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20090265246 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING USERS BASED ON EVENT PLANNING AND AVAILABLE VENUE SPACE - A process and system for connecting event organizers and venues on a neutral platform is disclosed and described herein. In an exemplary embodiment, organizers post an event with requirements, the events are listed, and venues review the list and express interest by responding with a profile. Organizers then select a venue from their responses and respond back with their contact information. Venues are further invited to contact the organizer outside the system and make necessary arrangements to formally secure a deal with an organizer. Preferred embodiments also include a main homepage having venue logos and advertising space. Further, venues and organizers each have a main homepage. A feedback user forum is also disclosed. Examples of events may include alumni mixers, birthdays, corporate events, holiday parties, networking events, rehearsal dinners, and the like. | 10-22-2009 |
20090271274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LISTING, BUYING AND SELLING PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS ONLINE - A system for listing patent or patent application intellectual property assets for sale or license may comprise means for receiving an intellectual property asset document number through an online interface, means for automatically extracting textual data regarding an intellectual property asset using the number received as input to a remote online system that serves over a network the textual data regarding the intellectual property asset, means for automatically storing the extracted data in a listing of the intellectual property asset, means for automatically advertising the intellectual property asset for sale or license using the stored data and means for automatically providing the listing in a searchable database of listings advertising intellectual property assets for sale or license such that the textual data regarding the intellectual property asset is searchable to users of the database, wherein the intellectual property asset is a patent or patent application. | 10-29-2009 |
20090271275 | CROSS-PROMOTIONAL TECHNIQUES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Tools for improving interactions between promoters and consumers of products. These tools can enable promoters of products to employ more effective promotional programs, and consumers to receive promotional information about products of interest, while avoiding the excessive overload of information about promotions that are not of interest. Some such tools can enhance consumer satisfaction with—and, correspondingly, consumer participation in—promotional programs by allowing consumers to tailor the discount programs to their preferences, by analyzing consumer behavior and tailoring promotions accordingly, and/or by providing cross promotions of complementary products. Some of the tools can provide substantial savings, in both costs and natural resources, as well as provide a more satisfying experience for consumers, by substantially reducing, or even eliminating, excessive use of paper for promotional programs and transaction receipts. | 10-29-2009 |
20090276319 | ADVERTISEMENT MANAGEMENT AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - An advertisement management and display system includes marketing management software, a client advertisements database communicating with the marketing management software, at least one table and at least one content display device carried by the at least one table and communicating with the marketing management software. The client advertisements database is adapted to store at least one advertisement, the marketing management software is adapted to receive the at least one advertisement from the client advertisements database and the at least one content display device is adapted to receive the at least one advertisement from the marketing management software and display the at least one advertisement. | 11-05-2009 |
20090287574 | ATTACHMENT OF VIDEOS TO ADVERTISEMENTS ON WEBSITES - An advertisement is provided as an element of a personal space of a user. A video is added to the advertisement. The video is played in relation to the advertisement. The personal space, for example, may be a personal web page, which may be hosted by a social networking provider. | 11-19-2009 |
20090299859 | METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ADDING DISPLAYED ADVERTISEMENT CONTACT DATA TO NETWORKED ADDRESS BOOKS - Method, communication device, and computer program products are provided for adding advertisement contact data to a networked address book. Advertisement data is accessed. The advertisement data is retrieved and parsed to determine if the advertisement data is in a proper format for a networked address book. The advertisement data is converted to the proper format, in response to determining that the advertisement data is not in the proper format. The advertisement data is transferred to the networked address book. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299860 | Method and System for Creating Dynamic Advertisements - A method and system for receiving an inputted request for information related to a financial instrument from a user with a first processor, where the request includes a financial instrument identifier. The request is processed to identify the financial instrument identifier. A plurality of data representative of a financial instrument associated with the financial instrument identifier is provided with at least one second processor. A dynamic advertisement is generated based on the received plurality of data. Preferably, the generated dynamic advertisement further includes a chart and text associated with the financial instrument. Preferably, the inputted request for information related to a financial instrument includes a Uniform Resource Locator (“URL”) that includes a query string and the query string includes the financial instrument identifier. Preferably, the logic necessary to process the request for information related to a financial instrument is contained within the computer code that represents the advertisement. This generated dynamic advertisement can be a banner advertisement. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299861 | Interactive OnLine Fundraising Promotion - Customized interactive fundraising promotion technology operable to provide users with an interactive interface for designing a personalized graphic object is disclosed. In one embodiment, the user can custom design the graphic object for presentation on a webpage interface in return for making a donation. In another embodiment, the user's custom design can be viewed on the Internet by a community. | 12-03-2009 |
20090299862 | ONLINE AD SERVING - Online ad hosting (e.g., hosting ads from one domain on a webpage from a different domain) is accomplished using a cross-domain frame (e.g., an inline frame (IFrame)), a secure inter-frame communications channel, and a source code interface (e.g., a set of application program interfaces (APIs)). That is, a cross-domain IFrame may be created in a host webpage, which can isolate an ad from the host webpage. An inter-frame communications channel may be utilized to communicate between the contents of the cross-domain frame and the host webpage. Further, a source code interface may be used to communicate a host's preferences for an ad's parameters and restrictions. | 12-03-2009 |
20090307094 | Data center programming and application distribution interface - An exemplary data center interface for distributing and monitoring Web applications includes a specification that specifies a call statement to distribute one or more components of a Web application to one or more data centers and a call statement to report metrics associated with performance of the Web application. An exemplary data center interface for associating advertisements with distributed Web applications includes a specification that specifies a call statement and one or more call statement parameters to associate an advertisement with one or more distributed Web applications based on at least one criterion. Various other devices, systems and methods are also described. | 12-10-2009 |
20090307095 | CONTENT DISPLAYING DEVICE AND IN-CONTENT ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY METHOD - An advertisement inserted in contents of, for example, a game does not serve its purpose after a while. An advertisement-information reception unit ( | 12-10-2009 |
20090319377 | BUSINESS METHOD FOR SELF PROMOTION AND MARKETING - A business method for self promotion and marketing is performed through mass influence on users by means of tangible or intangible unsolicited information services or other unsolicited person's or legal entity's attributes of personal, pseudo-personal or impersonal character or by means of their mass distribution among users through the use of visual, sound, communicational, tele-communicational and others ways of distribution from hidden or real addresses and under real or false names of senders, using radio, television, telephone, mail, signs, posters, monitors, the Internet, and other tangible or intangible unsolicited information services or other unsolicited person's or legal entity's attributes, that cause increase of mail, telephone, e-mail and other traffic and result in increase of demand for products and services, which encourages users to buy these products and services or other person's or legal entity's attributes. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319378 | CUSTOMIZED ADVERTISING CONTENT - In this invention, systems and methods for providing customized advertising content are provided. A publisher or a content owner may generate an image of, for example, an advertising unit. More particularly, the image may be generated to coordinate with the publisher or content owner's webpage. The image is then published with the content of the advertisement. By providing code or script in the publisher's webpage, the publisher may then request the customized advertising content, so that the browser sends a request for the customized advertising content. Thus, when a user views the publisher's webpage, the customized advertising content is presented, which includes the advertising content and the generated image. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319379 | Digital television broadcasting apparatus and method for providing information in a digital television and internet convergent environment - A digital television broadcast apparatus, including a database which stores a plurality of news stories or information received or obtained from any number of content providers, a memory device which stores information regarding a request by an individual to receive a personal news report, wherein the personal news report contains one or more news stories associated with a topic or subject specified by the individual, a processor which detects a posting of a news story or news stories in the database, determines if the news story or news stories are associated with the topic or subject specified by the individual, and if the news story or news stories are associated with the topic or subject specified by the individual, generates a personal news report containing the news story or news stories, and a transmitter which transmits the personal news story to a communication device associated with the individual. | 12-24-2009 |
20090319380 | Facilitating Real Estate Transaction Collaboration - The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for facilitating collaboration between a variety of entities involved in real estate transactions. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include electronically receiving data from a plurality of users; calculating one or more buyer-personalized cash flow variables based on the received data; and providing an output, wherein the output includes the buyer-personalized cash flow variables formatted as a personalized monthly cash flow report. | 12-24-2009 |
20090327084 | GRAPHICAL CERTIFICATIONS OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS INTENDED TO IMPACT CLICK-THROUGH RATES - Embodiments are directed towards improving a user's experience and confidence in advertisements shown within web pages or other online media, in part, by providing additional information for a given advertisement to be displayed along with the given advertisement to encourage, or discourage, a user to click on or interact with the advertisement. Such information to be displayed about a given advertisement may include, without limitation, information about the advertisement, such as its security status (e.g. it has been found to be free from malware), information about the advertiser, including if the advertiser is determined to be trusted based on some criteria, customer satisfaction information, information about the goods and/or services being advertised, including, for example, if how they compare to a competitor, and information about the destination Web page or Web site that the advertisement leads to when a user clicks it. | 12-31-2009 |
20090327085 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, VALIDATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - An information processing system includes: a terminal device including a purchase information generating unit generating purchase information for relating a user who purchased a product to the purchased product, the purchase information identified by a predetermined identifier, a verification means generating unit generating verification means verifying correctness of the identifier, and a communication unit sending a purchase verification including the verification means and the identifier verified by the verification means to a terminal of the user; and an information processing device including a communication unit receiving word-of-mouth information entered by a user and a purchase verification when the word-of-mouth information involves it, a validation unit validating correctness of the identifier contained in the received purchase verification using the verification means, and a data holding unit holding purchaser word-of-mouth information having the identifier with correctness verified by the validation unit and non-purchaser word-of-mouth information as the word-of-mouth information other than the purchaser word-of-mouth information. | 12-31-2009 |
20100005000 | Advertising sales tool - Online and paper-based telephone directory advertisement effectiveness may be determined and presented. A user interface may receive input, such as an advertisement characteristic. The advertisement characteristic may be part of an advertising mix including paper-based telephone directory advertisements and/or an online telephone directory advertisements. A processor may determine one or more effectiveness metrics, such as monthly call counts. The effectiveness metrics may be based on metered telephone directory listing information, generated by placing a number of unique metered telephone numbers in advertisements, recording data associated with calls made to these unique metered telephone numbers, and statistically processing the recorded data to generate models of how various advertisement types and characteristics have performed. The user interface may interactively present the metric and a sample advertisement that is in accordance with the inputted characteristic. The metric may include a return on investment calculation, providing an evidence-based, value proposition. | 01-07-2010 |
20100005001 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVERTISING - A system for generating an advertisement to be displayed to a website visitor of a webpage, the system including: (a) product selection processing module, configured to select a product to be advertised; (b) an input interface for receiving real time information pertaining to the product; and (c) an advertisement generator, configured to generate the advertisement in response to the real time information and to provide the advertisement for displaying on the webpage. | 01-07-2010 |
20100042504 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING ADVERTISING METRICS - Systems and method for evaluating advertising metrics are disclosed and described. | 02-18-2010 |
20100042505 | Digital signage and gaming services to comply with federal and state alcohol and beverage laws and regulations - Methods and systems providing digital signage and interactive gaming services in compliance with federal and state laws and regulations are described. A service fee is collected from a retailer, and a service fee may or may not be collected from a retailer (e.g., a bar). An advertising fee is collected from a first advertising provider. The first advertising provider is involved in alcohol distribution/wholesaling or manufacturing. A second advertising fee from a second advertising provider is collected. The second advertising provider is involved in a non-alcohol related industry. A portion of a subscription fee is collected based on a separate source of fees (e.g., text message or jukebox fee) received from a patron. The message may contain information indicating that the patron wishes to pay a service fee. Revenue sharing is implemented by distributing a portion of the service fee to the retailer and distributing a portion of the advertising fee from the second advertising provider to the retailer in compliance with federal and state laws. | 02-18-2010 |
20100049614 | Post-session internet advertising system - The present invention is directed to a post-session advertising system that may be used in media such as computers, personal digital assistants, telephones, televisions, radios, and similar devices. In one preferred embodiment, a first display is viewed in a first platform in the foreground of a media by a viewer. A viewer initiates a load triggering event and in response, a post-session platform is opened to display a post-session display in the background of the media. Significantly, in the preferred embodiment, the post-session platform stays in said background until a view triggering event occurs. The type of platform and display used will depend significantly on the media. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention an optional focus timer is activated by the view triggering event to allow an accurate assessment of the actual time a viewer focuses on the display in the post-session platform. In another alternate preferred embodiment of the present invention, the number of post-session platforms is limited to, for example, one platform. | 02-25-2010 |
20100057577 | System And Method For Providing Topic-Guided Broadening Of Advertising Targets In Social Indexing - A computer-implemented system and method for providing topic-guided broadening of advertising targets in social indexing is provided. Articles of digital information and one or more social indexes are maintained. Each social index includes topics that each relate to one or more of the articles. A Web page, which includes one or more of the articles, is identified. The one or more topics in at least one of the social indexes related to the one or more articles are determined. A plurality of advertising expressions that are each associated with advertising content for an online advertiser are received. Each of the advertising expressions is successively matched to the one or more topics related to the one or more articles followed by matching words descriptive of the one or more topics. | 03-04-2010 |
20100063886 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING AN ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT - Methods and systems for producing one or more entertainment products. A project investment vehicle (PIV) for the entertainment product is created, where the PIV includes a prospectus. After identification of a producer and/or a distributor of the entertainment product, production of the entertainment product is started only when sufficient capital is raised from selling shares in the PIV to investors. Collaboration, among at least three of a production entity, prospective talent, prospective investors, and prospective consumers of the entertainment product is enabled via a web-based platform hosted by at least one server. | 03-11-2010 |
20100082442 | DEMAND FORECASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS - A computer implemented system includes a computer readable storage medium which includes historical demand data for a plurality of advertising inventories, and a processor connected to the computer readable storage medium. The processor is configured for generating a first demand forecast for a first predetermined period of time and a second demand forecast for a second predetermined period of time. The processor is configured for adjusting the first demand forecast by removing an existing demand for each of the plurality of advertising inventories, and for generating a net forecasting demand for each of the plurality of inventories for a third predetermined period of time by combining the second demand forecast and an adjusted first demand forecast. The third predetermined period of time is based on the first and second predetermined periods. | 04-01-2010 |
20100088186 | ADVERTISING INVENTORY CONTROLS - Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, or systems associated with advertising inventory controls are disclosed. | 04-08-2010 |
20100088187 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZED AND/OR TOPIC-DRIVEN CONTENT DISTRIBUTION FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A computer-implemented method for delivering targeted advertising in an asynchronous messaging-based social networking platform, the system comprising: providing a messaging server configured to managed asynchronous message delivery to a plurality of users, wherein a message comprises: a content title; a timestamp; a profile id, wherein the profile id is a unique identifier associated with a publisher of the message; and a message; providing a user authentication database configured to store and manage user authentication information for the plurality of users; maintaining a plurality of bindings configured to associate at least one user of the system with at least one other user of the system; storing an articles database configured to store messages within the system; identifying a plurality of publishers wherein each publisher posts a plurality of messages within the system; determining a plurality of channels; for each channel, associating a plurality of the publishers with the channel; and providing advertising within the system. | 04-08-2010 |
20100106605 | INVENTORY ALLOCATION WITH TRADEOFF BETWEEN FAIRNESS AND MAXIMAL VALUE OF REMAINING INVENTORY - A method of balancing advertisement inventory allocation includes constructing a flow network of nodes having impressions connected to contracts through corresponding arcs such as to satisfy demand requests of the contracts; normalizing an impression value of each node to a predetermined cost range; setting a cost of each arc to each corresponding normalized value; iteratively performing a plurality of times: (a) sampling the nodes or the arcs to create sample nodes and arcs, each time starting from a different random seed; (b) optimally allocating impressions from the sample nodes to the contracts with a minimum-cost network flow algorithm; (c) separately allocating impressions from sample arcs of lowest cost before allocating those from sample arcs of higher cost; averaging allocations from iterations (b) to create a first allocation; averaging allocations from iterations (c) to produce a second allocation; and computing a weighted solution of the first and second allocations. | 04-29-2010 |
20100106606 | AUTOMATED USER SEGMENT SELECTION FOR DELIVERY OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS - A system, method and computer program product is provided that automatically selects certain user segments for and excludes certain user segments from receiving online advertisements (“ads”) via various publisher Web sites included within an online ad network. By automatically determining which user segments should be targeted for the delivery of online ads on each publisher Web site, an embodiment of the present invention can advantageously increase the performance of the online ad network while reducing the amount of cost, time and potential errors involved in managing the network. | 04-29-2010 |
20100114720 | DYNAMIC IN-PAGE ADVERTISING - Advertisements displayed in a web page are enabled to be changed as a context of the web page changes without reloading the web page. A first set of one or more advertisements may be displayed on a web page. One or more of the displayed advertisements may be replaced with one or more alternative advertisements. Selection of the alternative advertisements is triggered based on the occurrence of one or more events that cause a change in a context of the web page. The display of the alternative advertisements is performed dynamically, without the web page needing to be reloaded. In this manner, the advertisements displayed on a web page may be changed based on the change in web page context, to provide advertisements to users that correspond to the changing context. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114721 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRICING OF OVERLAPPING IMPRESSION POOLS OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT IMPRESSIONS FOR ADVERTISING DEMAND - An improved system and method for pricing of overlapping impression pools of online advertisement impressions for advertising demand is provided. An inventory of online advertisement impressions may be grouped in impression pools according to attributes of the advertisement impressions and advertisers' requests for impressions targeting specific attributes may be received. An optimal price may be computed for each of the impression pools of the inventory of online advertisement impressions using dual values of an optimization program. The values of a dual variable for prices of impression pools on the supply constraints of an objective function for allocating the impression pools may be extracted and iteratively increased on those impression pools which have a dual value greater than the book rate value. | 05-06-2010 |
20100114722 | ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION MANAGING METHOD, ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION MANAGING SYSTEM, CALL RECEIVING METHOD AND CALL RECEIVING SYSTEM - An advertisement information managing method includes generating a plurality of identification information, generating a plurality of advertisement information that respectively indexes the plurality of identification information by combining the plurality of identification information with basic advertisement information respectively, and cross-checking the plurality of identification information with input information in a call that is made according to one of the plurality of advertisement information, so as to judge according to which one of the plurality of advertisement information the call is made | 05-06-2010 |
20100121721 | PREMIUM BIDDING OF ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to utilizing one or more premium rules to associate a premium markup to a base bid for online advertising. | 05-13-2010 |
20100131373 | DYNAMIC ADVERTISEMENT TAGS - Methods and systems for serving advertisements are provided. Methods employed by the systems may include receiving, at an exchange system, a request from a web site publisher to generate an inventory identifier. The request may include one or more targeting attributes to be associated with the inventory identifier. In response, an inventory identifier may be communicated to the web site publisher. The web site publisher may then request an advertisement tag based on the inventory identifier from the exchange system. The exchange system may then communicate an advertisement tag that includes the inventory identifier to the web site publisher. The advertisement tag may include browser code operable to cause a browser to request an advertisement associated with the one or more targeting attributes associated with the inventory identifier from an ad server. | 05-27-2010 |
20100153219 | IN-TEXT EMBEDDED ADVERTISING - Computer program products, devices, and methods for generating in-text embedded advertising are described. Embedded advertising is “hidden” or embedded into a message by matching an advertisement to the message and identifying a place in the message to insert the advertisement. For textual messages, statistical analysis of individual sentences is performed to determine where it would be most natural to insert an advertisement. Statistical rules of grammar derived from a language model may be used choose a natural and grammatical place in the sentence for inserting the advertisement. Insertion of the advertisement creates a modified sentence without degrading a meaning of the original sentence, yet also includes the advertisement as a part of a new sentence. | 06-17-2010 |
20100161429 | System and Method for Live-Interaction Advertising - A system, method, and software for providing live-interaction between a user and an advertising contact in a networked environment. After conducting a search for information over the network, the user is presented with search results in addition to advertisements. The advertisements include hyperlinks to allow the user to communicate with an advertising contact utilizing various methods over the network. For example, the hyperlinks may be email messaging, text messaging, VoIP messaging, or even chat utilities. The user selects a desired hyperlink and an appropriate communications link is established to the advertising contact. The user may then communicate directly to the advertising contact over this link to obtain additional information about the advertised good or service. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161430 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIVE-INTERACTION CONTENT - A system and method provides live-interaction between a user and an advertiser or the advertiser's representative. An advertisement and a corresponding live interaction icon is displayed before a user. The user may select the icon to indicate a desire for additional information concerning the advertisement. Upon selection, the system initiates a video-conference session between the user and advertiser for the live exchange of information. During the session the advertiser may provide supplementary content, such as a video or electronic document, for display in the user's browser. The system consists of three dedicated modules that perform the aforementioned method steps. | 06-24-2010 |
20100174610 | Internet-Based Personal Media Group Website Technology for Content Management and Exchange (System and Methods) - Internet Based System and Methods for implementing a Media Group Website Technology Platform for Content Management and Exchange by providing means for allowing: A1) The creation of the Personal Media Group comprised by: A1) A Community Website for Media Broadcasters (including Program/Channel Schedule), A2) A Community Website for Media Consumers, A3) Personal Media Portals for Media Consumers. B) The Communication within the Personal Media Group: B1) Among entity websites (Communities and Personal Media Portals), B2) To electronic mail via e-mail devices and/or text-messaging devices. These entity websites are independent Content Management Systems (CMS) reachable by their domain names. Each CMS includes their own security system and predefined pages for Media Content (Television, Radio, News Papers, Songs [Music], Movies, PC [Cloud Computer], Home [Virtual Home], Phone [Video Conferencing], etc.) delivered by Broadcasters. Each CMS is connected to the Personal Media Group (GCMS) allowing within the Management and Exchange of Media Content. | 07-08-2010 |
20100185520 | Method and system for sharing brand information - An interactive, computer network based system presents consumers with multimedia brand information via a browser-based interface called the GraffitiWall®. Consumers can use the GraffitiWall® to modify and display a sponsor's brand information in any way desired, including use of avatars. Consumer modifications are immediately communicated to the other member consumers and the advertiser/sponsor. Consumers can rate the GraffitiWall®, or portions thereof, and email the GraffitiWall®. An archive of GraffitiWalls™ is maintained by the system. Consumers participate in online focus groups, one-to-one interviews and discussions, as well as games and promotions pertaining to the brand. Interaction with consumers through focus groups, one-to-one interviews, discussions, games and promotions allows the hosting company to reinforce brand equities; speak directly to their target audience; test new and updated products and services; and encourage participation to a brand via purchases and signups by rewarding the participant with coupons, samples, gift certificates, and the like. An ongoing dialogue between business and consumer, as well as consumer-to-consumer, nurtures customer participation, loyalty and satisfaction, and builds a community housed within the company's brand. | 07-22-2010 |
20100198697 | Fixed Position Interactive Advertising - Computer-based systems and methods for an advertisement displayed on a fixed position on a web browser window displaying a visible portion of a web page. The fixed position advertisement remains in its fixed position in view of the user as the user scrolls the web page in various directions. The advertisement may be sized, shaped, or formatted based on the available space on the web page and on the content of the advertisement. The advertisement may include a variety of static and dynamic content, including interaction prompts and other elements, which may enable an engagement-based revenue generation model. | 08-05-2010 |
20100223143 | DYNAMIC CONTENT RELEVANT DOMAIN NAME SUGGESTION IN ONLINE ADVERTISING - Methods of the present inventions allow for generating online advertisements offering dynamic content relevant domain names for registration. An exemplary method may comprise generating at least one domain name, which may be based upon the content of a website. If the domain name(s) is/are determined to be available for registration, an online advertisement may be generated (that may list the domain name(s) as available for registration). The online advertisement then may be displayed on the website. | 09-02-2010 |
20100223144 | SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS OFFERING DYNAMIC CONTENT RELEVANT DOMAIN NAMES FOR REGISTRATION - Systems of the present inventions allow for generating online advertisements offering dynamic content relevant domain names for registration. An exemplary system may comprise an online advertisement generation module (running on at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network), which generates at least one online advertisement that may offer at least one domain name for registration, the domain name(s) being based upon the content of a website. | 09-02-2010 |
20100228637 | Architecture for an Online Advertisement Bidding System - An online advertising system integrates third party agents to permit the third party agents to participate in auctions to bid on a per opportunity basis. An advertising exchange module receives requests for opportunities to serve online advertisements to users. In response, an advertising exchange module applies one or more business rules to determine third party agents that qualify to serve the online advertisement. A bid gateway module generates and transmits requests for bids to the third party agents. The bid gateway module then receives bids from the third party agents in response to the requests for bids. The advertising exchange module then selects an advertisement based on the bid. The online advertisement exchange system provides a unified marketplace to permit integrator networks to bid on both ads pursuant to guaranteed contracts and ads not subject to guaranteed contracts (e.g., non-guaranteed ads). The online advertisement system further includes traffic management to allow the third parties to regulate bid requests sent from the online advertisement system. In some embodiments, the online advertising system caches bids, to efficiently implement the per opportunity auction, and transmits information, such as targeting information, to the third party agents to aid in the third party agents' formulation of bids. | 09-09-2010 |
20100235244 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MATCHING PEOPLE BASED ON PREPROGRAMMED PREFERENCES - A method for processing client information by a first client, the client information having a plurality of client data values for matching a first and a second client, the method providing a client matching application comprising: providing a request to a second client to transmit client information to a first client if not already transmitted, step | 09-16-2010 |
20100235245 | PHILANTHROPIC ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for directing funds to philanthropic organizations are provided. An advertisement server system includes advertisement servers, databases, and client devices. Publishers register with advertisement servers to select philanthropic organizations and to customize advertisement placeholders that are rendered on sites web pages associated with the publishers. The databases store records and accounts for the publishers and philanthropic organizations. The client devices interact with the web pages associated with the publishers. And based on the level of interaction by the client devices with an advertisement placeholder, the philanthropic organization that is linked to the advertisement placeholder is directly provided with a financial donation from the advertisement server system listing the publisher as a donor. | 09-16-2010 |
20100241516 | EDITING INTERFACE - Systems and methods for editing online advertising campaigns from a summary interface. A summary interface can be provided. The summary interfaces shows filed fields associated with one or more advertising campaigns in a view mode. Upon receipt of a request to edit one or more of the fields, the summary interface transitions to an edit mode for editing of the selected fields and editing of hidden fields that are associated with the selected fields and that are not displayed in the view mode. | 09-23-2010 |
20100250373 | Method and system of online shopping using blog - A system of online shopping includes a plurality of buyer terminals ( | 09-30-2010 |
20100262500 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING THE SAME ADVERTISEMENT - Identical Internet advertisement providing method and system are provided. The identical Internet advertisement providing system receives cookie information from a client, receives advertisement exposure information from a server to which the client is being connected, reads advertisement data using the received cookie information and advertisement exposure information, and transmits the read advertisement data to the client. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an identical advertisement to an Internet user regardless of change in web site or web page, thereby maximizing an advertisement effect. | 10-14-2010 |
20100262501 | ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM AND ADVERTISING METHOD - A promotion in which the medium characteristics of Web are maximized is possible and a significant advertising effect can be obtained by displaying an impactful content. An advertisement system uses a Web server disposed on the Internet to display a banner in a Web page and describe and deliver link information used for transferring between Web pages, and uses a browser software executed on a user terminal to receive the data of the Web page and display the received data on a monitor of the user terminal. When a click operation on the banner is performed on the browser software, an advertising content related to the banner is reproduced and displayed on the entire screen of a display device, after which a transition between Web pages is performed according to the link information related to the clicked banner. | 10-14-2010 |
20100262502 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN ONLINE BUSINESS COMMUNITY - Systems and methods of the present invention allow for providing and managing an online business community. An exemplary system may comprise at least one Hosting Server maintained by a Hosting Entity; a Community Website accessible to a plurality of Clients and hosted on said at least one Hosting Server; a Resource Database storing a plurality of Content, wherein at least some of said Resources are generated by a Member; a Directory Database storing a plurality of Member Information; and a Network communicatively coupling said Hosting Server, said Community Website, said plurality of Clients, said Resource Database, and said Directory Database. | 10-14-2010 |
20100274673 | Non-Intrusive Media Linked and Embedded Information Delivery - A method for information delivery is disclosed. The method includes directing the display of a multimedia presentation in a first screen segment. The multimedia presentation is associated with a reference tag descriptive of an aspect thereof. An information link corresponding to the reference tag in a second screen segment is generated. The information link is contextually related to the multimedia presentation in accordance with the reference tag. Thereafter, a selection input of the information link is received from one of the viewers while mitigating obstruction of the displaying of the multimedia presentation. The selected information link and the identity of the viewer are associated as a marker. | 10-28-2010 |
20100274674 | MEDIA NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A media navigation system provides a user interface for navigating and interacting with streamed media objects, including video. The system may employ media markers representing time locations within a media file in addition to images or other representations derived from the media object. The system displays a tile layout representing a sequence of the media at an interval comprising a set of sub intervals corresponding to the tiles, and enables a user to click on the tiles to navigate to a next set of tiles which correspond to a different interval, and which replace the currently displayed tiles on the display. Navigation can include zooming in (smaller interval), zooming out (larger interval) and “panning” (preceding or succeeding interval) at arbitrary intervals. Individual tiles may also include visual indicators of relative importance or activity such as the number of comments associated with a sub interval. | 10-28-2010 |
20100274675 | WEB PAGE RETRIEVAL AND ADVERTISEMENT METHOD - Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of running an Internet-based service. The method involves receiving a request for a code that identifies one or more web pages, issuing a non-URL code for the advertiser to post on an off-line advertisement in reply to the request, posting an off-line advertisement including the non-URL code, a person's seeing the advertisement, the person's submitting the issue code on a mobile telecommunication device without opening a web page on the mobile telecommunication device to a server, the server's searching for an Internet address of a web page associated with the issued code, the server's sending to the mobile telecommunication device the Internet address to the mobile telecommunication device, and opening the web page on the mobile telecommunication device using the Internet address without any user input of the Internet address on the mobile telecommunication device. | 10-28-2010 |
20100287055 | Advertisement system and method - A method, computer program product, and computing device for storing a first advertisement in a non-volatile storage device within a computing device. The first advertisement is rendered on the computing device during a first firmware boot sequence of the computing device. A second advertisement is stored in the non-volatile storage device within the computing device. | 11-11-2010 |
20100287056 | USING CONCEPTS FOR AD TARGETING - Concept similarity may be used to help resolve ambiguities with respect to ads served using, at least, keyword targeting. More specifically, concept similarity may be used to help determine ad relevancy and/or ad scores. | 11-11-2010 |
20100293062 | ADVERTISEMENT SELECTION BASED ON KEY WORDS - A computer-implemented method comprises running, by a processor, a plurality of classifiers on a web page to obtain one or more keywords. The method further comprises selecting, by the processor, advertisements based on the one or more keywords. | 11-18-2010 |
20100293063 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING CONTENT QUALITY CONTROLS TO ONLINE DISPLAY ADVERTISING - An ad network system for providing content quality controls to advertisers when placing display advertisements online at publishers' sites and applications is disclosed. The ad network system includes a proposal tool for creating proposals for advertising campaigns, the proposals specifying content quality controls for the campaign. An advertiser management system manages the advertising campaigns for the advertisers, and a content categorization module analyzes content at the publishers' sites and applications. The display advertisements are served to the publishers' sites and applications with a two-stage ad server system according to the content quality controls for the advertising campaigns. | 11-18-2010 |
20100299216 | Electronic Commerce Transaction Method and Electronic Commerce Transaction System for Enterprise Network Marketing and Purchase Outsourcing - The invention discloses an electronic business method and system for enterprise cyber marketing and procurement outsourcing. The electronic business system includes: an enterprise information publishing system; a professional information publishing system; an authorizing, sending, receiving and managing system for email, network telephone, network fax and instant messaging tool; a bidding system; a B2B information flow subdivision charging system; a mutual evaluation system; and a complaint management system. In particular, the invention can be applied to a B2B electronic business method to overcome limitations of the existing B2B method. The invention is a people-oriented electronic business method and system, a multi-lingual professional online support method that is based on demands and with a low cost. The invention allows an enterprise to outsource its cyber marketing and procurement to multi-lingual professionals anywhere in the world, so that the enterprise can obtain the cyber marketing and procurement service by sharing the services offered by those multi-lingual professionals from anywhere in the world at low labor cost. | 11-25-2010 |
20100306065 | Web-Service Transaction Systems - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for providing real-time, two-way transactional capabilities on the Web. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for enabling object routing, the method comprising the steps of creating a virtual information store containing information entries and attributes associating each of the information entries and the attributes with an object identity, and assigning a unique network address to each of the object identities. A method is also disclosed for enabling service management of the value-added network service, to perform OAM&P functions on the services network | 12-02-2010 |
20100306066 | TECHNIQUES FOR DISPLAYING AN ADVERTISEMENT ACROSS MULTIPLE PAGES - Techniques for persisting an advertisement across multiple web pages served from page-view based websites. The advertisement is persisted across multiple pages served from page-view based websites without creating new advertisement impressions. This reduces the number of advertisement impressions and also extends the amount of time that a particular advertisement can be shown to a user even as the user navigates across multiple web pages. | 12-02-2010 |
20100306067 | AUTOMATED SELL SYSTEM - An automated sell system comprises a hardware device for inputting product information onto a server. A network allows a user to access the product information together with a means for generating a coded file of the product information for use as an advertisement on a website. Preferably the advertisement is presented in accordance with appropriate marketing practices. In one embodiment, the means for generating the coded file is run by a single command. | 12-02-2010 |
20100312655 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING AND SELLING PUBLISHED MATERIAL USING SOCIAL AND COMPUTER NETWORKS - A series of text message units are created that follow the storyline of a fiction work, or in the case of a non-fiction work, a theme, philosophy, or set of facts. These message units are released into various social and/or computer networks in a periodic sequence and can be viewed freely by any network member, thus creating interest in the work. A database of all previously released message units can be retrieved from the host website by a computer to computer transfer. The host website has the capability to act as a store and sell selected chapters of the final published work by virtue of computer to computer transfers. Further, the host store can sell the entire published work in a variety of methods including computer to computer downloads, or by delivery of tangible products such as print, portable computer readable memory elements or audio copies. | 12-09-2010 |
20100312656 | SYSTEM FOR REPLACING A CURSOR IMAGE IN CONNECTION WITH DISPLAYING ADVERTISING CONTENT - A system for displaying advertising content includes a client computer having a display device, a processor, a network interface, and a graphical user interface including a cursor. The client computer is arranged to receive advertising content data from a remote computer via the network interface. The advertising content data includes cursor display data for displaying a promotional image. The processor is coupled to the display device and modifies the cursor in accordance with the promotional image in response to a predetermined event. The promotional image may include elements such as animation, a satellite image, a sprite image, promotional text, and a combination thereof. | 12-09-2010 |
20100318434 | TRANSACTION TRACKING, MANAGING, ASSESSMENT, AND AUDITING DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND NETWORK - An improved processing system for tracking commerce on the Internet provides for subvariable processing and includes web page scanning to discern fraud or improper content to insure proper promotion of select products within the network environment. | 12-16-2010 |
20100324999 | ADVERTISEMENT PROXY SERVICE - An advertising proxy server enables limited-functionality web browsers, such as those commonly installed on mobile devices, to display web page content quickly, without incurring the delay normally associated with displaying web pages containing advertisements. When such a web browser requests a web page containing advertisements from a web server, the web server: (1) serves the main web page content to the web browser; and (2) instructs the advertising proxy server to retrieve the web page's advertising content. The web browser may render the main web page content while the advertising proxy server is retrieving the advertising content from a conventional advertising server. The web browser requests the advertising content from the advertising proxy server, which serves the advertising content, when available, to the web browser, which then renders the advertising content. The web browser may perform these functions without the need to execute JavaScript or other non-HTML code. | 12-23-2010 |
20110010251 | Present Box - A method, a container, and a computer-implemented container for selecting products and/or services as presents are disclosed. A locked container ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110016005 | PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENTS FROM RELATED SEARCH QUERIES - Methods, systems and apparatus for identifying advertisements previously presented when processing related search queries related to a submitted search query, and providing the advertisements identified from the related search queries for presentation on a search results page for the submitted search query. | 01-20-2011 |
20110016006 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING AND OPTIMIZING MEDIA PROGRAMMING IN PUBLIC SPACES WITH INTERACTIVE DIGITAL SIGNAGE NETWORKS THROUGH MOBILE DEVICE ACCESS - 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 |
20110022479 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN ON-LINE HEALTHCARE OPEN MARKET EXCHANGE - An Internet-based competitive pricing and bidding transaction system includes one or more transaction processing servers that interface and communicate over the Internet with client computer systems of prospective online consumers, medical and professional/licensed services providers and a plurality of related information databases. The transaction processing system handles online communications and procedures for conducting auctions for delivery of proffered medical and professional/licensed services and maintains a registration database of service providers and online prospective consumers/bidders. Medical and professional/licensed services providers may include licensed doctors/nurses, licensed veterinary doctors/technicians as well as conventional homecare/hospice providers, physical therapy providers, babysitting and other professional caretaker services that can provided to/for man or animal. The online proffered services may include conventional medical treatment and/or veterinary services provided for animals, pets or other creatures. A professional license authentication/qualifier engine is provided which transparently and automatically researches, verifies and updates professional credentials, accreditations and background information of each professional service provider upon registration of that service provider with the transaction system, and makes that information available to prospective registered bidders online. | 01-27-2011 |
20110029392 | Search Result Content Sequencing - Systems and methods for generating and receiving a sequenced listing of pieces of content are described. A request to search for assets may be received. A first listing of assets associated with the request may be received. Data representative of assets stored within an edge server associated with the user may be received. A first group of assets of the first listing of assets that are stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server and a second group of assets of the first listing of assets that are not stored within the edge server based upon the received data representative of assets stored within the edge server may be determined. A second listing of assets may be generated where at least one asset of the first group is sequenced separate from at least one asset of the second group. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029393 | Method and System for Tracking Interaction and View Information for Online Advertising - An advertising unit is intended for display on a web page. The advertising unit has a size and a position relative to other objects within the web page. An identifier associated with an instance of the advertising unit displayed on the web page is generated. Upon receiving an indication that the web page has been loaded in the browser, engagement tracking module identifies the advertising unit within the page based on the size of the advertising unit, the position relative to other objects within the web page, and the identifier and tracks data regarding engagement with the advertising unit by a user of the browser. | 02-03-2011 |
20110029394 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR MANAGING ADVERTISEMENTS ON WEB OR SAP PAGES - System, method and computer program for delivering data to a terminal using a communications network. Displayable data having a content part and a first advertisement part is provided to the terminal and the terminal is monitored to detect a request for a second, alternate advertisement part. When this occurs, the requested second advertisement part is delivered to the terminal via the communications network. The second advertisement part is displayed on the terminal instead of the first advertisement part and together with the same content part. | 02-03-2011 |
20110035289 | CONTEXTUAL DYNAMIC ADVERTISING BASED UPON CAPTURED RENDERED TEXT - A system for processing text captured from rendered documents is described. The system receives a sequence of one or more words optically or acoustically captured from a rendered document by a user. The system identifies an electronic version of the rendered document and associated an action. The system then performs the associated action with respect to the user. | 02-10-2011 |
20110040637 | E-business advertisement method with blog groups and system thereof - An e-business advertisement system includes a plurality of e-business platforms; a work platform; and a plurality of web page servers. Each e-business platform includes a platform server and is connected to the Internet so that one of a plurality of remote terminals may access to the Internet for operating the e-business platform. The platform servers and the web page servers are interconnected via the work platform. E-business advertisement methods with blog groups are also provided. | 02-17-2011 |
20110040638 | GAMING INTERFACE TO ONLINE AUCTION - An integration of an online auctioning system with the user interface look and feel of a desired application can be performed at varying levels. At one level, a simple mapping of characteristics and actions in the auctioning environment are mapped to characters, actions, features, etc. of the user interface. At another level, the bidder participates in a live auction in a manner that is akin to playing or operating the user interface of the desired application. At yet another level, the user interface and the desire application do not interface to a live auction at all, but rather, define a new game or application that is auction based. | 02-17-2011 |
20110040639 | DISTRIBUTING WEB-ACTIVATABLE CONTENT | 02-17-2011 |
20110047035 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Evaluating Companies Based On Social Performance - Mechanisms for evaluating companies based on social performance are provided. In some embodiments, systems comprise: at least one processor that: receives data regarding a plurality of companies from a plurality of data sources, wherein the data includes score values regarding the social performance of the plurality of companies; calculates category scores for each of the plurality of companies in each of a plurality of categories based on the score values; calculates a combined score for each of the plurality of companies based on the category scores; compares at least one of the combined score and the category scores for one of the plurality of companies to a threshold; and based on results of the comparison, presents an advertisement to the user that corresponds to the one of the plurality of companies. | 02-24-2011 |
20110055025 | Component-Based Network-Delivered Advertising - A single advertisement presented within a web page can be comprised of individual components: “ad beans”. Each ad bean can be directed to a single task and multiple ad beans can be combined within an advertising structure to provide a nearly limitless set of combinations and associated functionality. An advertising structure can act as a host for ad beans and can obtain the ad beans on a real-time basis from a remote source. The ad beans themselves can likewise obtain information on a real-time basis, such as from either the same, or a different, remote host. A single entity can thereby aggregate purchases of advertising such that the aggregator's purchase of advertising can be subsequently divided among differing entities such that each individual entity need only purchase a minimum amount of advertising from the aggregator that can be substantially lower than the minimum amount of advertising traditionally sold by publishers. | 03-03-2011 |
20110055026 | METHOD OF COLLECTING DATA USING AN EMBEDDED MEDIA PLAYER PAGE - A method of collecting data in connection with the retrieval of a media file includes the steps of transmitting to a media device ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110066511 | Method of advertising in the real estate industry using an art - A method of advertising in real estate industry using an art, where art(s) is used as a permanent real estate advertising tool for private and/or commercial property. On the outside visible surface of the art(s) is placed real estate agent advertising information and like that the art(s) is placed in the people's properties. | 03-17-2011 |
20110071910 | METHOD FOR ROUTING A CUSTOMER CALL PLACED IN RESPONSE TO AN ADVERTISEMENT - The method is for routing a customer call placed in response to an advertisement. An advertisement including a telephone number is placed on the Internet to enable a customer to view the advertisement over the Internet. The customer may then place a telephone call via a telephone or the Internet. A routing device routes the telephone call to a particular vendor. The particular vendor, to which the call is routed, is selected based on a bid made to a provider of the phone number. | 03-24-2011 |
20110071911 | ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system, computer-implemented method, and a computer program product for rendering a web page that includes at least one advertisement-compatible target image, wherein an advertisement overlay is associated with the at least one advertisement-compatible target image. The advertisement overlay is automatically rendered on top of the advertisement-compatible target image. | 03-24-2011 |
20110078028 | ONLINE INTERACTIVE WEBSITE - An interactive online website enabling users to order products or services. The website dynamically provides a prepopulated order sheet displaying at least some sales history of products or services previously purchased by a website user. The order sheet may be organized to display a plurality of categories showing at least some of the products or services purchased by the consumer during a predetermined past period. The website may be configured to permit the user to browse the prepopulated order sheet and to enter order quantities for selected products or services. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078029 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOSTING, UPDATING, AND SENDING A WEBPAGE - A web crawler for downloading and analyzing the contents of a merchant's website. The web crawler may analyze the products advertised and determine whether a service plan is properly associated. The crawler may also analyze the placement of the service plans on the website, and store the information in a database. A dynamic mapper is also provided which can determine what service plan should be associated with a particular product. The dynamic mapper may also suggest what type of control to use for a particular customer. A webserver containing software for updating a webpage is also disclosed. A process for updating a webpage is also disclosed. | 03-31-2011 |
20110078030 | WEBSITE WITH ACTIVITIES TRIGGERED BY CLICKABLE ADS - A website stores a user account with information indicative of items associated with a website user. Those items are usable on the website. The website displays a virtual world and accepts inputs which allow interacting with the virtual world. An advertisement is produced. At only some times, the selection of that advertisement is entitled to additional content. The additional content can include an additional item usable on the website. The user therefore has some statistical chance of getting that additional item when they click on the site. | 03-31-2011 |
20110087553 | BITRATE PREVIEW FOR VIDEO OBJECTS - Techniques are provided for enabling videos to be included in online advertisements. Multiple versions of a video are generated that have different bitrates. The multiple versions are enabled to be previewed so that acceptable quality videos are made available to be included in online advertisements. A version that is of unacceptable quality may be rejected. When an online advertisement is to be displayed, a video is selected from the versions that passed the preview (were not rejected) to be included in the online advertisement. The video is selected according to the bandwidth of electronic device that is used to download and view the online advertisement. | 04-14-2011 |
