Apparatus and method for delivery of targeted marketing to automated service machines
First Claim
1. A method of providing advertisements from a processor to an automated service machine over a network, comprising:
- determining, at the automated service machine, information identifying a user;
requesting, from the processor, an advertisement based upon the information identifying the user;
selecting, at the processor, the advertisement based upon the information identifying the user;
providing the selected advertisement to the automated service machine; and
presenting the selected advertisement.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for advertisements from a processor over a network, such as the Internet to an automated service machine are provided. The automated service machine determines information identifying a user and requests, from the processor, an advertisement based upon the information identifying the user. The processor selects the advertisement based upon the information identifying the user and provides the selected advertisement to the automated service machine. The processor may retrieve information from an advertising database and a consumer profile database to select the advertisement. The automated service machine then presents the selected advertisement to the user.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of providing advertisements from a processor to an automated service machine over a network, comprising:
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determining, at the automated service machine, information identifying a user;
requesting, from the processor, an advertisement based upon the information identifying the user;
selecting, at the processor, the advertisement based upon the information identifying the user;
providing the selected advertisement to the automated service machine; and
presenting the selected advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing advertisements, comprising:
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a first memory for storing information describing a profile of at least one user;
a second memory for storing data for a plurality of advertisements;
a processor for selecting at least one of the plurality of advertisements based upon the profile of the at least one user;
a network coupled to the processor; and
an automated service machine, coupled to the network, for providing information identifying the at least one user and presenting the at least one advertisement selected by the processor.
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8. An automated service machine, comprising:
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at least one user interface for receiving information identifying a user;
a communications interface for requesting an advertisement based upon the information identifying the user; and
at least one output interface for presenting the advertisement based upon the information identifying the user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for providing advertisements from a processor to an automated service machine over a network, comprising:
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means for determining, at the automated service machine, information identifying a user;
means for requesting, from the processor, an advertisement based upon the information identifying the user;
means for selecting, at the processor, the advertisement based upon the information identifying the user;
means for providing the selected advertisement to the automated service machine; and
means for presenting, at the automated service machine, the selected advertisement.
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