System and method of arranging delivery of advertisements over a network such as the internet
First Claim
1. A system of arranging the delivery of advertisements over a network such as the Internet, said system having an agent'"'"'s server which comprises:
- an invitation module providing an invitation page on a network for inviting a potential advertiser having the advertiser'"'"'s own web site to place an intended advertisement on a network, said offer page including a condition form which said potential advertiser fill out to specify conditions for said advertisement, said condition form having a selection box of defined responses to be made by network users as a consequence of the advertisement so that the advertiser can select at least one of said defined responses at said selection box to be included in said conditions, said condition form having a cost per response entry to be entered by the advertiser as indicating a unit cost payable for the response selected;
an offer module which makes an ad schedule listing the intended advertisement with the specific conditions based upon a reply to said invitation page from the advertiser, said offer module providing an offer page which discloses said ad schedule on the network to a potential affiliate administering a network medium so that the affiliate can determine to place the advertisement on an ad space of said network medium in agreement on the specific conditions prescribed in said ad schedule, said offer page including an agreement entry which instructs the affiliate to enter an acceptance for selling the ad space to the advertiser;
an arrangement module which establishes an advertisement contract between the advertiser and the affiliate upon receipt of said acceptance from the affiliate, and allocates said advertiser'"'"'s web site to said ad space of said network placing the advertisement thereon;
a response measurement module which counts the number of said specific response made at the advertiser'"'"'s web site through said ad space; and
an administration module making a statistical report for analysis of the counted responses and delivering the statistical report through said agent'"'"'s server to the advertiser so that the advertiser can estimate the effectiveness of the advertisement.
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Abstract
A method and system of arranging advertisements on a network such as the Internet enables a potential media owner or affiliate to sell its ad space on a network media to an advertiser at a discretion of the affiliate simply by accepting advertiser'"'"'s conditions for the advertisement. Offering the advertiser'"'"'s conditions and the affiliate'"'"'s acceptance are made on the network through an agent'"'"'s server. The server provides an invitation page for entry of the advertiser'"'"'s conditions. The invitation page includes a selection box listing defined responses expected to be made by internet users so that the advertiser can select one or more of the responses to be included in the conditions. In addition, the invitation page includes a cost per response entry to be entered by the advertiser for each response selected. The conditions are disclosed to the affiliate on the network. When the affiliate accept the conditions on the network, the agent'"'"'s server responds to make an advertisement contract, and allocates an advertiser'"'"'s web site to the ad space of the network media. The number of the responses made to the advertisement is counted at the agent'"'"'s server which delivers statistical data of the counted responses on the network to the advertiser and the affiliate for determination of the payment and for evaluation of the effectiveness of the advertisement.
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1. A system of arranging the delivery of advertisements over a network such as the Internet, said system having an agent'"'"'s server which comprises:
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an invitation module providing an invitation page on a network for inviting a potential advertiser having the advertiser'"'"'s own web site to place an intended advertisement on a network, said offer page including a condition form which said potential advertiser fill out to specify conditions for said advertisement, said condition form having a selection box of defined responses to be made by network users as a consequence of the advertisement so that the advertiser can select at least one of said defined responses at said selection box to be included in said conditions, said condition form having a cost per response entry to be entered by the advertiser as indicating a unit cost payable for the response selected;
an offer module which makes an ad schedule listing the intended advertisement with the specific conditions based upon a reply to said invitation page from the advertiser, said offer module providing an offer page which discloses said ad schedule on the network to a potential affiliate administering a network medium so that the affiliate can determine to place the advertisement on an ad space of said network medium in agreement on the specific conditions prescribed in said ad schedule, said offer page including an agreement entry which instructs the affiliate to enter an acceptance for selling the ad space to the advertiser;
an arrangement module which establishes an advertisement contract between the advertiser and the affiliate upon receipt of said acceptance from the affiliate, and allocates said advertiser'"'"'s web site to said ad space of said network placing the advertisement thereon;
a response measurement module which counts the number of said specific response made at the advertiser'"'"'s web site through said ad space; and
an administration module making a statistical report for analysis of the counted responses and delivering the statistical report through said agent'"'"'s server to the advertiser so that the advertiser can estimate the effectiveness of the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of arranging the delivery of advertisements over a network such as the Internet, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing an invitation page on the network for inviting potential advertisers each having an advertiser'"'"'s web site to place an advertisement on the network, said invitation page having a condition form to specify conditions for said advertisement, said condition form having a list of defined responses expected to be made by a network user in reply to the advertisement so that the advertiser can select at least one of said responses to be included in said conditions, said condition form having a cost per response entry to be filled by the advertiser as indicating a unit cost payable for the response selected, and having a media entry for designating a desired network medium on which the advertisement is intended to be placed on;
receiving a reply to the invitation page from the advertiser and making therefrom an ad schedule with specific conditions for the advertisement;
providing an offer page which discloses said ad schedule over the network to a potential affiliate administering a network medium so that the affiliate can determine to place the advertisement on an ad space of said network medium in agreement on the specific conditions in said ad schedule, said offer page including an agreement entry which instructs the affiliate to enter an acceptance for selling the ad space to the advertiser;
establishing an advertisement contract between the advertiser and the affiliate immediately upon receipt of said acceptance and delivering a confirmation of the contract to the advertiser and the affiliate;
allocating the advertiser'"'"'s web site to said ad space in the network medium placing the advertisement in order to count the number of said responses made through said ad space to the advertiser'"'"'s web site during a predetermined period of time; and
delivering data of the counted responses over the network for access by the advertiser as well as by the affiliate so that the advertiser can evaluate the effect of the advertisement and that the affiliate can charge the advertiser for the advertisement based upon said data. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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