20110093348 | Financial broker social-professional website internet system - A financial broker social-professional website Internet system for registered financial broker includes: A) a website and at least one host server, the website having sufficient software to provide a first level of use, a second level of use, a financial broker-related professional information center, and capacity to verify a professional financial broker member's approval by independent verification, either from a second, independent website or from stored, updated third party verification data. The first level of use, a professional financial broker member level, enables a professional financial broker to use the website to become a verified member, and, once verified, to input personal data and professional data. The second level of use for a second level user includes viewing features and at least some read only features for a user who is not a verified member, and, thus, a second level user. The broker-related professional information center provides at least one feature selected from the group consisting of a knowledge base, a blog, a chat room, a one-on-one chat room within the first level, a one-on-one chat room that includes the first level and the second level. | 04-21-2011 |
20110093349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED OFFERS - The exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method and computer program products for providing an offer in a specific location. The method is embodied in a computer program product for execution on an instruction processing system and includes a tangible storage medium readable by the instruction processing system and storing instructions for execution by the instruction processing system for performing the method. The method further includes determining at least one offer to be sent to a user device, sending the at least one offer to user device and receiving information regarding the completion of the at least one offer. The method further includes verifying the user completed a task associated with the at least one offer and providing a benefit to an owner of the user device. | 04-21-2011 |
20110093350 | Network-Based Navigation System Having Virtual Drive-Thru Advertisements Integrated with Actual Imagery from Along a Physical Route - A network-based navigation system includes a user interface and a computer server system that can access a map database, an actual imagery database and an advertisement database in order to provide visual route guidance information having virtual drive-thru advertisements integrated with actual imagery from along a physical route. The user interface permits a user to submit a request for navigation information, receive visual route guidance information in response to the request and initiate a drive-thru presentation of at least a portion of a route. The computer server determines at least one route from the map database based on the request from the user and provides route guidance information to the user interface in response. The computer server also identifies actual imagery from the image database associated with the at least one route and selectively replaces at least one polygon region identified in the actual imagery associated with the at least one route with at least one advertisement from the ad database to create a drive-thru presentation with at least one virtual advertisement. At least a portion of the drive-thru presentation is presented to the user interface. In one embodiment, the computer server records a drive-thru charge for the virtual advertisements present in the portion of the drive-thru presentation provided to the user interface. | 04-21-2011 |
20110099078 | Rewarding users for accessing third party internet content - The computer apparatus and methods of the preferred embodiment uses computer technology in a unique way to motivate children to devote more time to educational and cultural enrichment. In the preferred embodiment, educational material is provided at a child's local computer under control of a central computer system connected to it over a computer network. On completing a particular educational task, the child is rewarded with a certain number of points. Points that the child accumulates are stored centrally, and at least some of the points can be redeemed towards the purchase of goods and services offered through the system of the preferred embodiment by its commercial participants. The purchasing transactions are also administered by the central computer. Parents, preferably, use the system to support their children's purchasing activity financially and to select content available for presentation to the child. In other embodiments, the disclosed apparatus and methods can be used for purposes unrelated to education of children, and distribution of functionality between the central and local computers may be different, including wholly local implementations. | 04-28-2011 |
20110106632 | System and method for alternative brand affinity content transaction payments - An economic exchange system and method where a request is received to make a non-advertising site use of one or more media assets. The system and method comprising a vault and offering, as a basis for a grant of receiving a request, to allow the non-advertising site use in exchange for a receiving of at least one advertising opportunity on the site, and exchanging, in accordance with an agreement to an offering, of the non-advertising site use for the at least one advertising opportunity on the site. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106633 | Method for Distributing Campaign Metadata Across Multiple Small Clients - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method which by calculating in advance what material is to be sent to a particular device and under what conditions that material is to be delivered, the material can be delivered ahead of time and used when the conditions are met. In one embodiment, a server is used to download to certain mobile devices (or to other devices having a limited bandwidth) a portion of an advertisement campaign together with the rules for displaying the various advertisements at the mobile device. The server can, if desired, keep track of the downloaded advertisements to all of the mobile devices so that the demographics of the advertising campaign are met within the desired time frame. The server can make use of the captured information, including demographics, to select ads for delivery to the mobile client that will be more likely to be acted upon by user, or more likely to meet future criteria and be shown. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106634 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA USING AN APPLICATION LEVEL FIREWALL - Content management systems, methods, and media using an application level firewall are provided. In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, the system for managing advertisement adjacencies comprises: a firewall component in an application layer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the firewall component is configured to operate in an advertisement call stack of the application layer and wherein the processor is programmed to: receive an advertisement call for publishing an advertisement in an advertisement server on a web page, wherein a verification tag is inserted in the advertisement call that redirects the advertisement call to the firewall component prior to transmission to the advertisement server; determine whether the web page associated with the advertisement call contains objectionable content; and, in response to determining that the web page does not contain objectionable content, transmit the advertisement call to the advertisement server for publishing the advertisement on the web page. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106635 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR FACILITATING USE OF WIRELESS SMART DEVICES TO PURCHASE GOODS OR SERVICES - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for facilitating the use of wireless smart devices to purchase goods or services that are not available at a purchaser's location are provided. According to one aspect of the subject matter described herein, a method for facilitating the use of a wireless smart device to purchase goods or services is provided. The method includes providing a smart poster that advertises a good or service and is locatable in an area that is accessible by a potential purchaser of a good or service. The method includes directing, using a mechanism in or on the smart poster, the wireless smart device to access a section of an merchant's website specific to the good or service in response to the wireless smart device interfacing with the smart poster. The method further includes providing, via the wireless smart device, an option for the potential purchaser to purchase the good or service in a manner that bypasses a payment register in a retail location of the merchant. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106636 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ONLINE PRESENCE - In a method and system for managing an online presence of a brand or product, providing a graphic representation of (i) a plurality of nodes, each node signifying (a) an instance of an online advertisement, (b) a general venue of a series of marketing tactics, (c) a representation of an advertising or marketing agency, and/or (d) a sales/sales fulfillment site, and (ii) at least one connection, each connection linking a pair of nodes, the connection signifying an informational relationship between the pair of nodes, the informational relationship being a logical and/or a communicative relationship. | 05-05-2011 |
20110106637 | PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a program, an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information management apparatus capable of increasing the probability that the user browsing WEB pages views an advertisement. A list 12A working in conjunction with the display of a WEB browser displays, as items, titles of WEB pages searched by a search server and advertisements selected according to the search result. If the start of slide show display is instructed when “WEB Page # | 05-05-2011 |
20110112912 | System and Method for an Interactive Online Social Classifieds Transaction System - A web-based classified ads system providing tools that enable buyers and sellers to complete transactions in a social network environment. By integrating many of the transactions features such as classifieds, auctioning, bartering, event signups, with social networking elements such as profiles, chats, friend lists, groups, messages, degrees of separations, friend post notifications, feedbacks, and recommendations the system of the present invention reduces anxiety and cuts down on time and cost involved in business transactions. | 05-12-2011 |
20110112913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCE DIGITAL RECORDING, DISTRIBUTION, AND DIGITAL ADVERTISING - The disclosure of the present application provides for a live music performance digital recording and distribution system as well as an advertising system that allows a consumer to purchase a digital copy of the live music performance immediately after the conclusion of the live music performance. | 05-12-2011 |
20110112914 | DYNAMIC INTEGRATION AND LINEAR PRESENTATION OF ADVERTISING CONTENT AND MEDIA CONTENT - Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamic integration and linear presentation of advertising content and media content. The method includes receiving a request for media content; combining the requested media content and advertising content to provide an interactive advertising unit; and transmitting the interactive advertising unit for presentation on the remote computing device, wherein the advertising content is presented before the requested media content. The interactive advertising unit includes a first content layer including the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer including the advertising content, and an integration module for coordinating interaction between the layers. Coordinating interaction between the layers includes: managing the spatial presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, synchronizing the temporal presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, and controlling the presentation priority of the requested media content and the advertising content. | 05-12-2011 |
20110112915 | DYNAMIC INTEGRATION AND NON-LINEAR PRESENTATION OF ADVERTISING CONTENT AND MEDIA CONTENT - Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for dynamic integration and non-linear presentation of advertising content and media content. The method includes receiving a request for media content; combining the requested media content and advertising content to provide an interactive advertising unit; and transmitting the interactive advertising unit for presentation on the remote computing device, wherein the advertising content and media content are presented concurrently. The interactive advertising unit includes a first content layer including the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer including the advertising content, and an integration module for coordinating interaction between the layers. Coordinating interaction between the layers includes: managing the spatial presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, synchronizing the temporal presentation of the requested media content and the advertising content, and controlling the presentation priority of the requested media content and the advertising content. | 05-12-2011 |
20110112916 | Advertiser and User Association - The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method that includes generating content-based keywords based on content generated by users of a social network. The method includes labeling nodes comprising user nodes, which are representations of the users, with advertising labels comprising content-based keywords that coincide with advertiser-selected keywords that are based on one or more terms specified by an advertiser. The method also includes outputting, for each node, weights for the advertising labels based on weights of advertising labels associated with neighboring nodes, which are related to the node by a relationship. | 05-12-2011 |
20110119139 | Identifying related information given content and/or presenting related information in association with content-related advertisements - The usefulness of content (target content), such as advertisements, may be increased by determining additional content and providing such additional content in association with the content. The target content may be text, a Web page, a URL, a search query, etc. The additional content might be related suggested queries (e.g. “Try a search for ______”), news articles (or excerpts or summaries thereof), reviews (or excerpts or summaries thereof), advertisements, user group messages, etc. | 05-19-2011 |
20110125593 | ONLINE MARKETING PAYMENT MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of collecting and correlating information about user interactions with a plurality of websites including adding a first cookie from a first website, the first cookie recording information concerning interactions of a user with the first website; adding a second cookie from a second website, the second cookie recording information concerning interactions of the user with the second website; initiating a tracking pixel on a third website; capturing information from the first and second cookie; and determining a first contribution of the first website and a second contribution of the second website to interests in the third website. | 05-26-2011 |
20110125594 | Fixed Position Multi-State Interactive Advertisement - Computer-based systems and methods for a multi-state advertisement displayed at a fixed position on a primary display space of a display device. The fixed position advertisement remains in its fixed position in view of the user as the user scrolls the web page in various directions. A plurality of events trigger a change in the state of the multi-state advertisement, with the change in state resulting in a change of the advertisement content, shape, size, style and appearance. An embodiment deploys an initial video in combination with a billboard. When the interstitial video ends, the fixed position advertisement is sized down to a less obtrusive size, with the billboard and the interstitial video replaced with a navigation bar. | 05-26-2011 |
20110125595 | FIRST PARTY ADVERTISEMENT SERVING - Adservers with the ability to access advertiser cookies and vice versa when both are serving from the advertiser's domain are provided, thereby avoiding the overhead and delay in backend cookie synchronization efforts. Further, advertising cookie data can be gathered regardless of whether a user is browsing a publisher's web site with an advertisement served by an adserver, or browsing the advertiser's web site, because the cookies were previously set when the user visited the advertiser's web site in the context of a first-party cookie. Even if the user has configured his or her browser to limit the setting of third-party cookies, the cookies can still be read by the adserver. By making cookie and advertising data immediately available in real time to both the advertiser and the adserver, the solution also provides for instantaneous and accurate targeting of web advertising to allow an educated ad selection process by either party. | 05-26-2011 |
20110125596 | 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. | 05-26-2011 |
20110131100 | Outside-in social network communication and promotion - A system for spreading promotional content into a social network environment from outside the social network is provided. A computer server system monitors information associated with the promotional content and the communication steps associated with the outside-in communication and further inside communications or spread of the promotional content. | 06-02-2011 |
20110131101 | DISPLAY AND SEARCH INTERFACE FOR PRODUCT DATABASE - A computer-implemented method for enabling a user to search for and display information stored in a searchable database of product records, including providing a user interface to the database for enabling data contained in the database to be displayed on the user's computer and for enabling user input to be received, enabling a search of the database to be performed in response to user input, and providing results of the database search to the user, including enabling the user's computer to display a list of attribute values of a product record in the database, wherein the list of attribute values corresponds to a list of distinct attributes of a current product record contained in a selected set of product records, enabling the display next to an attribute value a set of selectable sub-elements, wherein each selectable sub-element corresponds to a predetermined rank and corresponds to a predetermined subset of possible attribute values for an attribute. The sub-element whose corresponding rank matches a corresponding rank of the attribute value is displayed as highlighted. The method further enables, when a sub-element is selected by a user, the current set of product records to be constrained to a subset of the current set of product records wherein each product record in the subset has an attribute value within the set of possible attribute values associated with the selected sub-element. | 06-02-2011 |
20110137735 | USES OF MULTIPLE LOCATION PARAMETERS, POLYGONAL EXCLUSION AND INCLUSION ZONES, AND OTHER INPUT DATA IN LOCATION-COUPLED INFORMATION SELECTION - A method for presenting advertisement images on a display screen, comprising: subdividing a map image into a plurality of geographic regions; associating an advertisement image with a region of the plurality of geographic regions; receiving a signal indicative of a group of regions of the plurality of geographic regions; receiving a signal indicative of a region-of-interest, the region-of-interest corresponding to at least one region of the plurality of geographic regions; determining whether the region and the region-of-interest are included in the group of regions, and if so, generating a presentation of the advertisement image; and, displaying the presentation on the display screen. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137736 | Using social network activity to characterize viewers across multiple internet activities - A system and method for characterizing viewers across multiple Internet activities is provided. A communication system communicates a personal identifier between a plurality of distant channels of promotions presented to a social network member of a social network communication system and a corresponding non-social network sponsoring business system of the promotions. A data analysis computer system tracks the personal identifier communications and generates a report to characterize the tracked data related to the promotions of the online non-social network sponsoring business system and the personal identifiers of the members. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137737 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND REPORTING METRICS REGARDING USER ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING A CANVAS MODEL - Systems and methods for capturing user engagements with Ad content included in a webpage. An example method renders a webpage having an Ad unit within a browser on a display of a user's computer. Then, a cursor event for an Ad unit included in the rendered webpage is recorded based on cursor position relative to an area on the webpage associated with the Ad unit and the recorded cursor event is transmitted to a server via a network for reporting to interested parties. The cursor event includes an initial cursor entry event, any click actions or any hover actions, and all related timings of such events. The recordation of a cursor event is further based on location information associated with the browser within the display, the webpage within the browser and the ad area within the webpage. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137738 | Methods for distributions of digital files - The invention relates to a process for distributing files, having the steps of receiving at least one digital file, transmitting the digital file to a location, and selecting at least one content provider. The process also has the steps of updating a content of the content provider to provide a reference to the digital file at the location, generating an updated digital file by adding information which identifies the content provider to the digital file when the reference to the digital file is selected at the content provider, and transmitting at least a portion of the at least one updated digital file to a client network. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137739 | POST-SESSION INTERNET ADVERTISING SYSTEM - The present invention is directed to a post-session advertising system that may be used in media such as computers, personal digital assistants, telephones, televisions, radios, and similar devices. In one preferred embodiment, a first display is viewed in a first platform in the foreground of a media by a viewer. A viewer initiates a load triggering event and in response, a post-session platform is opened to display a post-session display in the background of the media, Significantly, in the preferred embodiment, the post-session platform stays in said background until a view triggering event occurs. The type of platform and display used will depend significantly on the media. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention an optional focus timer is activated by the view triggering event to allow an accurate assessment of the actual time a viewer focuses on the display in the post-session platform. In another alternate preferred embodiment of the present invention, the number of post-session platforms is limited to, for example, one platform. | 06-09-2011 |
20110153435 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A system and method for delivering cursor-based content, such as advertising content is disclosed. The system may include an advertising server having a network interface for coupling the server to a computer network. The server includes a processor having software associated therewith to implement a delivery method. The software may receive a request for cursor-based advertising content, select cursor-based advertising content based on the request, deliver the selected cursor-based advertising content, deliver instruction code for displaying the cursor-based advertising content on a user computer instead of, or in conjunction and association with, a cursor image displayed on a users computer, and deliver instruction code for recording and reporting data related to a user's cursor position. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161181 | MANAGEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENTS - A system and method for the management of advertisements in an graphic object such as an application or web page The system includes an ad-server manager that is configured: to receive (from a user-side process that generates graphic objects such as application windows or web pages) a request for an ad-server to be used; to select the ad-server to be used; and to send information related to the selected ad-server to the user-side process. The user-side process then requests the selected ad-server to provide at least one advertisement; and receives said at least one advertisement from the selected ad-server. As a result, the ad-server manager is able to choose the most suitable ad-server for each request, taking account of issues such as temporary unavailability or backwards compatibility. In addition, the applications/web pages may be made lighter, easier to construct and cheaper because they do not need to include the code to recover advertisements. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161182 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LISTING ITEMS ONLINE - A system and method are provided for listing an item online. The system provides a user interface comprising a first pane for entering information pertaining to the item and a second pane for viewing said information while it is being entered. The user is provided, in the second pane, an upload tool for uploading one or more photos of the item to assist in describing the item during the listing process. Upon entering one or more characters in a field in the first pane for identifying the item, the system searches a database of items being either parts or components and displays possible choices for said item such that the user can simply type in what their item is and the system provides possible category choices to facilitate and speed up the listing process. | 06-30-2011 |
20110161183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADVERTISING AND SELLING PUBLISHED MATERIAL USING SOCIAL AND COMPUTER NETWORKS - A series of text message units are created that follow the storyline of a fiction work, or in the case of a non-fiction work, a theme, philosophy, or set of facts. These message units are accessed upon selection of text that is annotated in an electronic document. Upon selection, the messages are transmitted via a computer network to a consumer, with the intent to create interest in the work. The website has the capability to act as a store and sell selected chapters of the final published work by virtue of computer to computer transfers. Further, the host store can sell the entire published work in a variety of methods including computer to computer downloads, or by delivery of tangible products such as print, portable computer readable memory elements or audio copies. | 06-30-2011 |
20110166943 | POLICY-BASED ADVERTISEMENT ENGINE - Embodiments of the invention provide methods and systems for enforcing policy-based advertisements . The method includes receiving a service request from a requestor, intercepting by a policy enforcer, and presenting an advertisement offer, including an advertisement, wherein the advertisement offer includes an associated reduced rate offer for the requested service. The method further includes presenting the advertisement to the requestor in response to accepting the advertisement offer, verifying that the requestor has received, viewed, and/or listened to the advertisement, and presenting the requested service at the associated reduced rate. | 07-07-2011 |
20110166944 | ADVERTISING METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - The group of inventions is related to advertising and to the systems intended for presentation of the information to the users, and it makes it possible to enhance the effective output of propagation means of advertising matter and information materials as well as the efficiency of advertising impact. | 07-07-2011 |
20110166945 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENFORCING ADVERTISING POLICIES USING DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT - A system and method for policy-based advertising. According to an embodiment, an advertisement server receives a request for advertising content from a user computer over a network, the advertising content associated with an advertising policy specifying one or more usage conditions to be met by a user of the user computer in connection with the advertising content in order for the user to qualify for a promotional consideration, provides to the user computer over the network, in response to the request for the advertising content, the advertising content and one or more constraints to be enforced by a content player on the user computer in accordance with the advertising policy, receives from the user computer metering data reflecting usage of the advertising content on the user computer, and determines whether the one or more advertising policy usage conditions have been met based on the received metering data. | 07-07-2011 |
20110166946 | METHOD OF PROMOTING AND SELLING COFFEE - The disclosure provides coffee products and methods for selling, promoting, and advertising coffee products as well as generating revenue from same. | 07-07-2011 |
20110173080 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, DATA COMMUNICATION METHOD, CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - An electronic device is provided which is capable of displaying an advertisement at an appropriate timing on a second display panel different from a first display panel. The electronic device includes: a storage device for storing therein application software and first information associated with the software for specifying a server; a display control unit for displaying an operation screen of the software on a liquid crystal panel based on launch of the software; a detecting unit for detecting that an input for operating the software has been received; a generating unit for generating, based on the detection, a signal to be transmitted to the advertisement server specified by the first information; a transmitting unit for transmitting the generated signal to the advertisement server; and a receiving unit for receiving, based on the transmission, advertisement image data indicating an advertisement from the advertisement server. The display control unit displays the advertisement that is based on the advertisement image data, on a liquid crystal panel. | 07-14-2011 |
20110178879 | Relationship prediction system using external databases - A Relationship Prediction System Using External Databases for providing a relationship prediction based on the correlation of personal characteristics and the analysis of genetic characteristics is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first person supplies descriptions of their own personal characteristics, as well as descriptions of the personal characteristics of their ideal match, to a website. The first person also furnishes an odor, tissue or fluid sample to a test facility, where genetic characteristics are analyzed and determined. A relationship match is then generated based on both a combination of both a positive correlation of the personal characteristics of the first person and second person, and a measured dissimilarity between the sequence of genetic characteristics of the first person and second person. In one embodiment, personal characteristics are obtained from one or more external webpages. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING PRESENTATION OF RECORDED ADVERTISING CONTENT - A system and method for monitoring and reporting presentation of recorded advertising content, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims. | 07-21-2011 |
20110178881 | COLLABORATIVE MATCH MAKING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A PER-PROFILE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION PURCHASE OPTION - A system and method to collaborate and/or consolidate and display the paid, active profiles data (including optionally related social data from social system[s]) but barring confidential information of paid, active profiles, of one or more participating match making brokers to local and remote users/customers soliciting match making brokerage service. Moreover, the system comprises one or more servers ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110184817 | Sensitivity Categorization of Web Pages - Methods, systems, and computer programs for categorizing the sensitivity of web pages are presented. In one method, a space of sensitive pages is identified based on the sensitivity categorization of a first plurality of web pages and a second plurality of web pages. The first plurality of web pages is obtained by performing search queries using known sensitive words, and the second plurality of web pages includes randomly selected web pages. Additionally, the method identifies a third plurality of web pages that includes web pages on or near the boundary between the space of sensitive pages and the space of non-sensitive pages. The space of sensitive pages is then redefined based on the sensitivity categorization of the first, second, and third pluralities of web pages. Once the space of sensitive pages is defined, the method is used to determine that a given web page is sensitive when the given web page is in the space of sensitive pages. Web pages are included in a marketing operation when the web pages are not sensitive. | 07-28-2011 |
20110191192 | METHODS APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING THE SALE OF VENTURE RELATED FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - Disclosed is a system for facilitating venture financing comprising a communication module adapted to receive over a communication network data representing one or more parameters associated with the venture. A first module of the system may be adapted to initiate one or more database queries using search terms derived from the one or more received parameters and may further be adapted to perform automated business analytics on results from the one or more database queries so as to compile information indicative of an investment potential of the venture. A second module of the system may be adapted to accept, execute and/or record financial transactions related to one or more financial instruments of the venture. One or more modules of the system may be adapted to generate a web banner associated with one or more financial instruments of the venture, such that the banner includes a code indicating the venture and/or a financial instrument of the venture. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191193 | MARKETING AND DELIVERING FINANCIAL COACHING SERVICES - Marketing and delivering financial coaching services involves sponsoring a website pertaining to financial coaching services, engaging an electronic communications media partner to direct potential customers to the website, and calculating a behavior-based quality rating reflecting the business opportunity value of the potential customer. When the quality rating exceeds a predetermined threshold, the potential customer is associated to an assigned sales agent who determines an interest rating reflecting the importance of the financial coaching services to the potential customer. When the interest rating exceeds a predetermined threshold, the potential customer is associated to an assigned enroller who determines a readiness rating reflecting the willingness of the potential customer to purchase financial coaching services. When the readiness rating for the potential customer exceeds a predetermined rating, the potential customer is enrolled for financial coaching services, oriented by telephone, and receives an ordered sequence of one-on-one financial coaching sessions and financial coaching resources. | 08-04-2011 |
20110196750 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING - The present invention provides a method for providing a contact opportunity to a user. The method comprises the steps of storing a list of advertised words, parsing a document for matches with one or more of said advertised words and converting each matched word to a clickable event. The converted document, including the clickable events, is then displayed to the user. | 08-11-2011 |
20110196751 | System and Method for Secured Delivery of Creatives - A method of creating and delivering an on-demand audio asset for inclusion in a creative is described. The method includes the steps of accessing a central processing environment, requesting at least one recording of at least a portion of an audio transmission generated from a communication device, generating at least one audio asset, adding the audio asset to a pool of related assets stored in a vault connected to the central processing environment, selecting the generated audio asset and at least one other related asset from the pool of related assets to form a creative, then requesting delivery of the creative to another communication device, and finally delivering the creative to the other communication device. The method is performed in part by a creative composition engine, which is also described. The engine includes a central processing environment having a processor, a digital recorder and a digital asset storage vault. | 08-11-2011 |
20110196752 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGANIZING INFORMATION WITH SHARABLE USER INTERFACE - A method, including: displaying, within a user interface (UI), a first grid having a first plurality of key zones corresponding to a first plurality of objects; identifying a selection of a first key zone in the first plurality of key zones corresponding to an object of the first plurality of objects; displaying, in response to the selection of the first key zone, a second grid having a second plurality of key zones corresponding to a second plurality of objects, where the object of the first plurality of objects is associated with the second grid; receiving a first selection of a second key zone in the second plurality of key zones; and displaying, in response to the first selection of the second key zone, a first preview of a first web page with the second grid, where the first web page corresponds to an object in the second plurality of objects. | 08-11-2011 |
20110202411 | ADVERTISING VOICE CONTROL DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, ADVERTISING VOICE CONTROL METHOD, ADVERTISING VOICE CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A control terminal device | 08-18-2011 |
20110213670 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND INSERTING APPLICATION MEDIA CONTENT INTO SOCIAL MEDIA SYSTEM DISPLAYS - Systems and methods for delivering application media content to multiple social media systems (SMSs) for display to SMS members. The method includes the steps of providing initial application media content to respective SMSs. Once a respective SMS member interacts with the initial content, a social relationship management system (SRMS) receives indication from an SMS of such interaction, and retrieves a unique application media file relating to application media content. The unique application media file is then applied to an application media container file that overcomes certain formatting protocols and requirements of the SMS and enables transmission and delivery of the application media content to the SMS. The application media content is then delivered to the SMS member on the SMS through the application media container file. | 09-01-2011 |
20110218866 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING CONSUMER PRIVACY IN ONLINE ADVERTISING ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods are provided for protecting consumer privacy. According to one implementation, a method is provided for protecting consumer privacy in an online advertising environment. The method includes receiving an ad-related communication with associated ad notice metadata containing information about the ad-related communication, analyzing the ad notice metadata, and executing a consumer privacy response based on the analysis. | 09-08-2011 |
20110225052 | Recursive Method and System for Accessing Classification Information - Web based menu system and method allows users such as buyers and sellers to locate, purchase, and sell goods, items and services. Knowledge of the system increases with user interaction. The system can respond to voice activation and recognition commands. At the web site, the user selects a category followed by a selection of makes, items, or services called a Sub-Category. The system responds by displaying menus referred to as a “Fluidity of Taxonomy”. This process repeats until the user reaches the finite end of the menus. Users can place requests for instant notification of new ad placements. Banner ads can be applicable to the buyers' interest. Sellers can grow the database based on menu selections. The system can retrieve any orderly classification of information. | 09-15-2011 |
20110225053 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MOBILE CODE ADVERTISEMENTS - Advertising with machine-readable (mobile) codes by printing a machine-readable code on a print publication, which is then scanned with a device, and the URL of an ad management computer and an ad identification number are decoded from the mobile code. This URL is used to send the ad identification number to the ad management computer, which accesses a database to determine if a link limit for that ad identification number has been exceeded. If not exceeded, then a destination URL of an advertisement web page associated with the ad identification number in the database is sent to the device so it can connect to that URL. If the link limit has been exceeded, then the destination URL from the database is not sent, but is used as an argument to generate search web page, and the ad content management computer transmits the generated search web page to the device. | 09-15-2011 |
20110225054 | DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS IN A COMPUTER NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method of presenting advertising to viewers in a computer network environment includes monitoring a viewer's interactions with an associated computer system, and adjusting a timing of displayed advertisements on the viewer's associated computer system based on one or more of the viewer's monitored interactions. | 09-15-2011 |
20110231265 | NON-EXPANDING INTERACTIVE ADVERTISEMENT - An embodiment is directed to a non-expanding advertisement that displays a video loop or a portion of a video within the advertisement. If the user interacts with the advertisement, the entire video is played within the advertisement without expanding. The user is not given the option to stop or pause the video. In addition, since the advertisement does not expand, the user is not given the option to close the video, ensuring that a complete view of the video is delivered to the user. | 09-22-2011 |
20110238506 | INTERNET-BASED BRAND MARKETING COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR ENABLING COMMISSION-BASED E-COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS ALONG THE FABRIC OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) USING SERVER-SIDE DRIVEN MULTI-MODE VIRTUAL KIOSKS (MMVKS) - Internet-based Enterprise-Level Brand Management And Marketing Communication Network based on an innovative brand command, control and communication architecture (BC3), which gives brand owners complete command and control over the wide range of brand-building assets, messaging and promotions scattered throughout the Web, and how they are communicated to directly consumers at diverse Web touch points, with the efficiency and automation of supply-chain management solutions. The Network supports the deployment, installation and remote programming of brand-building server-side driven Multi-Mode Virtual Kiosks on the World Wide Web (WWW), and provide brand managers, their agents and online trading partners the power to build stronger online brands, drive sales and eliminate existing friction in the retail chain through a collaborative carrier-class, indutrial-strength e-marketing communication network. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238507 | COMBINING USER CONTENT WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT AT A DATA STORAGE DEVICE - Data storage devices and methods to combine user content with supplemental content at a data storage device are disclosed. The data storage device includes a host interface, a controller coupled to the host interface, a first storage area coupled to the controller, and a second storage area coupled to the controller. The host interface is configured to enable the data storage device to receive one or more user content items from a host device when the data storage device is operationally coupled to the host device. The controller is configured to store the one or more user content items in the first storage area. The controller is also configured to combine a particular supplemental content item stored in the second storage area with a particular user content item from among the one or more user content items. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238508 | System and Method for Enabling an Advertisement to Follow the User to Additional Web Pages - A computer-implemented method and system for advertising that performs the steps of delivering an electronic advertisement comprising one or more menu options and a reference to a network location for retrieving specified content associated with each menu option for inclusion in a first electronic document, receiving a selection of one or more menu options from the electronic advertisement and delivering a subsequent accessible document including content from the referenced network location associated with the menu option selected, the subsequent accessible document including the electronic advertisement. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238509 | Methods for Transmitting Multimedia Files and Advertisements - In one implementation a method of transmitting a file having an advertising portion and a requested portion different from the advertising portion is provided. The method includes receiving a request to transmit the file, via a streaming protocol allowing non-sequential access, transmitting the advertising portion of the file, receiving a request to transmit a portion of the requested portion of the file prior to completing transmitting the advertising portion of the file, completing the transmission of the advertising portion of the file, and transmitting the requested portion of the file. In another implementation a method of transmitting streaming data from a server to the data storage medium of a device having a multimedia player is provided. The streaming data having at least one advertising-sponsored content portion and at least one associated obligatory advertising portion. Upon the server determining that the playing of all or part of the obligatory advertising portion is attempting to be avoided by the multimedia player, the server sends to the multimedia player or device a message with data storage medium control information for the purpose of inhibiting the advertising-sponsored content portion stored in the data storage medium from being played by multimedia player. | 09-29-2011 |
20110246312 | ADVERTISEMENT INVENTORY MATCHING - Various embodiments provide techniques for advertisement inventory. In at least some embodiments, a scaled number of impressions can be matched to orders that have scaled impression goals. Impressions can be randomly selected from an offline traffic model and allocated to orders according to a matching algorithm until a number of impression defined by a scale factor is reached. This can occur by sampling the traffic model directly using the scale factor and/or by creating a scaled data set to which the matching algorithm can be applied. The matching algorithm can be configured to identify an order that is farthest away from being complete and then match the randomly selected impression to the identified order. If the scaled orders in the data set can be fulfilled using the scaled number of impressions, a conclusion is made that the original set of orders can be fulfilled using the original impressions. | 10-06-2011 |
20110251903 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR ACQUIRING INFORMATION ON PRODUCTS ATTACHED TO PERSON IN IMAGE DATA - There are provided a method and an apparatus for acquiring information on products which are located on the body of a person appearing in image data. More particularly, a method and an apparatus for analyzing a posture of a person from image data, i.e., a face posture and a body posture of the person, displaying, according to information on the posture of the person, at least one of candidate regions in which products are attached to the body of the person in the image data on a screen of a terminal of a user, and, if the user selects any one of the candidate regions, providing the terminal with information on products same as or similar to an image of a specific product included in the selected candidate region. | 10-13-2011 |
20110251904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING VISITORS TO A WEB SERVER - Different web pages on a web server are associated with different qualification profiles, each of which is assigned a value by the web-site proprietor. Traffic data hits at the web-site are analyzed to determine which web pages the visitor viewed on the web server. Each qualifying visitor is thereafter associated with a qualification profile and a corresponding value. In another aspect of the invention, visitors arriving as a result of an advertisement on a remote web-site are tracked. The web-site proprietor is consequently able to determine a return on advertising investment based on the value of visitors brought to the site by the tracked advertisement. | 10-13-2011 |
20110258055 | POINTS BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING WEB SITE - A points-based social networking site gives its users the opportunity to earn points by viewing other profiles, inviting their friends to join the site, commenting on other profiles, viewing advertisements, and other activities on the site. The points may be referred to as popularity points. The site may rank users by the number of popularity points they earn at the social networking site. The site may allow the creation of groups for schools, universities, cities, businesses, hobbies, and the like. Users can belong to one or more groups and may be ranked within each of their groups based on their number of popularity points. In some embodiments, the present invention may be designed as a stand-alone site, having a points-based recognition system. In other embodiments, the present invention may be incorporated into an already-existing social networking site, allowing the site to recognize users by points earned. | 10-20-2011 |
20110258056 | Method and Apparatus for Universal Placement Server - A method and apparatus for universal placement server have been disclosed. In one embodiment there are three levels of major activities. | 10-20-2011 |
20110258057 | Image Capture and Identification System and Process - A digital image of the object is captured and the object is recognized from plurality of objects in a database. An information address corresponding to the object is then used to access information and initiate communication pertinent to the object. | 10-20-2011 |
20110264541 | GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF USER STRUCTURED WEB CONTENT AND ADVERTISEMENT, BY CREATING A DATABASE MATRIX CLOUD ACROSS THE INTERNET - A database matrix cloud across the internet that enables the generation and distribution, of organized user structured interlinked web content and advertisement to any webpages, comprising of interlinked database matrix tables for each topic, created interactively by web users, and embedded in any number of webpages. The database matrix cloud allows for real-time simultaneous and concurrent access, updating and storing of the content, for display, interaction, access and filtering by any web users. The data and content available from the database matrix cloud enables to create new websites with rich user dynamic content instantaneously, and allowing for growth and expansion of the content through unlimited websites. The database matrix cloud allows interlinked database matrix table banners or links to be created and embedded in any webpages, when clicked, opens the interlinked database matrix table, allowing the web users to obtain content and targeted advertisements. | 10-27-2011 |
20110270690 | Remote Management of Mobile Advertising Application - A management object (MO) for configuring a device relative to mobile advertising service is provided. The MO may include parameters, attributes or data for use in provisioning, configuring or otherwise managing a mobile advertising client to use the mobile advertising service. The mobile advertising MO includes at least one property including: mobile advertising enabler version information, a service provider identification, advertising server identification, an advertising server access address, a supported delivery method, and an interaction code. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270691 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING URL POSSIBLE NEW ADVERTISING - Disclosed are a method and system for providing a uniform resource locator (URL) enabling a new advertisement. The method includes acquiring, from a usage record of users using an application, a URL with respect to a site where the users visit, analyzing the URL or a landing page of the URL to classify a category of business with respect to the URL, and providing the URL that enables the new advertisement based on a comparison of a site of the URL with a registered advertisement site or an exposed advertisement site for each of the classified category of business. | 11-03-2011 |
20110270692 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT UTILIZING VIRAL MARKETING OVER SOCIAL NETWORKS - A networked computing system capable of distributing commercial digital media content utilizing existing interpersonal resources of a social network service (SNS). The networked computing system includes a media content provider (MCP), multiple personal computing devices (PCDs), a SNS and a data communications network that facilitates data communications amongst the MCP, the PCDs, and the SNS. A registered user of the SNS at a first PCD is able to access media content emanating from a MCP based on a media content referral from a registered user of the same SNS at a second PCD. The SNS may operate as an agent for the MCP so that the MCP can use the SNS as a viral media content marketing utility. | 11-03-2011 |
20110276414 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PAYING DIRECTLY AT BILLER WEBSITES FROM WITHIN A BILL PAY WEBSITE - A method and a system for performing an online payment related activity using a browser application. The browser application interfaces a bill pay website with one or more biller websites to which the online payment needs to be made. When a user logs-in to the bill pay website, the browser application is activated. The user then selects a biller from a list of billers pre-stored at the bill pay website. The browser application automatically navigates the user to a biller website of the selected biller, while concurrently maintaining a communication link to the bill pay website. The browser application then enters payment information on the one or more payment related web pages displayed at the biller website. After the online payment related activity is completed, and the user is navigated back to the bill pay website without the need for a user input. | 11-10-2011 |
20110276415 | WINE MARKETING METHOD FOR SPORTING EVENTS - What is described is new method of marketing of wine in relation to a sport or a sporting event. What is also described is a new method of integrating and selling wine at the sporting event or in association with a sport. The methods including the creation of a wine club for selecting and licensing of brands to be associated with selected high quality wines each brand linked with a famous player. Further, the wine club will brand the sport association in association with the wine club and the branded wines. The method also include the use of a wide range of marketing outlets to help promote the wine including the construction of temporary structures to be placed at selected sports events and tournaments, direct sales, sales to corporate programs, offering of travel services, concession stands, or existing clubhouses. | 11-10-2011 |
20110276416 | PAYMENT CARDS AND DEVICES OPERABLE TO RECEIVE POINT-OF-SALE ACTIONS BEFORE POINT-OF-SALE AND FORWARD ACTIONS AT POINT-OF-SALE - A payment card or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. A user can utilize buttons located on the card to perform activities that would otherwise be performed at an ATM, payment card reader, or by a waitress. A user can provide instructions on a card to accelerate a transaction. The information a user enters can be communicated to a point-of-sale device. For example, a user can enter into his/her card that the user desires $100 withdrawal from a checking account. The user can also enter his/her PIN into the card. The user can swipe his/her card into an ATM and instantly be provided with the desired $100. | 11-10-2011 |
20110282752 | Website Creation Method - Creation of a website that gathers data on visitors as if it is run by an actual company related to the content of the website. The data gathered on visitors is then sold and/or the entire website is then sold. The website is not a shell or template, but rather is an actual operating website that generates its own traffic and advertisements. The website can even feature polls, contributions, and email lists. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282753 | PAYMENT CARDS AND DEVICES OPERABLE TO RECEIVE POINT-OF-SALE ACTIONS BEFORE POINT-OF-SALE AND FORWARD ACTIONS AT POINT-OF-SALE - A payment card or other device (e.g., mobile telephone) is provided with a magnetic emulator operable to communicate data to a magnetic stripe read-head. A user can utilize buttons located on the card to perform activities that would otherwise be performed at an ATM, payment card reader, or by a waitress. A user can provide instructions on a card to accelerate a transaction. The information a user enters can be communicated to a point-of-sale device. For example, a user can enter into his/her card that the user desires $100 withdrawal from a checking account. The user can also enter his/her PIN into the card. The user can swipe his/her card into an ATM and instantly be provided with the desired $100. | 11-17-2011 |
20110288941 | CONTEXTUAL CONTENT ITEMS FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS - This specification describes technologies relating to content presentation. In general, one aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods that include the actions of receiving a request to serve a content item to an application on a mobile device; identifying a context associated with the application, the context being derived from an application description page for the application and one or more pages linking to the application description page, the context comprising one or more keywords associated with the application; selecting a content item, from a collection of content items, using the context; and serving the selected content item to the application on the mobile device. Other embodiments of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 11-24-2011 |
20110288942 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A PRINTED PRODUCT - The invention discloses a method of producing a printed product, which includes the steps of retrieving user data from an online social network platform and/or client database and/or user database; of compiling a printed product incorporating and/or based on the user data and/or preferences, interests, shared interests, online profile, and/or profile of the user and/or the user's friends and/or editorial content from publishers which are matched to users based on the user and/or the user's friends, preferences and/or profiles; and of printing and/or producing/manufacturing the printed product. The method furthermore includes the step of delivering the product to the user and/or to a location where the user can collect the product. | 11-24-2011 |
20110295702 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND LINKING USER ACCOUNTS - A method and system for managing and linking user accounts is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a first user sends a request for account linking containing a username of a second user. The request is sent to the second user, and in response to the request, the second user approves or denies the request from the first user. The approval or denial response is sent back to the first user. With the approval from the second user, the first user and the second user are linked, and the first user and the second user are allowed to share access to web pages, content, ads and/or revenue based on performance of the second user and/or the first user. | 12-01-2011 |
20110295703 | Gesture-Responsive Advertising System and Method - A gesture-responsive system and method delivers interactive advertisements to advertisement recipients in accordance with monitored gestures and/or other behaviors, including other bodily movements. The advertisement recipient may interact with the advertisement delivery system so as to obtain additional information about the advertisement or to provide feedback, and the interactions may include gestural or oral-based interactions. Explanations of why the advertisement recipient received the advertisement may be generated and delivered by the system. | 12-01-2011 |
20110307340 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING USER OR MEMBER EXPERIENCE ON BRANDS - Systems and methods are disclosed to share a customer experience with a network of users or members by displaying one or more industry categories on a rotating basis on a display screen; displaying a customer experience rating for a company's service or a product; rating a provider of the service or product based on a customer's experience; sharing the customer experience with a social network of users or members using a web application; and inviting other members to vote on the provider. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307341 | POST-CLICK CALLING LANDING-PAGES - A system, a method and a landing-page container enabling to activate and de-activate a calling tool, which can be incorporated in the landing-page container together with an original page content, where the calling tool enables initiating a call between an advertiser and at least one user. The calling tool may be activated according to at least one predefined activation condition and rules. The landing-page container may be launched using a web link, to replace the original content web link, containing the original content web link as a parameter, to allow the integration of the calling tool in the redirection from one or more ads or network pages such as web pages. The call can be initiated once the user clicks or hovers over a predefined area on the container such as a call indicator to activate the calling tool in the container. | 12-15-2011 |
