SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INTERACTIVE ADVERTISEMENTS
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1. A system for generating interactive advertisements, the system comprising:
- a coupon database for storing a plurality of electronic coupon files, each electronic coupon file of the plurality of electronic coupon files including data for generating a redeemable coupon, the data including a unique identifier associated with the redeemable coupon;
an advertisement generator communicatively linked to the coupon database and operable to generate at least one advertisement associated with an electronic coupon file selected from the plurality of electronic coupon files, the at least one advertisement including an ad body and a set of interactive components;
an advertisement database communicatively linked to the advertisement generator and configured to store the at least one advertisement; and
an ad server communicatively linked to the advertisement database and operable to render the at least one advertisement to a user, the set of interactive components being visibly embedded within the at least one advertisement;
wherein the user is redirected to a predetermined URL in response to clicking an area of the ad body, the area of the ad body not including the set of interactive components; and
wherein the set of interactive components includes a first button operable to display a printable copy of the redeemable coupon in response to the user clicking on the first button, the unique identifier being visibly embedded within the printable copy of the redeemable coupon.
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Abstract
A system and method for generating a plurality of interactive advertisements are provided. The system includes an advertisement generator operable to generate online advertisements displaying coupon offers. An ad server is provided for rendering the advertisements to users. Each advertisement includes an interactive button operable to display a printable copy of the advertised coupon to the user. The coupon includes a unique identifier visibly embedded therein, wherein the unique identifier enables the user to redeem the coupon.
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1. A system for generating interactive advertisements, the system comprising:
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a coupon database for storing a plurality of electronic coupon files, each electronic coupon file of the plurality of electronic coupon files including data for generating a redeemable coupon, the data including a unique identifier associated with the redeemable coupon; an advertisement generator communicatively linked to the coupon database and operable to generate at least one advertisement associated with an electronic coupon file selected from the plurality of electronic coupon files, the at least one advertisement including an ad body and a set of interactive components; an advertisement database communicatively linked to the advertisement generator and configured to store the at least one advertisement; and an ad server communicatively linked to the advertisement database and operable to render the at least one advertisement to a user, the set of interactive components being visibly embedded within the at least one advertisement; wherein the user is redirected to a predetermined URL in response to clicking an area of the ad body, the area of the ad body not including the set of interactive components; and wherein the set of interactive components includes a first button operable to display a printable copy of the redeemable coupon in response to the user clicking on the first button, the unique identifier being visibly embedded within the printable copy of the redeemable coupon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for generating an interactive advertisement, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of electronic coupon files, each electronic coupon file of the plurality of electronic coupon files including data for generating a redeemable coupon, the data including a unique identifier associated with the redeemable coupon; storing the plurality of electronic coupon files in a coupon database; generating at least one advertisement associated with an electronic coupon file selected from the plurality of electronic coupon files, the at least one advertisement including an ad body and a set of interactive buttons; storing the at least one advertisement in an advertisement database; rendering the at least one advertisement to a user, the set of interactive buttons being visibly embedded within the at least one advertisement; redirecting the user to a predetermined URL in response to the user clicking an area of the ad body, the area of the ad body not including the set of interactive buttons; and displaying a printable copy of the redeemable coupon to the user in response to the user clicking a first button selected from the set of interactive buttons, wherein the unique identifier is visibly embedded within the printable copy of the redeemable coupon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. In a computer readable storage medium having stored therein instructions executable by a programmed processor for generating interactive advertisements, the storage medium comprising instructions for:
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receiving a plurality of electronic coupon files, each electronic coupon file of the plurality of electronic coupon files including data for generating a redeemable coupon, the data including a unique identifier associated with the redeemable coupon; storing the plurality of electronic coupon files in a coupon database; generating at least one advertisement associated with an electronic coupon file selected from the plurality of electronic coupon files, the at least one advertisement including an ad body and a set of interactive buttons; storing the at least one advertisement in an advertisement database; rendering the at least one advertisement to a user, the set of interactive buttons being visibly embedded within the at least one advertisement; redirecting the user to a predetermined URL in response to the user clicking an area of the ad body, the area of the ad body not including the set of interactive buttons; and displaying a printable copy of the redeemable coupon to the user in response to the user clicking a first button selected from the set of interactive buttons, wherein the unique identifier is visibly embedded within the printable copy of the redeemable coupon. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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