Wrap package of cards supporting transactional advertising
First Claim
1. A wrap package, embedded in a non-transitory tangible computer readable medium, the wrap package comprising:
- a set of cards that conveys a predefined presentation when rendered, the predefined presentation remaining the same regardless of the size or aspect ratio of a rendering environment associated with a consuming computing device, the predefined presentation defined by (i) the set of cards arranged to be browsed in first and second directions and (ii) each card in the set having a fixed presentation that includes a fixed aspect ratio and a fixed layout of content, regardless of the size or the aspect ratio of the rendering environment associated with the consuming device,the set of cards including;
(a) an advertising card containing an advertisement for a plurality of items; and
(b) one or more transaction card(s) enabling a transaction for the purchase of any of the plurality of advertised items within the context of the wrap package and while the wrap package is consumed; and
a wrap descriptor that defines the wrap package, the wrap descriptor specifying the set of cards of the wrap package, including the advertising card and the one or more transaction card(s),the wrap descriptor further including a plurality of card descriptors, each of the plurality of card descriptors arranged to define a card component container having the fixed aspect ratio for the associated card;
each card descriptor further having one or more component descriptors, each component descriptor defining a component container included in the card component container of the associated card respectively;
wherein each of the card descriptors and its associated one or more component descriptors, together, define the fixed aspect ratio and the fixed layout of content for the associated card,wherein, the wrap descriptor is a portable data-interchange object that is deliverable to the computing device over a communication network and, when consumed, conveys the predefined presentation of the set of cards, each with its fixed aspect ratio and the fixed layout of content, when browsed in the first and second directions, in response to navigable inputs, regardless of the size or the aspect ratio of the rendering environment associated with the consuming computing device,wherein the set of cards further includes a subset of non-gallery cards arranged to be navigated along the first direction in response to navigable inputs, while the plurality of advertised items in the advertising card are;
sequentially displayed, in a gallery format, when the advertising card is rendered; and
are navigable along the second direction in response to navigational inputs, wherein the first and the second directions are perpendicular to one another, andthe wrap package further facilitating the transactional purchase of any of the advertised plurality of items within the wrap package and without a user having to navigate to a remote website during consumption of the wrap package on the computing device.
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Abstract
Creating and delivering advertisements within wrapped packages of cards, which selectively include (i) media content, including advertisement(s) for item(s) available for purchase, (ii) application functionality and/or (iii) e-commerce related transactional services. By defining the sequence order in which the cards are navigated when consumed, wraps may deliver advertisements in the context of a “story” or “narrative”, which unfolds as the cards are sequentially browsed, similar to the turning of the pages of a book or magazine. Ads thus become more compelling. In addition, with built-in transactional functionality, advertised Item(s) can be immediately purchased without having to exit the wrap.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1. A wrap package, embedded in a non-transitory tangible computer readable medium, the wrap package comprising:
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a set of cards that conveys a predefined presentation when rendered, the predefined presentation remaining the same regardless of the size or aspect ratio of a rendering environment associated with a consuming computing device, the predefined presentation defined by (i) the set of cards arranged to be browsed in first and second directions and (ii) each card in the set having a fixed presentation that includes a fixed aspect ratio and a fixed layout of content, regardless of the size or the aspect ratio of the rendering environment associated with the consuming device, the set of cards including; (a) an advertising card containing an advertisement for a plurality of items; and (b) one or more transaction card(s) enabling a transaction for the purchase of any of the plurality of advertised items within the context of the wrap package and while the wrap package is consumed; and a wrap descriptor that defines the wrap package, the wrap descriptor specifying the set of cards of the wrap package, including the advertising card and the one or more transaction card(s), the wrap descriptor further including a plurality of card descriptors, each of the plurality of card descriptors arranged to define a card component container having the fixed aspect ratio for the associated card; each card descriptor further having one or more component descriptors, each component descriptor defining a component container included in the card component container of the associated card respectively; wherein each of the card descriptors and its associated one or more component descriptors, together, define the fixed aspect ratio and the fixed layout of content for the associated card, wherein, the wrap descriptor is a portable data-interchange object that is deliverable to the computing device over a communication network and, when consumed, conveys the predefined presentation of the set of cards, each with its fixed aspect ratio and the fixed layout of content, when browsed in the first and second directions, in response to navigable inputs, regardless of the size or the aspect ratio of the rendering environment associated with the consuming computing device, wherein the set of cards further includes a subset of non-gallery cards arranged to be navigated along the first direction in response to navigable inputs, while the plurality of advertised items in the advertising card are; sequentially displayed, in a gallery format, when the advertising card is rendered; and are navigable along the second direction in response to navigational inputs, wherein the first and the second directions are perpendicular to one another, and the wrap package further facilitating the transactional purchase of any of the advertised plurality of items within the wrap package and without a user having to navigate to a remote website during consumption of the wrap package on the computing device. - 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, 24)
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25. A wrap descriptor embedded in a non-transitory tangible computer readable medium, the wrap descriptor defining a set of cards of a wrap package suitable for consumption on a variety of different consuming computing devices including mobile communications devices, wherein the wrap descriptor:
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is a portable data object that enables the delivery of the wrap package to consuming computing devices over communication networks; specifies a predefined presentation of the wrap package when rendered, the predefined presentation remaining the same regardless of the size or aspect ratio of different rendering environments defined by different consuming computing devices, the predefined presentation defined by (i) the set of cards arranged to be browsed in first and second directions in response to navigable inputs and (ii) each card in the set having a fixed aspect ratio and a fixed layout of content, regardless of the size or the aspect ratio of the rendering environments defined by the different consuming computing devices; and includes a plurality of card descriptors, each of the card descriptors arranged to define (iii) a card component container defining the fixed aspect ratio for the associated card and (iv) one or more component descriptors, each component descriptor defining a component container included in the card component container of the associated card, wherein each of the card descriptors and its associated one or more component descriptors, together, define the fixed aspect ratio and the fixed layout of content for the associated card; and wherein the wrap descriptor further defines among the set of cards of the wrap package; (a) an advertising card containing an advertisement for one or more items; (b) one or more transaction card(s) enabling a transaction for the purchase of any of the advertised one or more items while a viewer is consuming the wrap package without having to navigate to a remote website to complete the transaction, wherein the wrap package of cards defined by the wrap descriptor further includes; (c) a first subset of cards having a first aspect ratio and a first size; and (d) the advertising card having a second aspect ratio that is different than the first aspect ratio and a second size that is larger than the first size, the first subset of cards and the advertising card each maintaining their predefined presentation when rendered on the different consuming computing devices, regardless of the size or orientation of the rendering environment, by scaling the first aspect ratio and the first size and the second aspect ratio and the second size by the same degree for each device respectively. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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