System and method for tracking purchases related to digital advertisements
First Claim
1. A method for tracking purchases related to digital ads, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a digital ad request;
determining whether a digital ad will be served to a registered user;
determining whether a membership-based ad is available to serve to the registered user in response to determining the digital ad will be served to a registered user;
serving one or more membership-based ads to the registered user; and
sending at least ad campaign information associated with at least the one or more served membership-based ads to a data warehouse.
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Abstract
A system and method for tracking purchases relating to digital ads is disclosed. Generally, an ad provider receives an ad request and determines whether a user requesting the ad is a registered user. In response to determining the user is a registered user, the ad provider determines whether any membership-based ads are available to serve to the user. When available, the ad provider serves at least one membership-based ad to the user. The user completes either an online or an offline transaction with a retailer that recognizes membership program members and, as appropriate, the retailer honors any offers associated with any membership-based ads served to the user. The ad provider sends ad campaign information associated with registered users to a data warehouse and the retailer sends transaction data associated with registered users to the data warehouse. The data warehouse grants limited access to the ad campaign and transaction information to advertisers and grants limited access to the transaction data to the ad provider.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for tracking purchases related to digital ads, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a digital ad request; determining whether a digital ad will be served to a registered user; determining whether a membership-based ad is available to serve to the registered user in response to determining the digital ad will be served to a registered user; serving one or more membership-based ads to the registered user; and sending at least ad campaign information associated with at least the one or more served membership-based ads to a data warehouse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for tracking purchases related to digital ads, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:
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receiving a digital ad request; determining whether a digital ad will be served to a registered user; determining whether a membership-based ad is available to serve to the registered user in response to determining the digital ad will be served to a registered user; serving one or more membership-based ads to the registered user; sending at least ad campaign information associated with at least the one or more served membership-based ads to a data warehouse; retrieving transaction information associated with the registered user from the data warehouse; updating the user profile associated with the registered user based on the retrieved transaction information; and generating a report based on the user profile regarding at least a transaction completed after viewing at least the one or more served membership-based ads. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for tracking purchases related to digital ads, comprising:
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one or more ad providers operative to receive digital ad requests, to determine whether a digital ad will be served to a registered user, to determine whether a membership-based ad is available to serve for the digital ad request in response to determining the digital ad will be served to a registered user; and
to serve one or more digital ads to the registered user;one or more retailers operative to complete a transaction regarding an offer presented to the registered user in the one or more served digital ads; and one or more data warehouses operative to receive at least ad campaign information associated with at least digital ads served to registered users from the one or more ad providers;
to receive transaction data associated with the completed transactions by registered users from the one or more retailers, to provide limited access to the transaction data received from the one or more retailers to at least one of the one or more ad providers; and
to provide limited access to at least the ad campaign information received from the one or more ad providers to at least one of the one or more retailers or one or more third party advertisers. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. The system of claim 191 wherein the one or more retailers are further operative to complete transactions not driven by digital ads and to send transaction data associated with completed transactions not driven by digital ads to the one or more data warehouses.
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24. A method for tracking purchases related to digital ads, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a digital ad request; determining whether a digital ad will be served to a registered user; determining whether a membership-based ad is available to serve to the registered user in response to determining the digital ad will be served to a registered user; serving at least one digital ad to the registered user; and sending ad campaign information associated with the at least one digital ad to a data warehouse. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions for tracking purchases related to digital ads, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:
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receiving a digital ad request; determining whether a digital ad will be served to a registered user; determining whether a membership-based ad is available to serve to the registered user in response to determining the digital ad will be served to a registered user; serving at least one digital ad to the registered user; and sending ad campaign information associated with the at least one digital ad to a data warehouse. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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