Method and system for automatically managing a content approval process for use in in-game advertising
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- providing, a catalog of advertising spots available for use in an ad campaign, each of the available advertising spots being associated with multiple parties having content approval authority for the advertising spot, wherein the multiple parties are selected from the following group;
an advertisement service provider, an advertising broker, a game publisher or a game developer provider of a video game;
receiving, at a computer processor, reservation requests for advertising spots provided in the catalog, each reservation request specifying particular advertising content for insertion at the respective requested advertising spot;
for each reservation request for each advertising spot;
upon receiving the reservation request, determining, by a computer processor, an approval combination required for enabling insertion of the particular advertising content at the requested advertising spot during execution of a video game, the approval combination specifying the multiple parties that have content approval authority for the requested advertising spot;
transmitting a message to each of the multiple parties in the approval combination, the message requesting approval of the particular advertising content for insertion at the requested advertising spot within the video game;
receiving replies to the messages from the multiple parties, wherein a reply indicates a respective one of the multiple parties approval or disapproval of the reservation request; and
determining, by the computer processor, that the reservation request is approved after receipt of the replies and in response to a determination that each of the multiple parties specified by the approval combination has approved the reservation request, wherein the approval of the reservation request specifies that the advertising content is approved to be inserted at the requested advertising spot for presentation to a plurality of users playing the video game;
wherein transmitting a message to each of the multiple parties in the approval combination comprises;
transmitting a first message requesting approval to a first one of the multiple parties; and
transmitting a second message requesting approval to a second one of the multiple parties only after a reply from the first one of the multiple parties to the first message is received approving the reservation request by the first one of the multiple parties.
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Abstract
A method for approving data wherein a request for approval of advertising content for being impressed upon video game players within a known advertising spot within a known video game is provided. Based on the advertising spot and the video game a system determines at least a party for approving of the advertising content. Then, the system automatically transmits a message to the at least a party requesting their approval of the advertising content for being impressed upon video game players within the known advertising spot within the known video game.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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providing, a catalog of advertising spots available for use in an ad campaign, each of the available advertising spots being associated with multiple parties having content approval authority for the advertising spot, wherein the multiple parties are selected from the following group;
an advertisement service provider, an advertising broker, a game publisher or a game developer provider of a video game;receiving, at a computer processor, reservation requests for advertising spots provided in the catalog, each reservation request specifying particular advertising content for insertion at the respective requested advertising spot; for each reservation request for each advertising spot; upon receiving the reservation request, determining, by a computer processor, an approval combination required for enabling insertion of the particular advertising content at the requested advertising spot during execution of a video game, the approval combination specifying the multiple parties that have content approval authority for the requested advertising spot; transmitting a message to each of the multiple parties in the approval combination, the message requesting approval of the particular advertising content for insertion at the requested advertising spot within the video game; receiving replies to the messages from the multiple parties, wherein a reply indicates a respective one of the multiple parties approval or disapproval of the reservation request; and determining, by the computer processor, that the reservation request is approved after receipt of the replies and in response to a determination that each of the multiple parties specified by the approval combination has approved the reservation request, wherein the approval of the reservation request specifies that the advertising content is approved to be inserted at the requested advertising spot for presentation to a plurality of users playing the video game;
wherein transmitting a message to each of the multiple parties in the approval combination comprises;
transmitting a first message requesting approval to a first one of the multiple parties; and
transmitting a second message requesting approval to a second one of the multiple parties only after a reply from the first one of the multiple parties to the first message is received approving the reservation request by the first one of the multiple parties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system comprising:
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memory coupled to the processor, and including instructions, which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; providing a catalog of advertising spots available for use in an ad campaign, each of the available advertising spots being associated with multiple parties having content approval authority for the advertising spot, wherein the multiple parties are selected from the following group;
an advertisement service provider, an advertising broker, a game publisher or a game developer provider of a video game;receiving reservation requests for advertising spots provided in the catalog, each reservation request specifying particular advertising content for insertion at the respective requested advertising spot; for each reservation request for each advertising spot; upon receiving the reservation request, determining an approval combination required for enabling insertion of the particular advertising content at the requested advertising spot during execution of a video game, the approval combination specifying the multiple parties that have content approval authority for the requested advertising spot; and transmitting a message to each of the multiple parties in the approval combination, the message requesting approval of the particular advertising content for insertion at the requested advertising spot within the video game; receiving replies to the messages from the multiple parties, wherein a reply indicates a respective one of the multiple parties approval or disapproval of the reservation request; and determining that the reservation request is approved after receipt of the replies and in response to a determination that each of the multiple parties specified by the approval combination has approved the reservation request, wherein the approval of the reservation request specifies that the advertising content is approved to be inserted at the requested advertising spot for presentation to a plurality of users playing the video game;
wherein transmitting a message to each of the multiple parties in the approval combination comprises;
transmitting a first message requesting approval to a first one of the multiple parties; and
transmitting a second message requesting approval to a second one of the multiple parties only after a reply from the first one of the multiple parties to the first message is received approving the reservation request by the first one of the multiple parties.
- a processor; and
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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providing a catalog of advertising spots available for use in an ad campaign, each of the available advertising spots being associated with multiple parties having content approval authority for the advertising spot, wherein the multiple parties are selected from the following group;
an advertisement service provider, an advertising broker, a game publisher or a game developer of a video game;receiving reservation requests for advertising spots provided in the catalog, the each reservation request specifying particular advertising content for insertion at the respective requested advertising spot; for each reservation request for each advertising spot; upon receiving the reservation request, determining an approval combination required for enabling insertion of the particular advertising content at the requested advertising spot during execution of a video game, the required approval combination specifying the multiple parties that have content approval authority for the requested advertising spot; and
transmitting a message to each of the multiple parties in the approval combination, the message requesting approval of the particular advertising content for insertion at the requested advertising spot within the video game;receiving replies to the messages from the multiple parties, wherein a reply indicates a respective one of the multiple parties approval or disapproval of the reservation request; and determining that the reservation request is approved after receipt of the replies and in response to a determination that each of the multiple parties specified by the approval combination has approved the reservation request, wherein the approval of the reservation request specifies that the advertising content is approved to be inserted at the requested advertising spot for presentation to a plurality of users playing the video game;
wherein transmitting a message to each of the multiple parties in the approval combination comprises;
transmitting a first message requesting approval to a first one of the multiple parties; and
transmitting a second message requesting approval to a second one of the multiple parties only after a reply from the first one of the multiple parties to the first message is received approving the reservation request by the first one of the multiple parties. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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