Advertiser portal interface
First Claim
1. A method of providing advertising metrics in order to assist in media advertising purchasing decisions comprising:
- receiving from a user information relating to at least one of a target audience of an advertiser or advertisement delivery preferences of the advertiser;
defining a selection of one or more proposed media advertising placements based on the information received from the user;
calculating projected future proposed impressions that will result from the selection of one or more proposed media advertising placements;
obtaining a measurement of current impressions that result from at least some of the media advertising placements;
maintaining at least some measured historical impressions that result from at least some media advertising placements ordered by the advertiser; and
providing to the user an interface comprising a representation of a number of impressions as a function of time, including at least some of the historical impressions over a first period of time, at least some of the current impressions, and at least some of the projected future proposed impressions over a second period of time.
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Abstract
To help customers make purchasing decisions, metrics can be measured and displayed to a user. In one embodiment, the metrics displayed include at least a portion of a measured metric over a first period of time, at least a portion of a current metric, and at least a portion of a projected future metric over a second period of time. In one embodiment, a system receives information relating to a target audience or advertisement delivery preferences of an advertiser. The system can display to the user an interface comprising a chart showing at least some historical impressions over a first period of time, at least some current impressions, and at least some projected future proposed impressions over a second period of time. In one embodiment, the user can use the interface to purchase and/or to bid for advertisement placements.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of providing advertising metrics in order to assist in media advertising purchasing decisions comprising:
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receiving from a user information relating to at least one of a target audience of an advertiser or advertisement delivery preferences of the advertiser; defining a selection of one or more proposed media advertising placements based on the information received from the user; calculating projected future proposed impressions that will result from the selection of one or more proposed media advertising placements; obtaining a measurement of current impressions that result from at least some of the media advertising placements; maintaining at least some measured historical impressions that result from at least some media advertising placements ordered by the advertiser; and providing to the user an interface comprising a representation of a number of impressions as a function of time, including at least some of the historical impressions over a first period of time, at least some of the current impressions, and at least some of the projected future proposed impressions over a second period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing advertising metrics in order to assist in media advertising purchasing decisions comprising a computer-readable memory device comprising instructions for:
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receiving from a user information relating to at least one of a target audience of an advertiser or advertisement delivery preferences of the advertiser; defining a selection of one or more proposed media advertising placements based on the information received from the user; calculating projected future proposed impressions that will result from the selection of one or more proposed media advertising placements; obtaining a measurement of current impressions that result from at least some media advertising placements ordered by the advertiser; maintaining at least some measured historical impressions that result from at least some media advertising placements ordered by the advertiser; and providing to the user an interface comprising a representation of a number of impressions as a function of time, including at least some of the historical impressions over a first period of time, at least some of the current impressions, and at least some of the projected future proposed impressions over a second period of time. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing information to assist in a media advertising purchasing decision comprising:
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a processor that projects a magnitude of future impressions as a function of time; a data module that obtains measurements of current impressions; a storage medium that maintains at least some measured historical impressions; and an interface that provides user prompts in order to obtain purchasing preferences from a user, provides one or more interface elements that allow the user to provide criteria to filter an inventory of advertising impressions, and provides a representation of at least some of the historical impressions over a first period of time, at least some of the current impressions, and at least some of the projected future impressions over a second period of time. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for displaying metrics to a user in order to assist in a purchasing decision comprising:
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means for receiving from the user a criterion to filter an inventory of a product; means for defining a selection of one or more proposed orders for the product based on the criterion; means for calculating a projected future metric that will result from the selection of one or more proposed orders; means for obtaining a measurement of a current metric that results from at least some orders placed by the user; means for retaining a measured metric that resulted from at least some orders placed by the user; and means for displaying to the user at least a portion of the measured metric over a first period of time, at least a portion of the current metric, and at least a portion of the projected future metric over a second period of time.
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