Targeted advertisement with local consumer profile
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1. A computer, comprising:
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a CPU;
memory coupled to the CPU; and
an instruction storage medium coupled to the CPU, the instruction storage medium provides instructions executable by the CPU, whereby the computer logs consumer activities, creates a local consumer profile based on said consumer activities, and displays an advertisement on the monitor if a target profile of a targeted advertisement matches the local consumer profile.
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Abstract
A computer that comprises a monitor, a CPU, memory coupled to the CPU, and an instruction storage medium coupled to the CPU. The instruction storage medium provides instructions executable by the CPU, whereby the computer logs consumer activities, creates a local consumer profile based on said consumer activities, and displays an advertisement on the monitor if a target profile of said targeted ad matches the local consumer profile.
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27 Claims
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1. A computer, comprising:
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a monitor;
a CPU;
memory coupled to the CPU; and
an instruction storage medium coupled to the CPU, the instruction storage medium provides instructions executable by the CPU, whereby the computer logs consumer activities, creates a local consumer profile based on said consumer activities, and displays an advertisement on the monitor if a target profile of a targeted advertisement matches the local consumer profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a first computer;
a communication network that receives a message, having a target profile and an advertisement, from the first computer and broadcasts the message; and
a second computer that receives the message from the communication network, compares the target profile of the message with a consumer profile, and displays the advertisement of the message if a required portion of the target profile matches the consumer profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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collecting data on a consumer computer;
receiving a targeted ad containing criteria and a bid price;
comparing said criteria with the data;
making an advertisement available on the computer if the criteria matches elements of the data and the bid price of the targeted ad is greater than or equal to a consumer ask price. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A storage medium containing computer-readable instructions that are executable by a computer and cause the computer to:
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log computer activities;
create a local consumer profile that comprises a first set of information;
receive a targeted advertisement containing a second set of information;
compare the first set of information to the second set of information; and
present the targeted advertisement on the computer if a required amount of the second set of information matches with the first set of information. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A system, comprising:
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means for receiving a targeted ad;
means for comparing information embedded in the targeted ad with user controlled criteria pertaining to which ads are to be shown on the system;
showing the targeted ad if the targeted ad falls within the user specified criteria;
- View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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