20110320287 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING STREAMING MEDIA PROGRAMS AND TARGETED ADVERTISEMENTS COMPATIBLY WITH HTTP LIVE STREAMING - A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements with a media program transmitted to a user device are described. Different versions of a media program and advertisements are generated and segmented, and transmitted to a media player individually, allowing different advertisements to be selected for presentation to users according to user demographics and other factors. | 12-29-2011 |
20110320288 | METHOD FOR PLAYING CONTENTS - A method for playing contents is disclosed. The method for playing contents includes the contents providing system receiving a selection of a first contents from a device, playing at least one of a second contents before the first contents plays or while the first contents is playing, outputting information requesting user input to the device, and the first contents begins to play or resumes playing, when a user input corresponding to the information requesting user input was input. | 12-29-2011 |
20120005030 | Apparatus for connecting Protect Anything Human Key identification mechanism to objects, content, and virtual currency for identification, tracking, delivery, advertising and marketing - The current invention presented here is an apparatus for securely managing objects, content, and virtual currency for identification, tracking, delivery, advertising and marketing with a Protect Anything Human Key attached for ability to sell, buy, and enable transactions of properties, in a 2D or 3D virtual world. | 01-05-2012 |
20120011004 | Social and shopping network that offers combined use of comparison shopping, classifieds,social networking,consumer and business reviews and news - Securing member logins using PHP in tandem with a MySQL database. Visible registered users login string is embedded within HTML, Different fonts may be used. HTML entry fields are designed to accept a minimum and maximum amount of characters necessary to enter the information into the system. A database also created in MySQL that has fields for a chosen “user name” and chosen” user password and the ability to create a one log in and profile for the registered user to access all the websites at once under the main domain and or other sites within the network as a first login. | 01-12-2012 |
20120011005 | Sharing advertising revenue with user browsing website - Presented herein is a web browser that users are paid to use. The web browser includes a small window for advertisements. Advertisers are able to pay on a ‘by the user’ basis, because advertisers can know precisely how many users have viewed the advertisement. The publisher can maintain the browser/browser extension and transmit relevant advertisements based on user data and behavior. The publisher can share part of the revenue generated from advertisers with the users. The software/browser extension can help advertisers connect directly with users. | 01-12-2012 |
20120011006 | System And Method For Real-Time Analysis Of Opinion Data - A system and method for providing surveys includes a server that allows client devices to access surveys over the Internet. The survey may overlap some content, such as a television show, and a user is given a mechanism for providing real-time attitude about the content by expressing either positive or negative reactions. The user's opinion data is aggregated with other users' opinion data and provided as a graph along a timeline in real-time. | 01-12-2012 |
20120016752 | ONLINE ADVERTISING SYSTEM - A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to display a new browser window behind a first displayed window without the user realizing the new browser window has been generated. A second window is generated in front of a first window, the first window is closed and regenerated, which results in the second window “behind” the first window. | 01-19-2012 |
20120016753 | AD SERVER INTEGRATION - A method and system for providing a content object is disclosed with an in-stream ad unit inserted into the content object for a content object player. The content object is audio and/or video. A media services platform (MSP) knows of one or more in-stream slots in the content object where in-stream ad units may be placed. The MSP queries a display ad server (DAS) to specify the in-stream ad unit, however the DAS does not natively support in-stream ad units in this embodiment. The MSP maps one or more in-stream slots in the content object to corresponding display ad locations. The MSP places the in-stream ad unit into the slot of the content object to create a processed content object. The MSP optionally transcodes the processed content object. The processed content object is downloaded or streamed to the content object player. | 01-19-2012 |
20120022952 | Using Linear and Log-Linear Model Combinations for Estimating Probabilities of Events - A method for combining multiple probability of click models in an online advertising system into a combined predictive model, the method commencing by receiving a feature set slice (e.g. corresponding to demographics or taxonomies or clusters), and using the sliced data for training multiple slice-wise predictive models. The trained slice-wise predictive models are combined by overlaying a weighted distribution model over the trained slice-wise predictive models. The combined predictive model then is used in predicting the probability of a click given a query-advertisement pair in online advertising. The method can flexibly receive slice specifications, and can overlay any one or more of a variety of distribution models, such as a linear combination or a log-linear combination. Using an appropriate weighted distribution model, the combined predictive model reliably yields predictive estimates of occurrence of click events that are at least as good as the best predictive model in the slice-wise predictive model set. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022953 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENT ON ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A method for displaying an advertisement on an electronic apparatus is provided. When the electronic apparatus is ready to enter a specific status, an electronic ink (E-ink) display of the electronic apparatus displays an advertisement. The specific status can be a turn-off mode or a power-saving mode. When the electronic apparatus enters the specific status, a power supply of the electronic ink display is terminated. Therefore, the advertisement is still displayed on the electronic ink display even if the power supply of the electronic ink display terminated. | 01-26-2012 |
20120022954 | CLOUD BASED MEDIA PLAYER AND OFFLINE MEDIA ACCESS - According to one general aspect, a method for playing, in an offline mode, a media file may include receiving, by a web browser operating in an online mode and from a content server, a media file and at least one advertisement associated with the media file. The method may further include caching, within a local file system, the media file and the at least one advertisement. The method may also include playing, in an offline mode, the cached media file and the cached at least one advertisement. The method also comprise detecting a user interaction, while in an offline mode, with the at least one advertisement. The method may include caching the user interaction for further processing when in an online mode. | 01-26-2012 |
20120030036 | BOOKING AND MANAGEMENT OF INVENTORY ATOMS IN CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for managing electronic content from multiple content providers in a dynamic environment are provided. In operation, an advertiser can plan and book an electronic advertisement campaign by providing a campaign request specifying a requested inventory slot of atoms in an inventory space and other associated data. Thereafter, a proposed campaign can be generated based on an estimated availability of the atoms and any performance criteria specified by the advertiser. Once the proposed campaign is accepted and booked, the proposed campaign can be managed along with other active campaigns. These active campaigns can be managed based on a relative priority of the campaigns and an estimated availability for the atoms in the inventory space. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030037 | Measuring Quality of User Interaction with Third Party Content - An online services system provides monitoring of user interaction with third-party content. The monitoring is performed by a script in a web page provided by the online services system, which script provides a timer invoked when the browser leaves the online services system's page for a page comprising third party content. When the online services system serves the page, the browser reads the HTML to render the page, including the script with the timer. When the user leaves the online services system page, the timer begins, and when the browser returns to a page provided by the online services system, the timer ends and duration information from the timer is provided to the online services system. Applications include measurement of the quality of interaction between users and a third party advertisers, in which time spent viewing third party content is a proxy for the quality of the interaction. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030038 | Animated Messaging - A method and apparatus that allows an animated interactive talking character to appear on a user's screen when conducting an Instant Messaging (IM) session. The character which is displayed on the user's screen is determined by a profile for the sender of the message. This allows a user to pre-select which character will be displayed on the screen of recipients of the instant messages. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030039 | METHODS OF ESTABLISHING SIP COMMUNICATIONS BY THE ACTIVATION OF A LINK ON A WEBSITE - Methods of establishing an SIP communication between a first network device and a second network device is provided. According to one implementation the first network device includes a web browser and a first IP telephone and the second network device includes a second IP telephone. In one implementation an advertising link on a webpage includes identifying information of the advertising link, identifying information of the website hosting the advertising link and information containing a SIP URI associated with the second IP telephone, and upon the advertising link being activated by the browser the first network device establishes an SIP communication between the first IP telephone and the second IP telephone using the SIP URI of the second IP telephone. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030040 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISEMENT USING INTERNET BROWSER TO INSERT ADVERTISEMENTS - An electronic advertisement method and system for an Internet browser with a book-like page-based flipping interface. Full pages of electronic advertisements presented on the computer screen are possible without obstructing the viewing and reading of other contents. This benefits both the viewer as well as the advertiser. An advertisement matching/delivery system provides a novel method of inserting advertisements into content as well as a novel method for revenue sharing among the parties involved. | 02-02-2012 |
20120030041 | CONTENT INTERACTIVITY GATEWAY AND METHOD OF USE THEREWITH - A method includes receiving, by way of a host device, a request to pause playback of content. The method further includes the host device displaying an input area. Also included is the host device accepting an annotation entered into the input area by the user and conveying the annotation to a content interactivity gateway. | 02-02-2012 |
20120036026 | Novel system for digital content publishing, distribution, and management - The present invention provides all necessary tools and procedures to a) automatically create fully functional Websites in place of Parked domains, b) allow bloggers and other Publishers to create and distribute content across such Websites. | 02-09-2012 |
20120036027 | Interactive Graphical Interface Including A Streaming Media Component and Method and System of Producing the Same - A multiphase interactive advertisement includes a first phase having a first graphical interface and a second phase having a second graphical interface including at least a streaming media component space. In an exemplary embodiment, the second phase has a dimension that is greater than a dimension of the first phase. The multiphase interactive advertisement further includes a streaming media component incorporated into the streaming media component space of the second phase. The multiphase interactive advertisement, and specifically, the streaming media component, is generated using a software player engine that includes a core set of player variables and controls. | 02-09-2012 |
20120041828 | System and Method for Prominent Sponsorship Theme Rotation in a Joint-Sponsorship Website - A system and a related method are disclosed for effective advertisement of sponsors among multiple (i.e. joint) sponsors in a joint-sponsorship website. In one example, each sponsor in a joint-sponsorship website presents itself as a “prominent” sponsor, or “most visible” sponsor to an equal number of visitors. In this example, if there are twenty sponsors for the joint-sponsorship website and one million visitors to the joint-sponsorship website, each sponsor can show its “prominent” sponsorship theme to fifty thousand visitors. In another example, “prominent” sponsorship themes may not be divided equally but weighted based on weighted advertising budgets of sponsors, which enables a sponsor with a higher weighting present more of its “prominent” sponsorship theme over other sponsors. The system can also track identifying information of a particular visitor and ensure a correct amount of “prominent” sponsorship theme showings for that visitor. | 02-16-2012 |
20120047027 | System and method of information fulfillment - With the popularity of computers and micro-processor based entertainment and communication equipments, information gathering once took place in the library and marketplace is replaced with computer searches gathering needed information from around the globe. Understanding this new trend of information gathering by the masses, many commercialized information distributors resort to elaborate methods and systems of information distribution. However, despite of this proliferation of new technology, many commercialized information distributors are unknowingly imposing the limitations of information distribution of previous generations on the new technology. This invention removes these limitations and implements a system and method to more fully utilize the potentials of the new technology. | 02-23-2012 |
20120047028 | METHODS IN ADVERTISING SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to methods in server applications providing releasing an ad, updating ad information of an ad for a dedicated ad space of a web site and maintaining that ad information of a release of an ad is kept updated. The methods provide numerous advantages of enabling up-dating an ad in essentially real-time, easiness to update of an ad being presented, to mention a few only. | 02-23-2012 |
20120047029 | Customizing an application - A system is configured to perform a method of customizing an application. The method includes receiving a connection from a client machine that is executing an application configurable by configuration information. The method also includes determining that the application has not been customized by the configuration information. The method further includes transmitting the configuration information to the client machine in response to the determining that the application has not been customized by the configuration information. In response to the transmitting of the configuration information, the application is configured to include a category structure for the application. In some example embodiments, the configuration information includes a software module upgrade of the application. | 02-23-2012 |
20120047030 | SEQUENCED VIDEO OVERLAY ADVERTISEMENTS, INCLUDING GUIDANCE STEPS - The present invention provides methods and systems for advertising in connection with a video segment. Methods are provided in which a time-spaced sequence of video overlay advertisements are displayed. Advertisements of the sequence may be user-interactive and may relate to subject matter of the video segment displayed during display of the advertisements. Advertisements of the sequence may be user-interactive, and may include “how-to” guidance steps relating to a topic, such as a recipe. A final advertisement may provide a reward, which may include, for example, a complete set of “how-to” guidance steps, such as a complete recipe. | 02-23-2012 |
20120047031 | SEQUENCED VIDEO OVERLAY ADVERTISEMENTS, INCLUDING QUIZ GAMES - The present invention provides methods and systems for advertising in connection with a video segment. Methods are provided in which a time-spaced sequence of video overlay advertisements are displayed. Advertisements of the sequence may be user-interactive and may relate to subject matter of the video segment displayed during display of the advertisements. Advertisements of the sequence may be user-interactive, and may include quiz or trivia questions that are part of a quiz or trivia game. A final advertisement may provide a reward for participation in or completion of the quiz or trivia game. | 02-23-2012 |
20120047032 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUCTION VARIATION - A method of marketing items comprising: publicizing an on-line auction to sell at least one item for a fixed price; preselecting at least one statistical rule; preselecting a number; receiving, at a data processing system, the at least one preselected statistical rule and the number; receiving at a data processing system, at least said preselected number of bids for at least one item, the number of bids being equal to or greater than the number; calculating, at the data processing system, the result of at least one statistical rule performed on said bids; applying, at a data processing system, at least one cancellation rule to selectively cancel zero or more received bids; and selecting, at the data processing system, one or more remaining bids to receive at least one item, according to a selection rule based on the result of the statistical calculation. | 02-23-2012 |
20120047033 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR PLACING ADVERTISEMENTS INTO WEB PAGES - Selection of web page advertisements for placement into a web page may use attention data that ranks the elements of the web page according to the attention the elements receive from users during interactions with the web page. The content of ads can be matched to the content of the most highly ranked elements of the web page rather than the web page as a whole. Alternatively, ads can be selected that historically produce a preferred pattern of behavior such as an attention shift from a highly ranked element of the web page to the ad. | 02-23-2012 |
20120059728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - The invention includes a system, apparatus, and method for storing media content within a service provider network. The system includes multi-service servers associated with access points adapted to allow end-user devices to access the service provider network. Each multi-service server includes a common storage partition adapted for storing media content and a plurality of end-user storage partitions adapted for maintaining associations to media content. The system includes media servers that communicate with the multi-service servers for providing media content to the multi-service servers. In response to a request for media content received from one of a plurality of end-user devices, the requested media content stored in the common storage partition is associated with a selected one of the end-user storage partitions associated with the end-user. The request for media content is received in response to end-user directed advertisements received at any of the plurality of end-user devices. | 03-08-2012 |
20120066075 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND COMMERCIAL DISPLAY METHOD OF THE SAME - A display apparatus and a commercial display method of the same are provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit which displays at least one commercial image on a certain area; and a commercial executing unit which executes a function related to a selected commercial image if a selection signal for selecting one among the commercial images is received. | 03-15-2012 |
20120066076 | Electronic Method of Sharing and Storing Printed Materials - Disclosed is a method of making searchable and sharable ideas found on the printed page using an electronic medium. The method includes storing and sharing with others portions of printed publications while preserving the pagination and format of the original content. The stored information is complied in an electronic database such that particular page can be retrieved. The system can assemble the requested pages and deploy them to a user account or send the same electronically to another to share and keep pages in a format and manner designed to preserve the integrity of the original publication. | 03-15-2012 |
20120072293 | THE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SELLING GOODS AND DIGITAL CONTENTS WITH BLOG SHARE SALES MODULE - System and methods for selling goods and contents through a blog share sales module are disclosed. The system and methods improves the effect of advertising and goods sales. The blog share sales module is linked to the Internet shopping mall, open market system and contents sales system. Under the control of the blog share sales module, the goods/contents sales pages and auction page are inserted as an article in a blog, so that the goods sales and auction can be directly performed in the advertisement blog website. The bloggers who insert the pages as an article in blogs receive sales compensation. | 03-22-2012 |
20120072294 | POST-SESSION INTERNET ADVERTISING SYSTEM - In one preferred embodiment, a first display is viewed in a first platform in the foreground of a media by a viewer. A viewer initiates a load triggering event and in response, a post-session platform is opened to display a post-session display in the background of the media. Significantly, in the preferred embodiment, the post-session platform stays in said background until a view triggering event occurs. The type of platform and display used will depend significantly on the media. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention an optional focus timer is activated by the view triggering event to allow an accurate assessment of the actual time a viewer focuses on the display in the post-session platform. In another alternate preferred embodiment of the present invention, the number of post-session platforms is limited to, for example, one platform. | 03-22-2012 |
20120078731 | System and Method of Browsing Electronic Catalogs from Multiple Merchants - A system and method of browsing electronic catalogs from a plurality of merchants. The electronic catalog system emulates the portability and usability of a traditional paper and ink catalog, especially when realized on a tablet or mobile device. Product data feeds from multiple merchants are collected and processed to build a product database. A server retrieves product data and serves it to users browsing the electronic catalogs. Users can request more detailed information and order products through the server and merchant websites. Users communicate with the server and merchant websites either through a standalone software application or via a standard web browser. Merchants are able to update the contents of their electronic catalogs through a merchant portal. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078732 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOBILE BILL PRESENTMENT AND PAYMENT MESSAGING AND MARKETING - A computer system and method for operating a computer system for a secure mobile bill presentment and payment system that enables bill payments to be made by a user of a mobile device, such as a cellular phone, smart phone, PDA, notebook, tablet or other network connected mobile device, a biller to send product or service messages or related information to enrolled customers in the mobile bill payment computer system, and for a biller to create a marketing broadcast for a product or service that an enrolled customer can purchase via the computer system. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078733 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - A system for telematic management of advertising campaigns comprises a central server connected to a database that contains identification data of advertising sites associated with a plurality of operators, the identification data comprising operating parameters associated with each one of the sites; a plurality of user stations, suitable to interact with the central server via a telematic network and comprising a data entry interface for defining an advertising campaign; a processing engine, located at the central server, which is configured to associate automatically with the advertising campaign, on the basis of the definition data of the advertising campaign and of the identification data, one or more of the advertising sites. | 03-29-2012 |
20120084159 | USER CREDIBILITY IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA ADVERTISING - A method or system for employing user credibility in electronic media advertising is disclosed. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084160 | Providing Social Endorsements with Online Advertising - Third-party publishers (such as websites) provide online advertisements combined with social endorsement information to users. A request for an advertisement is received from a viewing user via a third-party publisher system. A particular advertisement is selected in response to this request, and one or more advertisement tags associated with the advertisement are retrieved. The advertisement tags comprise information related to the advertisement. Social networking system data for users related to the viewing user is retrieved. Social endorsement information is obtained using the social networking system data and the advertisement tags associated with the advertisement. The social endorsement information and the advertisement are then combined and transmitted to the third-party publisher system, or are transmitted individually for combination by the third-party publisher system. | 04-05-2012 |
20120084161 | Displaying advertising content in a shell interface - This disclosure generally may disclose a web-based online network drive that may be utilized by many users. Furthermore, this disclosure may provide for an efficient, web-based file system, which may be available as a network drive on a local computer. | 04-05-2012 |
20120095846 | Systems and methods for providing social networking, wherein a user can create multiple profiles within a single account - The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing social networking. A social-networking system in accordance with the present invention enables users to create multiple profiles within a single account. The social-networking system typically includes a database for storing a plurality of user accounts. The social-networking system also typically includes an interface for receiving material to be stored on the database and transmitting material stored on the database. Each user account includes one or more user profiles. Within the social networking system, users can establish relationships with one another. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095847 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN DATA - A method and system for managing ad campaign data. According to one embodiment, an application receives a request to store data associated with an ad campaign, and responsive to the request, stores one or more output files and context information associated with the data, the context information assembled according to a pre-defined data format defining a role of the data within the ad campaign. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095848 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ONLINE ADVERTISMENTS - A system and method for increasing displaying time of online advertisements. Upon receiving a search request, a search engine identifies a list of search results and displays them on one side of a result page. The search engine also obtains a list of advertisements and displays them on the other side of the result page. When a user scrolls down to look at search results at a lower portion of the result page, the list of advertisements are moved down, following the movement of the screen. Thus, at least a part of the list of advertisements continue to be displayed on the current screen. Since online advertisements are visible to the user for a longer time, there are more opportunities for the online advertisements to get the user's attention, and consequently more opportunities for the user to click on an advertisement. Thus, the efficiency of online advertising may be improved. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - A method and system for the online promotion of intellectual property includes providing an Internet host station with at least one database that is connectable via the Internet to consumer stations and industry stations. The database includes a plurality of intellectual property items and a description of each intellectual property item. At least one of the intellectual property items is selected by a consumer station and the description associated with the selected intellectual property item is viewed at the consumer station. Portions of the description may be confidential and therefore not normally viewed at the consumer station. Feedback data is sent from the consumer station to the host station. The feedback data includes consumer opinion information of the selected intellectual property item based at least in part on the description of the selected intellectual property item. The feedback data is then accessed from an industry station to thereby determine the interest in the selected intellectual property item based on the consumer opinion. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095850 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING CLICK-THROUGH FOR BROWSER EXECUTED SOFTWARE INCLUDING AD PROXY AND PROXY COOKIE CACHING - An improved proxy is disclosed for allowing click-through on an ad URL delivered on a web page within a Java® applet executing on a client machine. The proxy caches cookie information for the browser, to support java applications that do not allow for planting of cookies directly. When the user clicks on the ad URL, the proxy retrieves the relevant cookie and link information from a host side database, and uses the same to help the browser open the correct URL associated with the ad. The proxy acts to extend the reach and access of a conventional applet beyond the resources of a download host associated with such applet. | 04-19-2012 |
20120101907 | Securing Expandable Display Advertisements in a Display Advertising Environment - A method for securely presenting an HTML expandable display advertisement on a computer display, comprising: storing at a serving computer, an HTML object having an identifier associated with at least one securing computer, registering at the securing computer, the expandable display advertisement, and signaling, from a displaying computer, an expansion event for the expandable display advertisement wherein the expandable display advertisement is for display on the displaying computer. Additional operations for securely presenting an expandable display advertisement on a computer display include expanding, at the displaying computer, the expandable display advertisement; and signaling, from a displaying computer, a restoring event. Using this technique, the serving computer may be within a first domain, and the securing computer within a second domain, the second domain being different from the first domain. In some cases, a registration message received by a securing computer comprises width and height dimensions of the expandable display advertisement. | 04-26-2012 |
20120116896 | INTERNET-BASED PROXY SERVICE TO MODIFY INTERNET RESPONSES - A proxy server receives from a client device a request for a network resource that is hosted at an origin server for a domain. The request is received at the proxy server as a result of a DNS request for the domain resolving to the proxy server. The origin server is one of multiple origin servers that belong to different domains that resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities. The proxy server retrieves the requested network resource. The proxy server determines that the requested resource is an HTML page, automatically modifies the HTML page, and transmits the modified HTML page to the client device. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116897 | System and method for propagating interactive online advertisements - A system for enabling interactive online advertisements, comprising a merchant interface software adapted to receive requests over a network, an advertising server software coupled to one or more networks, a shopping cart software adapted to receive requests over a network, is disclosed. According to the embodiment, the merchant interface receives requests from a plurality of merchants over a network to upload one or more advertisements to the advertising server, and the merchant interface receives requests from a plurality of merchants over a network to place product-related information at specific points in time within an advertisement, and, upon receiving requests for uploading an advertisement and for placing product-related information at specific points in time within the advertisement, the advertising server creates an interactive online advertisement wherein, when a user views a web page with which the interactive online advertisement has been associated, the user is provided with a the advertisement for viewing and, at the specific points in time within the advertisement, the product-related information is provided to the user, and, upon receiving a request from a user viewing an interactive online advertisement to place a product about which product-specific information has been provided, the shopping cart server software adds a desired quantity of the product into the user's shopping cart, without the user having to leave the page or the interactive online advertisement within which the user was able to view the product-specific information. | 05-10-2012 |
20120116898 | PET OF THE MONTH EXCLUSIVE LIMITED TIME REWARDS - A unique code is used to register a virtual pet or other item using a code that is associated with the pet, and which, when entered, allows viewing and interacting with a virtual representation of the actual item on the website. If the code is entered during a specific time period, it allows obtaining at least one additional item, for example an exclusive item that cannot be obtained in any other way. The specific time period can be extended, e.g., using supplemental codes. The codes may specify fixed or variable time periods, and may be generic extension codes and extend other things other than this period. | 05-10-2012 |
20120123876 | RECOMMENDING AND PRESENTING ADVERTISEMENTS ON DISPLAY PAGES OVER NETWORKS OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND COMPUTERS - An aspect of the present invention recommends and presents ads of interest to a user requesting display pages by maintaining a Click Through Rate (CTR) matrix containing terms extracted from prior display page request URLs and associated parameters as the row index and corresponding terms extracted from ad URLs, ad text and associated terms of ads presented in response to those display page requests as the column index with the CTR value as the elements, broadly matching current display page request to one of the CTR rows, retrieving the ad vectors and their CTR values for the matched row, computing an ad score for selected ad vectors and providing one or more ads chosen based on the ad scores along with the requested display pages. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123877 | POINT OF INTEREST TRACKING WITH SPECIFIC RETAILER ACCREDITATION - A method and system is provided for crediting presenters of product advertisements for purchases related to a consumer's initial point of interest. A presenter provides a previously generated, point of interest tracking (POIT) code on advertising media, the POIT code having an internet address for fulfillment website site, and the indentify of the presenter embedded therein. A consumer scans the POIT Code on an e-device and establishes communication with the fulfillment website, the presenter identity being extracted and tracked, any purchases thereafter being credited to the presenter. Vendors can now identify and remunerate an initial retailer or presenter for their role in closing the cycle from a consumer's point-of-interest through purchase. | 05-17-2012 |
20120143701 | RE-PUBLISHING CONTENT IN AN ACTIVITY STREAM - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, for providing a method for re-publishing content that is provided by a content publisher to a user. A method includes providing an advertisement for display to a user in a slot, the advertisement including a first annotation providing information for or about re-publishing the advertisement; receiving a request to re-publish the advertisement to one or more individuals or groups associated with the user in a social context; and providing the advertisement as part of an activity stream for a social application, including presenting the advertisement in the activity stream for the user. | 06-07-2012 |
20120150662 | Centralized Deployment of Advertising Code - Described are computer-based methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for centralized deployment of advertising code. Advertising code is stored for use by a web page, the advertising code comprising at least one of vendor advertising code or vendor reporting code. An application programming interface is provided for the web page to access the advertising code, the application programming interface allowing the advertising code to be updated such that updated advertising code is automatically provided to the web page without changing source code that the web page uses to accesses the advertising code. A request for advertising code is received from the web page using the application programming interface. The advertising code is determined to be a most recently updated version of advertising code stored by the computing device. A response to the request can be generated using the advertising code. The response can be transmitted to the web page. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150663 | Apparatus, System and Method for Selecting Media Enhancement - The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150664 | Method and apparatus for conducting an information brokering service - A system and method is provided that provides an early indication of consensus of opinion among a number of users regarding an event or observation indicated by a user. Such an opinion may be interesting to an information consumer, who may be interested in determining the outcome of the consensus relating to the event or observation, or may otherwise desire to perform surveillance or survey of a particular issue or subject. Such recognition of early events or observations may be useful in different areas, such as healthcare, finance, etc., where initial observations, if provided early, allow resulting decisions to be made much earlier. The opinion may, for instance, be used as an early indicator of problem with a product, company, etc. that would permit an information consumer to perform an action at a much earlier point than if he/she relied on traditional sources of information. Thus, such opinion information may be invaluable as a tool for monitoring events. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150665 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MEDIA ENHANCEMENT THAT PROVIDES A SPRINGING BROWSER WINDOW - The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150666 | Methods And Systems For Providing Side-Tab Widgets To Enable Web-Based Advertising And E-Commerce Transactions - Systems and methods for improving online shopping allow customers to directly access a merchant's product offerings (and/or advertisements) from a third party, publisher's web page, without having to “click through” to the merchant's website. The systems and methods include the use of one or more “side-tab widgets”, each of which may be associated with a merchant, that are displayed on a publisher's web site or page. The display creates a presence for the merchant or merchants associated with the widget or widgets on the publisher's web page. Thereafter, if a widget is viewed and selected by a customer by clicking on the widget the selected side-tab widget may slide out and display information specific to the merchant, including goods offered for sale and the means (i.e., shopping cart) to allow the customer to immediately complete a transaction or purchase. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150667 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR A MICRO COMMERCE AD - A computer program product for a micro commerce ad includes displaying an advertisement in a banner ad. The banner ad includes characteristics conforming to banner ad market standards. The banner ad is configured to display in a banner ad slot of a publisher webpage. The computer program product includes receiving visitor input within the banner ad from a visitor. The computer program product includes performing a transaction within the banner ad to process the visitor input. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158523 | Online order, fulfillment, and payment distribution system where a product or service is sold to a customer or end user, and a portion of that sale's revenue or profit is distributed to an independent third party not involved in the sale or fulfillment of the order - An online order, fulfillment, and payment distribution system where a product or service is sold to a customer or end user, and a portion of that sale's revenue or profit is distributed to an independent third party not involved in the sale or fulfillment of the order. The order, fulfillment, and distribution system comprises of a method for distributing the profit or revenue of a sale to an independent third party, and an optional method for distributing the third parties' literature to a customer or end user. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158524 | Integration of a Video Player Pushdown Advertising Unit and Digital Media Content - Described are systems and methods for dynamic integration and presentation of advertising content and media content. The method includes receiving a request for media content from a remote computing device and providing, in response to the request, an interactive advertising unit. The interactive advertising unit includes a first content layer including the requested media content and a media player, a second content layer including the advertising content, wherein the advertising content comprises static content and interactive content, an integration module configured to display the requested media content in the media player, and reveal the advertising content in an area extending from a boundary of a playback window of the media player, wherein revealing the advertising content includes moving web page content to accommodate the advertising content. The method includes transmitting the interactive advertising unit for presentation on the remote computing device. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158525 | AUTOMATIC CLASSIFICATION OF DISPLAY ADS USING AD IMAGES AND LANDING PAGES - A system and method for automatically classifying ads into a taxonomy of categories, the method including: extracting text features from ad images using OCR (optical character recognition) techniques; identifying objects of interest from ad images using object detection and recognition techniques in computer vision; extracting text features from the web-page of the advertiser to which the user is re-directed when clicking the ad; training statistical models using the extracted features mentioned above as well as advertiser attributes from a historical dataset of ads labeled by human editors; and determining the relevant categories of unlabeled ads using the trained models. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158526 | NETWORK-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING AND MANAGING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL, ADVERTISING IMPRESSION INVENTORY - A method for representing and managing an inventory of overlapping multi-dimensional items such as advertising or ad impressions. The method uses an inventory management module to generate unique segment identifiers for sets of inventory items by processing descriptions of the sets of impressions including defining criteria. The method includes processing the unique segment identifiers to create a representation of the inventory as a plurality of inventory regions, which may include non-overlapping regions that correspond to inventory items in a single set of the inventory and also include overlapping regions that correspond to inventory items in two or more of the sets (e.g., items that match two or more sets of defining criteria or attributes). Availability and selection of inventory is determined using the information on inventory regions to control effects of cannibalization, such as by implementing logically necessary allocation to only cannibalize a region on a limited or forced basis. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158527 | Systems, Methods and/or Computer Readable Storage Media Facilitating Aggregation and/or Personalized Sequencing of News Video Content - News content can be presented in accordance with systems and methods described herein. These systems and methods can include at least one download server that can be coupled to content providers that provide the news content. The download server can download at least part of the news content. The system can also include a database with information related to at least a subset of the downloaded news content and to one or more users. Additionally, the system can include a content delivery network that can store at least part of the downloaded news content and a web server that can be configured to present an item of the at least a portion of the downloaded news content to a user device. The item can be the highest scoring item selected in response to a database query, and the scoring can be based on a weighted average of metrics. | 06-21-2012 |
20120173345 | Unified Tracking and Reporting Across Multiple Publishers - Methods and system for collecting and disambiguating data across multiple, disparate publishers using a tracking uniform resource locator (URL) are provided. A tracking URL is created that maps a keyword or advertisement with a landing page. The tracking URL comprises a compound key and publisher specific formatting strings. A user selection corresponding to the tracking URL is received. The tracking URL along with fact data corresponding to the user selection is logged into a fact record. Further, the landing page associated with the tracking URL is retrieved and presented to the user. | 07-05-2012 |
20120173346 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PARTY WEB PUBLISHING AND DYNAMIC PLUG-INS FOR SAME - The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget. | 07-05-2012 |
20120179555 | Method for merchandising a product - A method for merchandising a premium bed support system. The method includes advising various parties in the distribution system for selling a bed support system to a retail consumer as to the benefit of a premium bed support system so that the retail consumer has the opportunity of purchasing the premium bed support system in place of the standard bed support normally sold along with a bed. In the method, there can be a written document, such as a hangtag or other means at the retail furniture store that advises the retail consumer as to the advantages and benefits of the premium bed support system over the minimum bed support that qualify under the warranty of the bedding manufacturer. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179556 | System and Method for Providing Products from Multiple Websites - A system and method that combines content with one or more canvas products to provide finished products for dissemination to end customers is provided. More specifically, a system and method are provided to enable a content provider to select one or more canvas products to which content would be applied, whereby the content provider may then provide web links on any of a multitude of locations to redirect an end customer to a canvas product center and/or fulfillment center to acquire finished products having content thereon. The finished product is customizable for and by any one or more content providers for a unique appearance and offering to end customers. Content providers are able to leverage the infrastructure, network and benefits of a third party while enjoying the ease of setup, minimal up-front costs and eliminate the need to invest in or carry an inventory of finished products. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179557 | Performance Based Internet Reward System - A networked computer system allows content submitters to have their submissions rated and evaluated by members of a social networking sitev. Winners can be determined by evaluating votes cast by other members in favor of the submissions. | 07-12-2012 |
20120185342 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING CUSTOMER-PROVIDED INFORMATION WITHIN SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS - A method for developing and hosting application software for advertisers includes providing a plurality of templates of social media apps for selection by an advertiser, receiving one or more selections by the advertiser from the plurality of templates, and creating an app for use within a social network based on the received selections. The created app can be hosted on a server and the created app can be provided with a uniform resource locator (URL). The advertiser can be provided with the URL of the created app so that the advertiser can share the URL with a plurality of users. | 07-19-2012 |
20120185343 | DYNAMIC IN-PAGE ADVERTISING - Advertisements displayed in a web page are enabled to be changed as a context of the web page changes without reloading the web page. A first set of one or more advertisements may be displayed on a web page. One or more of the displayed advertisements may be replaced with one or more alternative advertisements. Selection of the alternative advertisements is triggered based on the occurrence of one or more events that cause a change in a context of the web page. The display of the alternative advertisements is performed dynamically, without the web page needing to be reloaded. In this manner, the advertisements displayed on a web page may be changed based on the change in web page context, to provide advertisements to users that correspond to the changing context. | 07-19-2012 |
20120197739 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WEB PUBLISHING AND DELIVERY OF SAME - The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget. | 08-02-2012 |
20120203643 | Retail Fuel Product Hedging Method - New system and method that provides an efficient and cost-effective method for retail fuel dealers to offer their customers a fixed-price alternative, while shifting the risk of price volatility to a hedging entity, is disclosed. A fixed-price option is desired by many retail customers as an alternative to the well-established method of variable pricing based on day of delivery or purchase at the gasoline station pump. By efficiently aggregating retail customers from a number of retail dealers using a Fixed-Price Pricing Platform, a low-cost method is disclosed. Both the retail dealer and the retail customer maintain their traditional business relationship. The retail customer can avoid some or all of the risks of fuel price fluctuation over the term of the retail hedging contract with the dealer without the dealer having to take on any of the price fluctuation risks, as those risks are transferred to the hedging entity. | 08-09-2012 |
20120209725 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING AND PREVENTING ADVERTISING FRAUD - In one embodiment, a method of displaying advertising is provided. The method comprises determining the y-axis of a page to be displayed on the internet, determining the relative y-axis position of at least some portion of one or more advertisements on the page to be displayed on the internet, determining the y-axis position of the portion of the page that is currently displayed to or viewed by the user and causing the one or more advertisements on the page to download or display when the y-axis position of the portion of the page that is currently displayed to or viewed by the user is equal to or greater than the relative y-axis position of at least some portion of the one or more advertisements on the page to be displayed on the internet, all of which is accomplished on a computer. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209726 | IDENTIFYING RELATED INFORMATION GIVEN CONTENT AND/OR PRESENTING RELATED INFORMATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH CONTENT-RELATED ADVERTISEMENTS - The usefulness of content (target content), such as advertisements, may be increased by determining additional content and providing such additional content in association with the content. The target content may be text, a Web page, a URL, a search query, etc. The additional content might be related suggested queries (e.g. “Try a search for ______”), news articles (or excerpts or summaries thereof), reviews (or excerpts or summaries thereof), advertisements, user group messages, etc. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209727 | NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTING A MULTI-SELLER PROMOTION AND TRANSACTION ENVIRONMENT - 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. | 08-16-2012 |
20120209728 | ONLINE CONTENT CAMPAIGN CLASSIFICATION - A content evaluation system includes a scanning server to scan web sites to determine metrics for online ads. The content evaluation system may include a content evaluation server to classify the online ads into campaign groups based on the metrics, and each group is associated with a different ad campaign. | 08-16-2012 |
20120215646 | Integration of a Wall-to-Wall Advertising Unit and Digital Media Content - Described are methods and systems for dynamic integration and presentation of advertising content and media content. A server computing device receives a request for media content from a remote computing device, and provides an interactive advertising unit. The interactive advertising unit includes a first content layer including the requested media content, a media player, and website content; a second content layer including the advertising content, wherein the advertising content comprises video content; and an integration module. The integration module is configured to display the video content to match the boundaries of the media player, extend the display area of the video content beyond the boundaries of the media player and underneath the website content of the first content layer, reduce the display area of the video content after a period of time to match the boundaries of the media player, and display the requested media content in the media player. | 08-23-2012 |
20120221419 | Publishing User-Adapted Advertisements in a User-Selected Media Content on a User-Selected Local Network-UE - An external network-connected user equipment device is configured to publish user-adapted advertisements in a user-selected media content stream on a user-selected local network user equipment device. The external network-connected user equipment device is located outside the local network and communicates with a media aggregating node as well as with a virtual control node and a media ad-muxer node in the local network, both of which are connected to the media aggregating node. | 08-30-2012 |
20120233001 | INTERNET-BASED METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DELIVERING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION AT POINTS ALONG THE WORLD WIDE WEB USING CONSUMER PRODUCT INFORMATION (CPI) REQUESTING AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) DISPLAYING SUBSYSTEMS DRIVEN BY SERVER-SIDE OBJECTS AND MANAGED BY CONSUMER PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS AND/OR AUTHORIZED PARTIES - Method of and system for delivering consumer product related information to consumers over the Internet. The system and method involves creating a Consumer Product Information (CPIR) enabling object for each consumer service registered within a service-provider managed database management system. The HTML tag associated with each CPIR-enabling object is encapsulated within an executable file and then stored in the database management system. Each CPIR-enabling object is searchable and its HTML tag downloadable and then embedded within an HTML-encoded document. Upon encountering the HTML document, the underlying CPIR-enabling object is automatically executed on an object-oriented server, causing a service-directed search to be performed against the database management system, and the results thereof, from one or more Web-based product information servers, displayed in an independent GUI, without disturbing the consumer's point of presence on the WWW. | 09-13-2012 |
20120239512 | MOBILE PROXIMITY BASED RETAIL MARKETING SYSTEM - A system, method, device, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for providing an incentive to a user of a device to monitor information displayed on a display of the device are provided. The information is visibly displayed on the display of the device. A physical relationship between the device that includes the display that displays the information and the user is monitored while the information is displayed on the display. A reward that is based on the physical relationship that is monitored between the device and the user is displayed on the display of the device. | 09-20-2012 |
20120239513 | VIRTUAL CLOSET FOR STORING AND ACCESSING VIRTUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF ITEMS - A virtual closet stores and presents virtual representations of physical items. The virtual representations may include virtual representations of items owned by a user, items the user would like to own, and memorabilia items for the user. The virtual closet may provide a number of functions. In some embodiments, the virtual closet may be used to facilitate selling items on online selling platforms by providing information (including virtual representations of the items) from the virtual closet to the online selling platforms to place the items for sale. The virtual closet may also be used in some embodiments to facilitate providing advertising targeted to the user based on information available to the virtual closet. | 09-20-2012 |
20120246015 | SYSTEM FOR ONLINE SALES WITH AUTOMATIC REBATE AND COUPON REDEMPTION - 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. | 09-27-2012 |
20120246016 | Identifying Negative Keywords Associated with Advertisements - REVISE this to be consistent with the new claim | 09-27-2012 |
20120246017 | DISTRIBUTING CONTENT - Rendering a web page that includes content from multiple web sites includes executing a first operation to create an empty iframe on a web page being rendered. The iframe is created without content. A second operation is executed to place content in the iframe. The content includes a script tag to download and execute a script from a web site. Based on the script tag, the script from the web site is downloaded and executed. An additional operation is executed to render the web page concurrently with executing at least one operation in the script downloaded from the web site. The web site is a second web site that is different from a first web site that supplied the instructions to render the web page. The rendered web page includes content from the first web site and content from the second web site. | 09-27-2012 |
20120253950 | GENERATING AND USING NETWORK DATA TO PROVIDE A CONTENT CUSTOMIZATION SERVICE - A system is configured to receive a request for a customization packet associated with a user device; retrieve data associated with the device; encode portions of the network data using a group of keys, where each portion is encoded using a different one of the keys, and where each key corresponds to a different set of fields, of one or more sets of fields within the packet; store the encoded portions in the one or more sets of fields within the packet; and transmit, to a content provider, the packet, where the packet enables the content provider to decode all or a portion of the network data using one of the keys, and where all or the portion of the decoded network data enables the content provider to generate customized content for the device. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253951 | SCALABLE INVENTORY PROTECTION AND OPTIMIZATION IN DISPLAY ADVERTISING - Systems and methods for determining the availability of resources, such as Internet advertising opportunities, are described herein. A query may be received to determine eligible resource inventory for a set of attributes and attribute values received in the query. The query may overlap with inventory that protected, and thus is desired to not be covered by the query. Accordingly, the query may be modified to include additional attributes and attribute values, or to include one or more inventory protection tags, to prevent the query from overlapping with the protected inventory. Furthermore, advertisement campaigns may be modified in a similar manner to prevent protected inventory from matching the advertisement campaigns. Still further, individual inventory items may be annotated with tags to prevent the inventory items from being associated with protected inventory defined by tags. | 10-04-2012 |
20120253952 | Method for a plurality of online digital video commercials on a consecutive printing pattern applied during digital music file downloading over internet - A method using TV advertising principles with some interactivity improvements, applied to the internet network domain is used to sponsor a free digital music file download by generating a sufficient amount of money which enables paying all royalties which are constituted by mechanical royalties, production royalties and recording artist royalties, giving the user a complete personal non-commercial license for the use of the digital music files he has just acquired; this process is made possible by using an algorithm to calculate the number of ads required, a process of selection of ads depending on different factors with different weighting but not limited to geographical location, event related, cyclic, targeted audience, special request; controlling the download process by either a slowdown or splitting process, so the complete file is obtained only after the viewing of all ads which is achieved by using a proprietary media player. This method is made possible through the support of a central internet server which includes a song database, advertising database, user database, data concerning standard copyright or specific contract-based copyright, a formula for the calculation of the number of adds required, automatic selection of advertising, and accounting process. This central database has the possibility of linking to external databases from outside partners to obtain songs or advertising, and to link to the computerized unit of the user through the internet network. | 10-04-2012 |
