Method and system of directed advertising
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting directed advertising to a client machine for display in connection with shipment tracking status information, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a processor running at a server, a tracking status request from a client machine via an electronic communications network, the tracking status request specifying a tracking number for a shipping order, the shipping order being associated with a shipper and a shipping carrier;
retrieving, by the processor running at the server, from a tracking database stored on a data storage device, tracking status information for the shipping order identified by the tracking number;
retrieving, by the processor running at the server, from at least one database stored on a data storage device, additional data associated with the shipping order identified by the tracking number;
selecting, by the processor running at the server, from an advertisement database stored on a data storage device, at least one advertisement based on the additional data associated with the shipping order; and
transmitting, to the client machine, the retrieved tracking status information for the shipping order and the at least one selected advertisement for display on the client machine.
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Abstract
A method is provided for directed advertising on a shipment tracking status webpage. Advertisements are received and categorized based on preselected criteria. Shipping orders are received and tracking numbers associated with the shipping orders are provided. Tracking status information is received for the shipping orders. A tracking status request for a shipping order is received based on a tracking number. The tracking status information for the shipping order associated with the tracking number is accessed. The tracking information for the shipping order and at least one advertisement, which is selected based on the preselected criteria, is provided for display on the shipment tracking status webpage.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting directed advertising to a client machine for display in connection with shipment tracking status information, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor running at a server, a tracking status request from a client machine via an electronic communications network, the tracking status request specifying a tracking number for a shipping order, the shipping order being associated with a shipper and a shipping carrier; retrieving, by the processor running at the server, from a tracking database stored on a data storage device, tracking status information for the shipping order identified by the tracking number; retrieving, by the processor running at the server, from at least one database stored on a data storage device, additional data associated with the shipping order identified by the tracking number; selecting, by the processor running at the server, from an advertisement database stored on a data storage device, at least one advertisement based on the additional data associated with the shipping order; and transmitting, to the client machine, the retrieved tracking status information for the shipping order and the at least one selected advertisement for display on the client machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for transmitting directed advertising to a client machine for display in connection with shipment tracking status information, the system comprising:
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a first data storage device, configured to store a tracking database comprising tracking status information for shipping orders; a second data storage device, configured to store additional data associated with the shipping orders; a processor running at a server, communicatively coupled to the first and second data storage devices, configured to perform the steps of; receiving a tracking status request from a client machine via an electronic communications network, the tracking status request specifying a tracking number for a shipping order, the shipping order being associated with a shipper and a shipping carrier; retrieving, from the first data storage device, tracking status information for the shipping order identified by the tracking number; retrieving, from the second data storage device, additional data associated with the shipping order identified by the tracking number; selecting, from an advertisement database, at least one advertisement based on the additional data associated with the shipping order; and transmitting, to the client machine, the retrieved tracking status information for the shipping order and the at least one selected advertisement for display on the client machine. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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