SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC ADVERTISING AND CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION FOR ONLINE COMPUTER USERS
First Claim
1. A method, including:
- obtaining a listing for posting in a plurality of regions;
generating a unique global ad identifier for the listing;
processing the listing according to a set of pre-defined rules related to posting a listing in the plurality of regions, the processed listing being modified to produce a first version of the listing for posting in a first region and a different second version of the listing for posting in a second region;
associating the global ad identifier with the first and second versions of the listing; and
making the first version of the listing available for viewing by a first user in the first region and making the different second version of the listing available for viewing by a second user in the second region.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing automatic advertising and category distribution for online computer users is disclosed. A particular embodiment includes obtaining a listing for posting in a plurality of regions; generating a unique global ad identifier for the listing; processing the listing according to a set of pre-defined rules related to posting a listing in the plurality of regions, the processed listing being modified to produce a first version of the listing for posting in a first region and a different second version of the listing for posting in a second region; associating the global ad identifier with the first and second versions of the listing; and making the first version of the listing available for viewing by a first user in the first region and making the different second version of the listing available for viewing by a second user in the second region.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, including:
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obtaining a listing for posting in a plurality of regions; generating a unique global ad identifier for the listing; processing the listing according to a set of pre-defined rules related to posting a listing in the plurality of regions, the processed listing being modified to produce a first version of the listing for posting in a first region and a different second version of the listing for posting in a second region; associating the global ad identifier with the first and second versions of the listing; and making the first version of the listing available for viewing by a first user in the first region and making the different second version of the listing available for viewing by a second user in the second region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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a processor; a database, in data communication with the processor, for storage of listings for posting in a plurality of regions; and an advertising distribution module, executable by the processor, to obtain a listing for posting in a plurality of regions, generating a unique global ad identifier for the listing, process the listing according to a set of pre-defined rules related to posting a listing in the plurality of regions, the processed listing being modified to produce a first version of the listing for posting in a first region and a different second version of the listing for posting in a second region, associate the global ad identifier with the first and second versions of the listing, and make the first version of the listing available for viewing by a first user in the first region and make the different second version of the listing available for viewing by a second user in the second region. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A machine-useable storage medium embodying instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:
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obtain a listing for posting in a plurality of regions; generate a unique global ad identifier for the listing; process the listing according to a set of pre-defined rules related to posting a listing in the plurality of regions, the processed listing being modified to produce a first version of the listing for posting in a first region and a different second version of the listing for posting in a second region; associate the global ad identifier with the first and second versions of the listing; and make the first version of the listing available for viewing by a first user in the first region and make the different second version of the listing available for viewing by a second user in the second region. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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