Method and system for creating, serving and tracking advertisements
First Claim
1. A method for providing an ad, the method comprising:
- combining an ad input file with a conduit file to create an integrated ad file, wherein the ad input file identifies the content of the ad and the conduit file identifies tracking data for the ad; and
serving the integrated ad file, thereby providing the ad.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing an ad is disclosed. The method of one embodiment comprises combining an ad input file with a conduit file to create an integrated ad file, wherein the ad input file identifies at least the content of the ad and the conduit file identifies at least the tracking data for the ad. The integrated ad file may then be served. According to a further embodiment, the method further includes effectuating a modification to the ad content by updating the ad input file, recombining the modified ad input file with the conduit file to create a modified integrate ad file and serving the modified integrated ad file.
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1. A method for providing an ad, the method comprising:
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combining an ad input file with a conduit file to create an integrated ad file, wherein the ad input file identifies the content of the ad and the conduit file identifies tracking data for the ad; and
serving the integrated ad file, thereby providing the ad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of providing an ad based on an ad file, the method comprising:
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identifying a first file;
identifying a second file;
identifying a placeholder in the first file; and
inserting the second file into the placeholder to create the ad file. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing an ad based on an ad file, the method comprising:
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identifying a first file;
identifying a second file;
identifying a third file;
identifying a first placeholder and a second placeholder in the third file; and
inserting the first file into the first placeholder and inserting the second file into the second placeholder to create the ad file. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computer readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon for performing a method of creating an integrated ad file, the method comprising:
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identifying a first file;
identifying a second file;
identifying a placeholder in the first file; and
inserting the second file into the placeholder to create an integrated ad file. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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