ADVERTISING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20110071911A1
• Filed: 11/30/2010
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Image Space Media Inc. (Vibrant Media Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Image Space Media Inc. (Vibrant Media Incorporated)
• Inventors: Chan, Raymond Eng, Tung, Kevin W.
• Application Number:
  US12/956,600
• Publication Number:
  US 20110071911A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.73
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

A system, computer-implemented method, and a computer program product for rendering a web page that includes at least one advertisement-compatible target image, wherein an advertisement overlay is associated with the at least one advertisement-compatible target image. The advertisement overlay is automatically rendered on top of the advertisement-compatible target image.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

rendering a web page that includes at least one advertisement-compatible target image, wherein an advertisement overlay is associated with the at least one advertisement-compatible target image; and

automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the advertisement overlay is generated in accordance with a defined overlay type.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 wherein the overlay type is chosen from the group consisting of:

a text only overlay;

an image/banner overlay;

a text and image overlay;

a video overlay;

an audio overlay;

an audio/video overlay;

a rich media interactive overlay; and

a search overlay.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image includes:

automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image without requiring that any activity be performed by the user.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image includes:

automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image after the expiry of a defined delay period.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 wherein the defined delay period is definable by a publisher of the webpage.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 wherein the defined delay period is within the range of 500 milliseconds to 2 seconds.

8. A computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

rendering a web page that includes at least one advertisement-compatible target image, wherein an advertisement overlay is associated with the at least one advertisement-compatible target image; and

automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image.

9. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein the advertisement overlay is generated in accordance with a defined overlay type.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 wherein the overlay type is chosen from the group consisting of:

a text only overlay;

an image/banner overlay;

a text and image overlay;

a video overlay;

an audio overlay;

an audio/video overlay;

a rich media interactive overlay; and

a search overlay.

11. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image includes:

automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image without requiring that any activity be performed by the user.

12. The computer program product of claim 8 wherein automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image includes:

automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image after the expiry of a defined delay period.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the defined delay period is definable by a publisher of the webpage.

14. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the defined delay period is within the range of 500 milliseconds to 2 seconds.

15. A computing system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory architecture coupled with the at least one processor;

a first software module executed on the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the first software module is configured to perform operations including rendering a web page that includes at least one advertisement-compatible target image, wherein an advertisement overlay is associated with the at least one advertisement-compatible target image; and

a second software module executed on the at least one processor and the at least one memory architecture, wherein the second software module is configured to perform operations including automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image

16. The computing system of claim 15 wherein the advertisement overlay is generated in accordance with a defined overlay type.

17. The computing system of claim 16 wherein the overlay type is chosen from the group consisting of:

a text only overlay;

an image/banner overlay;

a text and image overlay;

a video overlay;

an audio overlay;

an audio/video overlay;

a rich media interactive overlay; and

a search overlay.

18. The computing system of claim 15 wherein automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image includes:

automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image without requiring that any activity be performed by the user.

19. The computing system of claim 15 wherein automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image includes:

automatically rendering the advertisement overlay on top of the advertisement-compatible target image after the expiry of a defined delay period.

20. The computing system of claim 19 wherein the defined delay period is definable by a publisher of the webpage.

21. The computing system of claim 19 wherein the defined delay period is within the range of 500 milliseconds to 2 seconds.