20120259712 | ADVERTISING IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A method and system for placing advertising content in a three-dimensional virtual environment. A predefined space is selected for receiving the advertising content from an advertising provider. Information regarding the context of the space within the virtual environment is used by the advertising provider to select appropriate advertising content that relates to the context of the space within the virtual environment where the advertising content is to be placed. The advertising content can be content already existing on an advertisement server. The advertising content can change and alternate content can be substituted for the original content upon the occurrence of certain events. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259713 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MEDIA ENHANCEMENT WIDGET - The present invention is and includes a device, system and method for providing an image enhancement widget. The device, system and method include a javascript component that, upon execution, obtains at least one subject of primary content on a networked page, and at least one permission for enhancement of the primary content, ones of a plurality of content produced remotely from the javascript component and according to the javascript component, and an enhancement widget. The enhancement widget may be a flash widget. | 10-11-2012 |
20120265620 | Click-To-Call Web Advertising - A novel and simple interactive web advertising method. A Click to Call feature is placed together with a web advertising message. A viewer may input a phone number and submit it by clicking a submitting button, and the input phone number is then submitted to the hosting server for subsequent actions either by the advertising agency or the advertiser. The web advertising message may be in any form, for example, in banner display, in web link description or boxed text advertising. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265621 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN ADVANCED PLAYER IN A NETWORK OF MULTIPLE LIVE VIDEO SOURCES - A method for providing a video player for a network of multiple live video sources includes: causing to be included in a webpage a first program line embedding a universal resource locator wherein, when the webpage is received into a web browser running on a computing device, the first code line causes the web browser to retrieve a file specified by the universal resource locator, the file executed within the web browser; including in the file a program code wherein, when the program code is executed at the web browser, the program code provides in the web browser a video player having capability to communicate messages between the video player and an application server; serving the file to the web browser when the web browser retrieves the executable file at the universal locator; and at the application server, handling message communication between the video player and the application server. | 10-18-2012 |
20120278184 | Combination of Social Networking Data With Other Data Sets for Estimation of Viewership Statistics - Embodiments of the invention combine information from different data sets, such as social networks, advertising networks, and/or panels, each data set comprising statistics about past viewership of content (e.g., advertisements). The result of the combination is a model that, when applied to statistics about viewing of particular content, produces viewing statistics about the particular content that are more accurate than the data of any given one of the different data sets when taken in isolation. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278185 | METHOD TO ADAPT ADS RENDERED IN A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON EXISTENCE OF OTHER MOBILE APPLICATIONS - A method, apparatus and computer-readable storage medium for adapting alternative documents associated with content to be rendered in a mobile device is disclosed. A method, apparatus and computer-readable storage medium for adapting content, such as ads, based on presence or absence of certain mobile applications is disclosed. The mobile device performs receiving a group of contents together with condition code for each respective content. The mobile device checks a condition code, which includes examining the set of mobile applications contained in the mobile device, selecting and showing the content whose condition code specifying presence or absence of a set of mobile applications is met. A server computer is disclosed for serving a requested content based on checking a condition code. A client front-end is disclosed that enables specifying an ordered sequence of alternative documents or specifying conditions to be met in order to show respective content from a group. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278186 | METHOD OF TRACKING SOFTWARE APPLICATION INTERNET DOWNLOADS - A method of tracking software application downloads over the internet in which clicking on a web advertisement for a software application causes a user's device web browser to link to a tracking server which creates a unique identifier which is stored by the user's device browser, and also on the tracking server together with an indication of the web page including the advertisement. The user's device web browser then downloads the desired software application which includes executable code which, upon first execution, suspends the downloaded application and starts the browser, directing it to the tracking server and sending the unique identifier to the tracking server together with identification of the device and downloaded software application. The tracking server then uses the unique identifier to correlate the information on the downloaded application with the information originally stored at the time of clicking on the web advertisement. | 11-01-2012 |
20120278187 | Method and System for Processing Published Content on the Internet - Disclosed is a method for processing content published on-line so as to identify each item in a unique manner. In some implementations, an RSS feed is received from a publisher and a unique identifier is identified for each item in the feed. Each item then has third party content or advertisements associated with the item based on the unique identifier. The feed is then stored and, when appropriate, updated. The augmented feed, which contains the third party content and the items in the feed, is provided to user devices. | 11-01-2012 |
20120290409 | MARKETING MATERIAL ENHANCED WAIT STATES - A marketing materials presentation system identifies wait states such as loading states and idle states and selects marketing materials for presentation during wait states. Marketing materials may be selected based on materials viewed prior to a wait state and activity requested that triggered the wait state. In some examples, characteristics of a viewer including demographic informational, profile data, past viewing and purchase activity, neuro-response data, etc., is analyzed to select wait state marketing materials. Wait state marketing materials may also be selected using wait state characteirstics and marketing material characteristics. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290410 | ELECTRONIC CATALOG CONSTRUCTION - Various method and systems concerning electronic calendars are described including constructing an electronic catalog where the constructing includes embedding in he electronic catalog a digital asset with an associated tag for triggering an automatic on line purchasing sequence and associated code for synchronizing comments made about the digital asset on the electronic catalog onto a social web site. Another method includes displaying digital media content on a computer display and in response to a user's input, incorporating a digital asset of the digital media content onto an electronic calendar. Another method includes receiving at a computer system changes, updates and/or promotions concerning items on an electronic catalog, and, notifying a user of the computer system of any of the changes, updates and/or promotions. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290411 | Method and Apparatus for Display of Operator Ads - A method and apparatus for delivering network operator advertisements to a mobile terminal in association with providing content from a content delivery network (CDN) are disclosed. A network node resides within a wireless communication network supporting the mobile terminal. The network node receives a content request directed to locally-cached content from the CDN, and determines that the requested content includes or is associated with an advertisement placeholder. In response to this determination, the network node sends an advertisement ID request that includes a network operator ID to an external advertisement server. An advertisement ID is received from the advertisement server responsive to the advertisement ID request. The network node maps the advertisement ID to a network operator advertisement associated with the advertisement ID, and dynamically links the network operator advertisement to the requested content. The network node delivers the requested content, including the network operator advertisement, to the mobile terminal. | 11-15-2012 |
20120290412 | System, method, and apparatus for integrating real world and virtual world advertising and marketing, which may optionally include a coupon exchange system - The present invention relates to the use of free delivery to create a new system, method, and apparatus for delivering hard copy advertising and marketing materials to a consumer, and/or configured as a system, method, and apparatus for uploading, listening, and downloading of music. The data in the present invention may be exchanged using unique data encoding unstructured and untagged text message protocols to form a text message body that can be used to transmit and receive semi-structured, or structured text message bodies, which optionally may also use various, widely used Markup Languages. In addition, the present invention may include a coupon exchange system, method, and apparatus. | 11-15-2012 |
20120303468 | INDIRECT ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS PROMOTING THIRD-PARTY WEB CONTENT - Systems, methods, and computer media for indirect advertising are provided. An identification of third-party web content related to an offering is received. The third-party web content is published by a third-party publisher, and the offering includes one or more of a product or service. Approval to configure at least one indirect online advertisement for the offering is received. The at least one indirect online advertisement includes a landing page that is presentable on a remote device. At least one indirect online advertisement is configured for presentation such that the third-party web content related to the offering and published by the third-party publisher is reachable via the landing page of the at least one configured indirect online advertisement. | 11-29-2012 |
20120303469 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION - A system for management of multimedia content having a processor and memory configured to execute software instructions for implementing a content management component operative to upload the multimedia content and to create at least one compilation from the multimedia content, a market management component operative to assign market-specific data to the compilation, and a store builder resource component operative to generate one or more online stores for promotion of the compilation having the assigned market-specific data. | 11-29-2012 |
20120310752 | System, method, and computer program product for Data Entry Free electronic purchasing - Systems, methods and computer program products for the secure, efficient, and accurate purchasing of products and services electronically without the User entering any alpha numeric data (e.g., login, password, shipping address, credit card and bank account information). In response to an advertisement sent to a User's electronic communications account (e.g. email account), a purchase is made by clicking on a hyperlink within the electronic message, wherein they are redirected to a webpage confirming the purchase. Within the webpage, non-verified Users must subsequently select the form of electronic communications to receive from the Offer Provider in order to confirm the purchase again or to cancel the order. Forms of electronic communications comprise email, SMS/text, or phone call with their verbal response. In all scenarios, the User must have previously provided the merchant, or Offer Provider, with their electronic communications address, billing information, and possibly shipping information, such as through a previous purchase. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310753 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ELECTRONIC PURCHASING WITHOUT ALPHA NUMERIC DATA ENTRY - Systems, methods and computer program products for the secure, efficient, and accurate purchasing of products and services electronically without the User entering any alpha numeric data (e.g., login, password, shipping address, credit card and bank account information). In response to an advertisement sent to a User's electronic communications account (e.g. email account), a purchase is made by clicking on a hyperlink within the electronic message, wherein they are redirected to a webpage confirming the purchase. Within the webpage, non-verified Users must subsequently select the form of electronic communications to receive from the Offer Provider in order to confirm the purchase again or to cancel the order. Forms of electronic communications comprise email, SMS/text, or phone call with their verbal response. In all scenarios, the User must have previously provided the merchant, or Offer Provider, with their electronic communications address, billing information, and possibly shipping information, such as through a previous purchase. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310754 | Managing Display of Advertisements on a Web Page with Respect to a Portion of Web Page Content - Processes, devices, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for managing the display of advertisements on a web page. Each may be configured for steps that include determining the length of a portion of web page content, assigning a priority to each of a set of advertisements for display on a web page, selecting advertisements for display on a web page, determining the difference between said length of said portion of web page content and the cumulative length of said selected advertisements, and if the length of the advertisement exceeds said difference then omitting the advertisement and selecting another. | 12-06-2012 |
20120310755 | Method for Using Market-Based Social Networking Website to Create New Funding and Referral Fees - In one embodiment, the method uses a social networking website and employs a monetary incentive to get members of their social network to identify potential funding sources for entities that are growing or need liquidity, wherein a funds seeker and a funds finder, who agree to terms of use of the secure website, act to enter into an exclusive rights contract providing for a contingent referral fee for the funds finder if the terms of the offered contract are met. If the funds seeker is qualified, many offers of introduction will be made. The funds seeker can enter into many exclusive rights contracts, for an equal number of funding sources, but will pay only one referral reward if only one funding source provides funds. | 12-06-2012 |
20120316973 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ALLOWING AN EXPERT TO PROVIDE EXPERTISE - Method, system, and computer program product for the allowing distribution of expertise by an expert to individual consumers, or multiple end users. The expertise is made available to the users who can apply the experts knowledge to their individual situation. The expert creates an intelligent questionnaire. Answers to questions are assigned values, which are then input to function(s) that represent the knowledge of the expert. The function's output is mapped to a narrative(s) or graphics, to create a conclusion(s). The conclusion(s) is presented to the end user. The questionnaire operates on a processor, which presents a user interface through which the end user may receive questions, provide answers, and receive conclusions. The expert may provide access to the intelligent questionnaire either directly to an end user, or through one or more intermediate parties. Access to the intelligent questionnaire may be provided for a fee. | 12-13-2012 |
20120316974 | INTERNET DIRECTORY SYSTEM - Improved Internet Directory System including an upper-level Directory Provider referencing a plurality of independently owned for-profit Category Directory Websites, the Category Directory Websites referencing websites relating to a category and being identified as participating in the System by at least a mark or URL, and including a business model imposed on the Category Directory Websites. | 12-13-2012 |
20120323703 | System providing relevant services to transient devices in wireless networks and methods thereof - Generally described, the present disclosure relates to communications and more particularly, to a system providing relevant services to transient devices in wireless networks and methods thereof. In one illustrative embodiment, a Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) client on a device can be synchronized with a network so that the device can appear as a local entity. The UCC client can facilitate exchange of data to ease the integration of the device into the local environment. After being synchronized, the UCC client can seek out available assistance from the local network and provide it to the user. Typically, the data retrieved from the local network pertains to the current location. The local network can be used to provide wireless service to mobile devices in order to remove them from their carrier network, including providing a local breakout via a Private Branch Exchange (PBX). | 12-20-2012 |
20120323704 | ENHANCED WORLD WIDE WEB-BASED COMMUNICATIONS - A system comprising a javascript component that obtains content from a single subject. The widget receives the content and provides an enhancement to the content by displaying the content and at least one advertisement associated with the single subject. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323705 | Method For Online Session Advertising - The invention provides a method of providing and selling online advertising in which a single advertiser is guaranteed major advertising locations on each qualifying page viewed by a web site visitor during the viewer's entire web session. Advertisements from a single advertiser follow web site visitors through the web pages they select for viewing, allowing a consistent message to be displayed to a particular user over a period of time. Advantages include the ability to engage in linear storytelling and to obtain reach, duration, and impact of the advertising message on a par with or exceeding that obtainable from conventional advertising media such as television and print. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323706 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING XML SYNDICATION FEEDS INTO ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT - A system for providing XML syndication content to an Internet advertisement panel rendered in a web browser is disclosed. The system includes a web content server, an Internet advertisement server, and a XML syndication content feed site server. Both the web content server and the Internet advertisement servers are in communications with the web browser. The web content server is configured to respond to requests from the web browser for a web page and to deliver the web page to the web browser. The Internet advertisement server is configured to choose and deliver an Internet advertisement panel, having embedded XML syndication content, to the web browser. The XML syndication content feed site server is in communications with the Internet advertisement server and is configured to send XML syndication content updates to the Internet advertisement server. | 12-20-2012 |
20120330758 | SEGMENTING AD INVENTORY BY CREATORS, RECOMMENDERS AND THEIR SOCIAL STATUS - Techniques are disclosed which allow content publishers to segment and assign differential CPMs (cost per 1000 impressions) to their ad inventory depending on the source of that inventory, the person consuming the inventory and the weight of the relationship in runtime to the ad platform, i.e., based on the kind of user and his/her position within a social community. Content generated by more influential/popular users may have higher CPM ads associated with them. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330759 | ENERGY SYSTEMS - Among other things, an online interface is provided in which a property owner enters information defining a specification of an intended energy system to be installed for the property owner. The specification is in sufficient detail to enable each of two or more different installers to provide commercial offers of an energy system that conforms to the specification. An online interface may be provided in which a property owner is presented with a guided sequence of interactive steps in which the property owner is prompted to enter information associated with energy systems that may be relevant to the property owner, the content of at least one of the later steps being dependent on the information entered by the user in a prior step. A selection of energy systems based on technical feasibility and suitability as determined from information provided by the property owner may be presented through the interface. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330760 | Desktop Extension for Readily-Sharable and Accessible Media Playlist and Media - A system and method for distributing and providing access to media and for extending such access to a desktop environment is described. A media player in a webpage or in a desktop environment may reference a centralized location to access a playlist of media files. The playlist itself may reference remotely-located media files that may be streamed to the media player. The media player may be distributed in multiple environments, and updates to the playlist may be automatically distributed to all instances where the playlist is referenced due to the centralized reference in the media player. The embodiments of the media player may also be used in advertising as a mechanism for increasing user contact with an advertising entity and as a mechanism for distributing announcements and information by the advertiser. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330761 | Unconnected Advertising for Electronic Books - A system and method of making advertising accessible to eBook devices unconnected to online advertising delivery systems. The eBook is delivered to the reading device accompanied by advertising files to be delivered as the user is interacting with electronic book or eReader. This system allows institutions to conduct fundraising, helps publishers increase revenue, or decreases the cost of the eBook to the final user. | 12-27-2012 |
20130006780 | Network Based Ambient Services - Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a network device implements a service profile for assisting control of a communications device use of a service on a network, in which the service profile includes service policy settings, and the service profile is associated with an ambient service plan for the communications device that provides for initial access to the service with limited service capabilities prior to activation of a new service plan for the communications device; and monitors use of the service by the communications device based on the service profile. | 01-03-2013 |
20130013427 | SEARCH PAGE TOPOLOGY - In one embodiment, a search page portal can include two search controls capable of controlling content within a set of customizable merchandizing tiles and product tiles. The merchandizing tiles and product tiles may be interspersed throughout a central region. The merchandizing tiles and product tiles can be populated with webpage content based on user-entered data. In this example, populated webpage content can be selected from multiple databases based on user-entered data. | 01-10-2013 |
20130013428 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING OFFERS - At a computing device, an offer for an inventory item directing a user to at least one advertiser site is received. At least one attribute associated with the offer is determined. At least one tag is assigned to the offer based on the determined at least one attribute. At least one matching publisher site is selected based on at least one factor, wherein the at least one factor includes the at least one tag. | 01-10-2013 |
20130013429 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENTS BASED UPON RELATIONAL DATA - Systems, method, and media for providing advertisements based upon relational data are provided herein. According to some embodiments, method for processing queries may include the steps of receiving query via a web server, from a client device, generating, via the web server, a response for the query by determining a header object in the query, determining connected entities in a database for the header object, and assembling the connected entities together into the response according to a long-tail response format. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018734 | Method and Apparatus for Displaying Advertising and Other Information in Classrooms and Other Locations - A method of combining information about student enrollment in classes and student behavior, to be targeted as an audience for the display of advertisements and other information. Advertisement slots may be sold, either for a predetermined price or in connection with an online auction format, Advertisements can be displayed using multiple modes of communication—including, but not limited to, projection within classroom, via the Internet or through a mobile device. Advertisers can to “bid” on advertising space in “real-time” thus creating an instantaneous marketplace for targeted delivery of advertisements or other information to targeted groups of students. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018735 | System and Method for interaction specific advertising media distribution - A system and a method are used to display and distribute interaction specific advertisement media. The system comprises a server, a plurality of interactive display stations, and a plurality of primary network connections. Each interactive display station is communicatively coupled to the server by a primary network connection. Each interactive display station comprises a general interest display, a plurality of peripheral ad panels, a process control module, at least one camera, and a plurality of network connections. The peripheral ad panels are positioned around the general interest display, and the process control module manages the software that is used to display and distribute the advertisements. The specific advertisement playing on the display stations depend on whether or not a person is in front of the display station and the demographic characteristics of that person. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018736 | SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF FOR VISUAL ANALYSIS OF AN IMAGE ON A WEB-PAGE AND MATCHING AN ADVERTISEMENT THERETO - A method for matching an advertisement item to a multimedia content element. The method comprises extracting at least one multimedia content element from a web-page requested for display on a user node; generating a signature of the at least one multimedia content element; searching for at least one advertisement item respective of the signature; and causing the display of the at least one advertisement item within a display area of the web-page. | 01-17-2013 |
20130018737 | PROVIDING A RELIABLE TRUST INDICATOR FOR CONTENT - A technique is provided for providing a trust indicator for a particular webpage. The trust indicator may indicate whether publishers of web content and/or end-users trust the content of the particular webpage and whether the particular webpage is popular. A user requests, via a web browser a webpage to be displayed. A process associated with the webpage requests a value to be displayed along with the webpage. The value may indicate 1) a number of links that link to the webpage, 2) a number of user-created tags that have been associated with the webpage, or 3) a trust rank that a web crawler associates with the webpage. A trust rank may be based, at least in part, on user-created tags that have been associated with the webpage. A value may also be associated with an advertisement that is displayed along with a particular webpage. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISING - A system having a delivery visualization module configured to allow a user to review one or more prioritization parameters and prior advertisement delivery data, the delivery visualization module is further configured to allow the user to adjust the one or more prioritization parameters; a yield tracking module configured to allow the user to enter information into the system related to the one or more prioritization parameters and the prior advertisement delivery data; an optimization module configured to create an ordered list of two or more advertisement networks based on the one or more prioritization parameters; and a delivery module configured to determine, based on the ordered list of the two or more advertisement networks, at least one advertising network of the two or more advertisement networks to provide at least one advertisement to display at a first web page of a web site. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 01-24-2013 |
20130036016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING CONTENT ON THIRD-PARTY MOBILE APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems are provided for allowing users to recommend advertisements displayed in a third-party application running on a user device while not granting the third-party application privileges to send such recommendations on behalf of the user. A social network application installed on the user device, and separate from the third-party application, acts as a proxy for advertisement recommendation requests (e.g., indications that a user wishes to recommend an advertisement displayed), and a user is required to confirm all such recommendation actions. In this manner, a third-party application (e.g., a “malicious third-party application) cannot send advertisement recommendation requests, and/or requests to undo such recommendations, on its own as if it were the user. | 02-07-2013 |
20130041762 | Systems and Method for Real-Time Media Placement - A media reservation system and method for secure, dependable, real-time reservation of media space on a plurality of media distribution channels. The system and method include transporting media to the location from which the media will enter a media distribution channel and the placement of the media in the media distribution channel. This permits media to be placed easily from any place in the world to any other place in the world. | 02-14-2013 |
20130041763 | 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. | 02-14-2013 |
20130041764 | Method and System for Dynamic Textual Ad Distribution Via Email - A system and method for providing dynamic pay-for-placement advertisements via graphics-enabled email that generates a display of advertisements when the email newsletter is opened so the advertisements displayed are based on rankings at the time the email is opened instead of when the email was generated and transmitted. In one embodiment, a graphical-content email having one or more embedded advertisement image references is provided to one or more email recipients. The advertisement image reference, in one embodiment, may include query string parameters indicating the context of the image reference and/or portion of the image reference (i.e., identifying the image reference as being part of a particular newsletter email), a position of the image reference in the email display, and the like. A URL reference also may be included with each advertisement image reference (.e.g., one URL for each advertisement portion of the image to be retrieved by the advertising image reference). | 02-14-2013 |
20130041765 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMUM PLACEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENTS ON A WEBPAGE - A method and system for placement of graphical objects on a page to optimize the occurrence of an event associated with such objects. The graphical objects might include, for instance, advertisements on a webpage, and the event would include a user clicking on that ad. The page includes positions for receipt of the object material. Data regarding the past performance of the objects is stored and updated as new data is received. A user requests a page from a server associated with system. The server uses the performance data to derive a prioritized arrangement of the objects on the page. The objects are arranged according to a calculation and returned to the user on the requested page. | 02-14-2013 |
20130054380 | Social media lifecycle marketing - A marketing system includes a prospect collecting landing page, an offer call-to-action landing page, and an automated communicated subsystem that interconnects the prospect collecting landing page and the offer call-to-action landing page. The system can further include a refer-a-friend call-to-action landing page, and an automated communication subsystem that interconnects the offer call-to-action landing page and the refer-a-friend call-to-action landing page. | 02-28-2013 |
20130054381 | Method Of Selling And Producing A Customized Product - A method for selling and producing a customizable product, e.g., a t-shirt, is provided. The method may be preferably implemented on the Internet. A third party seller uploads a design or may create a new design on an Internet website. In addition, the seller provides a time period for selling limitation, a minimum order requirement and a desired sell price based on costs. The product is advertised to customers and, if the number of product sold during the time period meets a minimum requirement, production is initiated. If the minimum requirement is not met upon the expiration of the time period, all pending orders are cancelled. | 02-28-2013 |
20130060646 | Desktop Extension for Readily-Sharable and Accessible Media Playlist and Media - A system and method for distributing and providing access to media and for extending such access to a desktop environment is described. A media player in a webpage or in a desktop environment may reference a centralized location to access a playlist of media files. The playlist itself may reference remotely-located media files that may be streamed to the media player. The media player may be distributed in multiple environments, and updates to the playlist may be automatically distributed to all instances where the playlist is referenced due to the centralized reference in the media player. The embodiments of the media player may also be used in advertising as a mechanism for increasing user contact with an advertising entity and as a mechanism for distributing announcements and information by the advertiser. | 03-07-2013 |
20130066727 | Method for Developing Electronic Documents Providing E-commerce Tools - A webpage implementation system includes a client computer associated with a first user and a server system. The server system is configured to perform inserting, within a first website associated with the first user, a first functional marketing element associated with a second user; and reciprocally inserting, within a second website associated with the second user, a second functional marketing element associated with the first user and based upon the first functional marketing element being inserted within the first website. The second functional marketing element includes a link to the first website, and the first functional marketing element includes a link to the second website. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066728 | CLIENT SYSTEM DISPLAYING RECIPROCAL LINK - A computer client system includes a computer hardware system associated with a first user. The computer hardware system is configured to perform receiving, from a webpage implementation system, a first website associated with the first user; and receiving, from the webpage implementation system, a second website associated with a second user. The first website includes a first functional marketing element associated with a second user. The second website includes a second functional marketing element associated with the first user and reciprocally inserted, by the webpage implementation system, into the second website based upon the first functional marketing element being inserted within the first website. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066729 | PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RECIPROCAL LINKS IN WEBSITE CREATION 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 is inserted within the first website. At least one recommended website, associated with the computer hardware system, into which the second functional marketing element is to be reciprocally inserted is providing to the first user. The second functional marketing element is reciprocally inserted within the second website based upon the first functional marketing element being inserted within the first website. The at least one recommended website is different than 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. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066730 | WEB PAGE FACT CHECKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A web page fact checking system verifies the correctness of information and/or characterizes the information by comparing the information with one or more sources. The web page fact checking system automatically analyzes the information, fact checks the information, and indicates a status of the information. | 03-14-2013 |
20130073399 | SIDETABS - A system for displaying containers designed for viewing advertisements embedded on a website, wherein the containers can display sorted tabs that emulate the tabs of an address book, the system comprising a client connected via a network to a web page on a Publisher server, a Ad Server connected to the network, a Content Manager server connected to the network, the Content Manager server storing the creative assets and properties, the Ad Server tracking the activity reported by a client using a web browser, and the Content Man-ager server further comprising publishing tools that allow a content Publisher to customize a container according to a variety of parameters and store the parameters of the container in a database | 03-21-2013 |
20130073400 | BROAD AND ALTERNATIVE CATEGORY CLUSTERING OF THE SAME, SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN SOCIAL/GEO/PROMO LINK PROMOTIONAL DATA SETS FOR END USER DISPLAY OF INTERACTIVE AD LINKS, PROMOTIONS AND SALE OF PRODUCTS, GOODS AND SERVICES INTEGRATED WITH 3D SPATIAL GEOMAPPING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING - A technique, method, apparatus, and system to provide related and integrated social networking, real time geospatial mapping, geo-target location and multiple points of interest, receiving current location of user's electronic or mobile device and multiple points of interest, cloud-type configuration storing and handling user data across multiple enterprises, generating user behavior data and ad links, promotions (“social/geo/promo”) links on a website for any product, good or service, including social/geo/promo data sets for user customized visual displays showing 3D map presentations with correlated or related broad or alternative categories of social/geo/promo links to be displayed with web page content for view by an end user. | 03-21-2013 |
20130073401 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOADING OF WEB PAGE ASSETS - The present solution is directed to methods and systems for asynchronously loading tag management code and vendor tags on a web page while remaining portions of the web page load. An application executing on a device may receive a web page comprising a configuration object configured to asynchronously load tag management code. The configuration object may load asynchronously, upon execution by the application, the tag management code into memory of the application while the application continues to load a remainder of the web page. The tag management code may request, while the application continues to load the remainder of the web page, one or more vendor tags from a server over a network. The tag management code may receive, while the application continues to load the remainder of the web page, a vendor tag from the server. | 03-21-2013 |
20130073402 | INTERACTION PROMPT FOR INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING - Systems and methods for dynamically sizing, structuring and operating advertisements that include a variety of content, including interaction prompts and other elements, which enable an engagement-based revenue generation model. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises storing advertising content, serving an XML file from an advertising server to an advertisement manager in order to control a player on a user computer, dynamically generating the advertisement through the player based on directions from the advertisement manager and the stored content, and tracking and reporting a user's engagement with the advertisement in order to determine compensation for the publisher. | 03-21-2013 |
20130080267 | SINGLE-URL CONTENT DELIVERY - Systems and methods for providing media with a data network using a single Uniform Resource Locator (URL) are disclosed. These systems and methods may be part of a larger media servicing network that can be used to, among other things, process uploaded media content, provide it for streaming, and collect metric information regarding the streaming. The disclosed systems and methods provide for receiving a URL and providing an index file based, at least in part, on a client identity and requested media file associated with the URL. Embodiments further provide for the use of an advertisement server that can specify advertisement(s) to be shown during the playback of the media file. With every index file created, the advertisement server can update and/or change the advertisement(s) to be shown. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080268 | MULTI-PLATFORM MEDIA SYNDICATION CUSTOMIZATION - Systems and methods for enabling syndication of a media file across multiple environments, or platforms, by interpreting and downscribing script language in which to implement business rules. These systems and methods may be part of a larger media servicing network that can be used to, among other things, process uploaded media content, provide it for streaming, and collect metric information regarding the streaming. The disclosed systems and methods can utilize different software development kits (SDKs) to interpret script and provide platform-specific interpreted script such that business rules provided in the script are dynamically implemented for various device types during runtime. | 03-28-2013 |
20130085871 | BROWSER BASED COMPOSITION INTERFACE FOR TAGS LINKABLE BY WEBPAGES - A method and system of creating interactive content to be linked via a tab to appear in a web page is disclosed. A first panel including a first object displayable on the web page is provided via a composer interface. The first object has a first interaction when displayed on the web page. A second panel including a second object is provided via the composer interface. The second object is displayable on the webpage in place of the first panel. A timeline is created via the composer interface to sequentially present the first and second panels in the web page. The ad is made available for display in the web page via the tab when the web page is requested by a user device. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVING ADVERTISEMENTS ON A NETWORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH A DYNAMIC PRIORITIZATION SCHEMA - A system and method for selecting advertisement lines to serve advertisement requests on a network. According to some embodiments, a prioritization schema is developed to prioritize the selection of advertisement lines. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085873 | DELIVERING CLICK-TO-ACTION INTERACTIONS - A system and method are described for causing the delivery of interactions, which are triggered by a user, who is connected to an advertisement server with user equipment via an operator network. The interactions are triggered by the user selecting an advertisement provided by the advertisement server, the interactions entailing capabilities of the operator network. The advertisement server is not provided with the subscriber identifier of the user. For this reason, the system, which is external to the advertisement server, comprises an access module configured for detecting to which operator the user is subscribed, obtaining the subscriber identifier and determining the operator network capabilities in order to deliver the interaction. | 04-04-2013 |
20130091025 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING ADVERTISEMENT EFFECTIVENESS - Methods and systems are disclosed which allow determining the effect of advertising on users' online activity. A tracking pixel may be placed on a merchant's website (e.g., on a welcome page) which allows an advertisement provider to receive identification information for each user who visits the webpage, and allows the advertisement provider to provide or receive cookie information to a user's browser application. The advertisement provider may create a list of users comprising at least part of the cookie information and the corresponding identification information for each user. The advertisement provider may select at least two groups of users from the list of users, wherein a first group of users is served advertisements relating to the merchant, and a second group of users, different from the first group, is not served advertisements relating to the merchant. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091026 | Photo Sharing with Digital Album - A user runs an album application on a digital device to generate a digital album and share the album with others. The album application creates a message with a first copy of the album and a link to a second copy of the album on a website hosted by a photo sharing provider. The first copy of the album is a small file because it contains low resolution versions of the photos and it uses a compact file format (e.g., Adobe Flash or HTML5). After the message is sent, the album application uploads high resolution versions of the photos to the photo sharing provider. A recipient of the message may view the first copy of the album in the message or click on the link to access the second copy of the album from the website hosted by the photo sharing provider. The recipient may order prints of the album from the photo sharing provider or a print provider working with the photo sharing provider. The recipient may further share the album by forwarding the message or the link to others. | 04-11-2013 |
20130091027 | ADVERTISING CAPTCHA SYSTEM AND METHOD - An advertising CAPTCHA system in accordance with the present invention is used in a designated display with at least one user and comprises a CAPTCHA server connected to the designated display, stores multiple advertising CAPTCHAs, comprises a CAPTCHA module and transmits the advertising CAPTCHAs to the designated display, wherein each advertising CAPTCHA comprises a guiding zone and an advertisement comprising a responding zone corresponding to the guiding zone, the CAPTCHA module has a clicking threshold, determines whether or not the user clicks the responding zone and determines if the user achieves the clicking threshold, the user passes the advertising CAPTCHA if the user achieves the clicking threshold, and the CAPTCHA server transmits another advertising CAPTCHA to the designated display if the user does not achieve the clicking threshold. | 04-11-2013 |
20130097030 | AD PLACEMENT - This invention concerns optimal ad selection for Web pages by selecting and updating an attribute set, obtaining and updating an ad-attribute profile, and optimally choosing the next ad. The present invention associates a set of attributes with each customer. The attributes reflect the customers' interests and they incorporate the characteristics that impact ad selection. Similarly, the present invention associates with each ad an ad-attribute profile in order to calculate a customer's estimated ad selection probability and measure the uncertainty in that estimate. An ad selection algorithm optimally selects which ad to show based on the click probability estimates and the uncertainties regarding these estimates. | 04-18-2013 |
20130103507 | System and Method for Dynamically Changing Advertisements - A system and method for providing, in a networked environment, dynamically changing advertisements in response to a user's instant messaging (IM) exchange. An IM interaction module is operably coupled with an advertisement publishing service and an IM service; a message polling module is operably coupled with the IM interaction module; and an advertisement display module is operably coupled with the message polling module and with an IM client interface. The IM client interface includes at least one area for user IM session message text and at least one area for display of one or more advertisements that are provided by the advertisement publishing service based upon the IM session message text content. Method steps include accepting an IM session request, parsing the IM text message content, requesting advertisements based upon the parsed content, and providing the received advertisements to the user's IM client interface for display. | 04-25-2013 |
20130103508 | System and method for goods and services promotion - A computer implemented method for goods and/or services promotion, comprising: preliminarily creating a plurality of promo-campaigns; distributing the one or more of the preliminarily created promo-campaigns to a first computer system; sending one or more messages, associated with the promo-campaign, from the first computer system to the second computer system; receiving, at the second computer system the one or more messages from the first computer system; analyzing the received one or more messages contents. | 04-25-2013 |
20130117134 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY AND USE OF ADVERTISING CONTENT - Pre-delivery or “pre-positioning” of advertising content to client computing devices for later playback thereon when users of the client computing devices are consuming non-advertising content. The pre-delivery may be accomplished using transport technology that avoids further burdening the network, such as delivering in real-time using available surplus network capacity. Users may have a limited number of times to watch non-advertising content on a client computing device before a pre-positioned advertisement is played on their client computing device. The advertising content may be viewed instantly without delay since it has been pre-positioned to the client computing devices. Advertising viewing statistics and reports are also generated and distributed. | 05-09-2013 |
20130124341 | Persistent content capture - Persistent content capture is described, including detecting an input associated with data presented in a first area of an environment, moving the data from the first area to a second area of the environment in response to the input, wherein moving the data generates processed data, and providing an interface element in the second area, the interface element being associated with the data and processed data, wherein the interface element is not affected by a function performed in the first area of the environment and the data and the processed data are accessed when the interface element is selected. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124342 | LIVE ADVERTISEMENT PREVIEW DISPLAY AND DISTRIBUTION - A live advertisement (“ad”) preview may be used by an advertiser and/or publisher to ensure that an ad is displayed correctly and to maximize user interaction with the ad. The live ad preview may be provided before the general public has access to the ad. The live ad preview may include a display of the ad within a real-time version of a destination web page. The live ad preview of the ad in the destination web page may be distributed with a universal resource locator (“URL”) that may be distributed externally. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124343 | PREMIUM INSTANT MESSAGING SPACE - Monetizing on-line communications includes: assigning a price to become a buddy of a publisher in an on-line chat board; advertising the price to prospective subscribers of the publisher; receiving a bid from a prospective subscriber; and transmitting the bid offer to the publisher such that the publisher can accept or decline the bid offer. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124344 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING USER LIKELIHOOD TO SELECT AN ADVERTISEMENT PRIOR TO DISPLAY - A computer implemented system and method of determining whether to display an advertisement to a user can include determining, using at least one processor, a likelihood that a user accessing a web page would select an advertisement if displayed to the user in the web page at a future moment during that trip by the user to the web page. An analysis module can determine whether or not the determined likelihood satisfies criteria imposed by a click-through-rate associated with the web page. If the determined likelihood value satisfies the click-through-rate, then an advertisement can be output to the user through at least one output device. Otherwise, the system can refrain from causing an advertisement to be output to the user for inclusion in the web page during that particular visit by the user to the web page. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124345 | EXPANDING COMPUTER DISPLAY ADVERTISING METHOD CONTINUATION - A method and system is disclosed for creating additional advertising space by sensing the position of an element on a web page or other client viewer, and upon interaction of a user with that element positioning the appearance of additional web page elements not limited by the boundary of the initial element. Marketing methods enabled thereby are disclosed where among other possibilities this created advertising space can be sold to pay for placement of instances of the invention, where licensees are motivated to themselves place instances of the invention in exchange for usage rights, or further be compensated with a share of income from built-in links, where instances of the invention can carry value added content so that hosting sites will pay for the placement or carry it at no charge, and where a content provider might pay for having its content programmed or provide it for free for promotional value, where instances of the invention maintain links back to a generator site for its own propagation, where a web presence can be created across multiple sites for any commercial or social purpose as a conglomerate world wide billboard, where any instance of the invention can be reconfigured on any site where it resides in real time protected by optional password, and other alternatives more fully described in the specification. | 05-16-2013 |
20130132211 | PROVIDING SEAMLESS ONLINE VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS - A computer-implemented method of providing seamless online video advertisements includes rendering a video advertisement on a first web page in a first tab. The computer-implemented method also includes recording current time of play constantly during the rendering of the video advertisement and receiving a request for a second web page in the first tab from the user. Further, the computer-implemented method includes unloading the first web page and loading the second web page in the first tab. Moreover, the computer-implemented method includes retrieving current time of play stored corresponding to the unloading and resume the rendering the video advertisement on the second web page based on the current time of play retrieved. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132212 | REAL-TIME DYNAMIC PAGE AWARENESS FOR AD SERVING - An ad serving platform utilizes real time dynamic page awareness for ad serving. For every new digital content URL, the ad serving platform reviews the layout and relative position of ad placements in a content environment and stores a “map” of this information, which is accessible to the ad server in real time for use in ad selection, and is refreshed periodically (e.g., every three minutes) to account for changes. As a result, without control of the page, the ad server platform can make complex serving decisions based upon relative page position of advertising placements. | 05-23-2013 |
20130132213 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PRICE COMPARISONS AND ALERTS - An engine, system and method for a domain social network that interconnects Internet users with at least domains owned by or of interest to those Internet users, and that may obtain and/or forward obtained dynamic data regarding those domains automatically, such as by web service or email service. The dynamic data may be used to filter and protect content and data of the respective domains, to protect users by identifying low quality web pages or malicious software or pages, to isolate or improve search results regarding the domain, and/or to improve Internet-based transaction flow, such as the creation of advertising. | 05-23-2013 |
20130144728 | PRE-PROCESSING OF AD REQUESTS USING EDGE SIDE PROCESSING OVER COMMERCIAL CDNs - By distributing the algorithms for ad selection into two server tiers, an ad server platform provides a way to leverage the computing power of a commercial CDN, such as Akamai, and perform processing on the CDN's edge side servers, thus reducing the number of servers in its own data centers and increasing service availability. The ad serving platform implements a distributed processing methodology that leverages under-utilized server resources located on the edge side of the CDN by running edge side include (ESI) code on the CDN's edge servers. | 06-06-2013 |
20130144729 | Dynamic In-Page Advertising - Advertisements displayed in a web page are enabled to be changed as a context of the web page changes without reloading the web page. A first set of one or more advertisements may be displayed on a web page. One or more of the displayed advertisements may be replaced with one or more alternative advertisements. Selection of the alternative advertisements is triggered based on the occurrence of one or more events that cause a change in a context of the web page. The display of the alternative advertisements is performed dynamically, without the web page needing to be reloaded. In this manner, the advertisements displayed on a web page may be changed based on the change in web page context, to provide advertisements to users that correspond to the changing context. | 06-06-2013 |
20130151352 | System Enabling Interactive In-Video Shopping from External Domains - A system for shopping includes, an Internet-connected server, and software executing on the server from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function for embedding, upon request, a machine-readable code into the source code of a remote webpage, the machine-readable code specifying a link to video player software and a link to at least one digital video file, and a second function for establishing at least one bidirectional communication session between a remote appliance connected to the webpage and a host server. | 06-13-2013 |
20130151353 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSERTING MEDIA CONTENT - A method and system for providing a content object is disclosed with an in-stream ad unit inserted into the content object for a content object player. The content object is audio and/or video. The processed content object is downloaded or streamed to the content object player. A method for content insertion is provided. In this method, a first media data is received from a server and a placement request is transmitted to a content provider service. As a result, a placement response is received from the content provider service. The placement response includes data identifying a second media data associated with the first media data. The second media data is retrieved and merged with the first media data. After the merge, the first and second media data are transmitted to the server. | 06-13-2013 |
20130151354 | USER UPLOADED IMAGE WITHIN WEBPAGE IMPLEMENTATION SERVER SYSTEM - A method, within a computer hardware system, includes the following. An image is received from a first entity. A first website associated with the first entity is generated based upon input provided by the first entity. A second website associated with a second entity is generated based upon input provided by the second entity. A first functional marketing element associated with the second entity is inserted within the first website. A second functional marketing element associated with the first entity is reciprocally inserted within the second website based upon the first functional marketing element being inserted within the first website. The second functional marketing element, within the second website, includes the image and a link to the first website, and the first functional marketing element, within the first website, includes a link to the second website. | 06-13-2013 |
20130159117 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING DEDICATED MOBILE APPS FOR USE BY CELEBRITIES - A system for providing a software application customized with subject matter pertaining to a celebrity, including a processor, data storage, and software thereon that implement a content provision hub operable to provide a mobile application and content related thereto for download to a user device, an advertising server operable to download an advertisement under the direction of the content provision hub to the mobile application, and a charging engine operable to effect a payment transaction between the celebrity, the user, and/or an advertiser. The system can be used by a celebrity generate a celebrity-specific downloadable mobile application by selecting templates and options that control the celebrity app appearance and operation. | 06-20-2013 |
20130166395 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A DELIVERY ALLOCATION PLAN IN A NETWORK-BASED ENVIRONMENT - The present application provides systems and corresponding methods for creating a delivery allocation plan in a network-based environment. The methods may include receiving and storing advertising contracts and data related to the advertising contracts; constructing a bipartite graph based on the received contract data; annotating each demand node; and receiving impression data and other eligible contract data. Thereafter, the method may include for each impression, calculating a first supply value and for each contract, calculating a first demand value. The first demand value may be used to calculate a second supply value and a delivery allocation may be calculated using the second supply value and the second demand value for each contract. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166396 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR ADOPTION OF A MATERIAL OBJECT OFFERED ON AN INFORMATION NETWORK - A process and a system giving to material objects in the form of samples an equivalent to the peer-review and publication of articles includes one embodiment where the review and publication is given by the fact that a third party, called a user, from the public who may be interested by the material object, has requested and received the material object under specific contracting conditions. Thus, this process may be generally called adoption, or more specifically peer-adoption or user-adoption of the material object. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166397 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT BASED ON MOTION OF MOBILE TERMINAL - A system, method, and apparatus are provided for advertisement dissemination. The system may include: an advertisement information managing module configured to manage a plurality of items of advertisement information configured in a corresponding plurality of different advertisement presentation formats, the plurality of items of advertisement information being associated with a single advertisement material. The system may further include an advertisement information providing module configured to provide one of the plurality of items of advertisement information. The one item of advertisement information may be provided to a mobile terminal and is configured to be presented via the mobile terminal according to a first one of the plurality of advertisement presentation formats. The advertisement information providing module may be further configured to provide another one of the plurality of items of advertisement information to the mobile terminal based on motion information associated with a detected motion of the mobile terminal. | 06-27-2013 |
