User generated ADS based on check-ins

US8548855B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Teaneck Enterprises, LLC · US

Inventors

• Hugh Svendsen · Chapel Hill, US
• John Forese · Atherton, US
• Christopher M. Amidon · Apex, US
• Kunal Kandekar · Jersey City, US
• Eugene Matthew Farrelly · Cary, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 13, 2011
• Grant date: Oct 1, 2013
• Expiry date: Sep 13, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0276
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for generating and utilizing photo advertisements (“ads”). In one embodiment, a photo check-in process is performed for a user located within a geographic check-in zone which results in a photo advertisement that is utilized as a photo check-in for the user. In another embodiment, a photo advertisement is posted as a status update for a user via a social networking service. In another embodiment, photo advertisements are created by users and stored for subsequent use in serving ad requests.