Abstract: Displaying, on a mobile communication device, an opportunity to receive selection of a displayed ad. Receiving selection of a displayed ad. Determining at least one re-serve condition for the selected ad. Making the selected ad available for re-serve. Upon occurrence of a determined re-serve condition, displaying the selected ad on the device.

Abstract: The present disclosure details apparatuses, methods, and systems for a code-mediated content delivery platform comprising a Graphical Code-Serving Interface and a Code Triggered Information Server (“GCSI/CTIS”). The GCSI/CTIS connects information encoding symbologies to graphical interface elements, thus expanding the useful information content and interactivity of graphical displays, advertisements, publications, broadcasts, and/or the like. GCSI/CTIS components facilitate wide ranging functionality, including generation of robust encoding symbologies, error-correction, media sampling and purchasing, social networking, and sales promotion programs.

Abstract: Processes and systems for targeting advertisements to users within a social network are provided. In one example, a process includes receiving an advertisement request from a first user of a social networking system, the advertisement request including an advertisement and at least one social targeting criterion associated with the advertisement. The social targeting criterion may include an indication to target second users of the social networking system having a direct or first degree of connection to the first user. The process may further determine one or more attributes of the first users; for example, identifying one or more second users having a first degree of connection to the user. In other examples, the targeting criterion may include targeting second users having a second degree of connection relative to the first user, targeting second users of one or more social groups of the first user, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A user interface for an information presentation system that displays information of interest to the user identified by the information presentation system based on selecting tasks that may be relevant to the user given the user's current context. The user interface displays options for the user to select from among relevant tasks and/or goals of completing the task. For each selected task and goal, the system may generate one or more sets of items that are relevant to completing the task. The user interface may present the user with the option to select from among the sets of items or to navigate among the sets of items. The user interface may be an easy-to-use interface on a portable computing device to support shopping applications.

Abstract: A software based system and method of displaying location based information from an information site on a network by determining location data of a user of the location based information on the network. The location based information is generated based on the determined location data of the user; and generated location based information is provided to the user over the network.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically matching in real-time an advertisement with a video desired to be viewed by a user are provided. A database is created that stores one or more attributes (e.g., visual metadata relating to objects, faces, scene classifications, pornography detection, scene segmentation, production quality, fingerprinting) associated with a plurality of videos. Supervised machine learning can be used to create signatures that uniquely identify particular attributes of interest, which can then be used to generate the attributes associated with the plurality of videos. When a user requests to view an on-line video having associated with it an advertisement, an advertisement can be selected for display with the video based on matching an advertiser's requirements or campaign parameters with the stored attributes associated with the requested video, with the user's information, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosed subject matter provide methods and systems to automatically identify popular television programs based on the viewing of broadcast television programs by at least some of the subscribers of a television distribution system. One or more of the popular television programs identified are stored and offered to one or more of the subscribers on-demand. Subscribers can obtain delivery of at least one of the stored popular television programs for viewing on a subscriber television.

Abstract: A method and apparatus that for matching consumers with product or service providers is disclosed. The method may include establishing one or more profiles from one or more product or service providers, establishing one or more profiles from one or more consumers, receiving a consumer's subject matter request, matching the consumer with one or more products or service providers based on at least one of the consumer's profile and subject matter request, and providing the consumer's contact information to the matched one or more products or service providers.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system or web site for advertising on the internet. The web site comprises a web based server in communication with the internet. The web-site further comprises an advertiser module adapted to receive advertising campaign entered by an advertiser, including a DISPLAY AD and a MESSAGE AD. The advertiser module further comprises a location module having a set of code configured so the advertiser can select a publisher's website to place the DISPLAY AD. The advertiser module further comprises a message module having a first set of code configured to serve an advertiser host web page to the internet surfer upon activation of the DISPLAY AD by the internet surfer. The advertiser host page comprises a first portion having a message box and a second portion displaying the web page of the advertiser corresponding to the URL address entered by the advertiser. The message box comprises first and second a message fields and cell phone number field.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating and utilizing sales leads and related information. In one embodiment, an item information collection (IIC) server communicates with a plurality of client devices via a web server and/or an SMS server. The IIC server services requests for information regarding subject vehicles by forwarding information in the request to vehicle information sources. The resulting information is compiled and formatted for provision to the customer. The IIC server provides portions of the information to advertisers and related product/service providers according to one or more business rules. An operator of the IIC server may charge a premium to the advertisers and related product/service providers for the ability to present information and advertisements to the customer. Where the information includes customer contact information, the advertiser may optionally contact the customer directly. Business methods and rules for lead generation and utilization are also disclosed.

