IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0535370
(2006-09-26)
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등록번호 |
US-8626584
(2014-01-07)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- van Datta, Glen
- Wagner, Steven
- Zalewski, Gary M.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC
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대리인 / 주소 |
Lewis Roca Rothgerber LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
20 인용 특허 :
236 |
초록
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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
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.
대표청구항
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1. A method for generating an advertisement reference list based on user impressions of an advertisement, the method comprising: displaying an advertisement in a digital environment;executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor: identifies a location o
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A method for generating an advertisement reference list based on user impressions of an advertisement, the method comprising: displaying an advertisement in a digital environment;executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor: identifies a location of a point of view associated with the user, the location being identified within a defined impression area in the digital environment,evaluates a line-of-sight from the location within the defined impression area to the displayed advertisement to determine a level of obstruction, andconfirms an existence of an advertisement impression of the displayed advertisement, the confirmation based on the determined obstruction level of the line-of-sight to the displayed advertisement; andadding at least one advertisement identifier associated with the advertisement to a reference list stored in memory, the addition of information occurring in response to the confirmation of the advertisement impression. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the reference list, the reference list including the at least one advertisement identifier. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one advertisement identifier is linked to data about the advertisement. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein a user is granted access to restricted content in the digital environment based on the user accessing the data about the advertisement. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the restricted content is accessed through entry of a password, the password having been provided by a sponsor of the data about the advertisement. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the restricted content is accessed by identifying a cookie at a device associated with the display of the data about the advertisement, the cookie having been provided by a sponsor of the data about the advertisement. 7. The method of claim 4, wherein the restricted content is accessible by the user only after encountering a predefined number of advertisement impressions in the digital environment. 8. The method of claim 4, wherein the restricted content is additional video game content. 9. The method of claim 4, wherein the restricted content is additional advertisement content. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the additional advertisement content is associated with a new advertisement identifier added to the reference list. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising informing the user of the addition of the new advertisement identifier to the reference list. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein informing the user of the addition of the new advertisement identifier to the reference list excludes identifying a sponsor of the new advertisement identifier, whereby the user is required to search the advertisement list for the new advertisement identifier and search activity of the user is tracked with regard to generation of impressions of other advertisement identifiers on the reference list. 13. The method of claim 4, wherein the restricted content is bonus content associated with program content. 14. The method of claim 4, wherein the grant of access to restricted content based on user access to the data about the advertisement is subject to a time of exposure to the data about the advertisement. 15. The method of claim 4, wherein the grant of access to restricted content based on user access to the data about the advertisement is subject to a specific user interaction with the data about the advertisement. 16. The method of claim 3, wherein the data about the advertisement is accessed directly from the manufacturer or provider of a product or service referenced in the advertisement. 17. The method of claim 16, further comprising providing additional information about the product or service in another communications medium. 18. The method of claim 3, wherein the data about a product or service referenced in the advertisement is accessed from a third-party. 19. The method of claim 18, further comprising commencing a commercial transaction with the third-party to obtain the product or service referenced in the advertisement. 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the data about the product or service referenced in the advertisement is consumer feedback about the product or service. 21. The method of claim 19, wherein a user is granted access to a product bundle based on the user completing the commercial transaction. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the product bundle is associated with a new advertisement identifier in the reference list. 23. A method for generating an advertisement reference list based on user interactions with an advertisement, the method comprising: displaying an advertisement in a digital environment;executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor: identifies a location of a point of view associated with the user, the location being identified within a defined impression area in the digital environment,evaluates a line-of-sight from the location within the defined impression area to the displayed advertisement to determine a level of obstruction, andconfirms a user interaction with the advertisement, the confirmation based on the determined obstruction level of the line-of-sight when the user interacts with the displayed advertisement; andadding at least one advertisement identifier associated with the advertisement to a reference list stored in memory, the addition of information occurring in response to the confirmation of the advertisement interaction between the user and the displayed advertisement. 