Process for delivering a menu of media and computer options potentially at no cost to consumers in exchange for viewing interactive advertisements

• US 20060053049A1
• Filed: 09/04/2004
• Published: 03/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brian Ardle Nolan
• Original Assignee: Brian Ardle Nolan
• Inventors: Nolan, Brian Ardle
• Application Number:
  US10/934,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20060053049A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.460
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0247 Calculate past, present or future revenues
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising

Abstract

A structure for creating a facilitator organization to deliver a menu of media and Internet options potentially at no cost to consumers in exchange for viewing interactive advertisements with the steps of: creating the facilitator organization, by which a single entity is created offering the media and Internet services via any and all available means to the consumer, offering the commercial businesses the advertising services, offering the media and the Internet services to deliver the services to the consumer, offering the interactive advertising to the consumers, collecting and distributing revenue by the advertising viewed by the consumers on the Internet services and the television, by which the data is collected and analyzed, by which the advertiser is satisfied that the advertising has reached the demographic and numerical population that the advertiser has contracted with the facilitator for.

Claims

1. A means for creating a facilitator organization for delivering a menu of media and computer options potentially at no cost to consumers in exchange for viewing interactive advertisements comprising the steps of:

A means of offering said media and Internet services to the consumer;

A means of offering said interactive advertising to the commercial advertisers;

A means of offering said interactive advertising to the consumers;

A means of collecting and distributing revenue generated by said advertising, said Internet services and said media services;

A means of offering a single entity for said media and said Internet services to the consumer;

A means of offering a single entity to the commercial advertiser to contract for said services;

A means of creating said facilitator organization;

A means by which said facilitator offers said media and Internet services to the consumer potentially at no financial cost;

A means by which said facilitator offers said media and Internet services to the consumer in exchange for viewing interactive advertising via the Internet;

A means by which said facilitator offers said media and Internet services to the consumer in exchange for viewing interactive advertising on television;

A means by which said facilitator will ask questions regarding the advertising on behalf of the advertiser;

A means by which said facilitator will receive data as a result of the consumers answers;

A means by which said facilitator will receive data via the Internet or telephone connection;

A means by which said facilitator will operate a series of Internet sites that will provide a selection of advertising messages and related interactive questions;

A means by which said facilitator will contract with program providers to secure dial settings that will show a selection of advertising messages and related interactive questions;

A means by which said facilitator will provide the consumer with a wireless Internet keyboard;

A means by which said facilitator will provide the consumer with a remote control that operates interactively with a program providers receiver;

A means by which said facilitator will contract with the consumer to provide a menu of services;

A means by which said facilitator will contract with the advertiser to provide commercial messages and interactive data from the consumer;

A means by which said facilitator will contract with program providers to continue service or install service via satellite, cable or broadband;

A means by which said facilitator will contract with Internet service providers to continue service or install service via satellite, cable or broadband;

A means by which said facilitator may contract with individual programming providers to deliver content directly to the consumer via satellite, cable or broadband;

A means by which said facilitator will provide the consumer with a billing statement that will include the monetary cost of their selected services;

A means by which said facilitator will provide the consumer with a billing statement that will include the number of interactive advertising minutes required to eliminate the financial cost;

A means by which said facilitator will give the consumer a pin number to be entered each time they view the interactive advertising;

A means by which said facilitator will give credit towards their service bill each time they provide the requested information;

A means by which said facilitator will give each person in the household a separate pin number;

A means by which said facilitator will credit the household account depending on the demographic requested by the advertiser;

A means by which said facilitator will determine the value of the demographic in minutes credited to the household;

A means by which said facilitator will charge the advertiser depending on the number of households demographic requested;

A means by which said facilitator will run advertising on channel settings and Internet sites according to demographic categories;

A means by which said facilitator will collect appropriate data to give to the advertiser to determine the effectiveness of their exposure; and

A means by which said facilitator will keep a confidential database of demographic categories in each subscribing household.