Revenue Sharing System that Optimizes Ad Revenue with Preformatted Page Generator and Preview Distribution System
First Claim
1. A method of merging electronic content from a user with one pre-formatted web page of a plurality of pre-formatted web pages comprising:
- maintaining said plurality of pre-formatted web pages and a default pre-formatted web page, each pre-formatted web page associated with one or more advertisements and each advertisement having ad relational data associated therewith;
determining from said electronic content supplied by said user one or more relevancy factors related to one or more of;
the supplied content,said user,a predetermined user profile,a predetermined user group profile, anda user referral source;
matching the determined one or more relevancy factors with said ad relational data;
merging said user supplied content with the pre-formatted web page and one or more advertisements having matching relevancy factors and ad relational data; and
publishing the merged web page with user supplied content and relational advertisements on the Internet at an assigned Internet address.
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Abstract
The method and system of merges user-supplied electronic content with relevant ads based upon relevancy factors discerned form the ads and the content. Further, profiles and session histories of user-visitors are monitored and ad relevancy factors discerned form the profiles and session histories are employed to obtain user-relevant ads. The content relevant ads and user relevant ads are inserted into a preformed web page in addition to the user-supplied content. A revenue splitting module shares the ad referral or sales revenue from the click throughs to advertiser designated web sites. The relevancy factors relate to one or more of the supplied content, the user who uploaded the content, the user profile (previously input by the user), current session history, past session history, the user-group profiles and any user referral source. A comparator matches relevancy factors and ads. Ad selection by category, hierarchical or orthogonal match and high pay referral fees.
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63 Claims
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1. A method of merging electronic content from a user with one pre-formatted web page of a plurality of pre-formatted web pages comprising:
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maintaining said plurality of pre-formatted web pages and a default pre-formatted web page, each pre-formatted web page associated with one or more advertisements and each advertisement having ad relational data associated therewith; determining from said electronic content supplied by said user one or more relevancy factors related to one or more of; the supplied content, said user, a predetermined user profile, a predetermined user group profile, and a user referral source; matching the determined one or more relevancy factors with said ad relational data; merging said user supplied content with the pre-formatted web page and one or more advertisements having matching relevancy factors and ad relational data; and publishing the merged web page with user supplied content and relational advertisements on the Internet at an assigned Internet address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of sharing revenue with a user supplying electronic content wherein the user supplied electronic content is merged with one pre-formatted web page of a plurality of pre-formatted web pages comprising:
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maintaining said plurality of pre-formatted web pages and a default pre-formatted web page, each pre-formatted web page associated with one or more advertisements and each advertisement having ad relational data associated therewith, each advertisement including an ad display and a hyperlink to an advertiser designated web site; determining from said electronic content supplied by said user one or more relevancy factors related to one or more of; the supplied content, said user, a predetermined user profile, a predetermined user group profile, and a user referral source; matching the determined one or more relevancy factors with said ad relational data and merging said user supplied content with the pre-formatted web page and one or more advertisements based upon the match, resulting in a merged web page with user supplied content, relational advertisements, corresponding ad displays and hyperlinks; publishing the merged web page on the Internet at an assigned Internet address; tracking associated sales referral fees made via said corresponding ad display and hyperlink; and
,sharing said associated sales referral fees with said user supplying said electronic content based upon a predetermined formula accounting for one or more of; the supplied content, frequency of other user supplied content, a predetermined user profile, a predetermined user group profile, and a user referral source. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of previewing and distributing user supplied electronic content wherein the user supplied electronic content is merged with one pre-formatted web page of a plurality of pre-formatted web pages and the preview is distributed to third party Internet web sites comprising:
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maintaining said plurality of pre-formatted web pages and one or more advertisements, each advertisement having ad relational data associated therewith and an ad display and a hyperlink to an advertiser designated web site; determining from said electronic content supplied by said user one or more relevancy factors for the supplied content and said user; matching the determined one or more relevancy factors with said ad relational data and merging said user supplied content with the pre-formatted web page and one or more advertisements based upon the match, resulting in a merged web page with user supplied content, relational advertisements, corresponding ad displays and hyperlinks; publishing the merged web page on the Internet at an assigned Internet address; creating a preview of said electronic content supplied by said user based upon one of; a thumbnail image of said electronic content, a snippit of said electronic content, a quote from said electronic content, and a descriptor supplied by said user supplying said electronic content; and
,adding to said preview a hyperlink to said assigned Internet address for said merged web page; publishing said preview to said third party Internet web sites. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for merging electronic content from a user with one pre-formatted web page of a plurality of pre-formatted web pages, the programming instructions comprising:
