Electronic advertisement system and method
First Claim
1. A preparation system with administration for ads, said system comprising:
- means for specifying company advertiser and ad publisher business rules to control preparation and administration of ads for publication;
means for specifying company advertiser and ad publisher personnel roles to accomplish preparation and administration of ads for publication;
means for preparation and administration of ads for publication by said roles according to said business rules; and
a database for storing company advertiser and ad publisher business rules, personnel roles, and ads prepared and administered by said roles for publication according to said business rules;
wherein said ads are formatted for at least one ad delivery medium.
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Abstract
A system and method for the preparation and administration of advertisements for electronic and print publishing, and other advertising media is provided. The present system and method is directed to an interactive network-accessible computer-assisted cooperative preparation of advertisements governed by business rules provided by both a Company advertiser and a media Publisher. Using the system and method of the invention Companies and Publishers are able to cooperate (1) in the joint creation, editing, and arrangement of text, images, audio, animation, and video for inclusion in a publication'"'"'s advertising media spaces and (2) in the joint administration of the advertisement preparation process. The invention has application in any visual, audio, electronic and print media that can support perusing of ads by potential purchasers. Media which provide such presentations include newspapers, magazines, trade journals, as well as computer-based applications, such as on-line catalogs, yellow pages, want ads, and other network-accessible advertising platforms and other advertising media including movie theatre ads, billboards, and radio ads.
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26 Claims
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1. A preparation system with administration for ads, said system comprising:
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means for specifying company advertiser and ad publisher business rules to control preparation and administration of ads for publication;
means for specifying company advertiser and ad publisher personnel roles to accomplish preparation and administration of ads for publication;
means for preparation and administration of ads for publication by said roles according to said business rules; and
a database for storing company advertiser and ad publisher business rules, personnel roles, and ads prepared and administered by said roles for publication according to said business rules;
wherein said ads are formatted for at least one ad delivery medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26)
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20. A method for ad preparation with administration, comprising the steps of:
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(a) specifying company advertiser and ad publisher business rules to control preparation and administration of ads for publication;
(b) specifying company advertiser and ad publisher personnel roles to accomplish preparation and administration of ads for publication;
(c) preparing and administering ads for publication by said specified roles according to said specified business rules for delivery by at least one delivery medium;
(d) storing said specified business rules and roles in a database; and
(e) storing said prepared ads in a database. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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