Abstract: A method and system for enabling consumer-creators to create advertisements on behalf of advertisers on an electronic network includes the uploading or creating of an ad on a given website by a consumer-creator and offering the ad to advertisers or publishers or visitors for presentation on various medium (electronic or otherwise) where the ad can be available on the given website or linked to the given website from another website. The method can enable the selection of an ad (that has been uploaded or created by the consumer-creator) by an advertiser or a publisher or visitor. The method can also broker a relationship among the consumer-creator, visitor, advertiser, or publisher. The method can also track usage of the ad and automatically enable payment for the use of the ad based on the relationship brokered and the use tracked of the ad.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 26, 2010
Publication date:
May 12, 2011
Applicant:
VIEWFOUR, INC.
Inventors:
Michael B. Birnholz, Scott P. Weiner, Jeff Roschman
Abstract: A method (10) and system (200) for enabling consumer-creators to create advertisements on behalf of advertisers on an electronic network includes the uploading or creating (11) of an ad on a given website by a consumer-creator and offering (12) the ad to advertisers or publishers or visitors for presentation on various medium (electronic or otherwise) where the ad can be available on the given website or linked to the given website from another website. The method can enable (14) the selection of an ad (that has been uploaded or created by the consumer-creator) by an advertiser or a publisher or visitor. The method can also broker (16) a relationship among the consumer-creator, visitor, advertiser, or publisher. The method can also track (19) usage of the ad and automatically enable (23) payment for the use of the ad based on the relationship brokered and the use tracked of the ad.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 7, 2006
Publication date:
June 12, 2008
Applicant:
VIEWFOUR, INC.
Inventors:
MICHAEL B. BIRNHOLZ, SCOTT P. WEINER, JEFF ROSCHMAN
Abstract: A graphical user interface for displaying at least two search results from a plurality of search results identified during a network based search. The graphical user interface includes a first window configured to display a first web page that is associated with a first search result of the plurality of search results. In the first window displaying the first web page, a user may independently scroll through and view content contained thereon. The GUI further includes a second window configured to display a second web page that is associated with a second search result of the plurality of search results. In the second window, the user may also independently scroll through and view content contained on the second web page. By simultaneous viewing of multiple websites, the user can easily decide whether to further their search and click through to the corresponding website.