SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRESENTATION OF ADVERTISEMENTS
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Abstract
A system and method for the presentation of advertisements is present. According to one embodiment, a number of impressions of an advertisement message are presented over a computer network such as the Internet to a variety of viewer computers. Depending on the actions taken by the viewers (e.g., whether the Viewer selects the advertising message and accesses a web-link to the advertiser'"'"'s web-site), bonus exposure (e.g., an additional number of impressions provided to the viewers) of the advertising message is given.
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52 Claims
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28. A method of selling advertising by a seller to a buyer, the method comprising:
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receiving from a buyer at least one advertising message for display on a website and an advertising budget representing a maximum cost to the buyer resulting from the display of the advertising message on the website;
displaying the advertising message on the website from a server to one or more viewers viewing the website on one or more viewer computers over a computer network, the display of the advertising message being based at least in part on the number of impressions corresponding to the advertising budget;
automatically recording at said server one or more actions entered into said one or more viewer computers, said actions made by said one or more viewers in response to said advertising message;
automatically calculating a number of additional impressions to be provided based on the one or more actions; and
automatically increasing display of the advertising message based on said one or more actions without increasing the maximum cost to the buyer as represented by the advertising budget resulting from the display of the advertising message on the website. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system for the presentation of advertisements where a seller and a buyer agree to a sale price for said presentation of advertisements, said sale price covering a minimum number of impressions of an advertising message on a website and potential, to be added impressions of the advertising message on the website, the system comprising:
a computer system operative with programming to;
provide at least the minimum number of impressions of the advertising message on the website to one or more viewers viewing the website on one or more viewer computers over a computer network, the minimum number of impressions corresponding at least in part to an advertising budget received from the buyer, the advertising budget representing a maximum cost to the buyer resulting from the display of the advertising message on the website;
record one or more actions entered into said one or more viewer computers, said actions made by said one or more viewers in response to said advertising message;
calculate a number of additional impressions of the advertising message to be provided based on said one or more actions recorded by the computer system; and
provide the calculated number of additional impressions of said advertising message on the website to said one or more viewer computers without charging beyond the advertising budget. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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