Abstract: A wagering game system and operations are described herein. The operations can include presenting selectable casino content on a casino display device and determining a selection of the casino content (e.g., by a wagering game player account, by a casino patron, etc.). The operations can further include determining data from the selectable casino content, such as viewable portions of the casino content or metadata associated with casino content. The operations can further include sending the data to be saved in a user accessible storage, such as to a user accessible storage device or a web account associated with a casino user or social contact. In some embodiments, the operations can also include analyzing the selected casino content to generate analytics that can be used to determine targeted content (e.g., targeted advertisements, targeted wagering games, etc.) that can be presented or suggested to a wagering game player.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for interactive advertising for computer mediated communications. An advertisement associated with an advertiser is provided by a communication service provider to a user of the communication service provider. A selected advertisement is associated with a user communication by the communication service provider in response to a user selection to associate the advertisement with the user communication. Compensation from the advertiser associated with the selected advertisement is received for the communication service provider in response to a determination that a recipient of the user communication committed an action associated with the selected advertisement.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for providing online advertisements to consumers. A method disclosed herein allows a consumer to provide contact information to a business in response to a search request submitted to a search engine. Subsequently, the business may initiate a communication to the consumer at the contact information provided by the consumer. As a result, the business has better assurance that the advertisement fees provided to the search engine is in fact generating better consumer contacts for the business. In an embodiment of the system disclosed herein a telecommunications service provider may receive the contact information from the consumer and establish a line of communication between the consumer and the business.

Abstract: A content delivery server includes: a content DB for storing content information containing the content; and a goods sales history DB for storing goods sales history information indicating sales history of the goods. In the case where a content view request specifying the content is received, the content delivery server creates goods related information relating to the goods that appear in the specified content using the goods sales history information; creates a content view screen including the created goods related information and the content specified by the content view request; and transmits the created content view screen to a user terminal that carries out the content view request.

Abstract: Tags associated with a video file cause informational images to be displayed at designated times which are correlated to the contents of the video images. The video may be displayed over the internet such that during the display of a video within a portion of the user's display screen, advertiser supplied text and/or images will appear on the display screen in a detail window which are coordinated to the content of the video at a particular time. The content provider's server provides advertising content within the detail window which allows the viewer to pursue multiple levels of content, even including placing an order from the advertiser, all while remaining on the original web page.

Abstract: A system for generating advertisements includes a communication interface to obtain a user entry for creating an advertisement. A data memory is coupled with the communication interface. The data memory stores the user entry. A processor is coupled with the data memory. In accordance with the user entry, the processor generates an advertisement, where the advertisement is made available for immediate display to a public.

Abstract: A method of providing advertising from a central database server connected to a global computer network to distributed sites via interactive television. A representative icon is presented to a subscriber on a television screen indicating an advertisement. When a the icon is selected, an advertisement information detail is retrieved from storage in a local memory, or from the central database server and presented to the subscriber on the television screen.

Abstract: Methods, media, and components are provided for presenting advertising content in an offline setting. In one embodiment, the method includes presenting on a user interface (UI) an advertisement in an electronic form that is associated with selectable options that are also presented on the UI. The selectable options lead to a presentation of supplemental advertising information that is related to the advertisement. The method also includes receiving user input via one the selectable options, and while not communicatively coupled to a source-delivery network, presenting supplemental advertising information that is related to the advertisement.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for specifying and obtaining services through audio commands, resulting in a live conversation between a user and a selected service provider using an audio-transmission medium (the telephone). A service seeker locates a service provider by entering a keypad code corresponding to a field of service or by speaking the name of a profession, which is recognized by the system. The seeker can then specify, via voice or keypad entry, a price range, quality rating, language, and keyword descriptors of the service provider, such as a service provider code number. In response, the system offers currently available service providers. Once an available service provider is selected, the system connects the service seeker with the service provider for a live conversation. The system bills the seeker for the time spent conversing with the service provider and compensates the service provider accordingly.

Abstract: Document processing device account management systems and methods are disclosed for managing prepaid usage document processing devices to allow user initiated advertiser content printing operation at a customer site with no cost to the user, and to facilitate making reservations and payment in advance for reserved services.