20130173397 | RECENTLY VIEWED ITEMS DISPLAY AREA - A most recently viewed item is displayed in a display element, which is positioned next to at least one other element on a web page. The display element is expanded so that the element covers the at least one other element on the web page and so that at least one other recently viewed item appears in the display element. The display element is contracted so that only the most recently viewed item appears in the display element and so that the at least one other element on the web page is visible. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173398 | Search Engine Menu-based Advertising - Implementations for providing menu-based advertising are disclosed. A search engine front-end determines non-search engine information pages that are relevant to the user input based on user input entered into a search query field on a search page. A suggestion menu is caused to be displayed on a search page. The suggestion menu includes interactive elements that are interactive to cause a client device to retrieve the non-search engine information pages associated with the interactive elements. The interactive elements may be advertisements, and the suggestion menu may also be used to display search query suggestions. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173399 | CLICK-TO-ADD, JOT-IT-DOWN, AND ADD BANNER - A method and apparatus is provided that allows a user to automatically add content, such as an event, to a container, such as, a calendar without directly accessing the container. Second and third preferred embodiments are also provided. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173400 | AUDIENCE-DRIVEN REAL-TIME ADVERTISING SYSTEM - A server system for providing advertising to a user device, comprising: a memory; a processor operable to: receive messages from advertisers comprising advertising content for displaying on the device; send an advertising content removal offer to the device; determine an advertisement removal bid from the device; send advertising content to the device where the determined advertisement removal bid is a failing bid to remove the advertising content; refrain from sending the advertising content to the device where the server system is a successful bid; and store the advertisement removal bid. A computer implemented method of handling advertising, comprising: receiving messages from advertisers; sending an advertising removal offer to a device; determining an advertisement removal bid; sending advertising content on receiving a failing bid and refraining from sending advertising content on receiving a successful bid. A computer readable media containing computer executable instructions for the server system | 07-04-2013 |
20130173401 | ACCESS RIGHTS MODIFICATION WITHIN WEBPAGE IMPLEMENTATION SERVER SYSTEM - A method, within a computer hardware system, includes the following. Limited access rights to the computer hardware system are associating with a first entity. In response to the first entity submitting a registration for a first website, the limited access rights previously associated with the first entity are removed. A first functional marketing element associated with a second entity is inserted within a first website associated with a first entity. A second functional marketing element associated with the first entity is reciprocally inserted within a second website associated with the second entity based upon the first functional marketing element being inserted within the first website. The second functional marketing element, within the second website, includes a link to the first website, and the first functional marketing element, within the first website, includes a link to the second website. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173402 | TECHNIQUES FOR FACILITATING ON-LINE ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO THE SALE OF GOODS AND MERCHANDISE - Various aspects described herein are directed to different methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating on-line electronic commerce transactions relating to the sale of goods, merchandise, services, and/or special offers. | 07-04-2013 |
20130179275 | INTERACTION WITH MEANINGFUL CONTACT ON THE ROAD - Method and device for: receiving a playlist identifying a media item comprising a song or an advertisement, or a combination thereof, storing the playlist in a database, associating the identified media item with a first supplemental data and a second supplemental playlist data, sending the first supplemental data to a radio station server to be broadcast substantially simultaneously with the associated media item, and displaying the second supplemental data on a website, wherein the display is configured for accessing by a computer and mobile device. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179276 | KEY TAG MAILER AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING ADVERTISEMENT INFORMATION - The key tag mailer comprises a postcard with multiple detachable key tags deposed therein. At least some of the key tags are associated with different advertisers and some have different web address deposed thereon. In some embodiments, some of the key tags have advertising information deposed thereon, such as an advertiser name or logo. A website pointed to by the web address returns additional advertising information in response to queries using the web address. In some embodiments, the web address is encoded in a quick response (QR) code deposed on the key tag. A consumer receives key tag, scans it with a consumer device such a mobile phone, sending a query. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179277 | DYNAMIC PAGE GENERATOR - An custom page server is provided with user preferences organized into templates stored in compact data structures and the live data used to fill the templates stored local to the page server which is handing user requests for custom pages. One process is executed on the page server for every request. The process is provided a user template for the user making the request, where the user template is either generated from user preferences or retrieved from a cache of recently used user templates. Each user process is provided access to a large region of shared memory which contains all of the live data needed to fill any user template. Typically, the pages served are news pages, giving the user a custom selection of stock quotes, news headlines, sports scores, weather, and the like. With the live data stored in a local, shared memory, any custom page can be built within the page server, eliminating the need to make requests from other servers for portions of the live data. While the shared memory might include RAM (random access memory) and disk storage, in many computer systems, it is faster to store all the live data in RAM. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179278 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITEM INQUIRY AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION VIA STANDARD COMMUNICATION PATHS - A method and system is provided for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths. More particularly, the method and system detects an item associated with an avatar of a virtual universe (VU) user in a VU and determine information associated with the item. Additionally, the method and system are operable to display the information in the VU in a high-resolution component of the VU. | 07-11-2013 |
20130185164 | UNIFIED CONTENT VISIBILITY - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for determining the visibility of downloaded objects, such as electronic advertisements, on a client device screen comprise consulting one or more draw-count properties associated with the advertisement, such as screen-draw-count, window-draw-count, or document-draw-count properties; and determining whether the advertisement was likely visible based on the one or more draw-count properties. A plurality of objects, such as transparent pixel images may also be placed on or around the advertisement and their draw-counts compared. If only some of the transparent pixel images have non-zero draw-counts, then it may be inferred that only a portion of the advertisement was visible on the client device screen. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185165 | MEDIA EXCHANGE PLATFORM - A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium provide the ability to exchange media content. A media content request is received at a website from a user. In response to the media content request, the website requests the media content in the media content request from a decisioning engine. In reply, the website receives a media asset or an identifier for the media asset. The media asset or the media asset identifier is then delivered to the user for consumption. | 07-18-2013 |
20130191227 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENABLE A NETWORK OF DIGITAL WALLETS - A method for authorizing a digital wallet transaction initiated by a consumer from a merchant web site or app includes providing an acceptance mark on a merchant landing page associated with the merchant web site or app for initiating the digital wallet transaction, the acceptance mark comprising a link to a host server accessing an acceptance network for authorizing payment, the acceptance network comprising a plurality of digital wallets. A wallet selector switch allows selection of a wallet, the transaction is routed to the selected wallet, a payment card and shipping address are selected and the transaction is redirected back to the merchant with purchase details for authorizing and completing the digital wallet transaction. The wallets can include federated and non-federated cobranded wallets and partner-hosted wallets. Direct provisioning with partner credentials and automatic update of consumer details is provided in a federated cobranded wallet. | 07-25-2013 |
20130191228 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDING A VIEW OF A VIRTUAL SPACE IN A BANNER AD AND ENABLING USER INTERACTION WITH THE VIRTUAL SPACE WITHIN THE BANNER AD - A system and method for providing a view of a virtual space to a user in a banner ad of a webpage. This enables an advertiser to provide content that is not merely static or scripted, but instead enabled provision of content through a web ad that represents activity within a virtual space (e.g., interactions of other users with the virtual space, content that changes based on current or recent events, etc.) in real time (or near real time). The provision of a virtual space in a web ad may be more effective than conventional web ad content. | 07-25-2013 |
20130198013 | CONSUMER-INITIATED PAYMENT TO SKIP ELECTRONIC ADVERTISEMENTS - Systems and methods for an electronic brokerage allowing consumer-initiated payment to skip electronic advertisements at publisher electronic content interfaces are provided. According to one embodiment, an electronic brokerage is designed to allow paid, consumer-initiated advertisement skipping, which involves providing secured electronic client code and processes that are placed on publisher electronic content interfaces that execute within consumer browsers to allow consumers to choose whether they wish to pay to skip specific electronic advertising opportunities. Electronic brokerage systems and processes allow publishers and consumers to securely register accounts with the brokerage that are used, respectively, to provide non-repudiated electronic advertising opportunity attestation and explicit consent/dissent to pay to skip those advertising opportunities. Furthermore, electronic mechanism are also provided by the brokerage to allow consumers to fund their brokerage accounts monetarily and, optionally, by accruing vouchers to allow skipping of electronic advertisements in exchange for participation in brokerage-sponsored activities. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198014 | Systems and methods to balance portfolios of securities - A system and associated method allows a client to balance the client's security portfolio that includes constituent securities. A client device is provided with a client interface. A host server is coupled to the client device and executes logic resources for balancing the portfolio. A balancing engine allows a client to manipulate the client's security portfolio and keep it in balance at all times. The balancing engine provides that any constituent moved by a client remains at a declared level and remaining constituents are proportionally balanced so that the sum of the weights adds to 100%. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198015 | Systems and methods for hedging of market exposure or harvesting of tax losses - A system and associated method for conducting security transactions is provided for hedging of market exposure or harvesting of tax losses. A client device with a client interface is configured to receive a client order for hedging of market exposure or harvesting of tax losses. A host server is coupled to the client device which executes logic resources for carrying out transactions for a client. A pricing engine and an inventory account are provided. A trading engine processes the client order of hedging of market exposure or harvesting of tax losses. The trading engine enables the trading of fraction shares and reduces a frequency of orders sent to market by executing principal trades against the inventory account. | 08-01-2013 |
20130198016 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CROSS-AUTHORIZATION FOR ONLINE TRANSACTIONS - Embodiments described herein disclose a first processor configured to receive data associated with a user, the data corresponding to at least one action performed by the user associated with a first webpage and an identification of the user. The first processor being further configured to determine if the user has browsed to a second webpage before completing the at least one action associated with the first webpage. The system may further include a second processor configured to communicate data to be displayed on an advertisement on the second webpage, the data being associated with the at least one action associated with the first webpage and the identification of the user. Furthermore, the system may include an interface configured to receive data via the advertisement to complete the at least one action associated with the first website. | 08-01-2013 |
20130204715 | WEB PAGE AD SLOT IDENTIFICATION - Systems and methods of identifying ad elements of web pages via a computer network are provided. A script configured to identify an ad slot on a web page can be obtained by at least one data processing system having an ad slot evaluation module. The script can be executed to obtain advertisement parameters of the ad slot and web page parameters of the ad slot and generate a unique identifier of the ad slot. The generated unique identifier is associated with a URL identifier of the web page. The data processing system evaluates at least one database to determine one of a presence and an absence of the historical ad slot data. The data processing system provides content for display in the ad slot of the web page based at least in part on a result of the evaluation of the database. | 08-08-2013 |
20130204716 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A UNITED CLOUD-BASED PRODUCT CATALOG - Methods and systems are provided for creating and managing a product catalog including expanded product metadata in a multitenant computing environment. The method includes creating a new store and mapping it to a cloud service provider. A catalog is then created and mapped to the store. Catalog categories are then created and mapped to the catalog. A product is then created and mapped to the categories. A product family is then created, followed by the creation of a product bundle. The product bundle is presented to consumers in a web based interactive shopping experience hosted by the cloud based service provider. | 08-08-2013 |
20130204717 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALPHANUMERIC INDEXING FOR ADVERTISING WITH CLOUD COMPUTING - A method and system for automated intelligent advertising. Messages sent to an invalid alphanumeric identifier (e.g., e-mail address, text message address, social networking identifier, etc.) for a desired network service are returned including a notification that an attempt to connect to the desired network service has failed and also includes electronic advertising information that allows a network device to view and display a retrieved pre-determined advertisement or the dynamically generated advertisement and make a selection input to automatically connect to another network device associated with the retrieved pre-determined or dynamically advertisement to obtain additional electronic advertising information. | 08-08-2013 |
20130211926 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTEGRATED MARKETPLACE - Provided is a system and method for providing an advertisement that provides an integrated e-marketplace in a portal site managing system that provides a plurality of services including at least one of a shopping information providing service, a web document searching service, a personal page managing service, and a payment service. | 08-15-2013 |
20130211927 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMPARING DECISION OPTIONS - A method for comparing decision options includes storing a set of decision options. The method includes determining for each decision option of the set of decision options, a plurality of factors, wherein each of the plurality of factors defines a respective metric. The method includes receiving a plurality of user preference indicators, each indicator corresponding to a respective factor of the plurality of factors. The method includes ranking the set of decision options in response to receiving a first user preference indicator. The method includes providing the user with a ranked list of the set of decision options in response to receiving the first user preference indicator. The method includes reranking the set of decision options in response to receiving a second user preference indicator and providing the user with a reranked list of the set of decision options in response to receiving the second user preference indicator. | 08-15-2013 |
20130218691 | Reward Posting Search - Computer systems and methods on servers in a communication network, including computers with processors and computer-readable media to cause the computers to perform operations, including to receive a reward query through a user interface of a reward system from a user on a communication network. Also to request a search for a plurality of reward pages associated with at least one term in the query from a search engine, and display at least a subset of the plurality of reward pages on a web browser on the communication network. | 08-22-2013 |
20130226714 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR QUICK RESPONSE CODES FOR NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS - Various systems and apparatus for using quick response codes on negotiable instruments are described herein. A request may be received at a server from a user device, wherein the webpage request includes a sequence identifier, wherein the sequence identifier is associated with a two-dimensional barcode printed on a negotiable instrument. An advertisement from a plurality of advertisements may be selected based on the sequence identifier in the webpage request. The advertisement may be placed within an advertising portion of a webpage and the webpage may be transmitted to a user device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130226715 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NAVIGATION TO AN ADVERTISEMENT - An advertisement controlling apparatus includes a display unit to display a content of a program on a display area; a touch input unit to detect a first input on the display area; a determining unit to determine whether the display area comprises an advertisement area, and to determine whether a position of the first input corresponds to the advertisement area; and a processing unit to invalidate a command associated with the first input if the position of the first input corresponds to the advertisement area. An advertisement controlling method including determining, using the processor, whether a display area comprises an advertisement area based on a content for displaying on the display area; deactivating the advertisement area if the display area is determined to comprise the advertisement area; and invalidating a command associated with an input received in the display area if the input is associated with the deactivated advertisement area. | 08-29-2013 |
20130232014 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING BUSINESS VISIBILITY ON INTERNET SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS PAGES - Computerized systems and methods for marketing a business or company on the Internet and for optimizing and improving the business's or company's visibility on search results pages of conventional Internet search engines. The system and method including modules configured to allow the business or company to create an Engagement Site, create and send electronic communications to customers and prospective customers, and publish and store electronic communications on the Engagement Site. | 09-05-2013 |
20130232015 | ADVERTISEMENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A terminal communicating with a server includes an output unit for outputting information received through a communication line, an information accepting unit for accepting information related to the terminal, and an advertisement request unit for transmitting an advertisement request including the information related to the terminal to the server. The server includes an advertisement storage unit for storing beforehand advertisement information and information corresponding to each advertisement information that is related to a terminal as a distribution target of the advertisement information. The information related to the terminal indicates market information that designates a sales channel of the terminal. The server reads out the advertisement information corresponding to the information related to the terminal in the received advertisement request from the advertisement storage unit and transmits the read advertisement information to the terminal. | 09-05-2013 |
20130246196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROMOTE A PUBLICATION - A method and a system to promote a publication are provided. In example embodiments, data is received from a user that is used to create a publication for placement on a networked-based system. An indication to promote the publication on the networked-based system is received. A user interface through which the user selects an option to promote the publication on the network-based system is presented. The publication is published on the network-based system, whereby the publication is promoted based on the option selected to promote the publication. | 09-19-2013 |
20130262243 | SOCIALIZED DEALS AND COUPONS - Techniques for socialized commercial incentives are provided. A commercial incentive is displayed in a page displayed by a browser. A user interface element is displayed in association with the commercial incentive that enables a function to be performed with respect to the commercial incentive. The user interface element is determined to have been interacted with by a user. In response, the function associated with the commercial incentive is performed. The function may be a saving of the commercial incentive to a list of commercial incentives for the user, a displaying of the list of commercial incentives, a generating of a digitized version of the commercial incentive, or may be another function. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262244 | Method and System for Managing Licensing and Advertising Terms in the Distribution of Digital Content - Among other things, the present invention provides an efficient rights management system that can accommodate many pricing and royalty rules so as to be able to deliver digital media to a consumer at an efficient price, preferably a lowest price. In an embodiment, options can be presented to a consumer that affect the price of an item of digital content. For example, a consumer can be presented with an option to receive the digital content at a lower price if he is willing to receive it along with certain advertising. In another situation, a user may be presented with the option of receiving digital media in color, grayscale, or black and white. In each of these and other situations, the consumer can be presented with options that result in differential pricing for digital content. In this situation, a consumer is allowed the flexibility to consume digital content at a price point of his choosing. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262245 | DIGITAL EMULATION OF CASH-BASED TRANSACTIONS - A method for digital emulation of cash-based transactions wherein upon a server receiving a request for digital currency for a nominated amount, the server generates and sends a unique link, the unique link comprising one of: a short URL, URL, unique web address, and unique identifier; and wherein the unique link has attached to it at least one selected from the group comprising: image(s), picture(s), video, audio, document(s), advertisement(s), check-in functionality, geo-tag location(s), and metadata. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262246 | ADVERTISING SYSTEM, ADVERTISING METHOD AND EXTERNAL NETWORK-COMPATIBLE DEVICE - An advertising system includes a server that is provided on an external network and that stores advertising information, an external network-compatible device capable of acquiring the advertising information from the server via the external network, and an external network-incompatible device that is not capable of acquiring the advertising information from the server via the external network. The external network-compatible device is configured to acquire, from among the advertising information stored in the server, certain advertising information that corresponds to the external network-incompatible device, and send it to the external network-incompatible device. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262247 | FACILITATING CLIENT-SIDE MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE ADVERTISING INFORMATION, SUCH AS ADVERTISING ACCOUNT INFORMATION - A client-side editing application allows advertisers and/or customer service representatives to easily and efficiently view, navigate, and edit ad accounts, even those with large numbers of campaigns, ad_groups, keywords and ad creatives. Information viewable in a user interface screen may be limited in scope by a node selection of a hierarchical tree representation of ad account information and limited in type by a tab selection. Ad information, represented in table rows, may be cut, copied and/or moved among different ad group and ad campaigns. | 10-03-2013 |
20130268377 | GIFT COLLABORATION SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE - Techniques for facilitating collaboration on gift ideas for a receiver are provided. An example method according to the disclosure includes creating a group for discussing gift ideas for the receiver in response to a request from a user, receiving a gift idea from a member of the group, and providing a group collaboration interface in which members of the group can post messages discussing the gift idea. | 10-10-2013 |
20130275234 | METHOD FOR A JOB SEEKER LANDING PAGE - The present invention relates to the field of job listing advertisement. | 10-17-2013 |
20130275235 | USING LINEAR AND LOG-LINEAR MODEL COMBINATIONS FOR ESTIMATING PROBABILITIES OF EVENTS - A system for determining predictive models associated with online advertising can include a communications interface, a processor, and a display. The communications interface can be configured to receive a partial dataset. The partial dataset may include user information. The processor can be communicatively coupled to the communications interface and configured to identify the partial dataset. The processor can also be configured to determine a first predictive model corresponding to at least part of the partial dataset and a second predictive model by combining a probability distribution with the first predictive model. The display can be communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to display the second predictive model. | 10-17-2013 |
20130282497 | ASSIGNING AN ADVERTISEMENT - Methods, systems, and computer-readable and executable instructions are provided for assigning an advertisement. Assigning an advertisement can include constructing a graph of events between a number of visitors and a number of domains, iteratively calculating a set of domain scores for the advertisement using a spreading function on the graph, and assigning the advertisement to a domain based on a domain score of the domain, wherein the domain score is among the set of domain scores. | 10-24-2013 |
20130282498 | ROUTER ADVERTISEMENT FOR MULTIPLE STACK SCENARIO - It is provided an apparatus, comprising advertisement receiving means adapted to receive an advertisement message according to a first network layer protocol, wherein the advertisement message comprises a flag, a network layer address according to a second network layer protocol different from the first network layer protocol, and a first link layer address; flag detecting means adapted to detect if the flag is set in the advertisement message; routing table setting means adapted to set the first link layer address as a router address in a routing table of the second network layer protocol if the flag is set; and directing means adapted to direct a message of the second network layer protocol to the router address as a first hop router. | 10-24-2013 |
20130290115 | PERFORMING A USER RELATED OPERATION - A method of performing a user related operation includes, with an optical reader, reading an encoded on-line address being displayed on a display of a pocket-sized card to be carried by a user; decoding the encoded on-line address; requesting access to remotely stored data using the on-line address, the remotely stored data being related to the user; and, upon the requested access being granted, loading the remotely stored data. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290116 | INFINITE WHEEL USER INTERFACE - Disclosed is a system for a content wheel displayed on a graphical user interface (GUI) for scrolling through a set of content. The content wheel can present various types of content for which the user can view and interact. The content wheel provides a circular scrolling path for which a user's gestures are tracked. As the content wheel is spun, the content is programmatically changed. This allows continual visual interaction with the associated content and creates a visibly stunning interaction for the user. Additionally, there can be any number of content items displayed on the content wheel, as the school wheel's display and functionality allows for scalability of the interactive and displayed content. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290117 | DETECTION OF EXIT BEHAVIOR OF AN INTERNET USER - User action in the form of movement of a tracking device on a webpage, represented by cursor gestures on the webpage, is used to detect if a user intends to leave the webpage. Upon detection of an intent to leave the webpage, an advertisement may be displayed to a user. The advertisement may be targeted to the user and/or based on the content the user was viewing on the webpage. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290118 | PROMOTING CONTENT - Promoting a candidate content item included in a plurality of content items is disclosed. A preference event by the first user is detected. A plurality of user reputation scores is received. For the candidate content item in the plurality of candidate content items, a content reputation score is determined based at least in part on a portion of the received user reputation scores. A determination of whether to promote the candidate content item is made based at least in part on the content reputation score. The candidate content item is promoted if it is determined that the candidate content item should be promoted. | 10-31-2013 |
20130297430 | LINKABLE SMART TAGS - Device for distribution of promotional material is disclosed that allows distribution of web based content through the capture or scan of a machine readable Quick Response Code with a portable electronic device such as a smartphone. A method and system are disclosed that access and display on-line promotional content through the scanning of a novelty device or tag containing an imprint of a machine readable Quick Response Code. The consumer/user scans the Smart Code (or QR code) and lands on a special offer page and then the brand can capture the digital profile of the consumer once they opt into the offer. | 11-07-2013 |
20130311306 | PROVIDING FOCUS TO A SEARCH MODULE PRESENTED ON A DYNAMIC WEB PAGE - Techniques are described herein for providing focus to a search module presented on a dynamic web page. The search module is configured to include an interface element for performance of a web search. Focus is provided to the search module by removing other modules from the presentation of the dynamic web page upon detecting an input from a user that activates the search module. In one example, component(s) of the search module (e.g., the interface element) may also be re-located and/or re-sized to further facilitate in providing focus to the search module. In another example, other modules associated with the search module may be added to the presentation of the dynamic web page in response to detecting the input from the user that activates the search module. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311307 | CONTEXT-AWARE 2D ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM FOR GAMES - Embodiments of the invention may include, in response to instructions from a software application, generating a plurality of video frames that are operable to represent a three dimensional virtual space. In addition, a supplemental image may be included in at least one of the plurality of video frames instead of an original image instructed to be included in the plurality of video frames by the software application. Further, the plurality of video frames may be displayed, wherein the supplemental image is rendered visible. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311308 | CONTEXT-AWARE 3D ADVERTISEMENT SYSTEM FOR GAMES - Embodiments of the invention may include, in response to instructions from a software application, generating a plurality of video frames that are operable to represent a three dimensional virtual space, wherein the three dimensional virtual space comprises a shape having a surface. In addition, a supplemental texture may be applied to the surface of the shape, wherein the supplemental texture is different from an original texture instructed to be applied to the surface by the software application. Further, the plurality of video frames may be displayed, wherein the supplemental texture is rendered visible. | 11-21-2013 |
20130311309 | MEDIA CONTENT BASED ADVERTISING - A method of selecting a promotional content for media content items. The method comprises providing a database hosting a plurality of uniform resource locators (URLs) each of a web document through which at least one of a plurality of media content items being available for presentation, receiving an ad request for embedding an in stream advertisement in a media content item, analyzing the ad request to extract a video content URL of a certain web document through which the media content item is made available for presentation, matching between the video content URL and at least one of the plurality of URLs to acquire at least one identifier of the media content item, selecting an in stream advertisement based on the at least one identifier, and responding to the ad request with an indication of the in stream advertisement. | 11-21-2013 |
20130317919 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PUBLISHING ON MULTIPLE PLATFORMS - A system and method for multimedia content publishing on multiple platforms are herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, the computer-implemented method includes receiving specified settings from a plurality of configurable template settings for a custom channel application, receiving specified platforms from a plurality of platforms for the custom channel application; publishing the custom channel application to each of the specified platforms, and providing a user interface of the custom channel application that is customized based on each of the specified platforms. | 11-28-2013 |
20130325639 | System and Method for Aggregating and Distributing Media Content - The present invention provides an engine, system and method media and data access between alternative platform systems and devices having access to the present invention. The present invention may be immediately deployable within an existing technology infrastructure, and may be deployed as a thin client and/or user-transparent client, and may further provide for cross-platform communication between systems and devices not otherwise communicatively compatible. | 12-05-2013 |
20130332290 | PERSONALIZED ONLINE SHOPPING NETWORK FOR GOODS AND SERVICES - A system comprising an electronic marketplace for connecting individual buyers and sellers of goods and services according to specified criteria using a social networking platform hybridized with a classified advertisement service. A member posts offers of goods and services and/or requests for goods and services into a database of the system. An artificial intelligence correlates matching criteria among offers to purchase and sell and periodically generates reports of matching entries visible to a member on an electronic device such as a personal computer. Aspects of social networking are incorporated which let users connect in permissive social groups and adjust the privacy or visibility of offers and requests. | 12-12-2013 |
20130332291 | SHOPPING INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A shopping information system comprises an application server in communication with a database comprising price information for each of a plurality of retail products for at least one store, and at least one computing device in communication with the application server. The at least one computing device is configured to display a user interface for creating a list of one or more retail products by sequentially selecting, at least, category information, sub-category information and brand information displayed for each of the one or more retail products, the brand information being displayed in accordance with an advertisement ranking; send a request to the application server for price information of the one or more retail products; and display requested price information of the one or more retail products for one or more of the at least one store. | 12-12-2013 |
20130339158 | DETERMINING LEGITIMATE AND MALICIOUS ADVERTISEMENTS USING ADVERTISING DELIVERY SEQUENCES - Known legitimate and malicious display advertisements are selected, and the ordered sequence of entities involved in the delivery of each display advertisement is observed and used to generate advertisement delivery sequences. The entities include the various servers, publishers, and advertising networks that are involved in the delivery of a display advertisement. Attributes of the entities in each sequence are determined and used to generate a set of rules that identify a display advertisement as legitimate or malicious based on the attributes of the advertising delivery sequence associated with the delivery of the display advertisement. The generated rules are used to identify possible malicious advertisements, and to identify one or more sources of malicious display advertisements. | 12-19-2013 |
20130339159 | SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF IMPLEMENTATION - A social networking system that allows video chatting in combination with other interactive social activities such as, for example, shopping, picture sharing and viewing streaming videos, amongst others, is disclosed. The method is implemented in a computer infrastructure. The method includes initiating a user session, and sharing the user session with an initiating user and one or more additional users, in real time. The sharing includes: viewing same item information, associated with a virtual store, on computing devices of the initiating user and the one or more additional users; and communicating amongst the initiating user and the one or more additional users by video chatting during the viewing. | 12-19-2013 |
20130339160 | APPLICATION MARKETPLACE FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING APPLICATIONS - A method of managing access to advertising configuration objects in an online advertising platform includes defining a set of application programming interface (API) services. Each API service performs actions with respect to one or more of the advertising configuration objects, each of which has one or more configuration fields. Permissions associated with individual users of the online advertising platform are received, with each permission indicating an ability of a respective user to interact with one of the advertising configuration objects via one of the API services. Interaction is facilitated between users and an application that communicates with and provides field-specific instructions to the online advertising platform via the API services. The ability of the application to cause execution of the field-specific instructions is based on the permissions associated with the particular user interacting with the application. A system for implementing the method is also provided. | 12-19-2013 |
20130339161 | CONTROLLING WEB PAGE ADVERTISEMENT THROUGH INCENTIVES AND RESTRICTIONS - A resource provider receives a request for a resource and receives an indication of an advertising format, the advertising format defining at least one of a layout or content of an advertisement, and the advertising format specified by a browser that issued the request for the resource, where the advertising format is different than a format of the resource. The resource provider generates a response to the request that is compliant with the advertising format, wherein generating the response comprises selecting a resource version from a plurality of resources versions that are each compliant with the advertising format. | 12-19-2013 |
20130339162 | DETOURING IN SCRIPTING SYSTEMS - A system described herein includes a receiver component that receives third party code for execution in a host environment, wherein the third party code corresponds to a dynamic programming language, and wherein the third party code has at least one object reference to a first object that is used by the third party code. A detouring component automatically replaces the first object referenced by the third party code with a proxy object such that the third party code at runtime calls the proxy object instead of the first object. | 12-19-2013 |
20130346221 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MERCHANTS WITH USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING ONLINE DEALS - A computer system for e-commerce management includes a merchant user interface module configured to allow a merchant to define a deal for offering via a plurality of online distribution channels. The computer system further includes a business layer configured to use the defined deal to publish offers of the defined deal to the plurality of online distribution channels. The business layer aggregates data relating to the published offers and the plurality of online distribution channels. The merchant user interface module is further configured to allow the merchant to view the aggregated data and to make adjustments to the published offers. | 12-26-2013 |
20140006174 | SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING A QUANTITY OF DISPLAYABLE CONTENT UNITS WITHIN A FRAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140006175 | SOCIAL MEDIA OFFER SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
20140006176 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCORING THE INFLUENCE OF A SENDER OF CONTENT | 01-02-2014 |
20140006177 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY | 01-02-2014 |
20140006178 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY | 01-02-2014 |
20140006179 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY | 01-02-2014 |
20140006180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY | 01-02-2014 |
20140006181 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY | 01-02-2014 |
20140012685 | Characterization of Layered Documents in HTML5 Publishing - An education digital reading platform provides pages of a document requested by a user, the pages including additional content layers associated with the requested content. The additional content layers including related content, user generated content, advertisement content and other services content offered by the digital reading platform. The requested content and additional content layers require processing capability on a web browser application. The amount of data associated with a page of a document may vary dramatically especially considering the additional layers of content associated with the pages. In order to permit the web browser application anticipate the processing needs associated with each page, the digital reading platform provides markers indicating a difference in processing requirements associated between two pages of a document. The markers enable the web browser request additional resources to provide a seamless user experience or enable the web browser application to request additional or fewer content layers. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012686 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MESSAGE-ENABLED ADVERTISEMENTS AND CONTENT DELIVERY - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing message-enabled advertisements and content delivery, including SMS-enabled advertisements and content delivery. In accordance with one implementation, a method comprises providing, using at least one processor, instructions to display an advertisement together with a user interface on a first device, the user interface including a text entry field. The method also includes receiving a request for sending a message with advertised content to a second device associated with a phone number entered through the text entry field. Further, the method includes providing, using the at least one processor, instructions to send a message to the second device, the instructions including the advertised content and the phone number associated with the second device. In accordance with the present disclosure, at least one of the first device or the second device is a mobile device. | 01-09-2014 |
20140012687 | Directing Internet Shopping Traffic and Tracking Revenues Generated as a Result Thereof - A system having a client, a host server, a sponsor server, and a video server, which are all interconnected via the Internet and which operate seamlessly together in order to provide video content to an end user at the client and allow the end user at the client to purchase products and/or services from the sponsor that are featured in the video content provided by the video server. As the user views video content on his or her computer, images associated with segments of the content are periodically provided in conjunction with the video content. Each image contains an image map, which defines areas in the image. Each defined area is associated with a product which is displayed in that area of the image. Each defined area is also associated with an anchored hyperlink which links to web content from a sponsor server. | 01-09-2014 |
20140019265 | Method of Commercializing Manufactured Products - A method of commercializing products including advertising the sale of such products to the public by a principal party; consummating the sale of such products with interested purchasers by the principal party; communicating with a fabricator, requesting the production and delivery of a product sold responsive to such advertising and providing required specifications of the sold product and certain aids useful in the fabrication of such product; and compensating such fabricator by such principal party for the fabrication of the sold product upon delivery of the product to the purchaser thereof. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019266 | System and Method for Dynamic Management of Affiliate Links for Online Marketing - A method and system is provided for facilitating affiliate link generation. A publisher enables the system by identifying a webpage on an affiliate web site. The system performs an initial assessment of the page to extract webpage information, which is compared to information stored in a database. If the extracted information matches stored information, a record of the webpage is displayed and an affiliate link is dynamically generated for immediate use. If the extracted information does not match stored information, a new record of the webpage is created. If the webpage contains product-specific data, a product-specific record is stored. If the webpage does not contain product-specific data, a non-product record is stored. An affiliate link is then dynamically created. The new record of the product and dynamically created affiliate link is added to the database for immediate use. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019267 | System and Method for Dynamic Creation of Product Links from a Web Browser Application - A method and system is provided for facilitating affiliate link generation using a web browser application. A publisher enables the system by identifying a webpage on an affiliate web site. The system performs an initial assessment of the page to extract webpage information, which is compared to information stored in a database. If the extracted information matches stored information, a record of the webpage is displayed and an affiliate link is dynamically generated for immediate use. If the extracted information does not match stored information, a new record of the webpage is created. If the webpage contains product-specific data, a product-specific record is stored. If the webpage does not contain product-specific data, a non-product record is stored. An affiliate link is then dynamically created. The new record of the product and dynamically created affiliate link is added to the database for immediate use. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019268 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A method of displaying advertising content in association with a touch screen without the use of previously installed advertising software plugins is disclosed. The method can include sending a request for supplemental advertising content to a remote server in response to a touchpoint selection of an advertisement on the touch screen; receiving both the supplemental advertising content and a pass through instruction code at the touch screen device from the remote server in response to the request for supplemental advertising content; and using the combination of pass through instruction code and the supplemental advertising content to present on the touch screen, without use of previously installed software, advertising content at a defined relationship to at least one of the advertisement and the touchpoint the touch screen device. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019269 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE CONNECTIONS FOR REAL TIME COMMUNICATIONS - Methods and apparatuses to provide options for alternative connections in response to customer requesting for connections to advertisers for real time communications. One embodiment includes: providing an advertisement of a first advertiser for presentation to a customer, the advertisement including a reference to be used to request a connection server to provide a telephonic connection between the first advertiser and the customer; receiving a request made via the reference included in the advertisement for a telephonic connection between the first advertiser and the customer; determining a status of the first advertiser at a time of the request; and presenting an option to make an alternative connection for the customer based on the determined status. | 01-16-2014 |
20140019270 | ECONOMIC FILTERING SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF PERMISSION BASED, TARGETED, INCENTIVIZED ADVERTISING - A method to control advertising messages directed at a user is provided. Such control might include setting a filter to control advertisements directed at a user. Advertisements are sent to a user based on the filter settings. The user may accept the advertisements. If the user accepts the advertisements, the user is provided with a reward. In addition, a method using a quiz to determine if a user is human or an automated respondent is provided. The user is presented with a quiz. The user is advised of the acceptable manner for responding to the quiz. The user's response to the quiz is received. A determination based on the user's response as to whether the user is a human or an automated respondent is made. | 01-16-2014 |
20140025512 | VENDOR PORTAL AND METHOD OF FACILITATING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE OVER A NETWORK - A vendor portal for electronic commerce over a network is provided. The vendor portal comprises a vendor portal web site, a collection of preconfigured modules linked to the portal, and vendor tools to enable a vendor to compile a promotional offer or service by selecting and personalising one or more preconfigured modules. The vendor portal further comprises a unique identifier generator to generate and link a unique identifier to said promotional offer or service; wherein the portal is operable to cause the vendor compiled promotional offer or service to be displayed on a user interface of a customer's networked device when a customer uses their networked device to scan said unique identifier. | 01-23-2014 |
20140032336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC COUPON MANAGEMENT - An electronic coupon management system includes a coupon server apparatus. The coupon server apparatus includes an interface unit, a commercial facility ID (Identification) retaining unit, a submission receiving unit, an electronic coupon generating unit, and an electronic coupon publicizing unit. The interface unit is publicized to an external terminal apparatus via a network. The commercial facility ID (Identification) retaining unit retains commercial facility IDs. The submission receiving unit receives submission of an electronic coupon via the interface unit along with selection of at least one commercial facility ID from the commercial facility IDs retained in the commercial facility ID retaining unit. The electronic coupon generating unit generates the submission-received electronic coupon in a lock state which is cancellable by the selected commercial facility. The electronic coupon publicizing unit publicizes the generated electronic coupon via the interface unit to make the electronic coupon available to a customer. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE VISIBILITY - A method for automatically disseminating information relating to an e-commerce transaction occurs automatically without requiring any action by the parties to the transaction. Upon completion of the transaction at an e-commerce transaction platform, for example, a website, information relating to the transaction is automatically posted on the platform is well as other networking websites. The multiple postings increases visibility for the parties, the product and the transaction across the Internet. The parties to the transaction may be incentivized to increase the number of postings made relating to the transaction. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032338 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A system for displaying content on a touch screen device is disclosed. The system can include a remote server having content and an instruction code; and a touch screen device having processor and a communication interface with the remote server to support a request for content from the remote server; wherein the processor of the touch screen device executes the instruction code to present content at a touchpoint on a display screen of the touch screen device. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032339 | Method and System for Advertising Using Quick Response Codes - A method and system for advertising using a quick response code that includes (a) a set of quick response codes that can be purchased as an off-the-shelf product in the form of stickers or a computer file whereby the purchasing entity remains anonymous vis-à-vis the selling entity; (b) a website that enables the purchaser to design, manage and store unique, designated web pages for each quick response code or for the set of quick response codes, as desired; (c) storage space on a server designated for the relevant quick response codes; (d) a website operating system that enables access to the site management system and to the web page management system; and (e) the option of accessing and entering the relevant web pages on a standard computer. | 01-30-2014 |
20140032340 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-MERCHANT COUPONING - Methods and systems for enabling multi-merchant coupon campaigns within an online publication system are described. In an example, a method can include generating an item listing, receiving information specifying a set of coupon criteria, detecting an event within a multi-merchant publication system, and present a coupon in response to detecting the event. The generating an item listing can be based on information received from a merchant-computer. If the set of coupon criteria is detected it can result in presenting a coupon for the item listing. The event can satisfy a particular coupon criteria from the set of coupon criteria. | 01-30-2014 |
20140040048 | MOBILE COMPUTING BASED CENTRALIZED MENU SYSTEM - Systems and methods related to an individualized menu system for use by customers in a retail environment. Multiple mobile computing devices are in communication with a database server from which the mobile computing devices retrieve menu related data items. The menu related data items are then used to present a menu to the customer by way of the mobile computing devices. The mobile computing devices are authenticated by the database server and communicate with the database server using a secure communications protocol. Each menu related data item in the database server is individually editable by an administrative user and edits are not propagated to the mobile computing devices until they are committed as such by the administrative user. | 02-06-2014 |
20140040049 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, VIDEO PLAYBACK METHOD, PROGRAM, AND VIDEO PLAYBACK SYSTEM - A video playback system includes a video distribution server and at least one information processing device. The video distribution server includes a video distribution portion that performs streaming distribution of a video stream, an alternative video distribution portion that distributes an alternative video, and a control information distribution portion that distributes control information. The information processing device includes a receiving portion that receives the video stream, the alternative video, and the control information, a storage portion that stores the alternative video and the control information, a video stream playback portion that performs streaming playback of the video stream, an alternative video playback portion that plays back the stored alternative video, and a playback switching control portion that, based on the stored control information, controls switching between the streaming playback and the playback of the alternative video. | 02-06-2014 |
20140046780 | Software System for Decentralizing eCommerce with Single Page Buy - A software system with a “single page buy” capability—both product information and purchase information on a single webpage. The software does the backend work needed to display both, in order to simplify the user experience. In one embodiment, commerce is “atomized” by pushing out the capability to purchase throughout the Internet—to ads on 3rd party sites, references in blogs, articles, etc. In one embodiment, a gliding product display is provided. The ad has a banner-type ad dimension, with product icons scrolling or gliding across it. | 02-13-2014 |
20140052548 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ADVOCATE MARKETING WITH DIGITAL RIGHTS REGISTRATION - A system and method for automated advocate marketing with digital rights registration. A topical semantic indexing platform records and indexes electronic word of mouth (eWom) and multimedia properties to a global content management system. A multi global graph system defines and optimizes commerce between advocates and users. Automated expertise ranking is enabled through indexing of eWom and multimedia properties by topical indexing with performance tracking. A KeyID system provides tracking of marketing through all channels and all media and online including public Key Word discovery. Automated monetization occurs through a buy-sell auction platform and eWom marketing media server with packet, general and Multi-protocol label switching routing and architecture. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052549 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING AND DISPLAYING PRODUCT IMAGES WITH CLOUD COMPUTING - A method and system displaying and managing images of consumer products with cloud computing. A layout for plural selected consumer products is selected. An N-layer digital image of a shelf layout on which consumer products are displayed is created and stored in one or more cloud storage objects. The created N-layer digital image includes an M-layer hierarchy of vector images and/or visual overlays stored in one or more cloud storage objects in progressive resolution format and allows progressive resolution display without loss of image quality on the selected plural consumer products that appear in the N-layer digital image. The created N-layer digital image is displayed via a cloud communications network. The created image provides a virtual shopping experience that emulates a shopping experience in an actual retail store. | 02-20-2014 |
20140052550 | VIRTUAL REALITY SHOPPING EXPERIENCE - A solution is provided for a method for a user to shop online in a three dimensional (3D) virtual reality (VR) setting by receiving a request at a shopping server to view a shopping location, having at least one store, and displaying the shopping location to the user's computer in a 3D interactive simulation view via a web browser to emulate a real-life shopping experience for the user. The server then obtains a request to enter into one of the stores and displays the store website to the user in the same web browser. The store website has one or more enhanced VR features. The server then receives a request to view at least one product and the product is presented in a 3D interactive simulation view to emulate a real-life viewing of the product. | 02-20-2014 |