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maintaining said plurality of pre-formatted web pages and a default pre-formatted web page, each pre-formatted web page associated with one or more advertisements and each advertisement having ad relational data associated therewith; determining from said electronic content supplied by said user one or more relevancy factors related to one or more of; the supplied content, said user, a predetermined user profile, a predetermined user group profile, and a user referral source; matching the determined one or more relevancy factors with said ad relational data; merging said user supplied content with the pre-formatted web page and one or more advertisements having matching relevancy factors and ad relational data; and publishing the merged web page with user supplied content and relational advertisements on the Internet at an assigned Internet address. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for sharing revenue with a user supplying electronic content wherein the user supplied electronic content is merged with one pre-formatted web page of a plurality of pre-formatted web pages, the programming instructions comprising:
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maintaining said plurality of pre-formatted web pages and a default pre-formatted web page, each pre-formatted web page associated with one or more advertisements and each advertisement having ad relational data associated therewith, each advertisement including an ad display and a hyperlink to an advertiser designated web site; determining from said electronic content supplied by said user one or more relevancy factors related to one or more of; the supplied content, said user, a predetermined user profile, a predetermined user group profile, and a user referral source; matching the determined one or more relevancy factors with said ad relational data and merging said user supplied content with the pre-formatted web page and one or more advertisements based upon the match, resulting in a merged web page with user supplied content, relational advertisements, corresponding ad displays and hyperlinks; publishing the merged web page on the Internet at an assigned Internet address; tracking associated sales referral fees made via said corresponding ad display and hyperlink; and
,sharing said associated sales referral fees with said user supplying said electronic content based upon a predetermined formula accounting for one or more of; the supplied content, frequency of other user supplied content, a predetermined user profile, a predetermined user group profile, and a user referral source. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for previewing and distributing user supplied electronic content wherein the user supplied electronic content is merged with one pre-formatted web page of a plurality of pre-formatted web pages and the preview is distributed to third party Internet web sites, the programming instructions comprising:
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maintaining said plurality of pre-formatted web pages and one or more advertisements, each advertisement having ad relational data associated therewith and an ad display and a hyperlink to an advertiser designated web site; determining from said electronic content supplied by said user one or more relevancy factors for the supplied content and said user; matching the determined one or more relevancy factors with said ad relational data and merging said user supplied content with the pre-formatted web page and one or more advertisements based upon the match, resulting in a merged web page with user supplied content, relational advertisements, corresponding ad displays and hyperlinks; publishing the merged web page on the Internet at an assigned Internet address; creating a preview of said electronic content supplied by said user based upon one of; a thumbnail image of said electronic content, a snippit of said electronic content, a quote from said electronic content, and a descriptor supplied by said user supplying said electronic content; and
,adding to said preview a hyperlink to said assigned Internet address for said merged web page; publishing said preview to said third party Internet web sites. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. An information processing system for merging electronic content from a user with one pre-formatted web page of a plurality of pre-formatted web pages comprising:
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a server storing said plurality of pre-formatted web pages and a default pre-formatted web page, each pre-formatted web page associated with one or more advertisements and each advertisement having ad relational data associated therewith; a relevancy engine determining from said electronic content supplied by said user one or more relevancy factors related to one or more of; the supplied content, said user, a predetermined user profile, a predetermined user group profile, and a user referral source; a comparator matching the determined one or more relevancy factors with said ad relational data; a compiler merging said user supplied content with the pre-formatted web page and one or more advertisements having matching relevancy factors and ad relational data; and said server having a publisher for placing the merged web page with user supplied content and relational advertisements on the Internet at an assigned Internet address.
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54. An information processing system for sharing revenue with a user supplying electronic content wherein the user supplied electronic content is merged with one pre-formatted web page of a plurality of pre-formatted web pages comprising:
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a server storing said plurality of pre-formatted web pages and a default pre-formatted web page, each pre-formatted web page associated with one or more advertisements and each advertisement having ad relational data associated therewith, each advertisement including an ad display and a hyperlink to an advertiser designated web site; a relevancy engine determining from said electronic content supplied by said user one or more relevancy factors related to one or more of; the supplied content, said user, a predetermined user profile, a predetermined user group profile, and a user referral source; a comparator matching the determined one or more relevancy factors with said ad relational data; a compiler merging said user supplied content with the pre-formatted web page and one or more advertisements based upon the match, resulting in a merged web page with user supplied content, relational advertisements, corresponding ad displays and hyperlinks; said server having a publisher placing the merged web page on the Internet at an assigned Internet address; means for tracking associated sales referral fees made via said corresponding ad display and hyperlink; and
,a revenue sharing module for sharing said associated sales referral fees with said user supplying said electronic content based upon a predetermined formula accounting for one or more of; the supplied content, frequency of other user supplied content, a predetermined user profile, a predetermined user group profile, and a user referral source.
