Systems and methods for selling and displaying advertisements over a network
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1. A system for selecting and displaying advertisements over a network, the system comprising:
- a database configured to store a plurality of advertisements associated with an advertiser; and
an advertisement selection server configured to;
receive a request for advertising content from a user computer over the network, the request comprising a selection criteria associated with a web page of a website accessed by the user computer;
obtain a plurality of advertisements from the database, based on at least the selection criterion;
generate contextual information associated with the obtained advertisements, the contextual information indicating a relevance of the obtained advertisements to content within the web page;
select, from the obtained advertisements, a first advertisement for display at a predetermined location within the web page and a second advertisement for display at a location within the web page that is contextually relevant to the second advertisement, the selection being based on at least the contextual information; and
transmit at least the first advertisement and the second advertisement to the user computer, wherein the user computer is configured to display the first advertisement at the predetermined location and to display the second advertisement at the contextually-relevant location.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for selling one or more advertisements and displaying the one or more advertisements a fixed placement for a set duration of time on a web page within an Internet website in combination with displaying advertisements from the same advertiser in contextually relevant locations within the website.
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1. A system for selecting and displaying advertisements over a network, the system comprising:
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a database configured to store a plurality of advertisements associated with an advertiser; and an advertisement selection server configured to; receive a request for advertising content from a user computer over the network, the request comprising a selection criteria associated with a web page of a website accessed by the user computer; obtain a plurality of advertisements from the database, based on at least the selection criterion; generate contextual information associated with the obtained advertisements, the contextual information indicating a relevance of the obtained advertisements to content within the web page; select, from the obtained advertisements, a first advertisement for display at a predetermined location within the web page and a second advertisement for display at a location within the web page that is contextually relevant to the second advertisement, the selection being based on at least the contextual information; and transmit at least the first advertisement and the second advertisement to the user computer, wherein the user computer is configured to display the first advertisement at the predetermined location and to display the second advertisement at the contextually-relevant location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 23)
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11. A system providing advertisements, comprising:
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a database configured to store content associated with a website of a content publisher; and a content publisher server configured to; receive a request from a user computer to access a web page associated with the website; in response to the request, obtain a portion of the stored content associated with the web page; generate instructions that direct the user computer to request, from an advertisement selection system, a first advertisement for display at a predetermined location within the web page and a second advertisement for display at a location within the web page that is contextually relevant to the second advertisement; and transmit the stored content portion and the instructions to the user computer, the instructions comprising information identifying the predetermined location and the contextually-relevant location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A computer-implemented method for selecting and displaying advertisements within a website, comprising:
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receiving, from a user computer, a request for advertising content of an advertiser, the request comprising a selection criteria associated with a web page accessed by the user computer; obtaining, in response to the request, a plurality of advertisements associated with the advertiser, based on at least the selection criterion; generating contextual information associated with the obtained advertisements, the contextual information indicating a relevance of the obtained advertisements to content within the web page; selecting, from the obtained advertisements, a first advertisement for display at a predetermined location within the web page and a second advertisement for display at a location within the web page that is contextually relevant to the second advertisement, the selection being based on at least the contextual information; and transmitting at least the first advertisement and the second advertisement to the user computer, wherein the user computer is configured to display the first advertisement at the predetermined location and to display the second advertisement at the contextually-relevant location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 24)
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19. A method of selling advertising for a website of a content provider over network comprising:
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creating a package of advertisements, the package comprising a first advertisement and a second advertisement, the creating comprising; obtaining information associated with a plurality of advertisements; generating contextual information associated with the obtained advertisements, the contextual information indicating a relevance of the obtained advertisements to content within the web page; and selecting, from the obtained advertisements, and based on at least the contextual information, a first advertisement for display at a predetermined location within the website, and a second advertisement for display at a location within the website that is relevant to the second advertisement; and offering the package of advertisements for purchase via said network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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25. A tangible, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, from a user computer, a request for advertising content of an advertiser, the request comprising a selection criteria associated with a web page accessed by the user computer; obtaining, in response to the request, a plurality of advertisements associated with the advertiser, based on at least the selection criterion; generating contextual information associated with the obtained advertisements, the contextual information indicating a relevance of the obtained advertisements to content within the web page; selecting, from the obtained advertisements, a first advertisement for display at a predetermined location within the web page and a second advertisement for display at a location within the web page that is contextually relevant to the second advertisement, the selection being based on at least the contextual information; and transmitting at least the first advertisement and the second advertisement to the user computer, wherein the user computer is configured to display the first advertisement at the predetermined location and to display the second advertisement at the contextually-relevant location.
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