Abstract: A system for automatically preparing customized replies in response to communications from a plurality of clients. To facilitate automation and tracking, each original communication to the client (or each original response from the client) is tagged with a unique label, and replies to client responses are each correspondingly labeled. The system provides individualized replies to each of a variety of response options that a client might exercise in response to a received communication, whether an original communication or a reply to a previous response. The system is applicable to mass marketing communications, and is particularly well suited to the generation of personalized replies to each and every one of a multitude (tens of thousands and up to millions) of communications from clients. The system is also capable of continuing to generate replies to follow-up responses from clients and to thereby maintain an ongoing “conversation” until the client makes a purchase decision, or no longer responds.

Abstract: A clustering and recommendation machine determines that an item is included in a cluster of items. The machine accesses item data descriptive of the item. The machine accesses a vector that represents the cluster and calculates the likelihood that the item is included in the cluster, based on the item variable and the probability parameter. The machine determines that the item is included in the cluster, based on the likelihood. The machine also recommends an item to a potential buyer. The machine accesses behavior data that represents a first event type pertinent to a first cluster of items. The machine calculates a probability that a second event type pertaining to a second cluster of items will co-occur with the first event type. The machine identifies an item from the second cluster to be recommended and presents a recommendation of the item to the potential buyer.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for ecommerce marketplace users to provide contents for social networking platform integration, such as a user sharing purchases with friends so that the user may show new clothes to friends on a social networking service. Content can be transmitted to a social network server for storing at a message space of a user of the social network server and requesting the user of the social network to provide an opinion about the content. In addition, the content might include an image resembling a paper doll, the paper doll having the capability of having parts electronically superimposed with images of articles of clothing comprising all or part of an outfit. Images of such articles of clothing can be electronically superimposed on the paper doll. The paper doll with images of the articles of clothing can be transmitted to friends on a social network for an opinion or for completion of the outfit.

Abstract: An interactive radio network enables users to interact with the content of a radio broadcast, including commercials or messages, and to selectively save, store, review, fast forward, rewind, pause, forward, and respond to the radio programs and/or the commercials. The interactive radio network provides a widespread, international, and economical access to the radio stations, and reduces the need for advertisement billboards. It provides the users with an opportunity to selectively inquire about the products or services being advertised. Furthermore, the interactive radio network allows the users as well as various sectors of the advertisement industry to interact with the content of the radio broadcast. The advertisements are no longer limited to audio messages, but can further include elaborate video, text, and data information. The interactive radio network enables the users to communicate and interact with each others, based on the broadcast content.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting targeted information (e.g., advertisements) for serving with map views. The information is associated with target geographical areas (e.g., cities, metropolises, regions, countries) identified by the information providers. A given message or other set of information may be served with map views that significantly intersect the message's target area. A target area significantly intersects a map view if it overlaps the map view by at least a threshold percentage of the map view (e.g., 25%). Messages' target areas may first be compared with a map view to identify those that significantly intersect. Then, the messages whose target areas significantly intersect the map view may be filtered or screened based on any search terms or key words received with a request for the map view.

Abstract: Graphical visual representations of electronic business cards may be generated from associated contact file information. Electronic business cards may be sent and received over digital media. Contacts information associated with received electronic business cards may be used for adding to or updating information contained in a recipient's electronic contact files.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing advertising content online, through handheld devices or interactive digital television where the user selects the commercial desired from a list. The audiovisual advertisement is only served when the user selects the specific commercial to watch in order to gain free access to content or services.

Abstract: Systems and methods provided for tracking a user's usage of resources on the Internet under the user's control, and for controlling the distribution of the user's usage data. A personal data endpoint is configured to operate on a computer that is connected to the Internet. The personal data endpoint includes a network data interface configured to receive data communicated to and from a user of at least one personal application. The at least one personal application is configured to send and receive data over the Internet. A usage data logger stores usage data from the received data, and stores the usage data in a usage data log. A usage data filter is configured to control communication of the usage data over the Internet and to inhibit communication of information identifying the user over the Internet.