20140058850 | DIRECT COMMERCIAL OFFERING AND PURCHASE METHOD FROM SOCIAL NETWORK SITES - A method to permit a visitor to a social network or like website to access commercial information and, ultimately, purchase commercial products from specific vendors without navigating from the social network website itself is provided. Such a method entails the utilization of an overarching navigation protocol through which an advertiser as well as a visitor (user) may access any social network (FACEBOOK, GOOGLE+, FOURSQUARE, TWITTER, PINTEREST, etc.) and provide, as an advertiser, commercial product offerings for review by a user, and, as a user, the capability of reviewing and purchasing such commercial products directly from the social network address. The bridge between the navigation protocol and the target social network, as well as the purchase capability method embedded within the navigation protocol are both encompassed within this invention as well. Furthermore, the utilization of such a purchasing method for any other embedded website is within the scope of the invention, too. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058851 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA USING AN APPLICATION LEVEL FIREWALL - Content management systems, methods, and media using an application level firewall are provided. In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, the system for managing advertisement adjacencies comprises: a firewall component in an application layer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the firewall component is configured to operate in an advertisement call stack of the application layer and wherein the processor is programmed to: receive an advertisement call for publishing an advertisement in an advertisement server on a web page, wherein a verification tag is inserted in the advertisement call that redirects the advertisement call to the firewall component prior to transmission to the advertisement server; determine whether the web page associated with the advertisement call contains objectionable content; and, in response to determining that the web page does not contain objectionable content, transmit the advertisement call to the advertisement server for publishing the advertisement on the web page. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058852 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA USING AN APPLICATION LEVEL FIREWALL - Content management systems, methods, and media using an application level firewall are provided. In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, the system for managing advertisement adjacencies comprises: a firewall component in an application layer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the firewall component is configured to operate in an advertisement call stack of the application layer and wherein the processor is programmed to: receive an advertisement call for publishing an advertisement in an advertisement server on a web page, wherein a verification tag is inserted in the advertisement call that redirects the advertisement call to the firewall component prior to transmission to the advertisement server; determine whether the web page associated with the advertisement call contains objectionable content; and, in response to determining that the web page does not contain objectionable content, transmit the advertisement call to the advertisement server for publishing the advertisement on the web page. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058853 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA USING AN APPLICATION LEVEL FIREWALL - Content management systems, methods, and media using an application level firewall are provided. In accordance with some embodiments of the disclosed subject matter, the system for managing advertisement adjacencies comprises: a firewall component in an application layer comprising a processor and a memory, wherein the firewall component is configured to operate in an advertisement call stack of the application layer and wherein the processor is programmed to: receive an advertisement call for publishing an advertisement in an advertisement server on a web page, wherein a verification tag is inserted in the advertisement call that redirects the advertisement call to the firewall component prior to transmission to the advertisement server; determine whether the web page associated with the advertisement call contains objectionable content; and, in response to determining that the web page does not contain objectionable content, transmit the advertisement call to the advertisement server for publishing the advertisement on the web page. | 02-27-2014 |
20140067555 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON USER DRIVEN DEVICE MOTION INPUTS - A method and system for providing online advertisements based on user driven device motion inputs. The method includes receiving one or more device motion inputs for a static advertisement from a user of an electronic device. The method also includes fetching data based on the one or more device motion inputs. The data includes at least one of acceleration data and multi-directional data. The method further includes correlating the data to one or more objects associated with the static advertisement. Further, the method includes creating an interactive advertisement based on correlation of the data to the one or more objects. Moreover, the method includes displaying the interactive advertisement to the user. The system includes an electronic device, communication interface, memory, and processor. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067556 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTABLISHING A MOBILE-OPTIMIZED WEB PRESENCE AND A MOBILE-OPTIMIZED MARKETING CAMPAIGN - Methods and systems for establishing a web presence, a mobile-optimized web presence, a marketing campaign and a mobile-optimized marketing campaign. Various embodiments of the methods and systems disclosed herein may permit independently generating mobile-optimized and desktop versions of one or more web presences, landing pages and marketing campaigns based on business information. Computer systems implementing methods of establishing mobile-optimized web presences and marketing campaigns are also disclosed. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067557 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE REDISTRIBUTION OF DATA - Systems and methods are provided for an automated online platform for any member of the public to promote and/or sell online digital content or physical products over the Internet at any time using the proprietary application of the present invention on any digital device connected to a network. Systems and methods are provided for an online promoter/reseller software application that can be accessible through the Internet or other network, and a computer or portable device. The portable device can be a smartphone or a tablet or a handheld device or other portable device. Communications are routed via a central database that associates an identifier with an accessing entity. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067558 | IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - The image display apparatus includes: a switch unit which receives a user control input; an advertisement storage for storing a first advertisement which is to be displayed upon receiving the user control input, and previously storing a second advertisement which is to be displayed at a next power-up of the image display apparatus and a third advertisement which is to be displayed upon receiving the user control input after the next power-up; an advertisement player which causes the first advertisement to be displayed on a screen upon receiving the user control input and causes the second advertisement to be displayed on the screen upon powering up the image display apparatus; and an advertisement manager which updates the first advertisement with the third advertisement upon powering up the image display apparatus. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN APPLICATION DISTRIBUTION AND METRICS SYSTEM ENABLING THE INTEGRATION OF DISTRUBUTED APPLICATIONS INTO HOST APPLICATIONS AND THE MONETIZING OF DISTRIBUTED APPLICATIONS - The present invention comprises an application distribution and metrics system as well as an application monetizing system (ADMS). The ADMS incorporates a cross-platform application distribution system and a usage-based and ad-based monetizing system which allows for fine-tuned usage-based pricing schemes to be created based on system-defined metrics and developer-defined metrics, seamless integration of ad-based monetizing, third party participation in monetizing efforts, and a flexible revenue allocation process. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067560 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITEM INQUIRY AND INFORMATION PRESENTATION VIA STANDARD COMMUNICATION PATHS - A method and system is provided for item inquiry and information presentation via standard communication paths. More particularly, the method and system detects an item associated with an avatar of a virtual universe (VU) user in a VU and determine information associated with the item. Additionally, the method and system are operable to display the information in the VU in a high-resolution component of the VU. | 03-06-2014 |
20140074628 | SYSTEM FOR PERSONALLY CURATING AN OFFER LIST - An improved system and method for personally curating an offer list of promotional offers from multiple offer sources in an online service is provided. Components for personally curated offer lists support operations accessible through a graphical use interface for creating, editing, sharing, and updating personally curated offer lists, as well as curating and viewing offers of the offer lists. A user may author and manage a personal list of promotional offers curated from multiple offer sources, such as brands, product types, places, deal clubs, shopping pals, and offer lists. The personally curated offer list may be shared with others such as shopping pals who may have similar interests. New offers may be added to the personally curated offer list, and the present invention may further notify others with whom the list is shared of such updates to the offer list. | 03-13-2014 |
20140074629 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZED, CONTEXTUAL, DYNAMIC & UNIFIED COMMUNICATION, ZERO CLICK ADVERTISEMENT, DYNAMIC E-COMMERCE AND PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS SEARCH ENGINE - A method and system for customized, contextual, dynamic & unified communication, zero click advertisement, dynamic e-commerce and prospective customers search engine is described. A method includes allow sender to dynamically associate one or more identified active links with active note (message) or with response of active note (message) and send or present said active note (message) or response of active note (message) with active link(s) to determined target receivers, wherein said active link(s) enables receivers to sell, purchase, transact, communicate, collaborate, search, share, workflow, provide response, participate in same activities as sender and access the active link(s) for message specific purpose in an integrated, contextual, customize and unified manner. A method further includes zero click advertisement in which each user's each message content matched with each advertisement content including keywords and ad targeting criteria and send message to advertiser or responder, wherein said message identifies target customers and charging advertiser based on receiving said message from identified target customers. A method further includes dynamic e-commerce in which an offer does not become valid until associate dynamic rules & conditions attained. | 03-13-2014 |
20140074630 | Systems, Methods, and Media for Coordinating the Presentation of Media with an Event - Systems for coordinating the presentation of media with an event are provided, the systems comprising: at least one processor that: receives media characteristic data associated with an event and target media; identifies presentation media as being target media based on the media characteristic data; determines a timing of a presentation of the presentation media; and presents the presentation media with the event according to the timing. Similar methods, and computer readable media containing instructions that perform such methods, are also provided. | 03-13-2014 |
20140081774 | SELF SERVICE ADVERTISING METHOD AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to self service advertising method, which comprises: (a) displaying a web page in a normal mode, wherein the page comprises content and active advertisements that are displayed in specific advertising spaces within the web page; (b) providing the same web page in an advertiser mode, wherein the page is displayed with the same content and content placement as in said normal mode, while those advertising spaces that are offered for future advertising are shown without their active advertisements and in their exact same placement in the document as in said normal mode, and wherein each advertising space comprises at least a link for guiding an advertiser to a process for self placing an advertisement within said advertising space; and (c) a predefined virtual button or link within said web page in both said normal and advertiser modes for effecting switching between said normal and advertiser modes. | 03-20-2014 |
20140081775 | Blueprinting of Multimedia Assets - Content management systems that utilize blueprinting and external content libraries are described herein. Methods for managing a web-based marketing campaign using a blueprint may include establishing a blueprint for a web-based marketing campaign using a content management system, the blueprint having rules for managing assets utilized by at least a portion of a plurality of publications of a hierarchical model of the web-based marketing campaign, the plurality of publications having at least one parent publication and at least one child publication. In some instances, at least a portion of the assets utilized by the hierarchical model may be stored on an external content library. The methods may also include determining a change in at least one asset for the at least one parent publication, and automatically inheriting the change in the at least one asset for the at least one parent publication to the at least one child publication according to the blueprint. | 03-20-2014 |
20140081776 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURCHASING IN A DIGITAL CHANNEL - The systems, methods, and computer program products (collectively “systems”) described herein are generally configured to monitor actions in digital channels. More specifically, the systems are capable of initiating purchases in a broadcast channel. The systems are capable of syncing transaction accounts with various digital channels. Moreover, the systems are capable of initiating or completing transaction based on user information. The systems may also be capable of providing rewards based on activities or accomplishments in the digital channels. Moreover, the systems may be capable of verifying activities based on transaction information. | 03-20-2014 |
20140089107 | ADVERTISEMENTS IN VIEW - A technique is provided to determine whether a region within a web page is viewable to a user through a browser window. Often, browsers will only show part of a web page at given time, creating a difficulty in establishing whether a region of the web page, which may be an advertisement for example, is in view. This is addressed by providing one or more test features within the region, rendering the web page, monitoring a behavioural characteristic of the test features and determining whether the region is in view based on the monitored behavioural characteristic, wherein the behavioural characteristic varies according to whether the test feature is currently being displayed. One example of a behavioural characteristic is a frame progression rate. Browsers will typically redraw elements of a web page at a higher rate if they are currently in view through the browser window, and this characteristic can therefore be used to determine whether the test feature, and thus the region, is in view. The present invention finds particular utility where the region contains an advertisement, as it allows an advertiser to discover whether the advertisement has been seen by users. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089108 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDED BROWSING - Various of the disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for recommended browsing. More specifically, various embodiments relate to systems and methods for monitoring a user's Internet browsing and for providing recommendations to other websites to the user. The other websites may be of interest to the user and/or may also concern evaluations of the original website browsed by the user | 03-27-2014 |
20140089109 | DISTRIBUTED CONTENT EXCHANGE AND PRESENTATION SYSTEM - An Internet-oriented advertising exchange controller presents website content in a plurality of frames as well as support search criteria and other flexible forms of inventory formatting and delivery. Applications include Internet protocol request coordination or relay, cooperative frame based or interstitial advertising, and support for a local search or dataless metasearch system. The controller operates in a cookieless environment, has logic to protect advertiser's investment from AutoSurf equivalent systems, and protects against other inappropriate stimuli including denial of service or IP blast attacks. | 03-27-2014 |
20140089110 | TERMINAL APPARATUS, ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY METHOD - Provided is a terminal apparatus including a display unit, an acquisition unit, a detection unit, and a display control unit. The acquisition unit acquires advertisement information from an advertisement delivery apparatus. The detection unit detects a scroll state of a page displayed on the display unit. The display control unit sets an initial display position of the advertisement information to a predetermined position of the page in a case where the page is not scrolling and which sets the initial display position of the advertisement information to a predetermined display position of the display unit in a case where the page is scrolling. | 03-27-2014 |
20140095326 | Presenting Advertisement On Invocation of Browser Back Button - Some embodiments provide code that enables online content providers the ability to better monetize the visits of bounce visitors using display advertisement. The code is embedded in the landing site of a particular content provider. When the landing site is first loaded, the code creates two entries for the landing site in the browser history unbeknownst to the user with the second entry comprising a forwarded fragment of the landing site that allows the code to continue to run. When the user invokes the browser back button, the code detects the invocation. Rather than transition the user from the second entry of the landing site to the first entry, the code retrieves and displays an advertisement. A second invocation of the browser back button then causes the user access a site of a different content provider that was accessed prior to the landing site of the particular content provider. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095327 | Apparatus and Method for Preserving Advertisements in a Web Page with Dynamically Served Advertisements - A computer implemented method includes fetching a preserved advertisement specified by a first user, fetching a web page specified by the first user, positioning the preserved advertisement in the web page and delivering the preserved advertisement and the web page to a second user. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095328 | INTERACTIVE REVEAL AD UNIT - An interactive reveal advertising unit is presented in a webpage. The motion and animation of the advertising unit's creative is tied to the user interaction with the device displaying the webpage, the web page or the advertising unit itself, so that the creative responds directly to the user interaction. The overall layout of the creative elements in the unit is changed based on various factors. The advertising unit also expands to reveal an expanded canvas that displays additional media. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095329 | OPEN CANVAS ADVERTISING UNIT - A full screen advertisement is embedded within the content of a webpage that comprises a plurality of portions that are configured to form fit the display so that each portion of the webpage extends between the four edges of the display. The advertisement is also response as it reshapes to form fit the resolution of the output device. The advertisement also includes a gated content section that can be unlocked through a product purchase or through a social tie-in. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095330 | INTERACTIVE PRODUCT PLACEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method for facilitating the order of commercial products in connection with the display of media content, whereby a player comprises a media production component and an interactive e-commerce component embedded therein. The player with the e-commerce component can be virally copied and propagated from one web page to any number of other web pages. | 04-03-2014 |
20140100970 | Automated Monitoring and Verification of Internet Based Advertising - Method for automatically monitoring and verifying advertising content during a campaign, delivered over a data network. Accordingly, advertisers submit a list of sites, on which the advertising content should be placed according to desired insertion order. Mapping crawlers visit these sites and locate pages with advertisements that belong to required sections, pages that do not belong to the required sections or pages with high probability for incidents. A list of pages to visit per every site is generated and autonomous or plug-in visual crawlers are allowed to visit the list: of pages, according to predetermined site visiting plan. A crawlers' manager allocates the pages between visual crawlers, for obtaining adequate incident coverage and load on the visual crawlers. An incident identifier compares the insertion orders with the delivery data and whenever an insertion order and its corresponding delivery data do not match, an incident report is generated. | 04-10-2014 |
20140108164 | DIALOG BOX MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, USER TERMINAL, DIALOG BOX EXPOSURE METHOD AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING DIALOG BOX EXPOSURE USING THE SAME - A dialog box management system, a user system, a dialog box exposure method and a method for configuring dialog box exposure using the same are provided. The dialog box management system includes a communication unit which receives one or more information among application information, mobile web information, and dialog box management information from a registrant terminal registering applications or mobile webs, transmits a dialog box control program to the registrant terminal, and transmits dialog box management information for each application or dialog box management information for each mobile web to a user terminal executing applications or accessing mobile webs; an information management unit which registers and manages the dialog box management information for application or the dialog box management information for each mobile web; and a unit for managing a dialog box control program which manages the dialog box control program. | 04-17-2014 |
20140108165 | FIRST PARTY ADVERTISEMENT SERVING - Adservers with the ability to access advertiser cookies and vice versa when both are serving from the advertiser's domain are provided, thereby avoiding the overhead and delay in backend cookie synchronization efforts. Further, advertising cookie data can be gathered regardless of whether a user is browsing a publisher's web site with an advertisement served by an adserver, or browsing the advertiser's web site, because the cookies were previously set when the user visited the advertiser's web site in the context of a first-party cookie. Even if the user has configured his or her browser to limit the setting of third-party cookies, the cookies can still be read by the adserver. By making cookie and advertising data immediately available in real time to both the advertiser and the adserver, the solution also provides for instantaneous and accurate targeting of web advertising to allow an educated ad selection process by either party. | 04-17-2014 |
20140114774 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING USE AND CONTENT OF PYMK BASED ON VALUE MODEL - Techniques introduced here include a system and method for determining whether to provide a user of a social networking system with candidate users (i.e., potential contacts) with whom the user does not already have any connections with. In some embodiments, the system generates a set of candidate users based on a value (e.g., to the social networking system) associated with each potential connection formed between the user and the set of candidate users. In one or more embodiments, the system ranks the candidate users based on their connection-value to the social networking system and provides the ranked candidate users as suggested new connections to the user. | 04-24-2014 |
20140122256 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSFORMING MARKETING CAMPAIGN DESIGNS USING DOMAIN ONTOLOGIES - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for transforming marketing campaign designs into a format capable of importation into a content management system using domain ontologies. A computing device can receive a model flattened domain ontology and can create a vocabulary and content types for a CMS. Additionally, the computing device can receive a model-based marketing campaign design. Using the model-based marketing campaign design, the computing device can create an instance of a domain ontology and can transform the domain ontology into a flattened domain ontology using the model flattened domain ontology. The flattened domain ontology can be used to create instances of the content types in the CMS, and the CMS can facilitate the production, storage, and access of documents formatted to present the information from the model-based marketing campaign design in a user-friendly format. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122257 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERFACING WITH A PLURALITY OF PUBLISHERS - A computerized method, apparatus and system for interfacing with one or more advertisement publishers across a network. The method includes receiving an advertisement and associated metadata from a client node over the network using a general purpose application programming interface (GPAPI); determining a list of recommended publishers for the advertisement based on at least the advertisement and the associated metadata; and placing the advertisement with one or more publisher nodes of publishers selected out of the recommended publishers, wherein communication with each publisher node of the selected publishers is performed using an application programming interface (API) of a respective publisher node. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122258 | SPONSORED AD-EMBEDDED AUDIO FILES AND METHODS OF PLAYBACK - This disclosure is related to methods and systems involving combination of sponsored advertisements with multimedia files and methods of playback. In one representative embodiment, a method of combining advertising content with multimedia content available for download by a user comprises receiving a request to download a multimedia file from a multimedia content server available through a multimedia provider service, the request originating from a client media player. The method further comprises combining the multimedia file with advertisements provided by sponsors to create a combined multimedia and advertisement file, transmitting the combined multimedia and advertisement file to the client media player, saving the combined multimedia and advertisement file for later playback, and playing the advertisements when the combined multimedia and advertisement file is played back. The advertisements can be configured to play a predetermined number of times and then cease playing after the combined multimedia and advertisement file has been played back the predetermined number of times. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122259 | SELECTION OF IMAGES TO DISPLAY NEXT TO TEXTUAL CONTENT - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for selecting thumbnail images to display with text advertisements. In one aspect, a method includes identifying landing page non-textual content items from a landing page to which the textual content item links and which a user device requests when the textual content item is selected at the user device; for each landing page non-textual content item, determining a relevance measure that measures the relevance of the landing page non-textual content item to the content of the landing page; selecting one or more of the landing page non-textual content items for display with the textual content item based on the relevance measures of the landing page non-textual content items; and storing, in a data storage system, data associating the selected landing page non-textual contents with the textual content items. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129353 | ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device and method for advertising a product or service are described herein. The device may take a photograph of a participant holding the product or a thing representing the service. The participant identifies a product identifier of the product or service or the device. The product identifier and the photograph are uploaded to a third-party server that subsequently uploads basic product information and the photograph to the participant's online social network for viewing by the participant's contacts. The participant has a self-interested goal of presenting only relevant products and services to his or her contacts to maintain credibility. | 05-08-2014 |
20140136347 | INTERACTION PROMPT FOR INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING - Systems and methods for dynamically sizing, structuring and operating advertisements that include a variety of content, including interaction prompts and other elements, which enable an engagement-based revenue generation model. According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises storing advertising content, serving an XML file from an advertising server to an advertisement manager in order to control a player on a user computer, dynamically generating the advertisement through the player based on directions from the advertisement manager and the stored content, and tracking and reporting a user's engagement with the advertisement in order to determine compensation for the publisher. | 05-15-2014 |
20140143069 | Direct Marketing Line Overlay of Product Lines and Divisions - A method for extending direct marketing services entails utilizes an existing direct marketing network to provide direct marketing services to a company that does not have its own direct marketing network. A new compensation system is overlaid on an existing direct marketing network. The new compensation system corresponds to distribution of one or more products of the company that does not have its own direct marketing network. The new compensation system is overlaid on the existing direct marketing network without disturbing an existing compensation system for existing products already distributed through the existing direct marketing network. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143070 | 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. | 05-22-2014 |
20140143071 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing online advertisements, in which a fade-in type advertisement window that becomes gradually clear over a preset time is provided to a specific region of the content area of the web page. According to the method for providing advertisements using a fade-in advertisement window in accordance with the present invention, the advertisement window is provided such that the advertisement window is gradually clearly exposed to the user while the user is viewing the web page, thereby heightening the interest of the user in the advertisement. | 05-22-2014 |
20140149233 | Interactive system and method of products, services, intelligent information and the like - An interactive system includes an interactive society involving places and products being simulated as a real social network, and an user interactive module adapted for a user to configure a virtual character and to play a role in the interactive society, and a business module implanting different advertisements into places and products in the interactive society to interact with the user. | 05-29-2014 |
20140156421 | SPONSORED MESSAGE NETWORK BASED ON COMMUNITY PREFERENCES - The invention described here is a system and method for efficiently presenting sponsored messages to the user of a participating information site or service, based on the level of interest recently expressed in those messages by other visitors to the same site. Presentation of sponsored messages may also be based on the level of interest expressed by other visitors across the network who are in the individual user's geographic region. | 06-05-2014 |
20140164147 | DISTRIBUTED ADVERTISEMENT INSERTION IN CONTENT-CENTRIC NETWORKS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates delivery of advertisements over a network. The system includes an affiliate node. During operation, the affiliate node receives a content piece from a content provider. The content piece includes a placeholder link associated with a predetermined advertising slot. The affiliate node modifies the content piece by replacing the placeholder link with an advertisement or a link thereto. Subsequently, the affiliate node receives a request for the content piece from a client, and delivers the modified content piece to the client. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164148 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONTENT OF DIGITAL BRAND ASSETS ON THE INTERNET - A digital brand asset system is provided enabling a brand owner to create, distribute, maintain, manage, merchandise and analyze smart brand assets. The system enables distribution and sharing of smart brand assets across the websites. The websites can host webpages containing codes representing the smart brand assets. When a user device retrieves a webpage from one of the websites and renders the webpage, it executes the codes and requests the content of the smart brand assets from a brand asset server. Through the brand asset server, a brand owner can control the content and the presentation of the smart brand asset hosted by the websites. The system further enables the brand partners to adjust the content of the smart brand assets based on their needs. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164149 | Computerized Product Marketing and Promotional Method and System Using Two-Dimensional Code - A method and system for using two-dimensional code is provided which allows consumers to go online to review and order products and services promoted or sold by individuals or entities in the entertainment and performing arts industries. A product promoter/seller creates a personalized web page/website through a website administrator, then uploads products and information onto the personalized web page/website that the promoter/seller wishes to make available to consumers. Through the website administrator, the product promoter/seller orders a desired number of items which are imprinted with a password and an optically-visible two-dimensional code unique to the promoter/seller. A consumer scans the two-dimensional code with an Internet-enabled device having scanning applications, then enters password into a designated field on a display screen of the scanning device. Consumer may download products and information from a single file within the promoter/seller's website or web page. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164150 | 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. | 06-12-2014 |
20140172590 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A cursor control computer method can include executing first program code on a user computer to request and receive specified content information and specific cursor related images from at least one remote server, the specified content information comprising information to be displayed and at least one cursor display instruction, with cursor display instruction controlling presentation of the specified content information; executing second program code on the user computer to recognize the cursor display instruction in connection with processing the information to be displayed; and executing third program code on the user computer to execute cursor display code in response to the cursor display instruction, the third program code displaying specific cursor related images and at least a portion of the specified content information. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A system can include a server computer configured to transmit specified content information, cursor image data, and at least one cursor display instruction to a remote user computer after receiving a request from the remote user computer for the specified content information; and cursor display code operable by the remote user computer to process the cursor display instruction to modify a cursor image of the remote display of the user computer to present a shape and appearance of the specific image after movement of the cursor image over displayed specified content information. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172592 | METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING MULTIMEDIA FILES & ADVERTISEMENTS - The invention is directed to a method of transmitting a file having an advertising portion and a requested portion different from the advertising portion. The method includes receiving a request to transmit the file, via a streaming protocol allowing non-sequential access, transmitting the advertising portion of the file, receiving a request to transmit a portion of the requested portion of the file prior to completing transmitting the advertising portion of the file, completing the transmission of the advertising portion of the file, and transmitting the requested portion of the file. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172593 | LATE CONTENT QUALIFICATION - A method includes for late content qualification includes obtaining metadata and content for each of a plurality of publications. The availability of the plurality of products for production is advertised without first confirming that content for any of the plurality of publications can be qualified. An attempt is made to qualify content for an ordered one of the publications having been advertised. The order is fulfilled with qualified content only if the attempt is successful. | 06-19-2014 |
20140180835 | DIGITAL SIGNATURES FOR ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT SECURITY - Online advertisements may be verified before being rendered. In one example, an ad control is incorporated into an application or web page. When the ad control is to present an ad, the ad control requests an ad from an ad provider. Ads that are provided to the ad control have previously been submitted for certification, and have received a certificate. When the ad control receives the ad, it verifies the certificate using a digital signature. If the certificate verifies, then the ad is deemed acceptable to render, and the ad control renders the ad. Otherwise, the ad is not deemed acceptable to render, and the ad control requests another ad from the ad provider. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180836 | CONTEXTUAL CONTENT TARGETING - Techniques are provided, relating to online advertising, in which a special link, which may be a short link, associated with an advertiser, may be provided to a user on a first Web page, such as on a social networking related Web site. The special link may be part of an advertisement or communication from the advertiser. If the user clicks on or otherwise activates the special link, a branded version of a second Web page, including particular content, may be presented to the user, which includes a particular advertisement of the advertiser. Users who arrive at the second Web page via links other than special links will be presented with a non-branded version of the Web page, which does not include the particular advertisement of the advertiser. The particular content may be pre-selected by the advertiser, such as part of a content set associated with an advertising campaign. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180837 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A system can include at least one computer to store cursor data; and a user computer connected to a user display and configured to receive the cursor data from the at least one computer, and to display a user movable cursor on the user display; wherein the user computer is further configured to use the received cursor data to modify the user movable cursor from a first display configuration to a second display configuration in response to an event on the user computer, with the second display configuration providing information provided by the at least one computer for some duration before restoration of the first display configuration. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180838 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A method can include providing at least one computer having cursor data; receiving on a user computer the cursor data from the at least one computer, the user computer connected to a user display to display at least a user movable cursor, and in response to an event on the user computer, using the received cursor data from the at least one computer to modify the user movable cursor on the user display from a first display configuration to a second display configuration, with the second display configuration providing information provided by the at least one computer for some duration before restoration of the first display configuration. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A cursor control computer program storable on a computer readable medium can include program code configured for execution on a user computer that causes the user computer to perform the operations of: receive cursor data from at least one remote computer, display a user movable cursor on a user display; and in response to an event on the user computer, use the cursor data received from the remote computer to modify the user movable cursor on the user display from a first display configuration to a second display configuration, with the second display configuration providing information provided by the at least one remote computer for some duration before restoration of the first display configuration. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180840 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A cursor control computer system can include a user computer supporting first program code operable to request and receive specified content information and specific cursor related images from at least one remote server, the specified content information comprising information to be displayed and at least one cursor display instruction to control presentation of the specified content information; second program code operable by the user computer to recognize the cursor display instruction in connection with processing the information to be displayed; and third program code operable on the user computer to execute cursor display code in response to the cursor display instruction, the third program code acting to display specific cursor related images and at least a portion of the specified content information. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180841 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A method can include providing specified content information including information to be displayed by the remote display of a user computer and at least one cursor display instruction including an indication of the cursor image data; transmitting the specified content information, the cursor image data, and the at least one cursor display instruction to the user computer; and processing the cursor display instruction with cursor display code to modify the cursor image of the remote display of the user computer to present the shape and appearance of the specific image. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180842 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A data updating system for modifying a cursor image can include a cursor movable on a display of a user computer having a cursor image; cursor image data corresponding to specific images, with the specific images having content corresponding to information to be displayed on the display of the user computer; and at least one cursor display instruction associated with the cursor image data, and executable to provide updated data from a remote data source, the updated data being associated with the cursor by initiating modification of the cursor image from an initial cursor image to the specific images on the display of the user computer. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A data updating method for modifying a cursor image, comprising the steps of: in response to moving a cursor on a display of a user computer, changing cursor image data corresponding to specific images, with the specific images having content corresponding to information to be displayed on the display of the user computer; and executing at least one cursor display instruction associated with the cursor image data of the specific image to provide updated data from a remote data source, the updated data being associated with the cursor by initiating modification of the cursor image data to display the specific images on the display of the user computer. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180844 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CURSOR-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A system for associating sounds with a cursor can include a user computer operable to receive sound data from a remote data source, the sound data for association with a cursor; at least one cursor related data instruction including the sound data received from the remote data source; and a cursor code module, stored in a non-transitory computer readable medium, executable to process the at least one cursor related data instruction on the user computer to modify cursor associated sounds with the sound data based on content information shown on a display of the user computer. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY AND DISTRIBUTION OF A PET MEMORIAL - A system and method for online marketing a pet death care provider comprising providing an online pet memorial on the website of a pet death care provider. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180846 | AUTOMATIC WEBSITE ACCESSIBILITY AND COMPATIBILITY - A method for an accessibility solution provided as a software. The method includes approving or implementing by a website owner of a code into his website and receiving web format by a user device by “scraping” the data from the website pages or by other means of using client side plugin, server side plugin, browser or 3 | 06-26-2014 |
20140188636 | REACTIVE AD FORMATS - Systems and methods of creating and presenting reactive advertisements within an application are provided. Reactive advertisements include ones configured to or capable of changing position, color, size, and other properties based on instruction from or in response to changes within an application. Some reactive advertisements may include an externally accessible logic portion that accepts inputs and adjusts behavior and presentation of a content portion, which is the ad portion that is displayed in the application. | 07-03-2014 |
20140195358 | Managing Media Playback - Technology for managing playback of streaming media and ads associated therewith, is disclosed. Receiving a list indicating the location of ad pods in the stream and, optionally, indicating a list update time. Receiving instruction to play the stream forward from a seek point. Determining unplayed stream ads associated with locations from the list between the start and the seek point. Playing at least one determined ad. Optionally, playing at least one determined ad only upon determining that the list update time is greater than or equal to the seek point, otherwise, denying the seek point. Optionally after playing at least one determined ad, playing the stream from the seek point after playing the at least one determined ads. The list can be a list of cue points. Playing at least one determined ad can include playing the ad pod at the start of the stream section containing the seek point. | 07-10-2014 |
20140207585 | SIMPLIFIED CREATION OF ADVERTISEMENTS FOR A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - An advertisement interface presents a single input field for creating advertisements using a social networking system. When input is received via the single input field, the social networking system determines whether the destination identified by the input is internal to or external to the social networking system. Based on the determination of identified destination, a set of options unique to the type of destination is presented. Based on the user's selection of options, an advertisement is created and presented to other users of the social networking system. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207586 | Displaying Method for Third-Party Information - A displaying method for third-party information allows a first server to transmit at least one piece of third-party information to a first device according to at least one preference model, at least one piece of page information, a piece of location information, or a piece of time information. The third-party information can be also randomly transmitted to the first device. Thereby, the third-party information and a webpage accessed by the first device are concurrently displayed on the first device. The transmission of the third-party information from the first server needs no authorization from the website owner. Moreover, the third-party information can cover or overlap the webpage to be concurrently displayed on the first device so that the third-party information is not limited by the typesetting of the webpage. Accordingly, a simpler and more flexible displaying method for the third-party information is provided. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207587 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY PROVIDING MESSAGES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS - A telecommunications advertising means is disclosed. The telecommunication advertising means includes an advertisement database coupled to a processing means. The advertisement database stores subscriber specific or third party advertisements that are selectively associated with communications in a telecommunications network. The selective association is carried out by the processing means. In one embodiment, a router is coupled to the advertisement database. The router routes communications from source to destination within the telecommunications network. The router also routes advertisements that have been associated with the communications to the sources and destinations of the communications. A telecommunications system is also disclosed. The telecommunications system comprises a network subsystem, which includes a telecommunications advertising means. The telecommunications advertising means comprises an advertisement database and a processing means. | 07-24-2014 |
20140207588 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ALLOCATE AND RECYCLE TELEPHONE NUMBERS IN A CALL-TRACKING SYSTEM - A method including: dynamically allocating a telephone number to an advertisement on a just-in-time basis; and if the telephone number is not called for a predefined period of time, unallocating the telephone number. | 07-24-2014 |
20140214556 | DIRECTORY DELIVERY AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods for delivery of directory services are provided. One method includes receiving an image of an identification code associated with a directory-providing organization, the identification code issued by the directory-providing organization, and transmitting a request to a directory server for a directory. The method includes receiving data defining a user interface including directory, local advertisement, and contact options, and upon receiving an indication from a user selecting the local advertisements, displaying a plurality of advertisements on the display of the user device, the advertisements including one or more redeemable incentive offers from a business local to the directory-providing organization. The method includes, upon receiving an indication from the user selecting the directory, displaying directory information on the display, the directory information including facility hours and policies, and, upon receiving a selection of the contact option, causing the mobile device to initiate contact with the directory-providing organization. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214557 | APPROVAL OF ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON REVIEW OF ADVERTISEMENT COMPONENTS - As components of an advertisement are received by an online system, the online system determines whether the received components satisfy one or more policies of the online system. If a component does not satisfy a policy of the online system, the user providing the components is notified when the component is provided, allowing the user to modify the component. Additionally, stored data describing previously analyzed components are compared to received components, and the stored data is used if the received component matches a previously analyzed component. This process expedites approval of advertisements by the online system. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214558 | REAL-TIME FEEDBACK OF ADVERTISEMENT REVIEW - As components of an advertisement are received by an online system, the online system determines whether the received components satisfy one or more policies of the online system. If a component does not satisfy a policy of the online system, the user providing the components is notified when the component is provided, allowing the user to modify the component. Additionally, stored data describing previously analyzed components are compared to received components, and the stored data is used if the received component matches a previously analyzed component This process expedites approval of advertisements by the online system. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214559 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR PUBLISHING MERCHANDISE INFORMATION - Embodiments of the present application relate to a method for publishing merchandise information, a device for pushing information, and a computer program product for publishing merchandise information. A method for publishing merchandise information is provided. The method includes receiving a merchandise information publishing request from a user terminal, the merchandise information publishing request including page information of the merchandise information, determining an image and a first link for a merchandise corresponding to the page information based on the page information, relating the image and the first link for the merchandise, relating a second link of the merchandise to the first link of the merchandise, and publishing the determined image and the first link for the merchandise. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214560 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT - A method and system may in response to a request for advertisement components stored at a server, select a subset of advertisement components, and transmit the advertisement components to a client. The client may, for example insert the components into an advertisement in order to, for example, display an advertisement that is custom made for the particular client, or includes a random selection of components, or is an advertisement with components assembled for a different reason. | 07-31-2014 |
20140222592 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF INTERNET CONNECTED COMPUTERS FOR ORGANIZING GLOBALLY PRESENTED ORIGINAL DATA IN THE WORLD WIDE WEB LOCALLY - A method and system of internet connected computers for organizing globally presented original data in the World Wide Web locally. This data mainly consists of human generated data (websites, text files etc.) and also automatically produced technical data (from sensors, machines, chip cards etc.). The present invention describes how humans can assign metadata to the original data to describe specific aspects of the original data content. The system for creating and organizing web content through metadata is called Web Operating System (WOS). The software that controls the WOS is contained in the Web Operation Kernel (WOK). A WOK is standardized software that can be loaded on local servers or on individual computers (PCs) locally. The local WOK is controlled by users through tools on a graphic user interface (GUI) via a web-browser. This metadata, generated by human intelligence, is stored on local servers which host the WOK. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222593 | NETWORK-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING AND MANAGING MULTI-DIMENSIONAL, ADVERTISING IMPRESSION INVENTORY - A method for representing and managing an inventory of overlapping multi-dimensional items such as advertising or ad impressions. The method uses an inventory management module to generate unique segment identifiers for sets of inventory items by processing descriptions of the sets of impressions including defining criteria. The method includes processing the unique segment identifiers to create a representation of the inventory as a plurality of inventory regions, which may include non-overlapping regions that correspond to inventory items in a single set of the inventory and also include overlapping regions that correspond to inventory items in two or more of the sets (e.g., items that match two or more sets of defining criteria or attributes). Availability and selection of inventory is determined using the information on inventory regions to control effects of cannibalization, such as by implementing logically necessary allocation to only cannibalize a region on a limited or forced basis. | 08-07-2014 |
20140236739 | MEDIA DELIVERY TO LIMITED CAPABILITY PLATFORMS - An ad proxy generates a playback manifest for delivery to a destination platform via a content distribution network (CDN). The playback manifest provided to the destination device includes hosted locations, such as network addresses, of both primary media files and advertising content. The playback manifest can also include tracking-calls. The destination platform receives normalized media files associated with the network addresses included in the playback manifest, and plays out those normalized media files during execution of the playback manifest. Tracking-calls can be fired, in accordance with the playback manifest, when part or all of a normalized media file has been played out. The tracking-calls can be used to facilitate calculation of impressions. The destination device need not be capable of differentiating between primary media content and advertising content, thus allowing even limited capability platforms, e.g. integrated automotive platforms, to provide targeted advertising. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236740 | System and Method for Interactive Virtual Banking - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer-implemented interactive virtual banking system and method for connecting a user environment with a banking environment for facilitating banking transactions. The system may include a computer memory storing a plurality of banking application programs and an interactive virtual environment generator for generating an interactive virtual banking environment, the environment including visual and audio components. The system may additionally include a user input sensing mechanism for accepting and interpreting user voice input received in the interactive virtual banking environment and computer processing components for accessing the stored banking application programs and executing the stored banking programs within the generated interactive virtual banking environment enabling the user to perform banking tasks through voice input to the interactive virtual banking environment. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236741 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - When a processing unit generates a display screen based on display data generated from a plurality of respective content data, and causes a display unit to display a predetermined area of the display screen, the processing unit reads stored previous arrangements of the content data in the display screen, and changes the arrangements of the plurality of respective content data in the display screen at predetermined timing, in accordance with a preset rule. Then, the processing unit stores the arrangements. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236742 | NETWORK ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR NETWORK ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - Problems: To reduce a burden of publication of an application to advertising utilizing a media application. | 08-21-2014 |
20140244406 | PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT VIA AN ADVERTISEMENT PROXY SERVER - An advertisement (ad) proxy server acts as a proxy for serving content of third-party ads to users of an online system, reducing data leakage from users to advertisers. The ad proxy server acts as an intermediate storage and access point for content included in advertisement, such as images and videos. When an advertisement from an advertiser is selected for presentation by the online system, an ad tag identifying the location of the content for the selected ad is retrieved and used to retrieve a copy of the advertisement content. The ad proxy server stores the copy of the advertisement content and generates a modified ad tag identifying the ad proxy server. The modified ad tag is sent to a client device, which retrieves the copy of the advertisement content from the ad proxy server rather than directly from the advertiser. | 08-28-2014 |
20140244407 | NON-EXPANDING INTERACTIVE ADVERTISEMENT - An embodiment is directed to a non-expanding advertisement that displays a video loop or a portion of a video within the advertisement. If the user interacts with the advertisement, the entire video is played within the advertisement without expanding. The user is not given the option to stop or pause the video. In addition, since the advertisement does not expand, the user is not given the option to close the video, ensuring that a complete view of the video is delivered to the user. | 08-28-2014 |
20140249935 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORWARDING USERS TO MERCHANT WEBSITES - An advertising system is disclosed for connecting consumers with merchant websites and interfaces that are associated with products displayed in an image. For each product in an image, a selectable region may be defined using a set of coordinates that identify the displayed product. In response to receiving an input from a user in the selectable region of the image that is associated with the product, the user may be forwarded to a web page associated with the product. The web page associated with the product may permit the user to purchase the product or disclose details relating to the product. | 09-04-2014 |
