Internet advertisement system and method
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1. An Internet advertising system comprising:
- a multimedia presentation containing an embedded placeholder;
a set of advertisements corresponding to the embedded placeholder, each advertisement being indexed by at least one demographic indicator;
means for identifying at least one demographic characteristic of a user;
means for selecting one advertisement from the set of advertisements, the selector means including a comparison of the user'"'"'s at least one demographic characteristic with the at least one demographic indicator of each advertisement to select the most relevant advertisement for the user;
means for inserting the selected advertisement into the embedded placeholder of the multimedia presentation, the inserter means creating a seamless advertisement dynamically contained in the multimedia presentation and targeted to the user'"'"'s demographic characteristics; and
means for delivering the multimedia presentation to the user.
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Abstract
A novel Internet advertising system and method is provided in which a targeted advertisement is embedded into a multimedia presentation. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the targeted advertisement is chosen from a group of advertisements and is inserted into the presentation to an individual user based on the specifications of an advertiser. In another preferred embodiment, in addition to targeting the advertisement to an individual user, the advertisement embedded into the multimedia presentation is provided with a hyperlink to a website chosen by the advertiser.
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37 Claims
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1. An Internet advertising system comprising:
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a multimedia presentation containing an embedded placeholder;
a set of advertisements corresponding to the embedded placeholder, each advertisement being indexed by at least one demographic indicator;
means for identifying at least one demographic characteristic of a user;
means for selecting one advertisement from the set of advertisements, the selector means including a comparison of the user'"'"'s at least one demographic characteristic with the at least one demographic indicator of each advertisement to select the most relevant advertisement for the user;
means for inserting the selected advertisement into the embedded placeholder of the multimedia presentation, the inserter means creating a seamless advertisement dynamically contained in the multimedia presentation and targeted to the user'"'"'s demographic characteristics; and
means for delivering the multimedia presentation to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An Internet advertising system comprising:
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a multimedia presentation containing an embedded placeholder;
a set of advertisements corresponding to the embedded placeholder;
means for selecting one advertisement from the set of advertisements;
means for inserting the selected advertisement into the embedded placeholder of the multimedia presentation, the inserter means creating a seamless advertisement contained in the multimedia presentation; and
means for delivering the multimedia presentation to a user. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. An Internet advertising system comprising:
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an original, Flash animation multimedia presentation containing at least one embedded placeholder;
multiple sets of advertisements, each set of advertisements corresponding to one of each of the at least two embedded placeholders, and each advertisement being indexed by at least one demographic indicator;
cookies generated by an Internet browser of a user for identifying at least one demographic characteristic of the user;
means for selecting one advertisement from the set of advertisements, the selector means including a comparison of the user'"'"'s cookies with the at least one demographic indicator of each indexed advertisement to select the most relevant advertisement for the user;
a Macromedia Generator computer program for inserting the selected advertisement into the embedded placeholder of the multimedia presentation, the Generator computer program creating a seamless advertisement dynamically contained in the multimedia presentation and targeted to the user'"'"'s demographic characteristics;
a syndication network for delivering the multimedia presentation to the user over an Internet connection between a first server storing the multimedia presentation containing the embedded placeholder and a computer operated by the user;
a media buyer providing at least a portion of the set of advertisements, wherein the identifier information is delivered from the syndication network to the media buyer and the identifier information is also delivered from the syndication network to the selector means;
a fee charged to the user for delivery of the multimedia presentation, the user fee being apportioned to a group comprising an owner of the multimedia presentation, an owner of the syndication network and an owner of the media buyer;
an advertisement charge to the sponsor of the advertisement delivered in the multi-media presentation, wherein the sponsor'"'"'s advertisement charge is apportioned to a group comprising an owner of the multimedia presentation, an owner of a media buyer providing the selected advertisement, and an owner of the delivery means for providing the multimedia presentation to the user; and
a hyperlink in the advertisement contained in the multimedia presentation, wherein the hyperlink takes the user to an advertiser'"'"'s website.
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36. An Internet advertising method comprising:
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providing a multimedia presentation containing an embedded placeholder;
providing a set of advertisements corresponding to the embedded placeholder, each advertisement being indexed by at least one demographic indicator;
identifying at least one demographic characteristic of a user;
selecting one advertisement from the set of advertisements, the advertisement selection includes a comparison of the user'"'"'s at least one demographic characteristic with at least one demographic indicator of each advertisement, wherein the most relevant advertisement for the user is selected;
inserting the selected advertisement into the embedded placeholder of the multimedia presentation, wherein a seamless advertisement dynamically contained in the multimedia presentation and targeted to the user'"'"'s demographic characteristics is created; and
means for delivering the multimedia presentation to the user.
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37. An Internet advertising method comprising:
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providing an original, Flash animation multimedia presentation containing at least two embedded placeholders;
providing multiple sets of advertisements, each set of advertisements corresponding to one of each of the at least two embedded placeholders, and each advertisement being indexed by at least one demographic indicator;
identifying cookies generated by an Internet browser of a user, wherein at least one demographic characteristic of the user is identified;
selecting one advertisement from the set of advertisements, the selector means including a comparison of the user'"'"'s cookies with the at least one demographic indicator of each indexed advertisement to select the most relevant advertisement for the user;
inserting the selected advertisement into the embedded placeholder of the multimedia presentation using a Macromedia Generator computer program, the Generator computer program creating a seamless advertising dynamically contained in the multimedia presentation and targeted to the user'"'"'s demographic characteristics;
providing a syndication network for delivering the multimedia presentation to the user over an Internet connection between a first server storing the multimedia presentation containing the embedded placeholder and a computer operated by the user;
providing at least a portion of the set of advertisements through a media buyer, wherein the identifier information is delivered from the syndication network to the media buyer and the identifier information is also delivered from the syndication network to the selector means;
charging a fee to the user for delivery of the multimedia presentation, the user fee being apportioned to a group comprising an owner of the multimedia presentation, an owner of the syndication network and an owner of the media buyer;
charging the sponsor of the advertisement delivered in the multi-media presentation, wherein the sponsor'"'"'s advertisement charge is apportioned to a group comprising an owner of the multimedia presentation, an owner of a media buyer providing the selected advertisement, and an owner of the delivery means for providing the multimedia presentation to the user; and
a hyperlink in the advertisement contained in the multimedia presentation, wherein the hyperlink takes the user to an advertiser'"'"'s website.
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