SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTER-CREATED ADVERTISEMENTS
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Abstract
The invention relates to a computerized method for a user to create an advertisement by displaying a plurality of advertising formats for selection by a user; displaying a template corresponding to a selected advertising format; displaying a plurality of product references for selection by the user; displaying on the template a selected product reference to create a proposed advertisement; and creating a preview of the proposed advertisement, all of which may be implemented using the Internet. The invention further relates to a computerized system for creating an advertisement that comprises a template database for storing advertising formats; a product database for storing product references; and a computer to access the databases. Preferably, the user has a network interface such as Internet access that permits access via a remote location, software to permit a user to specify specifications such as quantity, printing information, ship date, paper type, pricing information, and payment information, and may be configured to receive images and text for new products.
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40 Claims
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1-15. -15. (canceled)
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16. A computerized system for creating an advertisement, comprising:
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a template database for storing a plurality of advertising formats; a product database for storing a plurality of product references; a computer that has access to the template database and the product database, said computer capable of accessing software that can create one or more of;
a template selector for selecting at least one template from the template database;a product selector for selecting at least one product reference from the product database, each of the at least one product reference including at least one of an image and text;
ora design interface for controlling the placement of a selected product reference on a selected template to create a proposed advertisement;
said computer having a network interface so that a user may create a proposed advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A computerized system for creating an advertisement, comprising:
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a template database for storing a plurality of advertising formats; a product database for storing a plurality of product references; a computer that has access to the template database and the product database, said computer capable of accessing software that can create;
a template selector for selecting at least one template from the template database;a product input interface for adding new product references to the template database; a product selector for selecting at least one product reference from the product database, each of the at least one product reference including at least one of an image and text; and a design interface for controlling the placement of a selected product reference on a selected template to create a proposed advertisement;
said computer having a network interface to create a proposed advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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38. A computerized system for creating an advertisement, comprising:
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a template database for storing a plurality of advertising formats; a product database for storing a plurality of product references; a computer that has access to the template database and the product database, said computer capable of accessing software that can create;
a template selector for selecting at least one template from the template database, each of said at least one templates having at least one advertisement area;a product selector for selecting at least one product reference from the product database, each of the at least one product reference including at least one of an image and text; and a design interface for controlling the placement of a selected product reference onto an advertisement area of a selected template to create a proposed advertisement, said design interface including software to automatically format the selected product reference to fit within physical dimensions of an advertising area;
said computer having a network interface to create a proposed advertisement.
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39. A computerized system for creating an advertisement, comprising:
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a template database for storing a plurality of advertising formats; a product database for storing a plurality of product references; a computer that has access to the template database and the product database, said computer capable of accessing software that can create;
a template selector for selecting at least one template from the template database, each of said at least one templates having a plurality of advertisement areas;
a product selector for selecting a plurality of product references from the product database, each of the product references including at least one of an image and text;a design interface that permits a user to specify at least one rule of priority for laying out the plurality of product references onto the plurality of advertisement areas; and an advertisement generator that generates a proposed advertisement wherein the plurality of product references has been laid out on the plurality of advertisement areas, all in accordance with the at least one rule of priority; said computer having a network interface to create a proposed advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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