TRANSMITTING CUSTOM ADVERTISEMENTS TO A CLIENT DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting an advertisement to a client device, the method comprising:
- receiving from a client device via a communication network a profile associated with a user, wherein the profile includes information concerning the user;
selecting, via a processor, an advertisement from a plurality of available advertisements based on the information concerning the user included in the profile and also based on targeting criteria associated with each of the available advertisements; and
transmitting to the client device via the communication network the advertisement selected from the plurality of available advertisements so that the advertisement can be presented via the client device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for transmitting an advertisement to a client device. The method comprises, receiving from a client device via a communication network a profile that includes information concerning a user, selecting, via a processor, an advertisement from a plurality of available advertisements based on the information concerning the user included in the profile and also based on targeting criteria associated with each of the available advertisements, and transmitting to the client device via the communication network the advertisement selected from the plurality of available advertisements so that the advertisement can be presented via the client device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting an advertisement to a client device, the method comprising:
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receiving from a client device via a communication network a profile associated with a user, wherein the profile includes information concerning the user; selecting, via a processor, an advertisement from a plurality of available advertisements based on the information concerning the user included in the profile and also based on targeting criteria associated with each of the available advertisements; and transmitting to the client device via the communication network the advertisement selected from the plurality of available advertisements so that the advertisement can be presented via the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a communication module configured to communicate via a communications network; and a processor in operative association with the communication module, the processor configured to; receive from a client device via the communication module a profile associated with a user, wherein the profile includes information concerning the user; select an advertisement from a plurality of available advertisements based on the information concerning the user included in the profile and also based on targeting criteria associated with each of the available advertisements; and transmit to the client device via the communication module the advertisement selected from the plurality of available advertisements so that the advertisement can be presented via the client device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for receiving from a client device via a communication network a profile associated with a user, wherein the profile includes information concerning the user; instructions for selecting an advertisement from a plurality of available advertisements based on the information concerning the user included in the profile and also based on targeting criteria associated with each of the available advertisements; and instructions for transmitting to the client device via the communication network the advertisement selected from the plurality of available advertisements so that the advertisement can be presented via the client device.
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