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55. An information processing system for previewing and distributing user supplied electronic content wherein the user supplied electronic content is merged with one pre-formatted web page of a plurality of pre-formatted web pages and the preview is distributed to third party Internet web sites comprising:
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a server storing said plurality of pre-formatted web pages and one or more advertisements, each advertisement having ad relational data associated therewith and an ad display and a hyperlink to an advertiser designated web site; a relevancy engine determining from said electronic content supplied by said user one or more relevancy factors for the supplied content and said user; a comparator matching the determined one or more relevancy factors with said ad relational data; a compiler merging said user supplied content with the pre-formatted web page and one or more advertisements based upon the match, resulting in a merged web page with user supplied content, relational advertisements, corresponding ad displays and hyperlinks; said server having a publisher placing the merged web page on the Internet at an assigned Internet address; a preview extractor for said electronic content supplied by said user, said preview extractor operating on said user supplied content based upon one of; a thumbnail image of said electronic content, a snippit of said electronic content, a quote from said electronic content, and a descriptor supplied by said user supplying said electronic content; and
,means for adding to said preview a hyperlink to said assigned Internet address for said merged web page; said server having a preview publisher placing said preview to said third party Internet web sites.
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56. A method of merging into a preformatted web page, electronic content from a content provider with advertisements relevant to said content and advertisements relevant to a user-visitor, said user-visitor being one user of a plurality of registered users and non-registered users who view the merged web page comprising:
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maintaining a plurality of preformatted web pages; maintaining access to a first plurality of content-related advertisements, each content-related advertisement having content ad relational data associated therewith; maintaining access to a second plurality of user-related advertisements, each user-related advertisement having user ad relational data associated therewith; determining from said electronic content supplied by said content provider one or more content relevancy factors related to one or more of; the supplied content, the content provider, a predetermined user profile for said content provider, a predetermined user group profile for said content provider, and a referral source for said content provider; matching the determined one or more content relevancy factors with said content ad relational data; determining one or more user relevancy factors from said user-visitor related to one or more of; user-visitor session history; a predetermined user-visitor profile; a predetermined user-visitor group profile; and a referral source for said user-visitor; matching the determined one or more user relevancy factors with said user ad relational data; merging into one preformatted web page said electronic content supplied by said content provider, one or more advertisements having matching content relevancy factors and content ad relational data, one or more advertisements having matching user relevancy factors and user ad relational data; and publishing the merged web page with the supplied content and content relational advertisements and user relational advertisements on the Internet.
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57. A method of sharing revenue with a content provider supplying electronic content wherein the supplied electronic content is merged into a preformatted web page with advertisements relevant to said content and advertisements relevant to a user-visitor, said user-visitor being one user of a plurality of registered users and non-registered users who view the merged web page comprising:
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maintaining a plurality of preformatted web pages; maintaining access to a first plurality of content-related advertisements, each content-related advertisement having content ad relational data associated therewith and a respective ad display and hyperlink to a corresponding advertiser designated web site; maintaining access to a second plurality of user-related advertisements, each user-related advertisement having user ad relational data associated therewith and a respective ad display and hyperlink to a corresponding advertiser designated web site; determining from said electronic content supplied by said content provider one or more content relevancy factors related to one or more of; the supplied content, the content provider, a predetermined user profile for said content provider, a predetermined user group profile for said content provider, and a referral source for said content provider; matching the determined one or more content relevancy factors with said content ad relational data; determining one or more user relevancy factors from said user-visitor related to one or more of; user-visitor session history; a predetermined user-visitor profile; a predetermined user-visitor group profile; and a referral source for said user-visitor; matching the determined one or more user relevancy factors with said user ad relational data; merging into one preformatted web page said electronic content supplied by said content provider, one or more advertisements having matching content relevancy factors and content ad relational data, one or more advertisements having matching user relevancy factors and user ad relational data, the matching advertisements having respective ad displays and corresponding hyperlinks; and publishing the merged web page with the supplied content and content relational advertisements, ad displays and hyperlinks and user relational advertisements, ad displays and hyperlinks on the Internet at an assigned Internet address; tracking associated sales referral fees made via a user-visitor selected ad display and hyperlink; and
,sharing said associated sales referral fees with said content provider based upon a predetermined formula accounting for one or more of; the supplied content, frequency of other content supplied by said content provider, a predetermined user-visitor profile, a predetermined user-visitor group profile, and a user-visitor referral source. - View Dependent Claims (58)
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59. A computer readable medium containing programming instructions for sharing revenue with a content provider supplying electronic content wherein the supplied electronic content is merged into a preformatted web page with advertisements relevant to said content and advertisements relevant to a user-visitor, said user-visitor being one user of a plurality of registered users and non-registered users who view the merged web page, the programming instructions comprising:
