ADVERTISING ENGINE AND NETWORK USING MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of forwarding an advertisement received on a first mobile device to a second mobile device, comprising:
- sending the advertisement to the first mobile device;
detecting forwarding of the advertisement from the first mobile device to the second mobile device;
determining if the advertisement that was forwarded to the second mobile device includes an endorsement for the advertisement, wherein the endorsement was generated at the first mobile device; and
monitoring activity on the second mobile device regarding the advertisement when the advertisement includes the endorsement and when the advertisement does not include the endorsement.
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Abstract
The embodiments described show that wireless devices can be used to distribute and/or to endorse (or promote) advertisements (ads) by individuals and by ad distributors. In one embodiment, a computer implemented method of forwarding an advertisement received on a first mobile device to a second mobile device is provided. The method includes sending the advertisement to the first mobile device, and detecting forwarding of the advertisement from the first mobile device to the second mobile device. The method also includes determining if the advertisement that was forwarded to the second mobile device includes an endorsement for the advertisement. The endorsement was generated at the first mobile device. The method further includes monitoring activity on the second mobile device regarding the advertisement when the advertisement includes the endorsement and when the advertisement does not include the endorsement.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method of forwarding an advertisement received on a first mobile device to a second mobile device, comprising:
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sending the advertisement to the first mobile device; detecting forwarding of the advertisement from the first mobile device to the second mobile device; determining if the advertisement that was forwarded to the second mobile device includes an endorsement for the advertisement, wherein the endorsement was generated at the first mobile device; and monitoring activity on the second mobile device regarding the advertisement when the advertisement includes the endorsement and when the advertisement does not include the endorsement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer implemented method of receiving and forwarding advertisements using wireless devices, comprising:
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receiving and storing a plurality of advertisements and their corresponding advertising targets; receiving and storing registration of a plurality of mobile advertisement serving devices; retrieving user profiles of the plurality of mobile advertisements serving devices being registered; matching the plurality of advertisements received with the plurality of registered mobile advertisement serving devices by matching the advertising targets with the user profiles, wherein personalized advertisement inventories for the plurality of the registered mobile advertisement serving devices are generated based on matching results; downloading the personalized advertisement inventories to the plurality of registered mobile advertisement serving devices; sensing an environment for advertisement serving by a registered mobile advertisement-serving device; serving at least one advertisement to at least one advertising target of the at least one advertisement from the registered mobile advertisement serving devices, the serving including an endorsement generated at the serving mobile advertisement serving device; and displaying the at least one advertisement on the at least one advertising target. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system of receiving and distributing advertisements using wireless devices, comprising:
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an account management system for managing account information of users of wireless devices, wherein the account management system has a user profile module that stores user profiles of the users of wireless devices; an advertisement management system for managing advertisements, wherein the advertisement management system has an advertisement targeting module that stores profiles of wireless device users targeted by the advertisements stored in the advertisement management system; and an advertisement serving module for delivering advertisements to the wireless devices, wherein the advertisement serving module accesses the account management system and the advertisement management system to match the advertisements in the advertisement management with the wireless devices by matching the user profiles of the wireless devices with the profiles of wireless devices users targeted by the advertisements stored in the advertisement system, and wherein the advertisement serving module assists users of the wireless devices in forwarding and endorsing advertisements received by the wireless devices, and wherein the advertisement serving module has a reward module that records advertisement forwarding and endorsing activities of the users of wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Computer readable media including program instruction for forwarding an advertisement received on a first mobile device to a second mobile device, the computer readable media comprising:
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program instruction sending the advertisement to the first mobile device; program instruction detecting forwarding of the advertisement from the first mobile device to the second mobile device; program instruction determining if the advertisement that was forwarded to the second mobile device includes an endorsement for the advertisement, wherein the endorsement was generated at the first mobile device; and program instruction monitoring activity on the second mobile device regarding the advertisement when the advertisement includes the endorsement and when the advertisement does not include the endorsement.
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