20140249936 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CONTENT OFFERS IN A DIGITAL LOCKER SYSTEM - A method and a digital locker system for providing digital locker services are described. Content offers come from external sources and locally hosted sources. Content offers from external sources are received and processed in a content offer processor along with catalog information. Content offers from locally hosted sources are retrieved and catalog information is generated accordingly. Both types of content offers are aggregated and prepared for storage in a content offer cache, which are then used for providing services, such as content query, to users. Content acquisition and playback requests from users are handled according to the provider of the requested content. | 09-04-2014 |
20140258003 | ONLINE ADVERTISING WITH INTEGRATED INTERFACES - Various techniques for online advertising with integrated interfaces is disclosed herein. For example, a method can include detecting one or more display characteristics of an interface of a host application, generating an interface object for an advertisement item based on at least one of the detected display characteristics, and outputting the generated interface object as a portion of the interface of the host application. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258004 | Method for Improving Internet Text Advertisement Visibility - A method for improving internet text advertisement visibility highlights text advertisements on a web page in order to attract a viewer's attention to the advertisement. At least one text element is selected from at least one of a plurality of text advertisements on a web page. A specific element is designated to be highlighted from the at least one text element. A highlight color is designated for the specific element. The specific element of the at least one specific advertisement is displayed in the highlight color on the web page, while the other advertisements are displayed in a standard color. The specific element is dynamically changed from the standard color to the highlight color, or the specific element is statically displayed in the highlight color. Multiple advertisements may be highlighted one after the other. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258005 | PUBLISHER PREFERENCE SYSTEM FOR CONTENT SELECTION - Advertisements are selected from a plurality of advertisements and associated with an advertisement environment in a document. Document advertisement request code that is configured to issue an advertisement request for one of the selected advertisements for presentation in the advertisement environment is stored in the document. | 09-11-2014 |
20140279066 | SOCIAL DATING - Systems and methods for social dating are provided. In particular, some embodiments provide recommendations for connections (i.e., candidate users) based on a user's social graph. These recommendations can identify potential single individuals that may be good matches for dating or can identify individuals with other commonalities or shared experiences to create dialog. For example, the recommendations for a user can include single individuals that are friends of a friend. The user can be presented with information about the recommendation and then ask for an introduction from the user's friend. As another example, the recommendations can be based on subject matter selected by the user (e.g., twins, cancer, phone type, etc.) with or without any friendship connections. The user may also be able to filter or further refine the searches based on other criteria such as interests, location, age, and/or other constraints. Rewards can be provided in some cases to encourage participation. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279067 | PROTECTED DATA SHARING BETWEEN ADVERTISERS AND PUBLISHERS - Methods, computer systems, and computer-storage media are provided for facilitating the exchange of meaningful information between an advertiser and an advertisement publisher in a protected manner using common identifiers (IDs). A third-party agency service receives user advertiser IDs from the advertiser and user publisher IDs from the advertisement publisher and, for each user, maps a user's advertiser ID to its corresponding publisher ID. The third-party agency service assigns a common ID to each mapped pair and communicates the common IDs to the advertiser and the advertisement publisher. Using the common IDs, the advertiser is able to directly request online behavior data for different consumer buying segments from the advertisement publisher. In turn, the advertisement publisher utilizes the common IDs to directly communicate the request results back to the advertiser. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279068 | METHODS FOR LINKING IMAGES IN SOCIAL FEEDS TO BRANDED CONTENT - One variation of a method for linking images in social feeds to branded content includes: loading an image to a social networking system; receiving, from a first user, a tag including identification of an item visible in a particular region of the image; associating the tag with the particular region of the image; based on the tag, correlating the item with a particular brand; posting the image to a social feed of the particular brand within the social networking system; and in response to interaction with the image, in the social feed, by a second user, directing the second user to brand content specified by the particular brand. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279069 | DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS OF PROMOTING STORIES WITHIN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - A social networking system provides stories about objects in the social networking system to a viewing user. To increase the likelihood that a story will also be provided to other users, the social networking system allows the viewing user to promote the story. When a user promotes a story, the social networking system may monitor the effectiveness of the promotion. For example, the social networking system generates a ghost story corresponding to a promoted story and not associated with promotion information. When a promoted story is selected to be provided to a user, the social networking system determines whether the ghost story would have been selected to be provided to the user. If the ghost story would have been selected, the social networking system determines the promotion did not affect selection of the promoted story. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279070 | ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT REAL-TIME UPDATE - Briefly, embodiments disclosed herein may relate to online advertising and may relate, more particularly, pushing advertising content to user computing devices, for example. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279071 | ONLINE ADVERTISING DASHBOARD - Briefly, embodiments disclosed herein may relate to online advertising and may relate, more particularly, pushing advertising content to user computing devices, for example. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279072 | COLLAGE-BASED, INTEGRATED ADVERTISING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ADVERTISING - Collage-based, integrated advertising systems and methods of advertising are disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279073 | SUBSCRIPTION CONFIGURATION MODULE AND METHOD - The various embodiments disclosed herein provide a subscription configuration module that may provide content directly to a retailer's website in order to calculate current pricing based upon subscription pricing and subsidies currently being offered by one or more mobile communications network providers. The content provided to the retailer's website matches the look and feel of the rest of the website, such that the user of the website normally is unaware that the content has been provided from another source. The subscription configuration module is always updated with the current business rules and pricing in effect for any particular provider, so that the retailer is always assured of receiving the pricing and subsidies then currently in effect, and the retailer is thus relieved of the need to continuously keep this portion of their e-commerce website up-to-date. In many embodiments, the subscription configuration module is provided by a distributor apart from the retailer and provider. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279074 | DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING - A data management apparatus for digital advertising includes a data integration processor for collecting and storing data from providers, resolving heterogeneity of the data at schema and data levels, and performing validity checks of the data; an analytics processor for receiving validated data from the data integration processor and providing to users custom, nesting-aware, SQL-like query language and a library of data mining methods, machine learning models, and analytical user profiles (AUP); and an activation processor for encapsulating complex computations performed in real-time, segment evaluation, and online user classification using runtime user profiles (RUP). | 09-18-2014 |
20140279075 | INTERACTIVE ADVERTISING - A method for providing and displaying advertising content. The method can include: receiving an initial content request identifying a platform of a client computing device; providing initial advertising content for the client computing device in response to the initial content request; receiving a user engagement request generated based on a user input associated with the initial advertising content; rendering secondary advertising content for the platform of the client computing device; and providing the rendered secondary advertising content for display in a thin client application executing on the client computing device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LAYERING CONTENT - Systems and methods are provided that facilitate the layering of content for display. The content may be included in a first layer and a second layer having user interface and other functionalities may be overlaid on the first layer to change the look and feel of the content without actually changing the content. The systems and methods further permit the first and second layer to communicate such that events and functions may be communicated from one layer to the other. As a result a developer may be able to add user interface elements into a second layer that can call functions from the first layer and control the content in the first layer. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279077 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ONLINE MANAGEMENT OF A SALES AND REFERRAL CAMPAIGN - Information relating to a campaign is received from a user device, via a network, wherein the information comprises first data identifying a plurality of leads and second data defining at least one action to be performed with respect to each respective lead. Performance of the at least one action with respect to the plurality of leads is monitored. A measure of performance of the at least one action with respect to the at least one lead is determined. The user device is caused to display the measure of performance, | 09-18-2014 |
20140279078 | Enriching An Advertiser's Product-Related Information - In one embodiment, a method includes accessing information about an advertiser's product catalog. The method may further include accessing an information graph that contains nodes and edges connecting the nodes. The nodes in the graph represent concepts related to at least one vertical. The method further includes associating a first node in the graph with a second node in the graph based on a relationship between the meaning of the concept represented by the first node and the meaning of the concept represented by the second node. A portion of the graph corresponds to the advertiser's product catalog. The method may further include enriching information associated with the portion of the product catalog with information related to the concepts and relationships represented by the portion of the graph corresponding to the portion of the product catalog of the advertiser. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279079 | METHOD AND USER INTERFACE FOR CLASSIFYING MEDIA ASSETS - The present disclosure is directed towards grouping together media assets that are stored in different locations. Media assets are identified as having common classification by using the metadata associated with such media assets ( | 09-18-2014 |
20140289057 | System and Method for Talent Promotion - A system and method for talent promotion including a social network, a venue and a brand accelerator. Users of the system may include artists, managers, venues and fans. The users of the system are allowed to interact with other users within the system to promote their brand as it relates to content and talents. The social network component provides the platform for the interaction between users. Each user may also maintain a homepage which allows for the uploading of content and interaction with various users. The brand accelerator utilizes data within and outside of the system to assist the users with promotion of their brand. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289058 | ADVERTISEMENT GENERATION APPARATUS AND TERMINAL DEVICE - An advertisement generation apparatus includes a generating unit that generates a page to foe displayed on a terminal device that displays an advertisement on a screen. The page includes a content page and an advertising page that are superimposed one on top of the other, where the content page includes an advertising space such that the advertising space is to be scrolled on the screen according to operation, and the advertising page is greater in size than the advertising space. The page is configured to display the content page, and a part of the advertising page located within the advertising space. | 09-25-2014 |
20140289059 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA FEED MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods are provided for automatically replacing generic web address information received from a data source with individual web address information. One example computer-implemented method comprises transmitting a data request at an end of a preset time interval, and after each data request: receiving, from the data source, offer information related to a plurality of offers, each offer being associated with a generic web address; associating each offer with a respective one of a plurality of individual web addresses; modifying the offer information by replacing the generic web address for each offer with the individual web address associated with the offer; and posting the offer information on a web page, each offer being displayed with the associated individual web address. | 09-25-2014 |
20140297431 | System and Method for Providing an Online Discount - A method of implementing a computer readable program code on a computer network by providing an online discount to a user in order to access a coupon code for a business. The method provides a local server and a business server that are connected to a computer network. The business server provides a link which can he selected by a user. The local server provides a database containing data relating to coupon codes, including the codes themselves, expiration dates and other text or images. The user selects the link and the data is accessed from the local server and displayed on a target document to the user. The activity of the user is monitored in the target document and an online program manager allows a business to monitor and update the target document. | 10-02-2014 |
20140304091 | CUSTOMER PROPOSED LINKED VOUCHER METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to link electronic voucher offers with complementary voucher offers and consolidate redemption of electronic vouchers with electronic payments into a single transaction. | 10-09-2014 |
20140304092 | Method and apparatus for a revenue-sharing community-based website - Described herein is a website that may include an administrator portal, content portal and commerce portal, all associated with a locality. The administrator portal allows one or more administrators to maintain the website. The content portal allows one or more contributors associated with the locality to provide content to the website. The commerce portal allows one or more merchants associated with the locality to provide goods and services to users of the website. | 10-09-2014 |
20140310109 | Live And Interactive Auction Utilizing A Social Media Platform - A system for conducting auctions in a social media platform includes an auction server adapted to be connected to a social media server, the auction server generating and transmitting an auction announcement to the social media server for advertising to potential buyers, the announcement providing a start time and an end time of an auction, the auction server transmitting an auction item post to the media server for publication to the potential buyers at the start time, the auction server retrieving from the media server keywords posted by the potential buyers in the social media platform, wherein the keywords represent a buyer's purchase. The auction server detects the purchase of product by a buyer and transmits a purchase confirmation to the buyer. The auction further server analyzes the keywords to update the status of the auction and accordingly adjusts the auction item post in real-time. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310110 | SYSTEM FOR REPLACING A CURSOR IMAGE IN CONNECTION WITH DISPLAYING ADVERTISING CONTENT - A system for displaying advertising content includes a client computer having a display device, a processor, a network interface, and a graphical user interface including a cursor. The client computer is arranged to receive advertising content data from a remote computer via the network interface. The advertising content data includes cursor display data for displaying a promotional image. The processor is coupled to the display device and modifies the cursor in accordance with the promotional image in response to a predetermined event. The promotional image may include elements such as animation, a satellite image, a sprite image, promotional text, and a combination thereof. | 10-16-2014 |
20140310111 | SYSTEM FOR REPLACING A CURSOR IMAGE IN CONNECTION WITH DISPLAYING ADVERTISING CONTENT - A system for displaying advertising content includes a client computer having a display device, a processor, a network interface, and a graphical user interface including a cursor. The client computer is arranged to receive advertising content data from a remote computer via the network interface. The advertising content data includes cursor display data for displaying a promotional image. The processor is coupled to the display device and modifies the cursor in accordance with the promotional image in response to a predetermined event. The promotional image may include elements such as animation, a satellite image, a sprite image, promotional text, and a combination thereof. | 10-16-2014 |
20140316906 | Systems and Methods for Identifying Talent - Systems and methods for identifying talent that eliminate or minimize the costs and/or risks of identifying such talent, involve public feedback, and generate significant charitable donations. In one aspect of the present invention, talent's or bands' songs are made available to critics such as members of the public via mediums such as the Internet, radio, and television. Such individuals provide feedback during successive phases of the talent identification process, and talents and/or bands with the greatest public appeal advance to the final stages of the process. Ultimately, the talent or band receiving the most favorable feedback is promoted or awarded with, for example, a record deal. Throughout the process, revenue is generated via a variety of methods including voting/critiquing fees, advertising, sale of promotional items, and the like. In some aspects of the present invention, at least a portion of such revenue is donated to charity. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316907 | MULTILAYERED USER INTERFACE FOR INTERNET BROWSER - Methods and systems directed to a web browser on a computing device comprising a user graphic interface having at least two layers: at least one layer presenting web browser content; and at least one layer, having at least two visual modes: a semi-hidden mode in which an at least one toolbar is visible; and a visible mode wherein said at least one toolbar and a content tab are visible, wherein the content tab presents content from an at least one pre-defined source and the content tab does not completely hide the at least one layer presenting web browser content. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316908 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REAL ESTATE PROPERTY INFORMATION WITH PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT/MAINTENANCE HISTORY - Techniques for providing property information are described herein. According to one embodiment, a cloud-based platform at a server is provided to allow property owners to engage with property service providers regarding property improvement projects to be performed on the properties. Information describing tasks of the property improvement projects performed by the property service providers is recorded in a property history database. In response to a request received from a user for information concerning one of the properties, property improvement history data of the property is retrieved from the property history database. A property report is generated for the property, where the property report includes general multi-listing service (MLS) information and the property improvement history of the property. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316909 | System and method for automated generation of communications involving products or services - Methods and systems for preparing combined communications having a plurality of client communication sections is presented. Initial interest in a product or service offer is received from a client at a computer system. The computer system generates a communications that combine host information and one or more client communication sections, wherein the client communication sections contain a second offer for the product or service. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316910 | SYSTEM FOR REPLACING A CURSOR IMAGE IN CONNECTION WITH DISPLAYING ADVERTISING CONTENT - A system for displaying advertising content includes a client computer having a display device, a processor, a network interface, and a graphical user interface including a cursor. The client computer is arranged to receive advertising content data from a remote computer via the network interface. The advertising content data includes cursor display data for displaying a promotional image. The processor is coupled to the display device and modifies the cursor in accordance with the promotional image in response to a predetermined event. The promotional image may include elements such as animation, a satellite image, a sprite image, promotional text, and a combination thereof. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316911 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY VERIFYING DOCUMENT CONTENT - A news and/or search engine system predicts events and stories based on existing events, stories, etc., extracted from a knowledge domain. These predictions can be used for a number of different purposes, including locating new content and actual event outcomes. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316912 | INTELLIGENT LINK ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS - Establishing a telephone call includes enabling display of a visual indicator of a call destination entity and detecting selection by a user of the visual indicator. The availability of the user to receive a first telephone call is determined. Voice communications between the call destination entity and the user are established in response to detection of the selection by the user of the visual indicator and conditioned on the user being determined to be available to receive the first telephone call. Establishing voice communications includes enabling placement of the first telephone call to the user to establish a first PSTN link with the user and enabling a voice communications link to be setup with the call destination entity. | 10-23-2014 |
20140316913 | METHOD AND CLIENT FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS - A method and a client for displaying advertisements are provided. First, an advertisement configuration file is downloaded. If the advertisement configuration file is a new version of advertisement configuration file, a name of an advertisement picture resource package is extracted from the advertisement configuration file, and the corresponding advertisement picture resource package is downloaded according to the name. An advertisement display location and advertisement configuration information are parsed out from the advertisement configuration file. The advertisement configuration information includes an advertisement validity period. Advertisement configuration information within the advertisement validity period is added into an advertisement alternate playing list. An advertisement is displayed at the advertisement display location on a screen of a client according to the advertisement alternate playing list and the advertisement picture resource package. Thus, advertisements displayed at a client may be dynamically updated. | 10-23-2014 |
20140324605 | Apparatus, System and Method for Instantaneous and Non-Instantaneous Providing a Content Responsive to a Trigger - The present invention is and includes an apparatus, system and method of providing a software platform that allows the publisher of content, such as a private or commercial publisher, to set access restrictions to the content, such as to de-obfuscate or obfuscate the content based upon achieving various criteria. | 10-30-2014 |
20140337145 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR GREEN CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVING GREEN PROCUREMENT - A computer-implemented method for a mobile computing device to provide environmental information may comprise detecting a location of the mobile computing device within or adjacent to a building or structure; accessing a remote database over a computer network; querying the accessed database based on the detected location; receiving environmental information associated with the building or structure from the database over the computer network; and selectively displaying the received environmental information based upon received user selections. The database may comprise, for example, building information model (BIM) information. | 11-13-2014 |
20140337146 | OFFER INCLUSION FOR OVER THE TOP (OTT) CONTENT - Inspection of over the top (OTT) content to facilitate offering non-OTT content or other content and/or services as an alternative to the OTT content is contemplated. The OTT content may be inspected at an access point configured to provide a broadband or other connection between a device consuming the OTT content and a device sourcing the content. Data packets or other signaling may be added to the OTT content at the access point in order to announce the offer. | 11-13-2014 |
20140337147 | Presentation of Engagment Based Video Advertisement - A video advertisement is presented to a user in a teaser video window overlaying a content page. When the user interacts with the video advertisement in the teaser video window, the teaser video window is expanded to a full-size video window over a predetermined amount of time. The video expansion is substantially smooth and the video continues to play in the window during the expansion. The full-size video window may be accompanied by a mini-site overlaying the content page, and providing additional information to the user. If the user interacts with the content page, the full size video window is reduced in size to the teaser video window and the user may interact with the content page. | 11-13-2014 |
20140337148 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN APPLICATION MARKETPLACE - An approach is provided for providing an application marketplace where applications are marketed, purchased, and operationally linked, that has a framework for developers to contribute product, share revenue and communicate with one another. The approach involves determining one or more unique identifiers for one or more applications sold by way of one or more application stores. The approach further involves causing, at least in part, an application of the one or more applications to publish, by way of the application store, one or more of configuration information, input parameters, output parameters and a unique identifier for the application. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, one or more other applications to communicate with the application based on the unique identifier, configuration information and the input parameters for the application. The approach additionally involves causing, at least in part, a transmission of the output parameters to the one or more other applications. | 11-13-2014 |
20140344077 | USED INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT SALES APPLICATION SUITES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED APPARATUS AND METHODS - Used industrial equipment sales systems and related apparatus and methods. Servers of embodiments store files of information regarding conditions of pieces of used industrial equipment. That information further comprises an inspection report configured to reflect the type of industrial equipment to which the piece of used industrial equipment belongs and to reflect predetermined components associated with the equipment type. Note that client devices are configured to access the file, ascertain the equipment type, and display the report. Inspection reports can include voice notes and multimedia files. Moreover, the reports can be location and/or time stamped. If desired, the client devices can indicate a service status of a piece of equipment wherein the inspection reports remain private while the service status is incomplete. In addition, or in the alternative, the inspection reports can have associated therewith indications of their trustworthiness. Thus, systems of embodiments can establish trusted environments. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344078 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR BROADCASTING ADVERTISEMENT AND METHOD THEREOF - An method for broadcasting advertisements, includes: obtaining a media file to be shared in response to user operation. Inserting an advertisement into the media file to be shared in response to user operation. Determining at least one recipient selected by the user, and transmitting the media file comprising the advertisement to the at least one selected recipient in response to user operation. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344079 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, SYSTEM FOR INSERTING ADVERTISEMENT TO MEDIA FILES AND METHOD THEREOF - An method for inserting advertisement into media files, includes: inserting an advertisement into a media file in response to an inserting operation of a user. Controlling to display an integrated picture comprising a media file frame and an advertisement frame on a display unit of the electronic device after inserting the advertisement to the media file. Finally, adjusting a display proportion of the media file frame and the advertisement frame according to an adjustment operation of the user. | 11-20-2014 |
20140344080 | E-COMMERCE VIA WEB BANNERS - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided for facilitating electronic commerce via a web banner. Entire purchase transactions may be provided via the web banner, where an end user purchases products sold from third parties via the web banner. Entire sale listing transactions may also be provided via the web banner, where an end user lists products for sale via the web banner. Further, users may be identified when they access third party web sites, and customized offers may be generated and communicated to the identified users. | 11-20-2014 |
20140358699 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FREE REMOTE VISTUAL DESKTOP PAID FOR BY ADVERTISING OR OTHER COMMERCIAL CONTECT CO-DISPLAYED ON THE USER DESKTOP - A system and method for providing free or low cost remote virtual desktop to a user display device from a remote display control device such as a computer server coupled to the global computer network and operating appropriate computer software. The virtual remote desktop occupies less than an entire display area on the user display device. The system and method also provides commercial sponsored content to the user display device. The commercial sponsored content is displayed adjacent the displayed virtual remote desktop. The commercial sponsored content may be content advertising goods or services and arbitrary or based on the user's remote virtual desktop or the users activity on the remote virtual desktop. The payment by third parties for the commercial sponsored content allows the provision of the free or low cost remote virtual desktop to the user. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358700 | GENERATING REVENUE BY GROWING SALES OF THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS - A method for generating revenue by growing sales of third-party applications, including: receiving, at a server communicatively coupled with a second application and from the second application located at a first device, an indication of a first application launching request, wherein the server includes a set of messaging functionalities that are available for implementation by the second application and are available for implementation by the first application upon delivery of an authentication token from the first application to the server; based on the receiving the indication of the first application launching request, generating an authentication token, wherein the authentication token is configured for providing an authentication pass to the server when delivered thereto by the first application, thereby allowing the first application access to the set of messaging functionalities; and sending the authentication token to the second application for delivery to the first application. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358701 | Distributing Content - Contextually relevant pieces of alternative content, including advertisements, are selected for display with requested content based on documents or other second content sources that are referenced by or in the requested content. | 12-04-2014 |
20140365319 | MECHANISM FOR MANAGING ONLINE CONTENT ON TOUCHSCREEN DEVICES IN THE FLOW OF AN ONLINE PUBLICATION - An online content server includes a memory device for storing data and a processor in communication with the memory device. The processor is programmed to store dynamic online content and to receive a content request for displaying dynamic online content on a mobile computing device. The content request is initiated at least in part by a publication request. The processor is programmed to determine that the content request is associated with one of the dynamic online content and to deliver the dynamic online content with an overlay layer to the mobile computing device for display to a user. The overlay layer is positioned at least partially over the dynamic online content. The overlay layer allows the user to activate the dynamic online content or to navigate to a navigated publication item representing one of the first publication item or a second publication item. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365320 | VIEW-BASED PLACEMENT OF ADVERTISEMENTS IN SCROLLABLE ADVERTISEMENT UNITS - An online system selects advertisements for inclusion in a scrollable advertisement unit that includes a display area and multiple advertisements, each associated with a position in the scrollable advertisement unit. Positions in the scrollable advertisement unit are ranked based on a measure of predicted performance of an advertisement in each position. Advertisements are ranked based on a probability of being viewed by a user if associated with a particular position in the scrollable advertisement unit and, optionally, on a probability of presenting an advertisement based on characteristics of the advertisement. The position ranking and the advertisement ranking are used to associate advertisements with positions. For example, an advertisement is associated with a position having a location in the position ranking corresponding to the advertisement's position in the advertisement ranking. | 12-11-2014 |
20140365321 | System and Method for Enabling an Advertisement to Follow the User to Additional Web Pages - A computer-implemented method and system for advertising that performs the steps of delivering an electronic advertisement comprising one or more menu options and a reference to a network location for retrieving specified content associated with each menu option for inclusion in a first electronic document, receiving a selection of one or more menu options from the electronic advertisement and delivering a subsequent accessible document including content from the referenced network location associated with the menu option selected, the subsequent accessible document including the electronic advertisement. | 12-11-2014 |
20140372232 | SERVICES ADVERTISEMENT IN A WIRELESS MESH - A computing environment containing a mesh network that is adapted to provide a reliable transport mechanism over which services may be delivered. Nodes of the mesh can automatically select routable addresses without conflicts, which allows nodes of the mesh to be accessed, even as the mesh changes through the addition or deletion of nodes. Also, nodes communicate with a protocol that supports service advertisements. These advertisements can identify mesh nodes that supply services, such as file or print servers, for which devices that have not yet connected to the network may be searching. Advertisements can also identify services to be used by nodes in the network, allowing, for example, a node to select a gateway providing a reliable connection to an external network. The mesh network can be used as a transport for communication using protocols, such as TCP/IP, that generally exhibit poor performance when using unreliable transports. | 12-18-2014 |
20140379495 | E-Mail Based Dynamic Advertising - A method includes receiving, at a proxy server, a first request for advertising content from a computing device, where the first request includes an identifier and where the first request is associated with an e-mail received by the computing device. The method also includes determining whether state information associated with the identifier is available. The method further includes, in response to determining that the state information associated with the identifier is unavailable, generating the state information associated with the identifier at the proxy server. The method also includes sending a second request for the advertising content from the proxy server to an advertising server, where the second request includes at least a portion of the state information associated with the identifier. The method also includes receiving the advertising content from the advertising server. The method further includes sending the advertising content to the computing device. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379496 | DATA MANAGEMENT PROCESS UTILIZING A FIRST-PARTY TECHNIQUE - Internet users are becoming more aware of data transfer through third-party cookies to multiple publisher sites without their consent. Subsequently, they are taking action to block or delete third-party cookies through browser controls or automated anti-spyware programs. This blocking and deleting process reduces the ability of third-party networks to accurately target users for relevant advertising. First-party cookies are less susceptible to cookie deletion and are therefore able to provide better targeting for more relevant ad delivery. There is an extended opportunity for “Trusted” First-Party networks to share non-Personally Identifiable Information (non-PII) across the network to prevent data leakage outside the trusted partners. For example, a large corporation with multiple companies that have either their own domains (domain1.com, domain2.com) or multiple subdomains (product1.domain.com, product2.domain.com) may want to share user segmentation and propensity information across their companies for cross/up sell purposes. The invention claims the benefit of U.S. Pat. No. 7,904,520, granted Mar. 8, 2011, entitled “First Party Advertisement Serving,” to leverage information in the first-party cookie mode across trusted domains and subdomains. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379497 | MIRRORING A STOREFRONT TO A SOCIAL MEDIA SITE - Method, systems, and apparatus for mirroring a storefront to a social media site. A social media interface system mirrors an online or offline storefront of a merchant to an account of the merchant on a social media site. The system receives a copy of an electronic message from a user device of the merchant. The system parses the copy of the message and determines that the message is related to the item and related to an online store or physical store of the merchant. The system then inserts a tag into the copy of the message, the tag linking the message to an online storefront of the online store or an offline storefront of the physical store. The system posts the copy of the message, including the tag, in the account of the merchant on a social media site. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379498 | DYNAMIC CATEGORIZATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING - An advertiser submitting a sponsored ad to a provider can determine aspects of the ad, such as creative elements and bid price, based on a dynamic categorization of an item and/or landing page associated with the ad. An algorithm can be used that utilizes a browse tree for each item to be displayed to a user following a sponsored link, for example, and attempts to find a node in the browse tree that appears at the lowest level in the tree and with a sufficient appearance frequency. When consensus is reached for a node in the browse tree that meets these criteria, a corresponding categorization is determined, which can be used to determine appropriate aspects to be used for the sponsored ad, at least until enough information is obtained such that aspects can be determined independent of the categorization. | 12-25-2014 |
20150012369 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS WITH MULTIPLE CREATIVES IN A PREDEFINED SEQUENCE - A method and system are provided for displaying on internet connected display-devices large advertisements having multiple sequential creatives belonging to an advertisement campaign. Examples of internet connected display-devices include; wireless enabled smart-phones; internet enabled phablets and tablets; personal-computer; laptops; note-books and smart-TVs. Since one or more of these devices can be owned by a single user and used at different times, the ads can be displayed only during the period when a particular device is switched on and content is being viewed on that particular device by a user. This makes tracking of creatives of large-advertisements belonging to a brand and a campaign requiring sequential viewing on a specific ICDD difficult. Thus a method is provided using the processing power and storage capability of the ICDD, with an installed micro-splicer, for sequencing of creatives and monitoring of the display for completion. | 01-08-2015 |
20150012370 | Virtual Tree System and Method - A website (“Teratrees”) is described where a person can upload pictures of trees or shrubs which they have recently planted and have them displayed in their personal profile. Validation of the tree is obtained by a voucher code that is entered into the website. Once the tree has been uploaded to the website it appears in the ‘Planted Trees’ section and can be offered to the Market at a price set by the planter. Another user can then purchase (using a virtual currency with real financial value) this tree from the Market and own it—whereupon it appears in their profile under ‘Owned Trees’. This is virtual ownership within the context of the website. The user who owns this tree can offer the tree again on the Market if desired, while further transactions are also possible. Users who plant and own trees are rewarded with points and ranking. | 01-08-2015 |
20150019351 | DOMAIN SELECTION FOR ADVERTISEMENT DATA - Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for domain selection for advertisement data in the delivery of website display ads. A request is received from a requester for indicia of one or more impression opportunities. A redirection URL and redirection type is received. One or more desired impression opportunities are determined. The indicia of the one or more impression opportunities are generated comprising indicia of the one or more desired impression opportunities. Redirection instructions are generated based on the redirection URL and redirection type. The indicia of the one or more impression opportunities and the redirection instructions are sent to the requester. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019352 | ON-PAGE MARKETPLACE BANNER ADVERTISING SYSTEM - The example embodiment discloses a method of advertising including providing multiple icons from multiple merchants within a defined advertising space on a webpage, where each of the multiple icons corresponds to one of the multiple merchants. The example method also includes responding to a user's selection of one of the multiple icons by displaying an offer to purchase goods or services from one of the multiple merchants, where displaying the offer is performed within the defined advertising space on the webpage. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019353 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE UTILIZATION OF A PLURALITY OF OUTDOOR ADVERTISING UNITS - A system for generating proposals or purchasing orders for outdoor advertising units includes a processor based server to process HTTP requests received from the client devices. The processor based server includes web servers, a postgres server, a server processor, and Resque workers. Each web server processes the HTTP requests, extracts data from the HTTP requests and generates an HTTP response to each HTTP request. The postgres server stores the extracted data and provides stored data from/to the web servers. The server processor decodes and routes the HTTP requests from the client devices to one of the web servers, and transports the HTTP responses to the client devices. The Resque workers perform predefined jobs associated with each HTTP request and transmit emails to the client devices. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025981 | URL SHORTENING COMPUTER-PROCESSED PLATFORM FOR PROCESSING INTERNET TRAFFIC - A method and system is provided for URL shortening application that allows content publishers to process and monetize traffic through advertising-related data established via a computer network. A computer system may be configured to produce advertisement before redirecting to the destination page. Using certain processing techniques, publishers and related entities may be credited values by the computer system to determine advertisement revenue. Using specialized algorithms, the computer system is optimized to operate more efficiently in processing such data. Because the shortened link is text based, it can also be advantageously configured to be shared on any social media, website, email, text messaging, or other mediums. Advertisements may be displayed any time a shortened link is clicked, so connections with social followers can be achieved through more personal interactions, which are proven to increase click-throughs. | 01-22-2015 |
20150025982 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING - A system and method for encouraging and rewarding users for providing exposure that is desired by other entities. The reward is at least partially dependent upon the expected and/or actual demonstrated reach and/or impact of the generated exposure. | 01-22-2015 |
20150032552 | INTERNET-BASED PROXY SERVICE TO MODIFY INTERNET RESPONSES - A proxy server receives from a client device a request for a network resource that is hosted at an origin server for a domain. The request is received at the proxy server as a result of a DNS request for the domain resolving to the proxy server. The origin server is one of multiple origin servers that belong to different domains that resolve to the proxy server and are owned by different entities. The proxy server retrieves the requested network resource. The proxy server determines that the requested resource is an HTML page, automatically modifies the HTML page, and transmits the modified HTML page to the client device. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032553 | NOVEL MARKETING, PROMOTION & DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM UTILIZING WEB-ENABLED INTERACTIVE DEVICES - The present invention is a novel marketing, promotion and distribution system utilizing Web-enabled interactive devices. The invention contemplates a client creating media content that is designed to appeal to users who are equipped with such Web-enabled devices. This content is presented in a user visual experience that, in turn, has been designed to induce an impulsive-type desire to purchase in users. The user visual experience will include multi-dimensional media which includes a portion thereof designated a visual media tag area capable of providing a visual tag including a multi-character code capable of being seen by the user who is viewing the multi-dimensional visual media. The said media content is located on a client Web server. The user enters the multi-character code on the Web-enabled device, which communicates with the client Web server using one or more of a native app, or a phone app, or a text message app. This communication establishes a real time interactive linking of the user's device to the client Web server, thereby providing real time interactive access to a client Web app on the client Web server. This enables the user to place an order for a product or service. The user product or service request is responded to via the client Web app, such as the acceptance of the user's product or service purchase order. Interactive real time payment for the product or service is enabled. A feature of the present invention includes the integration of a visual tag and the web app content and a payment system into a single system, for the benefit of the client and users. Another feature of this invention includes the ability to facilitate real time linking of the visual tag with real time coordinated mobile Web app content, in synch with the content on the tagged surface/product. Yet a further feature includes the ability of content-providing clients to create within their organizations departments whose responsibilities will include providing the best and most integrated/content-synchronized Web apps to surface/product content, including multimedia, purchase point, content information, and social links, to name but a few. It is contemplated according to the present invention that the owner of the intellectual property associated with the present invention will receive a reasonable royalty equal to a percentage of net sales of the products and services purchased. | 01-29-2015 |
20150032554 | Method for Social Retail/Commercial Media Content - A system allows for disseminating information about products or services. The system has processor for communication with a plurality of computers in a network. The system processor is configured to: (i) store in a memory a data structure comprising data items representative of a profile of the user, a profile of a product or service, and a social media input representative of the experience of the user with the product; (ii) receive the social media input data from at least one of the plurality of remote computers; (iii) associate the social media input data with the profile of the user and the profile of the product or service to generate the data structure; and (iv) provide experience data to remote computers in accordance with criteria associated with the user and the product profiles wherein the data pertains to the user profile, the product profile, and the social media input data. | 01-29-2015 |
20150051988 | DETECTING MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON SHARED ACCOUNT CHARACTERISTICS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - There is provided systems and method for detecting marketing opportunities based on shared account characteristics. The methods include receiving an account characteristic corresponding to an account of a user, determining at least a second account sharing the account characteristic, and associating the account of the user with the at least second account to form an account cluster corresponding to the account characteristic. The methods may further include transmitting at least one of an advertisement, a coupon, and a sale offer to the account of the user and the at least second account. | 02-19-2015 |
20150051989 | ADVERTISEMENT SCHEME FOR USE WITH INTERACTIVE CONTENT - A method for use in advertising includes initiating playing of interactive content, suspending playing of the interactive content, displaying an advertisement, and resuming playing of the interactive content. A computer program product includes a medium embodying a computer program for causing a computer to perform these operations, and a system for use in advertising includes a display and a processing system configured to perform these operations. | 02-19-2015 |
20150058139 | EXISTENT DOMAIN NAME DNS TRAFFIC CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for scoring a domain web traffic based on DNS traffic requests received at an authoritative name server to resolve the domain name. A request to resolve the domain name is received at an authoritative name server. A counter, such as a server counter or a hit counter, for the domain name is incremented based on the received request. A score, such as a domain traffic score or a domain rank, is calculated based upon a count of the counter. Calculating the score may also include applying a weighting factor to the counters based on information about a requesting set of resolvers and other domains/websites that may be linking and driving traffic to the domain whose traffic score is being calculated. Examples of relevant set of resolvers information may include location, traffic levels, traffic type and architecture of the set of resolvers. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058140 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-APPLICATION OFFERS - Various embodiments described herein facilitate presenting offers within an application, such as a video game, operating on a client system. The systems and methods of some embodiments may execute an application by a computing device having a screen, the first application having an application user interface being displayed on the screen. The system or method can then receive advertisement data and a link to an offer. The system or method can display the advertisement data a moving graphical container such it is moving across the screen (i.e., a moving graphical container) and over the application user interface. Once displayed, the system or method can await, and subsequently receive, user interaction with respect to the moving graphical container. The system or method can respond to the user interaction by navigating to a page using the link, the page including the offer. | 02-26-2015 |
20150058141 | DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF ON-LINE ADVERTISEMENT ABUSE - Detecting and mitigating advertisement abuse software on a user device includes producing a digital document comprising a specification for a default advertisement and content. Advertisement abuse software for preventing the default advertisement from being displayed as specified on the user device is detected based on a test associated with one or more test elements. A specification for embedding an alternative advertisement in the digital document is generated, so as to prevent detection by advertisement abuse software, and a display of one of the default advertisement and the alternative advertisement is facilitated on the user device based on whether advertisement abuse software is detected. | 02-26-2015 |
20150066665 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING THIRD-PARTY CONTENT ON A WEB PAGE - Systems and methods for automatically identifying visually sensible locations in which third-party content can be placed on a web page and configuring the web page to display third-party content at the identified locations. A processor identifies a root element of a web page within which to insert third-party content slots for providing third-party content items. The processor identifies visible content items within the root element and identifies anchorable elements within the root element around which a third-party content slot is insertable. Each of the anchorable elements corresponds to a respective identified visible content item that has bounds that extend from a first predefined region to a second predefined region of the web page. The processor determines that one or more positions relative to the identified anchorable elements are usable for inserting a third-party content slot. The processor generates a list including positions relative to the identified anchorable elements determined to be usable. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066666 | DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A distribution apparatus includes a receiving unit and a distributing unit. The receiving unit receives an acquisition request for a first content. The distributing unit distributes the first content displayed with a second content and control information that causes a region of the second content that does not overlap the first content to be displayed in a selectable state and causes a region of the second content overlapping the first content to be displayed so as to overlap the first content in a non-selectable state, when the acquisition request is received by the receiving unit. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066667 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING NETWORK SERVICE OFFERINGS IN A SERVICE CATALOG - Method and Apparatus for rapid scalable unified infrastructure system management platform are disclosed by discovery of compute nodes, network components across data centers, both public and private for a user; assessment of type, capability, VLAN, security, virtualization configuration of the discovered unified infrastructure nodes and components; configuration of nodes and components covering add, delete, modify, scale; and rapid roll out of nodes and components across data centers both public and private. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING STORAGE SERVICE OFFERINGS IN A SERVICE CATALOG - Method and Apparatus for rapid scalable unified infrastructure system management platform are disclosed by discovery of compute nodes, network components across data centers, both public and private for a user; assessment of type, capability, VLAN, security, virtualization configuration of the discovered unified infrastructure nodes and components; configuration of nodes and components covering add, delete, modify, scale; and rapid roll out of nodes and components across data centers both public and private.. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066669 | NETWORK IDENTIFY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - Users of Internet services (e.g., SKYPE messaging service, GOOGLETALK messaging service, AOL INSTANT MESSENGER messaging service, and MICROSOFT MESSENGER messaging service) that are initially identified using separate identifiers that may be associated with respective service providers (e.g., email addresses) can manage network identities using a single unified set of account information managed by a registry service. The registry authenticates the user's request(s) to bind a service provider identity to his or her personal registry user record by presenting a random challenge to the user which the registry must then receive back from the service provider corresponding to the identity being added. Later, the registry may authenticate itself to service providers using information received from a service provider application as the service provider application authenticates itself to the service provider. | 03-05-2015 |
20150073922 | System and Method for Generating Customized Advertisement Creatives - A system and method for generating a customized advertisement creative is herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a uniform resource locator of a web page, detecting a plurality of assets based on a web document that describes the web page specified by the uniform resource locator, where assets of the plurality of assets are of a common asset type, ranking the assets, providing layout template settings based on a suggested asset from the ranked assets, receiving configured layout template settings, and providing a creative based on the configured layout template settings. | 03-12-2015 |
20150073923 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE EBOOK CONTENT ANNOTATIONS AND ADVERTISEMENTS - The present invention generally relates to computer and web-based systems and methods for adapting eBooks and other digital content. Specifically, this invention relates to systems and methods for providing interactive content annotations and advertisements by allowing for point based placement of annotations and dynamic matching of proximity content between various eBooks or other forms of digital content. Further, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods to allow for the adaptation of the content or format of a eBook or other form of digital content in response to placement of an annotation. In addition, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods to provide eBooks or other digital content at a set price with the addition of annotations and advertisements, as well as provide for the sale or credit from the addition of annotations and advertisements. | 03-12-2015 |
20150073924 | SECOND SCREEN ADVERTISEMENT CORRELATION USING SCHEDULING INFORMATION FOR FIRST SCREEN ADVERTISEMENTS - A first screen schedule for the linear delivery of video content is received and analyzed. The first screen schedule may include slots in which first screen advertisements could be displayed. Particular embodiments can then determine the feasibility of providing second screen advertisements based on the first screen schedule. Then, second screen advertisements that advertisers wish to display in conjunction with first screen advertisements are determined When the linear delivery of the video content commences, particular embodiments monitor a messaging stream associated with the delivery of the video content. When an ad placement marker is encountered, an ad server may select a first screen advertisement. When the first screen advertisement is placed, the messaging stream identifies a first screen advertisement that is delivered. If the first screen advertisement has a corresponding second screen advertisement, particular embodiments output the second screen advertisement on a second screen environment. | 03-12-2015 |
20150081457 | Systems and Methods for Distributed Commerce, Shoppable Advertisements and Loyalty Rewards - A distributed commerce system includes a distributed commerce server that enables a shopper (or user) to directly add one or more products, services, coupons or special offers to an electronic shopping basket, or to a cloud shopping list, over a data network from within one or more merchant systems (without the need to leave a specific web-page or functionality within the merchant system). The shopper can also purchase in-store, create and manage e-commerce and in-store commerce accounts, and earn rewards when one or more purchases have been made. | 03-19-2015 |
