Advertiser interface for entering user distributed advertisement-enabled advertisement information
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing an advertiser interface for facilitating entry of advertisement-related data, the method comprising:
- a) providing a first interface component for facilitating the entry of creative information;
b) providing a second interface component for facilitating the entry of first compensation information used for determining whether and how to serve the advertisement under an automated arbitration process; and
c) providing a third interface component for facilitating the entry of second compensation information used for determining an amount to assess an advertiser for at least one of (A) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, (B) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a transmission of the document to a user, (C) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a publication of the document, (D) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a posting of the document, (E) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a transmission of the document to a user, and a rendering of the document, (F) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a publication of the document, and a rendering of the document, (G) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a posting of the document, and a rendering of the document, (H) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a transmission of the document to a user, a rendering of the document and a user selection of the advertisement, (I) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a publication of the document, a rendering of the document and a user selection of the advertisement, and (J) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a posting of the document, a rendering of the document, and a user selection of the advertisement.
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Abstract
User distributed advertisements (UDA ads) facilitates insertion of manually selected ads into a document that is to be distributed (e.g., transmitted, published, and/or posted) such that the document is to be made available to other users. For example, manually selected ads can be inserted into an email to be sent to another user, a blog to be posted for viewing by other users, a message to be sent to another user, a message board entry to be posted for viewing by other users, a document published and made available to other users, etc. Hence, UDA ads provide a scaleable advertising platform that achieves at least some of the benefits of manual targeting. Charges might be assessed to the advertiser, perhaps subject to one or more conditions being met. Rewards might be provided to the user that inserts and/or distributes the UDA ad, perhaps subject to one or more conditions being met. Performance metrics of UDA ads might be determined and used for various purposes, such as later ad serving arbitrations. A user interface for advertisers to allow their ads to be UDA ad-enabled might be provided.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing an advertiser interface for facilitating entry of advertisement-related data, the method comprising:
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a) providing a first interface component for facilitating the entry of creative information;
b) providing a second interface component for facilitating the entry of first compensation information used for determining whether and how to serve the advertisement under an automated arbitration process; and
c) providing a third interface component for facilitating the entry of second compensation information used for determining an amount to assess an advertiser for at least one of (A) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, (B) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a transmission of the document to a user, (C) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a publication of the document, (D) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a posting of the document, (E) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a transmission of the document to a user, and a rendering of the document, (F) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a publication of the document, and a rendering of the document, (G) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a posting of the document, and a rendering of the document, (H) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a transmission of the document to a user, a rendering of the document and a user selection of the advertisement, (I) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a publication of the document, a rendering of the document and a user selection of the advertisement, and (J) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a posting of the document, a rendering of the document, and a user selection of the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon an advertisement-related data structure, the advertisement-related data structure comprising:
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a) creative information;
b) first compensation information used for determining whether and how to serve the advertisement under an automated arbitration process; and
c) second compensation information used for determining an amount to assess an advertiser for at least one of (A) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, (B) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a transmission of the document to a user, (C) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a publication of the document, (D) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a posting of the document, (E) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a transmission of the document to a user, and a rendering of the document, (F) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a publication of the document, and a rendering of the document, (G) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a posting of the document, and a rendering of the document, (H) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a transmission of the document to a user, a rendering of the document and a user selection of the advertisement, (I) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a publication of the document, a rendering of the document and a user selection of the advertisement, and (J) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a posting of the document, a rendering of the document, and a user selection of the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An advertiser interface apparatus for facilitating entry of advertisement-related data, the apparatus comprising:
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a) means for providing a first interface component for facilitating the entry of creative information;
b) means for providing a second interface component for facilitating the entry of first compensation information used for determining whether and how to serve the advertisement under an automated arbitration process; and
c) means for providing a third interface component for facilitating the entry of second compensation information used for determining an amount to assess an advertiser for at least one of (A) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, (B) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a transmission of the document to a user, (C) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a publication of the document, (D) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document and a posting of the document, (E) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a transmission of the document to a user, and a rendering of the document, (F) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a publication of the document, and a rendering of the document, (G) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a posting of the document, and a rendering of the document, (H) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a transmission of the document to a user, a rendering of the document and a user selection of the advertisement, (I) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a publication of the document, a rendering of the document and a user selection of the advertisement, and (J) a manual selection of the advertisement for insertion into a document, a posting of the document, a rendering of the document, and a user selection of the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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