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maintaining a plurality of preformatted web pages; maintaining access to a first plurality of content-related advertisements, each content-related advertisement having content ad relational data associated therewith and a respective ad display and hyperlink to a corresponding advertiser designated web site; maintaining access to a second plurality of user-related advertisements, each user-related advertisement having user ad relational data associated therewith and a respective ad display and hyperlink to a corresponding advertiser designated web site; determining from said electronic content supplied by said content provider one or more content relevancy factors related to one or more of; the supplied content, the content provider, a predetermined user profile for said content provider, a predetermined user group profile for said content provider, and a referral source for said content provider; matching the determined one or more content relevancy factors with said content ad relational data; determining one or more user relevancy factors from said user-visitor related to one or more of; user-visitor session history; a predetermined user-visitor profile; a predetermined user-visitor group profile; and a referral source for said user-visitor; matching the determined one or more user relevancy factors with said user ad relational data; merging into one preformatted web page said electronic content supplied by said content provider, one or more advertisements having matching content relevancy factors and content ad relational data, one or more advertisements having matching user relevancy factors and user ad relational data, the matching advertisements having respective ad displays and corresponding hyperlinks; and publishing the merged web page with the supplied content and content relational advertisements, ad displays and hyperlinks and user relational advertisements, ad displays and hyperlinks on the Internet at an assigned Internet address; tracking associated sales referral fees made via a user-visitor selected ad display and hyperlink; and
,sharing said associated sales referral fees with said content provider based upon a predetermined formula accounting for one or more of; the supplied content, frequency of other content supplied by said content provider, a predetermined user-visitor profile, a predetermined user-visitor group profile, and a user-visitor referral source. - View Dependent Claims (60)
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61. An information processing system for sharing revenue with a content provider supplying electronic content wherein the supplied electronic content is merged into a preformatted web page with advertisements relevant to said content and advertisements relevant to a user-visitor, said user-visitor being one user of a plurality of registered users and non-registered users who view the merged web page, the programming instructions comprising:
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a server storing; a plurality of preformatted web pages; a first plurality of content-related advertisements, each content-related advertisement having content ad relational data associated therewith and a respective ad display and hyperlink to a corresponding advertiser designated web site; a second plurality of user-related advertisements, each user-related advertisement having user ad relational data associated therewith and a respective ad display and hyperlink to a corresponding advertiser designated web site; a content relevancy engine determining from said electronic content supplied by said content provider one or more content relevancy factors related to one or more of; the supplied content, the content provider, a predetermined user profile for said content provider, a predetermined user group profile for said content provider, and a referral source for said content provider; a content comparator matching the determined one or more content relevancy factors with said content ad relational data; a user relevancy engine determining one or more user relevancy factors from said user-visitor related to one or more of; user-visitor session history; a predetermined user-visitor profile; a predetermined user-visitor group profile; and a referral source for said user-visitor; a user comparator matching the determined one or more user relevancy factors with said user ad relational data; a compiler merging into one preformatted web page said electronic content supplied by said content provider, one or more advertisements having matching content relevancy factors and content ad relational data, one or more advertisements having matching user relevancy factors and user ad relational data, the matching advertisements having respective ad displays and corresponding hyperlinks; and a publisher for placing the merged web page with the supplied content and content relational advertisements, ad displays and hyperlinks and user relational advertisements, ad displays and hyperlinks on the Internet at an assigned Internet address; means for tracking associated sales referral fees made via a user-visitor selected ad display and hyperlink; and
,a revenue sharing module for sharing said associated sales referral fees with said content provider based upon a predetermined formula accounting for one or more of; the supplied content, frequency of other content supplied by said content provider, a predetermined user-visitor profile, a predetermined user-visitor group profile, and a user-visitor referral source. - View Dependent Claims (62)
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63. A method of sharing revenue with a content provider supplying electronic content wherein the supplied electronic content is merged into a preformatted web page with advertisements relevant to said content and advertisements relevant to a user-visitor, said user-visitor being one user of a plurality of registered users and non-registered users who view the merged web page, said advertisements having ad relational data associated therewith and hyperlinked ad displays to corresponding advertiser designated web sites, comprising:
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determining from said electronic content relevancy factors; matching content relevancy factors with said ad relational data; determining, from said user-visitor, user relevancy factors; matching user relevancy factors with said ad relational data; merging said preformatted web page with said electronic content and at least two advertisements having ad relational data matching said content and said user relevancy factors; publishing the merged web page; tracking associated sales referral fees corresponding to the respective hyperlinked ad displays; and
,sharing said associated sales referral fees with said content provider based upon a predetermined formula.
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