METHOD FOR SELLING AIRTIME FOR A RETAIL MEDIA NETWORK

• US 20100023403A1
• Filed: 06/12/2009
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Automated Media Services, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Automated Media Services, Inc.
• Inventors: Amadio, Martin A., Goldring, Peter G., Wolinsky, Robert I., Lunghi, John J.
• Application Number:
  US12/483,984
• Publication Number:
  US 20100023403A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.610
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0268 at point-of-sale [POS]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/103 Transmitter-side switching
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/06 Arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services

Abstract

A method for selling airtime for a retail media network includes providing a network of electronic displays in a retail chain. A partition of airtime available on the network of electronic displays may be established, where the partition apportions national airtime available for use by a national network and local airtime available for use by the retail chain. An agency relationship may be established by an advertising agency with the retail chain to manage and sell the local airtime apportioned to the retail chain. A user interface may be provided for the advertising agency to book advertisements of advertisers to be displayed in the local airtime of the retail chain. Advertisements may be booked via the user interface by the advertising agency for display of the advertisements during the local airtime.

Claims

1-70. -70. (canceled)

71. A method for selling airtime for a retail media network, said method comprising:

providing a network of electronic displays in a retail chain;

establishing a partition of airtime available on the network of electronic displays, the partition apportioning national airtime available for use by a national network and local airtime available for use by the retail chain;

establishing an agency relationship by an advertising agency with the retail chain to manage and sell the local airtime apportioned to the retail chain;

providing a user interface for the advertising agency to book advertisements of advertisers to be displayed in the local airtime of the retail chain; and

booking advertisements via the user interface by the advertising agency for display of the advertisements during the local airtime.

72. The method according to claim 71, wherein providing a user interface includes providing a user interface that enables the advertising agency to selectable schedule advertising content to be simultaneously displayed on the network of electronic displays within one or more retail stores within a retail chain.

73. The method according to claim 72, wherein booking advertisements includes selecting a start and stop date during which the advertising content is to be displayed on the network of electronic displays.

74. The method according to claim 71, wherein partitioning airtime includes partitioning the airtime sixty percent for the national airtime and forty percent for the local airtime.

75. The method according to claim 71, further comprising booking, by the advertising agency, an advertisement for display on an electronic display positioned at a shelf edge within the one or more stores in the retail chain.

76. The method according to claim 71, further comprising playing the advertisements booked for display during the local airtime within an ad wheel that includes advertisements booked for display during the national airtime.

77. The method according to claim 71, further comprising booking second advertisements for display during the national airtime.