System and method for advertising on the internet

• US 8,521,592 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2011
• Issued: 08/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Elias Youssef Harika
• Original Assignee: Elias Youssef Harika
• Inventors: Harika, Elias Youssef
• Primary Examiner(s): Alvarez, Raquel
• Application Number:
  US13/118,434
• Publication Number:
  US 20110231259A1
• Time in Patent Office: 821 Days
• Field of Search: 705 1455- 1456, 705/14.69, 705/14.73
• US Class Current: 705/14.55
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0258 Registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

A web site for advertising on the internet. The web site comprises a web based server in communication with the internet. The web-site further comprises an advertiser module adapted to receive a DISPLAY AD and a MESSAGE AD. The advertiser module further comprises a message module having code configured to serve an advertiser host web page to an internet surfer upon activation of the DISPLAY AD by the surfer. The advertiser host page comprises a message box having first and second a message fields and a cell phone number field. The first and second message fields are adapted to receive either a SMS message or a MMS entered by the surfer, respectively. The message module further comprises code adapted to send the SMS or MMS message and the MESSAGE AD.

Claims

1. A system for advertising on the internet by one or more advertisers to one or more surfers browsing a web-site or network of a publisher;

a communication carrier for sending a message to a communication device of a recipient, the web-site comprising;

a web-based server in communication with the internet;

said web-based server comprises;

an advertiser module stored on said web based server and adapted to receive an advertising campaign from the advertiser;

said advertiser module comprises a registration module having a first set of registration code configured to receive an URL for a web page of the advertiser;

a first generator module having a first set of first generator code configured so the advertiser can create and store a DISPLAY AD on said web-based server;

said advertiser module further comprises a second generator module having a first set of second generator code configured so the advertiser can create and store a MESSAGE AD on said web-based server;

said advertiser module further comprises a location module having a first set of location code configured so the advertiser can select a location on the internet to place said DISPLAY AD;

said advertiser module further comprises an activation module having a first set of activation code to activate said advertising campaign of the advertiser; and

a message module stored on said web-based server comprising a first set of message code configured to serve an advertiser host web page to the internet surfer upon activation of said DISPLAY AD;

said advertiser host page comprises a first portion having a message box and a second portion displaying said web page of the advertiser;

said message box comprises a first message field and cell phone number field;

said first message field is adapted to receive a message entered by the surfer;

said cell phone number field is configured to receive a cell phone number entered by the internet surfer corresponding to the communication device of the recipient;

a second set of message code adapted to attach said MESSAGE AD to said message; and

a third set of message code adapted to send said message with said MESSAGE AD to the communication carrier at no cost to the internet surfer.

2. The system of claim 1 further comprising a billing module comprising a first set of billing code adapted to charge the advertiser a fee when said message is sent to the communication carrier.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said advertiser module further comprises a registration module having a first set of registration code configured to serve a web page so the advertiser can enter registration information and a second set of registration code to adapted to store said registration information on said web-based server as a registered advertiser.

4. The system of claim 3, further comprising a data base stored on said web based sever;

said data base comprises a first data base for storing said DISPLAY AD;

a second data base for storing said MESSAGE AD;

a third data base adapted to store a list of registered advertisers; and

a fourth data base adapted to store a list of registered internet surfers.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein said first message field comprises a SMS message field.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein said message box further comprises a second message field.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein said second message field comprises a MMS message field.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said message received by said first message box is a SMS message.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein said message received by said second message box is a MMS message.