System, Methods, And Apparatus For Interactive Advertising
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- configuring a computing device to receive a user input from a user requesting information about a product or service within a proximity;
providing a first output comprising a list of one or more merchants providing the product or service within the proximity; and
providing a second output comprising one or more brand names under which the product or service is available within the proximity;
where the first and second outputs are simultaneously displayed to the user on an instant messaging interface.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system and methodology for searching and presenting merchant and advertised information to a user over a wide area network such as the Internet. The system and method actively links manufacturer and merchant information within a search query so as to enable a user to conduct more efficient searching when seeking products or services in a proximity or geographical area. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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configuring a computing device to receive a user input from a user requesting information about a product or service within a proximity; providing a first output comprising a list of one or more merchants providing the product or service within the proximity; and providing a second output comprising one or more brand names under which the product or service is available within the proximity; where the first and second outputs are simultaneously displayed to the user on an instant messaging interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing a search for a product or service within a geographical proximity comprising:
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an instant messenger user interface configured to; receive a user input requesting information about a product or service within a proximity; provide a first output comprising a list of one or more merchants providing the product or service within the proximity; and provide a second output comprising one or more brand names under which the product or service is available within the proximity; where the first and second outputs are simultaneously displayed to a user; a search engine configured to; formulate a search query based at least in part on the received user input; search a database using the search query; generate the first output and the second output based on the database search; and the database comprising; information about a plurality of merchants, comprising one or more geographic locations associated with each merchant; and information about a plurality of brand names associated with a plurality of products and services. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer implemented method comprising:
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providing an instant messaging session with an instant messaging interface; providing an Internet bot configured to interact with a user of the instant messaging session; configuring a computing device to receive a user input comprising an instant message directed to the Internet bot within the instant messaging session, where the user input includes a request for information about a product or a service within a proximity; providing a first output formulated as an instant message from the Internet bot directed to the user, where the first output includes a list of one or more merchants providing the product or service within the proximity; and providing a second output comprising one or more brand names under which the product or service is available within the proximity; where the first and second outputs are simultaneously displayed to the user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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