System and Method for Distributing Advertising Content

• US 20080033795A1
• Filed: 07/20/2006
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Panel Group LLC
• Original Assignee: The Panel Group LLC
• Inventors: Glaser, Michael O., Wishnow, Judd
• Application Number:
  US11/458,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20080033795A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

A system and method for distributing advertising content. The system includes a central unit capable of communicating with one or more remote systems. The remote systems may be amusement devices, and each one may be associated with a particular venue. The method for distributing advertising content comprises receiving registration information from an advertiser, receiving advertising content from the advertiser, receiving at least one advertising preference from the advertiser, and distributing the advertising content to at least one remote system based on the advertising preferences.

Claims

1. A method for distributing advertising content comprising the steps of:

receiving registration information from an advertiser;

receiving advertising content from the advertiser;

receiving at least one advertising preference from the advertiser; and

distributing the advertising content to at least one amusement device based on the advertising preferences.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the registration information is received using an interactive interface.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the interactive interface is a website.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the advertising content includes video.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the advertising content includes audio.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the advertising content includes a still image.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the advertising content includes animation.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the advertising preference is related to a geographic location.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the advertising preference is related to a demographic criteria.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the advertising preference is related to venue information.

11. A method for distributing advertising content comprising the steps of:

receiving an advertisement and at least one advertising preference from an advertiser;

distributing the advertisement to at least one amusement device in accordance with the advertising preference; and

receiving payment from the advertiser based on the distribution of the advertisement.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein the payment is automatically collected.

13. The method according to claim 11, wherein the advertising preference selects multiple amusement devices to receive the advertisement.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of amusement devices are associated with a demographic criteria and an advertising preference is associated with the demographic criteria.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of amusement devices are associated with a geographic criteria and an advertising preference is associated with the demographic criteria.

16. A method for interacting with an advertiser comprising the steps of:

receiving registration information from the advertiser;

receiving advertisement distribution information from at least one amusement device;

providing access to an interactive interface; and

wherein the interactive interface includes advertisement distribution information received from the amusement device.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the advertisement distribution information includes a time when an advertisement associated with the advertiser was distributed.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein the advertisement distribution information includes location information where an advertisement associated with the advertiser was distributed.

19. The method according to claim 16, wherein the advertisement distribution information includes frequency information related to a number of times when an advertisement associated with the advertiser was distributed.

20. The method according to claim 16, wherein the advertisement distribution information includes confirmation information related to an advertisement associated with the advertiser.

21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the confirmation information includes an image of the advertisement being distributed.

22. The method according to claim 20, wherein the confirmation information includes a video of the advertisement being distributed.

23. A method for distributing advertising content comprising the steps of:

receiving play list information from a remote system;

determining a predominant music genre for the play list;

receiving an advertisement from an advertiser;

receiving a distribution preference from the advertiser associated with a music genre; and

distributing the advertisement to at least one remote system based on the distribution preference and the predominant music genre for the play list.

24. The method according to claim 23, wherein a venue numerical value, assigned to a venue associated with the remote system, is determined using the predominant music genre of the play list.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein songs of the play list have associated song genres, and wherein those song genres are assigned a song numerical value.

26. The method according to claim 25, wherein the song numerical value is used to determine the venue numerical value.

27. The method according to claim 24, wherein the venue numerical value is used to offer the advertiser a selection of possible music genres.