SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING CONTENT VIA AN INTEGRATED HOME BASED DEVICE
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1. An in-home advertising device for delivering targeted ads to a user, the advertising device comprising:
- a touch screen operable to configure a user profile and further operable to select an advertisement in response to selections of a user;
a printer in communication with the touch screen and operable to print the advertisement in response to the selections of the user, the advertisement operable to be printed with a consumer identifier, the consumer identifier being assigned to the advertising device, the consumer identifier operable to identify the advertising device as being associated with an advertisement that is redeemed with a merchant;
a transceiver operable to communicate with a wireless network, the user profile and the advertisement operable to be communicated over the wireless network using the transceiver, the transceiver having a dedicated telephone number, the transceiver operable to communicate the user profile to the wireless network and receive the advertisement, the advertisement being determined in response to the user profile; and
an impression module in communication with the touch screen and operable to store impression data in response to the advertisement being displayed by the touch screen, selected by a user of the touch screen, or printed by a user of the touch screen, wherein the touch screen, printer, transceiver, impression module, and routing module are contained within a single housing.
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Abstract
Certain of the disclosed embodiments present a system and method for providing in-home targeted advertisements to individual consumers. For instance, the disclosed embodiments include an in-home advertising device that enables a user to interact with the in-home advertising device and purchase items with the push of a button. Additionally, in some embodiments, the in-home advertising device may include a built in printer for enabling a user to print an advertised and/or coupon.
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1. An in-home advertising device for delivering targeted ads to a user, the advertising device comprising:
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a touch screen operable to configure a user profile and further operable to select an advertisement in response to selections of a user; a printer in communication with the touch screen and operable to print the advertisement in response to the selections of the user, the advertisement operable to be printed with a consumer identifier, the consumer identifier being assigned to the advertising device, the consumer identifier operable to identify the advertising device as being associated with an advertisement that is redeemed with a merchant; a transceiver operable to communicate with a wireless network, the user profile and the advertisement operable to be communicated over the wireless network using the transceiver, the transceiver having a dedicated telephone number, the transceiver operable to communicate the user profile to the wireless network and receive the advertisement, the advertisement being determined in response to the user profile; and an impression module in communication with the touch screen and operable to store impression data in response to the advertisement being displayed by the touch screen, selected by a user of the touch screen, or printed by a user of the touch screen, wherein the touch screen, printer, transceiver, impression module, and routing module are contained within a single housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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