METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROMOTING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
First Claim
1. A system, comprising a controller to:
- receive an acceptance from a user to opt into an advertisement program;
receive from the user a plurality of calendar events associated with personal information of the user;
share the plurality of calendar events with a plurality of advocates;
receive from the plurality of advocates a corresponding plurality of advertisements, each advertisement indicating an association with one of the plurality of calendar events; and
transmit to a communication device of the user the plurality of advertisements for updating the plurality of calendar events at the communication device.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller to receive an acceptance from a user to opt into an advertisement program, receive from the user a plurality of calendar events associated with personal information of the user, share the plurality of calendar events with a plurality of advocates, receive from the plurality of advocates a corresponding plurality of advertisements, each advertisement indicating an association with one of the plurality of calendar events, and transmit to a communication device of the user the plurality of advertisements for updating the plurality of calendar events at the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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25 Claims
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1. A system, comprising a controller to:
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receive an acceptance from a user to opt into an advertisement program; receive from the user a plurality of calendar events associated with personal information of the user; share the plurality of calendar events with a plurality of advocates; receive from the plurality of advocates a corresponding plurality of advertisements, each advertisement indicating an association with one of the plurality of calendar events; and transmit to a communication device of the user the plurality of advertisements for updating the plurality of calendar events at the communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communication device, comprising a controller to:
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record a plurality of calendar events; receive a plurality of advertisements, each advertisement directed to one of the plurality of calendar events, wherein the plurality of calendar events are shared with one or more advocates, and wherein the one or more advocates generate the plurality of advertisements according to subject matter in the shared plurality of calendar events; identify associations between the plurality of advertisements and the plurality of calendar events; and update the recorded plurality of calendar events with the plurality of advertisements according to the identified associations. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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- 23. A method, comprising promoting a product or service by way of a calendar operating in a communication device of a party, wherein the party shares a plurality of calendar events with an advocate of the product or service.
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