Abstract: A system and method for associating rendered advertisements with digital content is described. In some examples, the system receives an image of a rendered advertisement, information associated with digital content, and information associating the rendered advertisement with the digital content via a web portal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining proximity of objects in a three-dimensional (3D) media guidance application are provided. A first rank may be associated with a first media object. A second rank lower than the first rank may be associated with a second media object. The first and second media objects may appear at respective first and second distances in 3D space when viewed using a stereoscopic optical device. The first and second distances may correspond respectively to the first and second ranks of the first and second media objects. The first and second ranks may be automatically associated with the first and second media objects using predetermined or viewer-defined criteria. A viewer may input ranking criteria using a user input device having an accelerometer.

Abstract: A software based system and method of displaying location based information from an information site on a network by determining location data of a user of the location based information on the network. The location based information is generated based on the determined location data of the user; and generated location based information is provided to the user over the network.

Abstract: An advanced advertising systems/method that is especially useful with billboard advertisements, physical location of business, TV ads, radio ads and/or local services that are available within a specified zone/area or specific vicinity. More specifically the invention relates to either a system/method that allows a user to easily obtain information via GPS location and/or an identifier code from an advertisement or the like via a Smartphone/Smart device or any other type of interactive apparatus.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present invention relate to method and apparatus for displaying multiple Advertisers' offers within a single banner Ad Unit, and for collecting consumers' responses and self-reported personal information within that Ad Unit.

Abstract: A list of advertisements, products, or services for which an impression is generated during the course of a digital environment session (e.g., a video game) may be imported to a list that may be viewed at the conclusion of the digital session. The user may then visit advertiser web sites and/or view/purchase products at their leisure instead of while immersed in the digital experience. Similarly, a list of all advertisements through which an interaction occurred during the course of a video game experience (e.g., physical encounter, purchase of an in-game product, utilizing a sponsored product) may be imported to a list that may be viewed at the conclusion of a game session. The user may then visit the advertiser web sites and/or view/purchase products at their leisure instead of while immersed in the digital environment.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system and method for presenting to a user relevant areas of distributed computer network sites. In particular, the invention disclosed, infers, and cross references user mind sets with data stores of potential user goals. The user mind sets indicate a navigational goal of a user over the distributed computer network. In addition, the invention cross-references indicated user goals with data stores of service and service providers providing those services. The invention presents targeted service and service providers to the user across the distributed computer network thereby enabling the user to navigate towards the user goal.

Abstract: In a commerce system, a commercial product is presented by transmitting a video stream through a communication link to present as an image on a video display. The image including a representation of the commercial product. An interactive device is used by a consumer to select a portion of the image on the video display representing the commercial product. The information related to the commercial product, such as product description, price, and ordering, is retrieved from a database or electronic search based on the selected portion of the image on the video display. Digital content containing the information related to the commercial product is generated by an adverting agent, manufacturer, or retailer. The digital content is inserted into the video stream to form composite video. The composite video is displayed on the video display to assist the consumer in completing a transaction to acquire the commercial product.

Abstract: Information is received in a transmission from a network about a free sample in response to a request. The information includes an advertising account to which a merchant can charge the cost of the free sample provided to a consumer, and also an identifier and quantity of the free sample. The information is written to the memory of a portable consumer transaction payment device where, also encoded in the memory, is an account issued by an issuer to the consumer for the consumer to engage in transactions on the account with merchants in a payment processing network. Data from a transaction for the free sample is submitted by a merchant to its acquirer for processing by a transaction handler who requests payment for the transaction from the advertising account, and the issuer of the advertising account forwards the payment for the free sample to the merchant's acquirer to reimburse the merchant.

Abstract: One or more devices send, over a network, an advertisement for presentation by a video client, where the advertisement includes a trigger for secondary advertising content that is presented, within a hotspot designated in the primary advertisement, as part of the primary advertisement. The one or more devices receive, via the network, a notification from the video client that a user has selected the trigger and determine, based on the notification, particular secondary advertising content to be presented to the user. The one or more devices send, over the network, instructions to the video client to retrieve the particular secondary advertising content for presentation to the user.

Abstract: In response to a request for audio-visual content from a user, a method and system is provided which sends the content and additional information related to the location of the user.

