System and Method to Enable any Internet-Compatible Advertisement to be Fully Shareable to a Wide Variety of Social Media Networks and Platforms
First Claim
1. A system for creating shareable Internet-based advertisements comprising:
- an administration console receiving data related to an Internet-based advertisement from a client, the administration console configuring an overlay to provide on top of the Internet-based advertisement;
a database operatively connected to the administration console for storing the data and code related to the overlay and the Internet-based advertisement, wherein the administration console generates a share tag that is applied to the Internet-based advertisement, the share tag comprising a script reference pointing to the stored data and code stored in the database; and
at least one share tag server retrieving the stored data and code and displaying the overlay on the Internet-based advertisement as an expanded share tag upon a user activating the share tag of the Internet-based advertisement published on a content website,wherein, upon the user activating a share feature on the expanded share tag, the at least one share tag server provides, to a desired social media network server, the stored data needed to display the Internet-based advertisement on the user'"'"'s social media network page.
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Abstract
A system and method for creating shareable Internet-based advertisements includes an administration console receiving data related to an Internet-based advertisement, and configuring an overlay to provide on top of the Internet-based advertisement. A database operatively connected to the administration console stores data and code related to the overlay and the Internet-based advertisement. A share tag is applied to the Internet-based advertisement. Upon activation of the share tag, a share tag server retrieves the stored data and code and displays the overlay on the Internet-based advertisement as an expanded share tag. Upon activation of a share feature on the expanded share tag, the share tag server provides, to a desired social media network server, the stored data needed to display the Internet-based advertisement on the user'"'"'s social media network page. The Internet-based advertisement is displayed on the user'"'"'s social media network page, and may be further shared by others.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for creating shareable Internet-based advertisements comprising:
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an administration console receiving data related to an Internet-based advertisement from a client, the administration console configuring an overlay to provide on top of the Internet-based advertisement; a database operatively connected to the administration console for storing the data and code related to the overlay and the Internet-based advertisement, wherein the administration console generates a share tag that is applied to the Internet-based advertisement, the share tag comprising a script reference pointing to the stored data and code stored in the database; and at least one share tag server retrieving the stored data and code and displaying the overlay on the Internet-based advertisement as an expanded share tag upon a user activating the share tag of the Internet-based advertisement published on a content website, wherein, upon the user activating a share feature on the expanded share tag, the at least one share tag server provides, to a desired social media network server, the stored data needed to display the Internet-based advertisement on the user'"'"'s social media network page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for creating shareable Internet-based advertisements comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at an administration console, data related to an Internet-based advertisement from a client; configuring, by the administration console, an overlay to provide on top of the Internet-based advertisement; storing data and code relating to the overlay and the Internet-based advertisement in a database; generating a script reference as a share tag, the share tag pointing to the stored data and code stored in the database; applying the share tag to the Internet-based advertisement; upon activating, by a user, the share tag in the Internet-based advertisement published on a content website, retrieving the stored data and code from the database to display the overlay as an expanded share tag on the content website; upon selecting, by a user, a share feature in the expanded share tag, retrieving, by a desired social media network server, the stored data needed to display the Internet-based advertisement on the user'"'"'s social media network page; and displaying the Internet-based advertisement on the user'"'"'s social media network page. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for creating shareable Internet-based advertisements comprising the steps of:
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adding, by an administration console, a share tag as a script reference to an existing Internet-based advertisement; storing, in a database, data and code relating to the Internet-based advertisement and an overlay to provide on top of the Internet-based advertisement when the share tag is activated, the share tag pointing to the stored data and code; upon activating, by a user, the share tag in the Internet-based advertisement published on a content website, retrieving the stored data and code from the database to display the overlay as an expanded share tag on the content website; upon selecting, by a user, a share feature in the expanded share tag, retrieving, by a desired social media network server, the stored data from the database needed to display the Internet-based advertisement on the user'"'"'s social media network page; and displaying the Internet-based advertisement on the user'"'"'s social media network page. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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