20150088667 | DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, TERMINAL APPARATUS AND DISTRIBUTION METHOD - A distribution apparatus includes a distribution unit. The distribution unit distributes control information and first content to a terminal apparatus. The control information makes the terminal apparatus execute displaying the first content and second content in a superimposed manner, detecting a moving operation to move the first content displayed at the displaying, and varying a display mode of the second content when the moving operation is detected at the detecting. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088668 | WEB-BASED CONTENT AGGREGATION, ORGANIZATION, AND PUBLICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention is directed to an improved system and methods of aggregating, storing, organizing, and publishing information. Certain embodiments of the present invention are configured to facilitate easily locating information that has been verified by a system curator. Certain embodiments of the present invention are configured to facilitate easily generating a creation, such as by using an output template. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088669 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RESPONSIVE USER INTERFACE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFOR - The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for providing a responsive user interface and an electronic device-readable recording medium therefor. The apparatus includes a screen setting value memory unit for storing layout setting values according to the size of a screen, a user interface unit for receiving a user command, a user command recognition unit for obtaining corresponding layout setting values from the screen setting value memory unit by analyzing a screen relocation command when the screen relocation command is inputted through the user interface unit, and a screen configuration control unit for reconfiguring the layout of the screen based on the obtained layout setting values, relocating the construction blocks of a corresponding web page in the reconfigured screen, and displaying the relocated web page on the reconfigured screen. | 03-26-2015 |
20150088670 | REAL ESTATE BUSINESS COLLABORATION AND GROWTH TECHNIQUES - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for real estate business collaboration and growth. A real estate business system includes a lead generation module, collaboration module, and paperless office module for integrating various features together to advance one or more real estate transactions. Lead generation module facilitates the generation of leads for real estate transactions. Lead generation module has a property syndication tool, squeeze pages tool, follow-up sequences tool, lead pipes tool, property launch template tool, and other tools. Collaboration module facilitates transactions among users and/or third parties, as well as tracks the progression of activities throughout the life cycle of a real estate transaction. Collaboration module includes a suitability matching tool, linking tool, and other collaboration tools. Paperless office module provides various automated tools, such as an auto package generator tool, digital fax tool, and project estimator tool that streamline the process of moving through a real estate transaction. | 03-26-2015 |
20150095167 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC WEB DISPLAY - A system and method for transacting retrieval of inventory data, such as real estate property listing(s), over an information network and dynamically transmitting the listing(s), in near or real time, to one or more subwindows of a web browser window. The listings contain customized rendering instructions that are encoded into an inventory data string and sent to an ad server that renders the listings in the subwindow according to the customized rendering instructions. | 04-02-2015 |
20150100437 | TECHNIQUES FOR ORGANIZING AND PRESENTING DEAL CONTENT - Techniques for organizing and presenting deals/commercial offers received by users in emails are provided. Emails directed to a user that contain commercial offers for the user are determined. The determined emails are stored in a deal folder for the user. A deal newsletter is generated that at least summarizes commercial offers contained in at least a portion of the emails stored in the deal folder. The deal folder may be displayed to show the user the received deal emails. Furthermore, the deal newsletter may be displayed to the user to summarize the received deals for the user. | 04-09-2015 |
20150100438 | SELECTING AMONG ADVERTISEMENTS COMPETING FOR A SLOT ASSOCIATED WITH ELECTRONIC CONTENT DELIVERED OVER A NETWORK BASED UPON PREDICTED LATENCY - Methods and apparatuses for delivering advertisements with electronic content provided over a network and, more specifically, to techniques for selecting among advertisements that are competing for a slot associated with electronic content that is to be delivered over a network, are presented herein. Selecting among advertisements that are competing for a slot is based, at least in part, on an estimated latency for each advertisement. The estimated latency of an advertisement is a prediction of what latency will be experienced if the advertisement is served. The estimated latency may be used as one of the parameters for determining which competing advertisement to place in a slot, where advertisements that are associated with low estimated latencies are favored. For example, if all other parameters are equal, a selection mechanism selects advertisement X over advertisement Y, if the estimated latency for advertisement X is less than the estimated latency of advertisement Y. | 04-09-2015 |
20150106212 | COMPUTERIZED EXCHANGE NETWORK - A computerized exchange network makes available on the Internet collected information of items under inspection, such as goods, real estate, or the like. In one aspect, the items and collected information, such as images and videos, are added to a virtual showroom or other virtual inspection site that presents an inventory of such goods, real estate, or the like available from multiple sellers and/or locations. In another aspect, detailed objective information about the items is provided. In another aspect, a data structure includes desired criteria for a desired item and provides an alert when an item of interest matches the desired criteria. | 04-16-2015 |
20150112817 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING DATA TO ENHANCE A CONSUMER EXPERIENCE - Systems and methods for enhancing a consumer experience using shared data is provided. The system includes a shared data server in communication with one or more merchant sites and a remote server that may include a payment processing server. The shared data server receives, stores, and analyzes information provided from the merchant sites and the remote server to provide recommendations, offers, and the like to the consumer to enhance their experience. The shared data server may also provide upselling opportunities for the merchant site based on its analysis as well as opportunities to extend credit to consumers for the remote server based on its analysis of the received information. The shared data server may allow merchant sites and remote servers to make indirect use of the information that each has individually about products and customers without providing direct access to the information. | 04-23-2015 |
20150112818 | CONTENT ITEM SELECTION CRITERIA GENERATION - Selection of content selection criteria based on entities related by relationship dimensions. In one aspect, a method receives a selection of a seed entity described in entity relation data, the entity relation data defining instances of entities, and for each entity one or more relationship dimensions; generating a set of selected entities; iteratively updating the set of selected entities, each iteration comprising: determining a set of relationship dimensions from the entities in the set of selected entities, each relationship dimension in the set being selected from the one or more relationship dimensions of the entities in the set of selected entities, receiving a selection of one of the relationship dimensions and in response: determining a set of candidate entities from the relationship dimensions and in response to receiving a selection of one or more candidate entities, updating the set of selected entities to include the one or more candidate entities. | 04-23-2015 |
20150112819 | LOCAL AREA SOCIAL NETWORK - A local area social network is configured to enable a plurality of computer peripheral devices to show display data on a single shared screen. The local area social network has a proprietary network configured within a local venue. The single shared screen communicatively coupled to the proprietary network. A first computer peripheral device is communicatively coupled to the proprietary network such that the display data sent from the first computer peripheral device is displayed on the single shared screen. A second computer peripheral device is communicatively coupled to the proprietary network such that communication data from the second computer peripheral device is displayed on the first computer peripheral device. A web server is communicatively coupled to the proprietary network wherein the web server pushes data to the single shared screen and pulls user data sent from the first computer peripheral device and the second computer peripheral device. | 04-23-2015 |
20150112820 | PLATFORM FOR SERVING ONLINE CONTENT - A computer implemented method for creating a page including content includes the steps of inserting, with a computing device, one or more placeholders in the page, requesting, with a computing device, parameters, receiving, with a computing device, meta data in response to the step of requesting parameters, creating, with a computing device, frames in the page based on the meta data at positions corresponding to the placeholders, requesting, with a computing device, content, receiving, with a computing device, content in response to the request for content, and placing the content in the frames for display on a display device. | 04-23-2015 |
20150120470 | MULTI-PROTOCOL INTERACTIVE MOBILE VIDEO ADVERTISING - Techniques are provided for playback and event reporting of video advertisements on a user device. Two different event reporting protocols are simultaneously supported to enable application-based playback of video advertisements while collecting event information associated with the video playback. In some configurations, initialization of the event reporting protocols is serialized to avoid conflict conditions during the video playback. | 04-30-2015 |
20150127474 | Information Display System and Method - The invention disclosed herein is directed to a system and method for displaying graphics, text, animation, video and other content. In one embodiment of the invention, the system comprises a three-dimensional “Display Carousel” system. The system may include one or more display windows, each of which is capable of displaying different content. The configuration of the windows may give the appearance of rotating like a carousel and also of the carousel and/or images being three-dimensional. Other features of the invention may include functionality which permits the uploading and downloading of content, statistical data gathering, and revenue generation. | 05-07-2015 |
20150134465 | DYNAMIC INSERTION OF CONTENT ITEMS INTO RESOURCES - Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, including a method for providing content. Publisher input is received regarding acceptable content item types and sizes for inclusion with other content in a publication. Publisher input is received regarding how often content items are to appear in the publication. Identification is received of a user device that will render the publication as an article. The other content is evaluated including formatting the article as a single scrolling page, including defining logical pages with boundaries determined by formatted content blocks and based on display capabilities of the user device. Based on the evaluating, content items are selected for presentation along with the other content when presenting the article on the user device, including dynamically determining a number, types and placement of content items based on the logical pages and properties of the user device. | 05-14-2015 |
20150134466 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RENDERING CONTENT - In a method of displaying video data using an embedded media player page, frame dimensional data for a first video file is received from a database | 05-14-2015 |
20150142585 | Internet affiliate network marketing system and method with associated computer program - An Internet affiliate marketing method and associated computer program whereby a next generation affiliate network acts as an exchange for advertisers and merchants on one side and affiliates and next generation affiliates on the other. Affiliates and next generation affiliates sell content advertising in creatives to advertisers and merchants. Parties use this network to find each other, evaluate each other, and establish a purchase or advertising agreement using rewards. Creatives, using traditional advertising, familiar creative advertising, and combination advertising, are transmitted to the network website which posts them on selected social media sites. Parties accessing these sites are exposed to advertisers' and merchants' products appearing on creatives found therein. The network interfaces with enhanced capability supply-side platforms, real-time bidding platforms, and demand-side platforms that accommodate the new advertising concepts, familiar creative advertising and combination advertising. | 05-21-2015 |
20150142586 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYSTEMIZING A BRAND VOICE - A computer-implemented method for systemizing a brand voice is disclosed. The computer implemented method includes the steps of defining a framework having one or more of writing styles, identifying one or more brand voice characteristics associated with each of the one or more writing styles, assigning an optimum quantitative value to each brand voice characteristic for each writing style based on one or more communication factors, and outputting the optimum quantitative value of each brand voice characteristic for a selected one or more writing styles. The method also includes the steps of receiving written material in a brand voice software application, analyzing the written material to determine a quantitative value for identified brand voice characteristics in the written material, comparing the determined quantitative value to a target quantitative value of the identified brand voice characteristics, altering the written material based on the comparison, and outputting the altered written material. | 05-21-2015 |
20150149304 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLIENT-SIDE ADVERTISEMENT RETRIEVAL - Techniques are described for retrieving advertisements for insertion into a document. Embodiments receive a document comprising a request to retrieve a plurality of advertisement creatives. In response to transmitting the request specified within the received document to the advertisement management system, a single software object defining all of the plurality of advertisement creatives is received. Embodiments insert each of the plurality of advertisement creatives into the document, prior to rendering the document, and then render the document together with the advertisement creatives. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149305 | TRIGGERED PRESENTATION OF THIRD-PARTY INTERACTIVE CONTENT CHANNELS ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Techniques for transmitting and presenting content may be provided. In particular, systems and methods are provided for allowing third parties (e.g., “publishers”) to specify content items to be transmitted, via channels, to a plurality of devices (e.g., subscriber devices). Content items can include, e.g., product information, promotion details or institution-level notifications and can dynamically change in time. In one instance, a publisher can periodically update content (e.g., images, videos or text) based on, e.g., current or future promotions, new product launches or recent events. One or more content items can then be transmitted via a channel to devices of subscribers of the channel (e.g., simultaneously or asynchronously). When inactivity is detected at a particular subscriber's device, the device can present one or more content items from the channel. In some instances, the channel's content item(s) is sequential to or interleaved with content items from another channel. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149306 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT - The invention includes a system, apparatus, and method for storing media content within a service provider network. The system includes multi-service servers associated with access points adapted to allow end-user devices to access the service provider network. Each multi-service server includes a common storage partition adapted for storing media content and a plurality of end-user storage partitions adapted for maintaining associations to media content. The system includes media servers that communicate with the multi-service servers for providing media content to the multi-service servers. In response to a request for media content received from one of a plurality of end-user devices, the requested media content stored in the common storage partition is associated with a selected one of the end-user storage partitions associated with the end-user. The request for media content is received in response to end-user directed advertisements received at any of the plurality of end-user devices. | 05-28-2015 |
20150294374 | Methods And Systems For Providing Content - Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving and/or storing first content comprising a first break point, receiving and/or storing second content comprising a second break point, providing the first content, and providing the second content at the second break point in place of the first content at the first break point. In an aspect, the first and second content can be first and second episode of a television show. The first content and the second content can comprise portions that may be commercials, alternate scenes, previews. The portions in the second content can be received at a later time. For example, the portions in the second content can be a newer version or updated version of the respective portions in the first content. The portions in the second content can be played when the first content is provided. | 10-15-2015 |
20150294375 | FREQUENT MARKUP TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN NATIVE ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT - Techniques are provided that include obtaining a Document Object Model of an HTML document, such as a web page of a publisher. Elements of the Document Object Model may be identified that are associated with native advertisement placement candidate containers. Based at least in part on analysis associated with the Document Object Model, and utilizing at least some of the identified elements, one or more native advertisement placement candidate containers may be determined. Some techniques may utilize, in the analysis, construction and utilization of a suffix tree of a string of tags comprising all tags in the Document Object Model. Some techniques may utilize, in the analysis, a node flattening technique in connection with the Document Object Model. | 10-15-2015 |
20150302487 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR PROVIDING ADAPTIVE BITRATE-DYNAMIC ADVERTISEMENTS - A method and arrangement in an advertisement control system for providing adaptive bitrate-dynamic advertisements in an adaptively streamed video stream defined by a manifest. A bitrate monitor monitors the varying delivery bitrate of the video stream. A processor determines whether the delivery bitrate has fallen below a minimum bitrate threshold of a next advertisement in the manifest. If so, the arrangement replaces the next advertisement with a replacement video chunk such as a replacement advertisement having a minimum bitrate threshold lower than or equal to the delivery bitrate of the video stream. The arrangement may be implemented in an advertisement server, a client device, or a manifest creator. | 10-22-2015 |
20150317699 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR INSERTING AUDIO ADVERTISEMENT - The present invention provides a method, apparatus, device and system for inserting an audio ad. The present invention determines, according to feature information of audio into which an audio advertisement is inserted, an insertion time point of the audio advertisement when playing the audio, and executes an operation associated with the insertion of the audio advertisement at the insertion time point on a user equipment. The present invention enables an audio advertisement to be inserted into audio at a suitable time point to reduce the incongruity of the audio ad, so as to enhance the user experience. Furthermore, the present invention may rapidly update the advertisement contents in real time, so that a vast amount of Internet ads can be delivered quickly, so as to better satisfy both the user experience and revenue requirements. | 11-05-2015 |
20150324867 | OBTAINING PROFILE INFORMATION FOR FUTURE VISITORS - Methods described herein include prefetching information for a future visitor to a webpage or other resource. Prefetching the information can allow a provider to customize the webpage or resource with reduced latency. The methods can include notifying an experience provider associated with an advertisement prior to the user requesting the webpage or other resource. The notification can provide identification information corresponding to the client device or user. The notification also indicates that the client device or au user is about to be directed to the webpage or other resource. The notification can allow for retrieval of profile information associated with the identification information prior to the direction of the client device to the webpage or other resource. | 11-12-2015 |
20150324869 | CONTENT SYNDICATION IN WEB-BASED MEDIA VIA AD TAGGING - Methods and systems for providing advertisements for inclusion in video content. In one embodiment, a video is formatted into a specific format for advertising purposes. The format describes a standard for advertisement placement opportunities within a video in which a client device may select advertisements for display during these opportunities. | 11-12-2015 |
20150332192 | Estimating Future Inventory - Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for estimating performance parameters. A method includes: identifying selection criteria including one or more words, phrases or categories for use in a campaign; identifying a time in the future; estimating one or more performance parameters associated with execution of the campaign at the time in the future including for each performance parameter: identifying a time series based on historical inventory for the performance parameter; identifying and correcting for discontinuities in the time series to produce a corrected time series; evaluating the corrected time series for periodic components; evaluating the corrected time series for trends; extrapolating the corrected time series into the future based on the evaluating for periodic components and trends; and determining, for the time, estimated values for the performance parameter; and providing the estimated values for the one or more performance parameters. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332351 | System and Method for Service Provider Cloud Services - Cloud Marketplace - Novel tools and techniques are utilized or implemented for providing a cloud services marketplace. In some embodiments, a method might include providing an index of product offerings for selection. The index of product offerings including at least one product offering, each of the at least one product offering in the index of product offerings including a respective qualifier. The method might also include receiving a customer selection of one or more product offerings among the at least one product offering, and providing at least one network service needed to provision the one or more customer selected product offerings based on the respective qualifier. The at least one network service might be associated with at least one virtualized network function. The method might further include provisioning network resources to perform the at least one virtualized network function, based on the respective qualifier. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332352 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING SUB-CONTENT WHILE PROVIDING ONLINE CONTENT - Disclosed herein is a method, apparatus, and computer program for providing sub-content while providing online content. The method, apparatus, and computer program for providing sub-content while providing online content provides predetermined sub-content before providing online main content to a user, displays a predetermined user interface after a certain period of time, and continuously provides the sub-content only when the user selects the user interface. | 11-19-2015 |
20150339728 | AD SERVING AND INTELLIGENT IMPRESSION THROTTLING TECHNIQUES IMPLEMENTED IN ELECTRONIC DATA NETWORKS - Various aspects are disclosed for enabling an advertising server to improve profitability by selectively and dynamically discriminating between the various ad server resources which are to be allocated towards servicing different incoming impressions. The ad server may be configured or designed to dynamically evaluate the parameters of each incoming impressions in order to assess the likelihood of that incoming impression being successfully filled by demand partners and/or advertising networks. At various times when conditions warrant, the ad server may selectively and dynamically choose to throttle or drop the servicing of selected incoming ad requests/impressions in order to minimize losses which may occur as a result of servicing ad requests/impressions which result in defaults. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339734 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTITY-PROTECTED ADVERTISING NETWORK - Systems and methods are disclosed for protecting consumer privacy in an online advertising environment. A request may be received from a browser for a webpage along with a unique browser identifier. The browser may be provided a first portion of the webpage that is locally available. The unique browser identifier may be provided to at least one advertising entity, wherein the advertising entity determines an advertisement based, at least in part, on the unique browser identifier. The advertisement may be received from the advertising entity, and provided to the browser as a second portion of the webpage. | 11-26-2015 |
20150339735 | PROVIDING SOCIAL ENDORSEMENTS WITH ONLINE ADVERTISING - Third-party publishers (such as websites) provide online advertisements combined with social endorsement information to users. A request for an advertisement is received from a viewing user via a third-party publisher system. A particular advertisement is selected in response to this request, and one or more advertisement tags associated with the advertisement are retrieved. The advertisement tags comprise information related to the advertisement. Social networking system data for users related to the viewing user is retrieved. Social endorsement information is obtained using the social networking system data and the advertisement tags associated with the advertisement. The social endorsement information and the advertisement are then combined and transmitted to the third-party publisher system, or are transmitted individually for combination by the third-party publisher system. | 11-26-2015 |
20150347961 | CONCEPTS FOR USING ACTION IDENTIFIERS IN MESSAGES - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for automatically carrying out actions based on action identifiers in messages. In one embodiment, an appropriate computing entity can determine whether a message comprises an action identifier in the message. If the message comprises an action identifier, one or more of the parties of message can be identified and the corresponding action can be initiated. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348141 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNIFYING WORKFLOW PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING ADVERTISEMENT CONTENT - Methods and systems for generating device-optimized advertisement content from source data. The methods and system includes computing hardware which is operable to execute one or more software products for providing a graphical user interface and an advertisement building arrangement for enabling user-manipulation of the source data from one or more layered pre-defined formats to generate intermediate content. In addition, the method and system includes a translation arrangement for translating the intermediate content to the device-optimized content that takes into account rendering characteristics of one or more wireless-enabled portable rendering devices on which the device-optimized advertisement content is to be rendered. | 12-03-2015 |
20150379586 | UTILIZING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATION - A method and system for increasing an appeal of product offers with user-generated content items is provided. The method and system includes defining attributes of the product offers, collecting the user-generated content items having attributes matching the defined product offer attributes at a content resources storage device, ranking the matching user-generated content items for relevance to the product offers, combining a first set of highly ranked user-generated content items with a first product offer and replacing the first set of highly ranked user-generated content items with a second set of highly ranked user-generated content items when the second set of highly ranked user-generated content items is determined to have a relevance ranking to the first product offer which is higher than a relevance ranking of the first set of highly ranked user-generated content items. | 12-31-2015 |
20150379632 | BUSINESS METHOD FOR EFFICIENT AND DIRECT LOAN FINANCING - Disclosed herein are methods of loan financing within a computer-based membership club, comprising the steps of: a) establishing a loan financing membership club on a website on a computer-based network, wherein the membership club comprises at least one loan borrower, at least two lenders, and at least one loan evaluation/underwriting entity; b) accepting a loan application package from the borrower member on a website on a computer-based network; c) on the website, providing access to the loan application package to the loan evaluation entity, and receiving the loan application evaluation results from the loan evaluation entity; d) on the website, creating a loan application package, comprising the loan application package and the loan application evaluation results, and providing access to a completed fully underwritten the loan application package to the at least two lenders; e) on the website, accepting a lending bid from each of the lenders; f) on the website, providing access to the lending bids to the borrower; g) on the website, accepting the borrower's selection of the lending bid; and h) completing the loan funding and closing between the borrower and lender. | 12-31-2015 |
20160005106 | 3D PLATFORM FOR AESTHETIC SIMULATION - The present invention is related to the field of aesthetics. It concerns more particularly new methods for the generation of 3D anatomical outputs and 3D simulations of any aesthetic procedure, products obtained by such simulations, uses thereof and the creation of platforms or 3D virtual worlds of connected users and entities forming a virtual community using such methods and creating or ordering accessories and/or products. | 01-07-2016 |
20160005120 | Graphical representation of financial information - A programmed computer either provides a link to, provides a user-viewable advertisement for, or receives a hit from an end user who has hyperlinked from, a Web site that performs a method comprising: determining, by at least one computer, which plurality of financial items in a market sector are to be included in a graphical representation thereof comprising a respective plurality of contiguous regions each having a respective area based on a respective net assets of its represented one of the financial items and each having a respective interior color based on a respective change in price of its represented one of the financial items; and providing the Web site that displays the graphical representation. Said determining comprises determining that a second financial item in the market sector is not to be included in the graphical representation based on its correlation with a first financial item being less than zero. | 01-07-2016 |
20160019601 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODERATING, EVALUATING, AND ESCALATING MULTIMEDIA FILES - The present invention generally relates to interactive advertisements. Specifically, the present invention relates to a system and method for providing professional moderation, weighted evaluation, and an escalation of multimedia files ranking. Multimedia files subjected to this process have the result of enhanced user enjoyment and escalating remuneration for multimedia submitters. | 01-21-2016 |
20160019602 | ADVERTISEMENT METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An advertisement method of an electronic device and the electronic device thereof are provided. The operation method of the electronic device includes the processes of displaying banner advertisement comprising a user selection item, and displaying banner advertisement of a scenario matching to a result of selection of the user selection item. | 01-21-2016 |
20160019603 | ATTRIBUTING OFFLINE CONVERSIONS TO ONLINE ACTIVITY - A method, system, and computer program product provide the ability to connect online and offline activity. Advertisement delivery information is acquired. The advertisement delivery information includes an advertisement identification and a user identification identifying a user to which the advertisement was delivered. Beacon information is acquired. The beacon information includes a beacon identification and location. The beacon identification and the device identification are received from an application executing on a first device associated with the user. The application receives the low energy signal from the beacon identified by the beacon identification. Based on the advertisement delivery information, beacon identification, and device identification, conversion of the advertisement is directly attributed. Conversion information based on the conversion is then provided. | 01-21-2016 |
20160019604 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, DISTRIBUTION DEVICE, INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one aspect of an embodiment, an information display device includes a display unit configured to display first content and second content in a display region so as to overlap each other. The information display device includes a change unit configured to change the second content to third content, depending on a position where a predetermined region included in the first content is displayed. | 01-21-2016 |
20160019605 | CONTENT ITEM SELECTION CRITERIA GENERATION - Selection of content selection criteria based on entities related by relationship dimensions. In one aspect, a method receives a selection of a seed entity described in entity relation data, the entity relation data defining instances of entities, and for each entity one or more relationship dimensions; generating a set of selected entities; iteratively updating the set of selected entities, each iteration comprising: determining a set of relationship dimensions from the entities in the set of selected entities, each relationship dimension in the set being selected from the one or more relationship dimensions of the entities in the set of selected entities, receiving a selection of one of the relationship dimensions and in response: determining a set of candidate entities from the relationship dimensions and in response to receiving a selection of one or more candidate entities, updating the set of selected entities to include the one or more candidate entities. | 01-21-2016 |
20160021256 | ONLINE ADVERTISEMENT CAPABLE OF INITIATING A MISSED CALL - A client device interacting with an online system displays an advertisement unit with an interface element that allows a viewing user to make a missed call. If the user selects the interface element, the client device makes a phone call to a third-party system that is configured to record an identifier for the client device without accepting the phone call. Because the phone call is not accepted, the user typically does not incur any phone charges for making the call. The third-party system then sends a response (such as a text message or a return phone call) to the client device with information related to the advertisement. As a result, the user can receive additional information about the advertisement without at no charge and without having to manually input the phone number for the third-party system. | 01-21-2016 |
20160034976 | ADVERTISEMENT PRESENTATION - Scroll input received with regard to content within a content layer (e.g., email content displayed through an email inbox content layer of an email application) may be used as a trigger to reveal an advertisement layer or portion thereof, where the advertisement layer is under the content layer. For example, as a user scrolls towards the end of the email content, display of the email inbox content layer may be contracted and display of an advertisement layer may be expanded. In this way, one or more advertisement layers, comprising advertisements, may be displayed based upon scroll input. In an example, an advertisement may be revealed (e.g., gradually as the user scrolls towards the end of content) such that the advertisement does not occlude or visually block the content. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034978 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING MERCHANT-SUPPLIED INFORMATION WITH A FIXED REFERENCE POINT IN A VIRTUAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL WORLD - A system, method and apparatus are provided for associating interactive virtual advertisements and/or merchant-supplied commercial information with one or more reference points plotted within a geolocated, three-dimensional, virtual world stored in a computer-readable database. In some embodiments, this virtual world comprises panoramic images aligned using Google® Photo Sphere technology within applications such as Google® Maps Business View. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034979 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE DELIVERY OF CREATIVES - A method of creating and delivering an on-demand audio asset for inclusion in a creative is described. The method includes the steps of accessing a central processing environment, requesting at least one recording of at least a portion of an audio transmission generated from a communication device, generating at least one audio asset, adding the audio asset to a pool of related assets stored in a vault connected to the central processing environment, selecting the generated audio asset and at least one other related asset from the pool of related assets to form a creative, then requesting delivery of the creative to another communication device, and finally delivering the creative to the other communication device. The method is performed in part by a creative composition engine, which is also described. The engine includes a central processing environment having a processor, a digital recorder and a digital asset storage vault. | 02-04-2016 |
20160042411 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A DESIGNATED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF ACTIONS IN WEBPAGES - A method and apparatus for automatic execution of actions over a web page are provided. The method include receiving a request from a client node to execute at least one action in a webpage; analyzing the webpage to identify at least one interactive platform accessible by the webpage; extracting at least one step from the webpage required in order to execute the at least one action within the at least one interactive platform; generating, based on the at least one extracted step, a designated application programming interface (DAPI) for executing the at least one action within the at least one interactive platform; and providing to the client node a standard application programming interface (API) that enables interaction with the DAPI. | 02-11-2016 |
20160042412 | AD EXTENSIONS ON CONTENT NETWORK - A method of providing an ad extension includes selecting an advertisement for display. The method also includes selecting additional information related to the advertisement. The method also includes transmitting data representing the advertisement to a browser. The browser interacts with an expandable API to render an inline frame having an advertisement slot. The browser renders and displays the advertisement in the frame. The method also includes transmitting display data representing the additional information related to the advertisement to the browser. The browser receives an input to activate the ad extension. In response to the input, the browser interacts with the expandable API system to expand and render the frame. The browser renders, in the frame, the advertisement slot containing the advertisement. The browser also renders, in the frame, the additional information. The browser displays the expanded inline frame, such that the displayed frame covers a portion of the content. | 02-11-2016 |
20160048870 | Export Permissions In A Claims-Based Social Networking System - A social graph, which records the actions of users in a social networking system platform, may be modeled at least in part as a collection of claims that may be exported to other systems, such as third party publishers, based on permissions granted by users and entities. The social networking system may also act as a publisher, enabling web applications and mobile applications to publish claims to a variety of audiences based on the permissions granted by users and entities, or agents of the social networking system. Permissions may be granted based on agreed-upon terms of service between agents, agents and publishers, agents and the social networking system platform, and publishers and the social networking system. | 02-18-2016 |
20160048890 | Pet social network - A social network for pets comprising: a computer system wherein a user uploads photos and videos of a user's pets. The system further comprises images of advertiser's products and services related to pets. The system provides products comprising pet supplies and pet services. | 02-18-2016 |
20160055544 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVEMENT OF INTERNET BROWSING AND ADVERTISING THROUGH ASSOCIATION OF VIRTUAL HABITATION ENVIRONMENT WITH USER-SPECIFIC WEB RESOURCES - The invention describes and claims computer-implemented method for improvement of Internet browsing and advertising through association of furnishing objects in virtual habitation environment with user-specific web resource compilations. The method comprises the steps of establishing a plurality of databases and providing customizable virtual habitation environment, with at least one virtual representation of at least partially-enclosed living space. The method further comprises the steps of providing a plurality of furnishing objects, wherein at least some of the furnishing objects are, interactive, customizable, and are advertisement objects, and may be virtual representations of actual commercially-available products. The invention teaches positioning at least some furnishing objects over the virtual representation of the at least partially-enclosed living space; associating at least some of the plurality of furnishing objects with the user-specific web resources; and allowing for user interaction with at least some of the plurality of furnishing objects. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055546 | MANAGING PROGRESSIVE STATISTICAL IDS - A method, system, and computer program product for managing user identification codes in an internet advertising environment. One aspect implements a system including a database engine to store a plurality of signals comprising characteristics and/or values received from a user device. A user ID generator calculates collision statistics and/or fragmentation statistics to form a first mapping function that is in turn used to generate a plurality of identification codes based at least in part a first set of selected signals. A calibration module produces measurements determined from collision quantities and/or fragmentation quantities using the first mapping function, wherein the measurements are determined by comparing the plurality of identification codes to entries in a known ID database. A sequencing module generates updated sequences of mapping functions. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055548 | COUPON PLACEMENT WITHIN AN ADVERTISEMENT - A computer-implemented method for generating coupons is provided. The method comprises receiving a query for a coupon from a publisher for an ad unit; wherein said ad unit is designed by a third party designer and comprises certain visually perceptible elements; responsive to receiving the query determining if a coupon should be generated for the ad unit; if it is determined that a coupon should be generated for the ad unit, then: (A) retrieving stored data to corresponding to the ad unit; (B) using the stored data, to automatically generate a coupon for displaying together with the ad unit; wherein said coupon includes elements that visually correspond to the visually perceptible elements of the ad unit; and (C) transmitting said coupon to the publisher for displaying with the ad unit. | 02-25-2016 |
20160063577 | HANDLING OF REAL-TIME ADVERTISEMENT WITH CONTENT PREFETCHING - A method includes prefetching advertisement items from one or more advertisement sources over a network to an advertisement cache of a user terminal. In response to an indication that a content item is expected to be consumed by the user terminal, a request for an advertisement item to be presented in association with the content item is sent from the user terminal over the network. An instruction to present a selected advertisement item is received in the user terminal in response to the request. If the selected advertisement item is available in the advertisement cache, the selected advertisement item is retrieved from the advertisement cache, and the retrieved advertisement item is presented in association with the content item. | 03-03-2016 |
20160063578 | Systems and Methods to Bypass Online Advertisement Blockers - Some embodiments provide an adblocking bypass system for ensuring that advertisements are loaded and presented on a user device running one or more adblockers. The adblocking bypass system is comprised of a bypass loader and a bypass proxy. The bypass loader is a component that is embedded within content publisher content. When the content publisher content is downloaded and parsed by a user device, the bypass loader executes by detecting the presence of any adblocker on the user device. If found, the bypass loader forwards any blocked advertisement calls to the bypass proxy. The bypass proxy retrieves the requested advertisements and returns them to the bypass loader which then reintroduces the advertisements in final content presentation or rendering. The bypass proxy may also modify the content publisher content by replacing any blocked advertisement calls embedded within the content with calls to the bypass proxy. | 03-03-2016 |
20160072771 | HEALTH AND OTHER USE OF COLLECTION OF ARCHIVAL DIGITAL DATA - A secure digital content collection method, including a server being in signal communications with an application on a computing device; using a computing device to capture digital data about a Collection-Target such as a child or elderly person and deposit the data in a secure vault. Using alerts and/or lock-out on a computing device to encourage collection of digital data. The collected data may be processed into a variety of different criteria reels of data for a user to review. The collected data may be used for marketing and advertising purposes. | 03-10-2016 |
20160078009 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARMONIOUS TILING SEARCH AND PUBLISHING - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to provide harmonious tiling layout for a single heterogeneous data feed with a unique and brief syntax. The approach provides solutions to fit shapes into a container without having any holes by automatically providing the most optimum harmonious layout and tile presentation “win-out” over time, and a survival of the fittest of visual presentation based on configurable metrics. A single user interface combines the action of searching and publishing as a single process whereby search results are formatted with the intention to facilitate publishing the chosen items. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078498 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PURCHASING GOODS ON INTERNET - A method and a system for purchasing goods on Internet, which allows publishers who handle blogs and websites, write articles and review products, to sell products directly on their own website, thus making it extremely simple for the user to acquire what he/she sees. Specifically, the websites of publishers offer, within the various articles, different types of “objects”, such as photo-galleries, text-links, single images, banners, buttons and widgets, and the program software allows an “action” to be integrated on such “objects”, that is a step of activating the acquisition process of a specific product, which can be chosen by the publisher of the website or selected by means of a “machine learning” algorithm capable of semantically determining the best product on the basis of different parameters, such as page URL, behaviour and preferences of the users on that page, percentage of clicks on products shown previously for sale, etc. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078499 | Fixed Position Multi-State Interactive Advertisement - Computer-based systems and methods for a multi-state advertisement displayed at a fixed position on a primary display space of a display device. The fixed position advertisement remains in its fixed position in view of the user as the user scrolls the web page in various directions. A plurality of events trigger a change in the state of the multi-state advertisement, with the change in state resulting in a change of the advertisement content, shape, size, style and appearance. An embodiment deploys an initial video in combination with a billboard. When the interstitial video ends, the fixed position advertisement is sized down to a less obtrusive size, with the billboard and the interstitial video replaced with a navigation bar. | 03-17-2016 |
20160078522 | BROWSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING BROWSING DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM , AND PROGRAM - In an information processing system ( | 03-17-2016 |
20160086234 | System For and Method of Generating Advertising Inventory by Marketers Sharing Content with Others - A system of generating advertising inventory by marketers sharing content with others via a social network or other electronic communication across a network. This embodiment may include allowing one or more content providers to provide links to content items. The content items may be provided directly by the content provider or by a clearinghouse entity or other intermediary. A subscriber may then search for relevant content items from one or more content providers. The subscriber may provide ancillary content for association with the selected content item. Thus, when the subscriber shares a URL identifying the selected content item via a social network, the URL may be encoded with a unique identifier identifying the subscriber. When the URL is clicked by a user, an ad server on the publisher's side may recognize the unique identifier and display the content item with the ancillary content provided by the subscriber. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING A LANGUAGE OF A REMOTE DEVICE - A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and apparatus for setting a language of a remote device are disclosed. For example, the method determines connectivity information for interacting with the remote device, assesses a language setting of the mobile endpoint device, and sets the language of the remote device by sending the language setting of the mobile endpoint device to the remote device using the connectivity information. | 03-24-2016 |
20160092938 | REQUESTING ADVERTISEMENTS INSERTED INTO A FEED OF CONTENT ITEMS BASED ON ADVERTISING POLICIES ENFORCED BY AN ONLINE SYSTEM - An online system presents advertisements and content items to its users in a feed of content items (e.g., a newsfeed). The online system enforces one or more advertisement policies regulating insertion of advertisements into the feed and determines a predicted likelihood that enforcing the advertising policies will prevent insertion of additional advertisements into the feed of content items when a request to present content via the feed is received from a user of the online system. Advertising policies describe conditions preventing insertion of additional advertisements into the feed (e.g., positions in the feed that may not be occupied by advertisements, a minimum distance separating advertisements in the feed, etc.). Based on the predicted likelihood, the online system determines whether to request one or more additional advertisements for insertion into the feed from an advertisement service. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092940 | DE-DUPLICATING COMBINED CONTENT - A system, method, and apparatus for de-duplicating and serving a combined content feed are provided. The combined content includes items of two or more classes, such as sponsored and unsponsored, wherein some or all unsponsored content items may be sponsored. A feed service obtains sponsored and unsponsored items suitable for a user to whom the combined content feed is to be served. The service determines whether an item is duplicated among the multiple classes. If so, a distance between the duplicates is calculated (within the feed). If the distance is less than a first threshold, one of them is discarded and may or may not be replaced. A decision regarding which to eject may depend upon which version (e.g., sponsored or unsponsored) is positioned earlier in the feed, whether the duplicates are also less than a second threshold apart (which is lower than the first threshold), and/or other factors. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092941 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CLICKABLE ADVERTISEMENT ON WEB BROWSERS - A method for displaying advertisements on browsers (especially, tab browsers) that are effective and occupies smaller spaces of the screen is disclosed. When a user clicks a link on the screen and a new tab is displayed, the clicked link is replaced with another advertisement link, or another advertisement link is inserted near the clicked link, getting more attention from the user. | 03-31-2016 |
20160110775 | System and Method for Hash Desktop to Mobile Referral System - A method and system of presenting advertisements for users of an online system across multiple devices and tracking user interactions with those advertisements through the use of hash values generates from the emails associated with the user account. | 04-21-2016 |
20160117078 | MANAGING EPHEMERAL LOCATIONS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE - Systems and methods for advertising, and, more particularly, systems and methods for managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe. A method for managing ephemeral locations in a virtual universe (VU) includes causing a computer infrastructure to: render an ephemeral location upon a triggering in the VU; teleport a VU user avatar to the ephemeral location; permit the user avatar to interact in the ephemeral location; teleport the user avatar out of the ephemeral location; and un-render the ephemeral location. | 04-28-2016 |
20160117739 | Systems and Methods for Curating Content Metadata - Methods and systems relating to generating and correlating metadata with a content item are disclosed. For example, a computing device may generate one or more timestamp indicators to be associated with a content item. Each timestamp indicator may be correlated to metadata and may be associated with a time point or time interval in a duration of the content item. A requesting device may generate a request for metadata that may comprise an identifier of a timestamp indicator. The request may be generated, for example, based on determining a user of the device is requesting display of an interactive application. Upon receiving a metadata request comprising an identifier of a timestamp indicator, a computing device may transmit metadata correlated to the timestamp indicator to the requesting device or to another user device. | 04-28-2016 |
20160125479 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC IMAGE AMPLIFICATION - According to various embodiments, a system and a method for selecting images for advertisements using a computer system are disclosed. In one example, the method comprises computing, by the computer system, a plurality of valuations of a plurality of images, the plurality of valuations indicating levels of at least one of social engagement and personal engagement with the plurality of images, and identifying at least one image from the plurality of images based on a valuation of the at least one image from the plurality of valuations. | 05-05-2016 |
20160147749 | DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING THE RELATEDNESS OF WEB OBJECTS - A first cluster of web objects is identified from a click-through data structure. The click-through data structure can organize web objects into clusters based on query results of web objects selected by a user. Also, a second cluster of web objects can be identified from a metadata data structure. The metadata data structure can organize web objects into clusters based on metadata associated with the web objects. An output set of web objects is selected, in real time, from the identifier clusters. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148281 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE DIGITAL ADVERTISING - The present invention relates to a method for providing interactive digital advertising. The method includes the display of a digital advertisement and several possible responses to an instruction relating to the advertisement to a user on a device. When a correct response is selected by the user, content is made accessible to the user. Several of the possible responses maybe correct and/or the user may be given an opportunity to reselect one of the possible responses if their response is incorrect. A system is also disclosed. | 05-26-2016 |
20160148282 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING ONLINE ADVERTISEMENTS - A system and method for increasing displaying time of online advertisements. Upon receiving a search request, a search engine identifies a list of search results and displays them on one side of a result page. The search engine also obtains a list of advertisements and displays them on the other side of the result page. When a user scrolls down to look at search results at a lower portion of the result page, the list of advertisements are moved down, following the movement of the screen. Thus, at least a part of the list of advertisements continue to be displayed on the current screen. Since online advertisements are visible to the user for a longer time, there are more opportunities for the online advertisements to get the user's attention, and consequently more opportunities for the user to click on an advertisement. Thus, the efficiency of online advertising may be improved. | 05-26-2016 |
20160163189 | STREAMING AND GAMING UNIVERSAL REMOTE CONTROLLER - Disclosed is a universal remote controller for streaming multimedia content and gaming content to a multimedia device. The remote controller includes a display, a browser module to select the content or identification data associated with the content, a streaming module to arrange and stream the content, and a control module to control the streaming of the content and to control the multimedia device during the streaming. Also disclosed is a universal remote controller including a display area on the remote controller, an advertisement controller in communication with an advertisement platform to receive advertisements and to display them on the display area, and an event analyzer to analyze usage data of the universal remote controller and to provide events performed by a user of the remote controller to the advertisement controller. The advertisement controller defines requests to the advertisement platform as a function of the events. | 06-09-2016 |
20160180410 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF ADVERTISER IDENTIFIER IN ADVERTISEMENTS | 06-23-2016 |
20160182312 | Location-based, Server Assisted Peer to Peer Service with Extensible Service Categories | 06-23-2016 |
20160189165 | REVIEWING DISPLAYED ADVERTISEMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH ONE OR MORE ADVERTISING POLICIES ENFORCED BY AN ONLINE SYSTEM - An online system reviews advertisements for compliance with one or more policies regulating content included in advertisements. To reduce further presentation of non-compliant advertisements, the online system identifies a subset of advertisements previously presented to one or more users of the online system to be again evaluated for compliance with one or more policies enforced by the online system. Previously presented advertisements may be selected for the subset based on a number of times the advertisements were presented to online system users. For example, selection of advertisements for inclusion the subset is weighted by a number of times advertisements were presented to online system users (i.e., the number of impressions of the advertisements). One or more models applied to advertisements to determine whether the advertisements comply with one or more policies may be modified based on evaluation of the previously presented advertisements. | 06-30-2016 |
20160189248 | NATIVE ADVERTISEMENT SMART INJECTION - Techniques are provided that include generating a single script block for placement at a single location on an HTML document in response to a creation of one or more ad units for the HTML document, the single script block including one or more section codes that correspond to one or more content blocks of the HTML document. A syndication script for obtaining logic and metadata is generated for injecting native advertisements in the HTML document based on the one or more section codes. The syndication script is provided in response to a request generated by the single script block, and one or more native advertisements are provided in response to an ad call generated by the syndication script, the one or more native advertisements for injection in the one or more content blocks of the HTML document based on the logic and metadata. The ad request may contain one or more sections containing the metadata of the XPath identifying nodes within a Document Object Model of the HTML document as native ad placement containers. | 06-30-2016 |
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20160253726 | SYNCHRONIZING ITEMS FOR USE IN AN APPLICATION PURCHASED IN A FEED OF CONTENT PROVIDED BY AN ONLINE SYSTEM WITH A THIRD PARTY SYSTEM PROVIDING THE APPLICATION | 09-01-2016 |
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20170236167 | MANAGEMENT OF AN ADVERTISING EXCHANGE USING EMAIL DATA | 08-17-2017 |
20170236168 | Apparatus and Method to Bring Offline Data Online While Protecting Consumer Privacy | 08-17-2017 |
20170236169 | MANAGING EPHEMERAL LOCATIONS IN A VIRTUAL UNIVERSE | 08-17-2017 |
20170236170 | VISUAL TAG EDITOR | 08-17-2017 |
20170238039 | INJECTING STREAMING MEDIA INTO A PLAYLIST | 08-17-2017 |
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