Abstract: A system of target advertising delivery by communications operators or Internet providers is provided. The system contains subscriber terminals connected to ISP switching equipment, a first input/output of which connects to a first input/output of an Internet resources access server and a second input/output of which connects to Internet resources. The second ISP input/output connects to a first input/output of an advertising management module for detecting an information package from the subscriber. A first monitoring input of the advertising management module connects to the first ISP input/output. Second and third input/outputs of the advertising management module connect to a statistics server and advertising content server.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method managing telephonic connections is disclosed. The method includes transmitting from a computer server system, for display on an electronic communication device, an advertisement from an advertiser; receiving from the electronic communication device a request to be connected telephonically with the advertiser; automatically playing a predetermined audio message after connecting telephonically with the advertiser; and connecting the electronic communication device telephonically with the advertiser after playing the predetermined audio message.

Abstract: VISUAL IMAGE MARKETING (VIM) is a system whereby the visual image on a film or television program is utilized to market that specific product. In VIM, film\television is combined with computer technology to provide real-time or delayed access to product data. Viewers identify a product or object displayed in a video, television show or movie and by merely pointing and clicking on the object to obtain marketing and other data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dynamic privacy management are disclosed. In some embodiments, a customer may accept or reject using the text-messaging feature of his mobile phone offers of discounted goods or services from a partner in exchange for the customer's consent allowing the vendor to release the customer's personal information to the vendor. By controlling dissemination of his personal information in this way, a customer may tailor his own dynamic privacy agreement with the provider in an informal manner and with very little effort. The customer may also control the amount of spam he receives from vendors by specifying the types of offers he is or is not receptive to.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for messaging over a data network, such as the Internet and interactive TV, which allows every registered user to generate and update one or more user portfolio(s) containing information relative to Providers and/or individuals of which the user is willing to view their messages. The messages are displayed inside the space of the webpage where usually banners are shown. The system may provided benefits to the user upon displaying messages with commercial value to him. The disclosed messaging system allows an easy and effective communication path between providers and users any time publicly or privately in the banner area of a web site, which does not occupy additional space on the user's browser, and does not require the user to load another application besides his browser.

Abstract: A system for ordering electronic advertisements includes a first interactive interface executable to run on a computing appliance connected to a network for configuring constraints relative to an advertisement service, and a second interactive interface executable to run on the computing appliance for displaying electronic advertisements from one or more advertisement stores connected to the network and associated with the advertisement service. A user operating the computing appliance inputs into the first interactive interface the types of goods and services desired and what pricing associated with those goods and services is acceptable and wherein the second interactive interface displays advertisements served to the computing appliance over the network that fit the user's input criteria.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for providing targeted information. In one embodiment of the present invention, an encrypted request for targeted information is received from a user. The encrypted request has a logon authorization element and a parameter requirement element. When the logon authorization element is satisfied, an encrypted list of data items is transmitted to the user. Each data item satisfies the parameter requirement element. In one embodiment, the data item is an advertisement. The above-described invention has utility for providing the user with advertisement options that satisfy the user's parameter requirements.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for distributing sponsored content. For example, in one embodiment, a facilitator system receives a distribution request to distribute sponsored content. In response to the distribution request, a distribution link for distributing the sponsored content is generated. The distribution link may be adapted for identifying a distributor account associated with the distribution link. In response to receiving a request for the sponsored content generated from the distribution link, the facilitator system can redirect a viewer computing device to the sponsored content stored on a host system and provide an incentive credit to the party who distributed the distribution link.

Abstract: A method of promoting travel includes the step of providing a website for promoting travel destinations for access by subscriber consumers and compiling promotional offers of all participating entities by travel destination. The method further includes allowing the subscriber consumer to select a travel destination and a promotional offer of interest. Further, the method includes sending the selected promotional offer to the subscriber consumer by means of text messaging on a mobile communication device of the subscriber consumer or customer.

Abstract: Computer systems, methods and media for optimizing an advertisement are provided. Creative elements for an ad campaign are received from an advertiser. In response to an ad call from a target device, device information, application information, and user information are accessed. Based on the accessed information and the creative elements of the dynamic creative, a customized ad is created that includes an optimized set of creative elements for the target device and the application such that the user gets an optimized user experience regardless of the target device presenting the ad.

Abstract: Widgets on a web page may interact with each other in order to provide a rich, responsive content experience. In one example, the widgets that are provided may include a video player, a video gallery, a metadata pane, or any other components. The gallery may allow a user to select a video to be played, and the gallery may communicate the user's choice to the video player. The video player may then play the video that the user has selected. A container may be provided that allows widgets in the container to interoperate with each other. For example, the container may provide an interface that facilitates communication between a widget and the container, and between plural widgets. A tool may be provided that allows a designer to configure the widgets.