for creating a campaign includes at least one processor connected to a memory, the at least one processor configured to manage a plurality of system components. The system further comprises a receiving component configured to receive one or more content elements and a plurality of advertising credits, the content elements including a template, a personalized URL (pURL), and one or more user-provided content elements; a binding component configured to bind the template and the one or more user-provided content elements with the pURL to create a portion of content; a sending component configured to send the portion of content to one or more receiving users via a communication channel; and a deducting component configured to deduct one or more of the plurality of advertising credits responsive to the act of sending the portion of content to one or more receiving users via the communication channel. | 04-14-2016 |
20160117330 | SELECTIVE PRESENTATION OF DATA ITEMS - A method includes identifying a plurality of data items responsive to a first query. A presentation value associated with each of the plurality of data items is determined, the presentation value of a respective data item being a value associated with the respective data item by a first user in exchange for the presentation of the data item by a publication system. The plurality of data items are ranked for presentation to a second user, the ranking being performed using the respective presentation values associated with the plurality of data items. | 04-28-2016 |
20160132939 | PAID PROMOTIONAL TAGS - Methods and systems to provide a way for users to identify information associated with a particular published item among numerous published items and a way for publishers to draw attention to their published items are described. In one embodiment, a tag management module receives an instruction to associate a listing with a tag specifying an attribute where the instruction comprises a listing identifier identifying the listing and a tag identifier identifying the tag. The tag management module initiates a payment process to enable a user to pay for associating the listing with the tag. A listing management module associates the listing with the tag by storing an association of the listing identifier with the tag identifier. A listing identification module identifies the listing as one listing of a plurality of listings to be published based on at least one tag associated with the listing. | 05-12-2016 |
20160132941 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL ADVERTISEMENT - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a virtual advertisement, and more particularly to an apparatus and method that can determine the size of a virtual advertisement image to be inserted into a moving image while taking into account the size of an advertising region included in the moving image, that can select an appropriate virtual advertisement image based on the determined size of the virtual advertisement image, and that can measure the objective exposure level of a virtual indirect advertisement and calcgulate advertising expenses based on the measured objective exposure level. Furthermore, there are provided an apparatus and method that select a virtual advertisement image to be inserted into an advertising region while taking into account the size of a virtual advertising region that varies depending on the angle of a camera or the posture of a virtual advertisement object. | 05-12-2016 |
20160164811 | Method and System for Communicating Between a Sender and a Recipient Via a Personalized Message Including an Audio Clip Extracted from a Pre-Existing Recording - A method of communicating between a sender and a recipient via a personalized message is disclosed comprising: (a) identifying text, via the user interface of a communication device, of a desired lyric phrase from within a pre-existing audio recording; (b) extracting audio substantially associated with the desired lyric phrase from the pre-existing recording into a desired audio clip; (c) inputting personalized text via the user interface; (d) creating the personalized message with the sender identification, the personalized text and access to the desired audio clip; (e) sending an electronic message to the electronic address of the recipient, wherein the electronic message may be an SMS/EMS/MMS message, instant message or email message including a link to the personalized message or an EMS/MMS or email message including the personalized message. An associated method of earning money from the communication along with associated systems are also disclosed. | 06-09-2016 |
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