Method and system for advertising locally relevant content through a computer network
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for creating and managing locally relevant dynamic content information for a regional, national or international organization and for selectively displaying the locally relevant information in response to a request from a user terminal connected to a computer network, comprising:
- a) providing an organization terminal connected to the computer network wherein the organization terminal comprises a memory portion and a processor portion and wherein the memory portion contains therein a software portion executable by the processor, the memory portion further comprising;
i) a rule defining geographical boundaries within which to establish locally relevant dynamic content;
ii) one or more product object identifiers (POIDs) associated with the defined geographical boundaries of step i);
iii) defined control zones for placing the one or more POIDs within a graphical user interface for display at the user terminal;
iv) at least one hard coded template for placing the defined control zones and optional design elements on the graphical user interface; and
v) one or more campaigns wherein each campaign has one or more associated campaign rules governing population of the hard coded template in response to the request;
b) receiving the request at the organization terminal from the user terminal also connected to the computer network;
c) executing the software portion in response to the request; and
d) populating the at least one hard coded template with the one or more POIDs and the optional design elements within the defined control zones and according to the at least one campaign rule thereby creating a single point deployment of locally-relevant information at the user terminal.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a computer-implemented method for creating and managing locally relevant dynamic content for a regional, national or international organization and for selectively displaying the locally relevant information in response to a request from a user terminal connected to a computer network. The method comprises providing an organization terminal connected to the computer network wherein the organization terminal contains therein a software portion executable by a processor. The organization terminal receives a request from a user terminal, and, in response, executes the software portion. The organization terminal thus populates at least one hard coded template on a graphical user interface with one or more product object identifiers (POIDS) and any optional design elements within one or more defined control zones and according to at least one campaign rule. This thereby creates a single point deployment of locally relevant information at the user terminal.
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1. A computer implemented method for creating and managing locally relevant dynamic content information for a regional, national or international organization and for selectively displaying the locally relevant information in response to a request from a user terminal connected to a computer network, comprising:
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a) providing an organization terminal connected to the computer network wherein the organization terminal comprises a memory portion and a processor portion and wherein the memory portion contains therein a software portion executable by the processor, the memory portion further comprising; i) a rule defining geographical boundaries within which to establish locally relevant dynamic content; ii) one or more product object identifiers (POIDs) associated with the defined geographical boundaries of step i); iii) defined control zones for placing the one or more POIDs within a graphical user interface for display at the user terminal; iv) at least one hard coded template for placing the defined control zones and optional design elements on the graphical user interface; and v) one or more campaigns wherein each campaign has one or more associated campaign rules governing population of the hard coded template in response to the request; b) receiving the request at the organization terminal from the user terminal also connected to the computer network; c) executing the software portion in response to the request; and d) populating the at least one hard coded template with the one or more POIDs and the optional design elements within the defined control zones and according to the at least one campaign rule thereby creating a single point deployment of locally-relevant information at the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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73. A system for providing a permissions-based platform for campaign creation and management that produces a store-based landing page representing a corporate entity at a local level by combining critical operational data with rich content describing specific offers, events, products and services for a store location, comprising:
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a) a set of permissions that allows both corporate and local store representatives to access various levels of the system, wherein the representatives optionally are one of a campaign manager, a corporate content creator, and a local content creator; b) at least one set of campaign rules created by the campaign manager; c) a server connected to a computer network, wherein the server provides a database for storing the campaign rules and permissions; d) product object identifier (POID) information linked to the store location and stored on the server for selective display in accordance with campaign rules; and e) a corporate terminal in communication with the server, i) wherein the terminal comprises a memory portion and a processor portion, ii) wherein the memory portion has stored therein a series of commands executable by the processor for identifying and providing requested locally relevant POID information at a user terminal that also is in communication with the computer network, iii) wherein the corporate terminal directly provides the locally relevant POID information in response to a search request from a referring search engine accessed by the user terminal, iv) wherein the locally relevant POID information is linked to searchable keywords matching the search request; v) wherein the locally relevant POID information displays at the user terminal on a landing page directly identified by the referring search engine, and wherein the landing page includes a browser bar that retains the searchable keywords.
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