Method and system for organizing and disseminating information on products featured in entertainment productions

• US 20060020523A1
• Filed: 12/17/2004
• Published: 01/26/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visure Corporation
• Original Assignee: Visure Corporation
• Inventors: Song, Michael K.
• Granted Patent: US 7,428,504 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0242 Determining effectiveness of advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0256 User search
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0625 Directed, with specific intent or strategy
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers

Abstract

A method, program product and system for organizing and disseminating information on products featured in entertainment productions. The invention includes a database for storing a catalogue of product information on products featured in entertainment productions. A server is programmed to perform the steps of: authorizing access to the user, accepting a search request from the user, querying the database based on said search request, displaying the products identified from the catalogue on a display screen of a user computer using visual indicators related to entertainment productions, receiving a product selection from said user, and displaying detailed product information on a display screen of a user computer based on the product selection.

Claims

1. A method of providing a user with product information on products featured in entertainment productions, said method comprising:

authorizing access to a user;

accepting a search request from said user;

querying a catalogue of product information based on said search request;

displaying products identified from said catalogue on a display screen of a user computer, wherein said products are displayed using visual indicators related to entertainment productions;

receiving a product selection from said user; and

displaying detailed product information on a display screen of a user computer based on said product selection.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising displaying retailer information on a display screen of a user computer based on said product selection.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein said retailer information includes an identification of retailers who carry said product selection and are located within a predetermined distance from an entered user location.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising redirecting a user to a location to purchase said product selection on-line.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said visual indicators are product thumbnails.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein said visual indicators are video clips.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said search request is an identification of a specific entertainment production and said displayed products are those which are associated with said specific entertainment production.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein said search request is an identification of a product category and said displayed products are those which are associated with said product category.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein said detailed product information includes a product creative.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein said product creative includes an advertising message.

11. A method according to claim 1, further comprising collecting and storing user information and at least a portion of said user'"'"'s selections.

12. A method according to claim 11, further comprising displaying a targeted advertisement on said display screen.

13. A method according to claim 12, further comprising invoking a promotional redemption related to said targeted advertisement.

14. A method according to claim 12, wherein said targeted advertisement is selected based upon said collected information.

15. A method according to claim 14, wherein said targeted advertisement comprises a plurality of advertisements, an arrangement of said plurality of advertisements on said display screen being dependent on a relative value placed on retailers providing said plurality of advertisements.

16. A method according to claim 11, further comprising generating a performance report based upon said collected information.

17. A program product for providing a user with product information on products featured in entertainment productions, said program product comprising machine-readable program code for causing, when executed, one or more machines to perform the following method steps:

authorizing access to a user;

accepting a search request from said user;

querying a catalogue of product information based on said search request;

displaying products identified from said catalogue on a display screen of a user computer, wherein said products are displayed using visual indicators related to entertainment productions;

receiving a product selection from said user; and

displaying detailed product information on a display screen of a user computer based on said product selection.

18. A program product according to claim 17, further comprising displaying retailer information on a display screen of a user computer based on said product selection.

19. A program product according to claim 18, wherein said retailer information includes an identification of retailers who carry said product selection and are located within a predetermined distance from an entered user location.

20. A program product according to claim 19, further comprising redirecting a user to a location to purchase said product selection on-line.

21. A program product according to claim 17, wherein said visual indicators are product thumbnails.

22. A program product according to claim 17, wherein said visual indicators are video clips.

23. A program product according to claim 17, wherein said search request is an identification of a specific entertainment production and said displayed products are those which are associated with said specific entertainment production.

24. A program product according to claim 17, wherein said search request is an identification of a product category and said displayed products are those which are associated with said product category.

25. A program product according to claim 17, wherein said detailed product information includes a product creative.

26. A program product according to claim 25, wherein said product creative includes an advertising message.

27. A program product according to claim 17, further comprising collecting and storing user information and at least a portion of said user'"'"'s selections.

28. A program product according to claim 27, further comprising displaying a targeted advertisement on said display screen.

29. A program product according to claim 28, further comprising invoking a promotional redemption related to said targeted advertisement.

30. A program product according to claim 28, wherein said targeted advertisement is selected based upon said collected information.

31. A program product according to claim 30, wherein said targeted advertisement comprises a plurality of advertisements, an arrangement of said plurality of advertisements on said display screen being dependent on a relative value placed on retailers providing said plurality of advertisements.

32. A program product according to claim 27, further comprising generating a performance report based upon said collected information.

33. A system for organizing and disseminating information on products featured in entertainment productions, said system comprising:

a database for storing a catalogue of product information on products featured in entertainment productions; and

a server programmed to perform the steps of;

authorizing access to a user;

accepting a search request from said user;

querying said database based on said search request;

displaying products identified from said catalogue on a display screen of a user computer, wherein said products are displayed using visual indicators related to entertainment productions;

receiving a product selection from said user; and

displaying detailed product information on a display screen of a user computer based on said product selection.