METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING PROGRAM-INTEGRATED ADVERTISEMENTS
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1. A program-integrated advertisement comprising:
- thematic content comprising a plot advancing element of a program;
a product or service advertisement, whereinthe plot advancing element promotes a plan or pattern of events or a main story of the program,the product or service advertisement advertises a product or service,the product or service does not publicize viewing the program;
the program-integrated advertisement is capable of being shown or viewed during at least one time period selected from the group consisting of between segments of the program, before the program is shown or viewed, and after the program is shown or viewed, andthe program-integrated advertisement is not capable of being shown during a segment of the program.
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Abstract
A method and system for incorporating thematic content from a particular program into product or service advertisements uses program-advancing elements of a program in an advertisement in order to entice viewers to view the advertisements. Increased viewership of advertisements can result in increased revenue generated from advertisements that may be realized by programs, television and movie producers, networks, publishers and advertisers.
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1. A program-integrated advertisement comprising:
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thematic content comprising a plot advancing element of a program; a product or service advertisement, wherein the plot advancing element promotes a plan or pattern of events or a main story of the program, the product or service advertisement advertises a product or service, the product or service does not publicize viewing the program; the program-integrated advertisement is capable of being shown or viewed during at least one time period selected from the group consisting of between segments of the program, before the program is shown or viewed, and after the program is shown or viewed, and the program-integrated advertisement is not capable of being shown during a segment of the program.
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2. A program-integrated advertisement comprising:
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thematic content comprising a plot-advancing element of a program, wherein the plot-advancing element promotes a plan or pattern of events or a storyline of the program; product or service content, wherein the product or service differs from the program and the product or service is not for promoting viewing of the program; and the program-integrated advertisement is not shown during the program or during a segment of the program.
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3. A method of advertising comprising:
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using a program-integrated advertisement to promote a program and a product or service wherein; the program-integrated advertisement comprises product or service advertising content and a plot-advancing element for a program, the product or service advertising content promotes the product or service, respectively, the plot-advancing element promotes a plan or pattern of events or a storyline of the program, the product or service differs from the program, the product or service is not for promoting viewing of the program, and the program-integrated advertisement is capable of being shown or viewed during at least one time period selected from the group consisting of between segments of the program, before the program is shown or viewed, and after the program is shown or viewed. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of incorporating thematic content from a program into an advertisement comprising:
combining the thematic content from the program and product or service content to form a program-integrated advertisement, wherein the thematic content comprises plot-advancing content, the plot-advancing content promotes a plan or pattern of events or a storyline of the program, the program differs from the product or service, the product or service is not for promoting viewing of the program, and the program-integrated advertisement is capable of being shown or viewed during at least one time period selected from the group consisting of between segments of the program, before the program is shown or viewed, and after the program is shown or viewed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of increasing viewership of a program, a product or service advertisement, or both, comprising:
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using a program-integrated advertisement to promote a program and a product or service wherein; the program-integrated advertisement comprises product or service advertising content and a plot-advancing element for a program, the product or service advertising content promotes the product or service, respectively, the plot-advancing element promotes a plan or pattern of events or a storyline of the program, the product or service differs from the program; the product or service is not for promoting viewing of the program; and showing or viewing the program-integrated product or service advertisement during at least one time period selected from the group consisting of between segments of the program, before the program is shown or viewed, and after the program is shown or viewed.
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18. A method of producing an advertisement with thematic content from a program, comprising:
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generating advertising content for a product or service, wherein the product or service differs from the program and the product or service is not for promoting viewing of the program; assigning a plot-advancing element from the program to the advertising content to form a program-integrated advertisement, the plot-advancing element comprising at least one member selected from the group consisting of characters, objects, sounds, settings, and dialogue relating to a program theme, wherein; the program-integrated advertisement is capable of being shown or viewed in at least one medium selected from the group consisting of television, radio, Internet, video and print media; the program-integrated product or service advertisement is capable of being shown or viewed during at least one time period selected from the group consisting of between segments of the program, before the program is shown or viewed, and after the program is shown or viewed; and the plot-advancing element promotes a plan or pattern of events or a storyline of the program.
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19. A system for incorporating thematic content from a program into a program-integrated advertisement, comprising:
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plot-advancing thematic content from the program; advertising content for a product or service, wherein the product or service differs from the program and the product or service is not for promoting viewing of the program; and production equipment for combining the advertising content and the thematic content to form the program-integrated advertisement, wherein the program-integrated advertisement is capable of being shown or viewed during at least one time period selected from the group consisting of between segments of the program, before the program is shown or viewed, and after the program is shown or viewed, and the plot-advancing thematic content promotes a plan or pattern of events or a storyline of the program. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A program-integrated advertisement comprising:
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thematic content comprising a plot-advancing element of a program, wherein the plot-advancing element promotes a plan or pattern of events or a storyline of the program; product or service content, wherein the product or service differs from the program and the product or service is not for promoting viewing of the program; and the program-integrated advertisement is capable of being shown or viewed during at least one time period selected from the group consisting of between segments of the program, before the program is shown or viewed, and after the program is shown or viewed. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A system for creating a program-integrated advertisement comprising:
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advertising content for a product or service; a plot-advancing element from a program; a mechanism for assigning the plot-advancing element from the program to the advertising content, wherein the plot-advancing element promotes a plan or pattern of events or a storyline of the program, the program differs from the product or service, the product or service is not for promoting viewing of the program, and the program-integrated advertisement is capable of being shown or viewed during at least one time period selected from the group consisting of between segments of the program, before the program is shown or viewed, and after the program is shown or viewed. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A program-integrated product or service advertisement comprising:
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thematic content comprising a plot advancing element of a program; a product or service advertisement, wherein the plot advancing element promotes a plan or pattern of events or a main story of the program, the product or service advertisement advertises a product or service, the product or service does not publicize viewing the program, and the program-integrated advertisement is capable of being shown or viewed during at least one time period selected from the group consisting of between segments of the program, before the program is shown or viewed, and after the program is shown or viewed. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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