IP Library Granted Patent US 8,630,895
Granted Patent B2
US 8,630,895 · App. 12/968,213 · Granted Jan 14, 2014

Systems and methods for saving advertisements

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Patent No.
US 8,630,895
App. No.
12/968,213
Granted
Jan 14, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, machine-readable media, apparatuses and systems are provided to save electronic advertisements selected by a user. An electronic advertisement displayed with a first application of a mobile device of the user is received after selection of a save option associated with the electronic advertisement. The electronic advertisement is saved. The electronic advertisement is provided to the mobile device after receipt of a command from a second application of the mobile device. The electronic advertisements may include any type of incentive or offer, including coupons.

Claims (42)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a server system, an electronic advertisement from a mobile device in response to a save advertisement command, the electronic advertisement having been displayed with a first application of the mobile device, wherein the first application is associated with a first entity;

processing, by the server system, information about the electronic advertisement, the information comprising one or more of a subject matter associated with the electronic advertisement, a date associated with the electronic advertisement, a value associated with the electronic advertisement, and/or a location corresponding to a business associated with the electronic advertisement;

storing, by the server system, the electronic advertisement, the information about the electronic advertisement, and an identifier for the mobile device and/or a user of the mobile device, wherein the storing comprises associating the electronic advertisement and the information about the electronic advertisement with the identifier for the mobile device and/or the user of the mobile device;

transmitting, by the server system, to the mobile device an indication of the storing to the mobile device and a prompt to invoke a mobile application that is a second application and is different from the first application and is configured to facilitate retrieval of electronic advertisements, wherein the second application is associated with a second entity that is different from the first entity;

organizing, by the server system, a plurality of saved electronic advertisements, including the electronic advertisement, into an ordered set of electronic advertisements based at least in part on organizational indicia for the saved electronic advertisements received via the second application of the mobile device, wherein the organizational indicia corresponds to one or more of subject matter characterization, date information, value information, and/or location information corresponding to businesses;

receiving, by the server system, a command from the second application of the mobile device, wherein the command corresponds to a second electronic advertisement selected from the ordered set of electronic advertisements; and

transmitting, by the server system, the second electronic advertisement to the mobile device after receipt of the command from the second application installed on the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic advertisement is a coupon.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic advertisement is a display advertisement.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the second electronic advertisement is transmitted to the second application for display with the second application.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein a provider of the first application is different from a provider of the second application.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing the electronic advertisement for display with the first application before the receiving.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising providing a toolkit for use in the first application installed on the mobile device, wherein the toolkit allows display of the electronic advertisement with the first application.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the second application provides an electronic business directory.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the command follows selection of an option to run the second application.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising organizing a plurality of saved advertisements according to rules.

11. The method claim 1 wherein the second application displays an identifier for selection by the user to download the electronic advertisement.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the second application maintains a display of a plurality of identifiers according to a configuration selected by the user.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the electronic advertisement is provided by an advertising network.

14. The method of claim 1 further comprising storing a plurality of electronic advertisements organized in a wallet associated with the user.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable medium that provides instructions for a processor, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:

receiving, via a network, an electronic advertisement from a mobile device in response to a save advertisement command, the electronic advertisement having been displayed with a first application of the mobile device displayed with a first application installed on a mobile device of a user after selection of a save option associated with the electronic advertisement, wherein the first application includes a toolkit that allows display of the electronic advertisement, and is associated with a first entity;

processing information about the electronic advertisement, the information comprising one or more of a subject matter associated with the electronic advertisement, a date associated with the electronic advertisement, a value associated with the electronic advertisement, and/or a location corresponding to a business associated with the electronic advertisement;

storing the electronic advertisement, the information about the electronic advertisement, and an identifier for the mobile device and/or a user of the mobile device, wherein the storing comprises associating the electronic advertisement and the information about the electronic advertisement with the identifier for the mobile device and/or the user of the mobile device;

transmitting, via the network, to the mobile device an indication of the storing and a prompt to invoke a mobile application that is a second application and is different from the first application and is configured to facilitate retrieval of electronic advertisements, wherein the second application is associated with a second entity that is different from the first entity;

organizing, by the server, a plurality of saved electronic advertisements, including the electronic advertisement, into an ordered set of electronic advertisements based at least in part on organizational indicia for the saved electronic advertisements received via the second application of the mobile device, wherein the organizational indicia corresponds to one or more of subject matter characterization, date information, value information, and/or location information corresponding to businesses;

receiving, via the network, a command from the second application of the mobile device, wherein the command corresponds to a second electronic advertisement selected from the ordered set of electronic advertisements; and

transmitting providing, via the network, the second electronic advertisement to the mobile device after receipt of the command from the second application installed on the mobile device.

16. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 15 wherein the electronic advertisement is a coupon.

17. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 15 further comprising providing the electronic advertisement for display with the first application before the receiving.

18. A system comprising:

at least one server computing device configured to:

receive, via a network, an electronic advertisement from a mobile device in response to a save advertisement command, the electronic advertisement having been displayed with a first application of the mobile device displayed with a first application installed on a mobile device of a user after selection of a save option associated with the electronic advertisement, wherein the first application includes a toolkit that allows display of the electronic advertisement, and is associated with a first entity;

process information about the electronic advertisement, the information comprising one or more of a subject matter associated with the electronic advertisement, a date associated with the electronic advertisement, a value associated with the electronic advertisement, and/or a location corresponding to a business associated with the electronic advertisement;

store the electronic advertisement, the information about the electronic advertisement, and an identifier for the mobile device and/or a user of the mobile device, wherein the storing comprises associating the electronic advertisement and the information about the electronic advertisement with the identifier for the mobile device and/or the user of the mobile device;

transmit to the mobile device an indication of the storing and a prompt to invoke a mobile application that is a second application and is different from the first application and is configured to facilitate retrieval of electronic advertisements, wherein the second application is associated with a second entity that is different from the first entity;

organize, by the server, a plurality of saved electronic advertisements, including the electronic advertisement, into an ordered set of electronic advertisements based at least in part on organizational indicia for the saved electronic advertisements received via the second application of the mobile device, wherein the organizational indicia corresponds to one or more of subject matter characterization, date information, value information, and/or location information corresponding to businesses;

receive a command from the second application of the mobile device, wherein the command corresponds to a second electronic advertisement selected from the ordered set of electronic advertisements; and

transmit providing, via the network, the second electronic advertisement to the mobile device after receipt of the command from the second application installed on the mobile device.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein the electronic advertisement is a coupon.

20. The method of claim 7 wherein one entity is responsible for provision of the toolkit and provision of the second application.

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