System and method for processing and displaying product information on a computer
First Claim
1. An electronic system providing a plurality of digital free standing inserts, comprising:
- an imaging application for receiving a pre-print free standing insert and for rendering a digital rendition of the pre-print free standing insert;
an advertisement creation application for capturing information relating to each of the advertisements depicted in the digital rendition of the pre-print free standing insert;
a database for storing the captured information;
an image server for rendering the captured information as one or more webpages, each webpage depicting a digital rendition of a particular pre-print free standing insert; and
a selection tool for allowing a user to locate particular ones of the digitally rendered pre-print free standing inserts.
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Abstract
The invention provides a useful method and apparatus for processing and displaying product information over a computer network such as the Internet. Using computer executable software, the invention is able to receive graphics files and corresponding database information related to a product and store the information in a format that can be easily searched. Different layers of information pertaining to the product may be stored and cross referenced so that products can be researched by price, quality, location and other factors that may be important to the consumer. All information traditionally conveyed by FSIs can be emulated. Furthermore, the invention provides the added benefit of cross referencing the information pertaining to the product including advertiser information (store location or WWW address), date range of the advertisement (e.g. expiration date), product description, price, name brands, and other useful information.
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9 Claims
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1. An electronic system providing a plurality of digital free standing inserts, comprising:
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an imaging application for receiving a pre-print free standing insert and for rendering a digital rendition of the pre-print free standing insert;
an advertisement creation application for capturing information relating to each of the advertisements depicted in the digital rendition of the pre-print free standing insert;
a database for storing the captured information;
an image server for rendering the captured information as one or more webpages, each webpage depicting a digital rendition of a particular pre-print free standing insert; and
a selection tool for allowing a user to locate particular ones of the digitally rendered pre-print free standing inserts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for creating a digital rendition of a pre-print free standing insert, comprising the steps of:
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digitally rendering a pre-print free standing insert;
extracting individual graphic and text portions of the digitally rendered pre-print free standing insert, the graphic and text portions relating to individual advertisements on the pre-print free standing insert; and
performing an image mapping process on the digitally rendered pre-print free standing insert to associate a hotlink image boundary with respective advertisements on the digitally rendered pre-print free standing insert. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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