24. The method of claim 23, further comprising displaying the reference list, the reference list including the at least one advertisement identifier. 25. The method of claim 24, wherein the at least one advertisement identifier is linked to data about the advertisement. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein a user is granted access to restricted content in the digital environment based on the user accessing the data about the advertisement. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the restricted content is accessed through entry of a password, the password having been provided by a sponsor of the data about the advertisement. 28. The method of claim 26, wherein the restricted content is accessed by identifying a cookie at a device associated with the display of the data about the advertisement, the cookie having been provided by a sponsor of the data about the advertisement. 29. The method of claim 26, wherein the restricted content is accessible by the user only after encountering a predefined number of advertisement impressions in the digital environment. 30. The method of claim 26, wherein the restricted content is additional video game content. 31. The method of claim 26, wherein the restricted content is additional advertisement content. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the additional advertisement content is associated with a new advertisement identifier added to the reference list. 33. The method of claim 32, further comprising informing the user of the addition of the new advertisement identifier to the reference list. 34. The method of claim 33, wherein informing the user of the addition of the new advertisement identifier to the reference list excludes identifying a sponsor of the new advertisement identifier, whereby the user is required to search the advertisement list for the new advertisement identifier and search activity of the user is tracked with regard to generation of impressions of other advertisement identifiers on the reference list. 35. The method of claim 26, wherein the restricted content is bonus content associated with program content. 36. The method of claim 26, wherein the grant of access to restricted content based on user access to the data about the advertisement is subject to a time of exposure to the data about the advertisement. 37. The method of claim 26, wherein the grant of access to restricted content based on user access to the data about the advertisement is subject to a specific user interaction with the data about the advertisement. 38. The method of claim 25, wherein the data about the advertisement is accessed directly from the manufacturer or provider of the product or service referenced in the advertisement. 39. The method of claim 38, further comprising providing additional information about the product or service in another communications medium. 40. The method of claim 25, wherein the data about the product or service referenced in the advertisement is accessed from a third-party. 41. The method of claim 40, further comprising commencing a commercial transaction with the third-party to obtain the product or service referenced in the advertisement. 42. The method of claim 40, wherein the data about the product or service referenced in the advertisement is consumer feedback about the product or service. 43. The method of claim 41, wherein a user is granted access to a product bundle based on the user completing the commercial transaction. 44. The method of claim 43, wherein the product bundle is associated with a new advertisement identifier in the reference list. 45. The method of claim 23, wherein the interaction is direct. 46. The method of claim 23, wherein the interaction is indirect. 47. A system for generating an advertisement reference list, the system comprising: an advertisement source; anda computing device configured to: receive advertisement data from the advertisement source;render the advertisement data in a digital environment;identify a location of a point of view associated with the user, the location being identified within a defined impression area in the digital environment,evaluate a line-of-sight from the location within the defined impression area to the displayed advertisement to determine a level of obstruction, andconfirm a communication of the advertisement data to an observer of the digital environment, the confirmation based on the determined obstruction level of the line-of-sight to the rendered advertisement; andgenerate a list of advertisement data communicated to the observer of the digital environment. 48. The system of claim 47, wherein the list of advertisement data communicated to the observer of the digital environment is linked to an additional information source, the additional information source associated with the advertisement data. 49. The system of claim 47, wherein the communication of the advertisement data occurs through an advertisement impression. 50. The system of claim 47, wherein the communication of the advertisement data occurs through an interaction with the advertisement data. 51. The system of claim 50, wherein the interaction is direct. 52. The system of claim 50, wherein the interaction is indirect. 53. The system of claim 47, wherein the digital environment is a video game. 54. A computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for generating an advertisement reference list based on user impressions of an advertisement, the method comprising: displaying an advertisement in a digital environment;identifying a location of a point of view associated with a user, the location being identified within a defined impression area in the digital environment;evaluating a line-of-sight from the location within the defined impression area to the displayed advertisement to determine a level of obstruction;confirming the existence of an advertisement impression; andadding at least one advertisement identifier associated with the advertisement to a reference list, the addition of information occurring in response to the confirmation of an advertisement impression, the confirmation based on the determined obstruction level of the line-of-sight to the displayed advertisement. 55. A computer-readable storage medium having embodied thereon instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for generating an advertisement reference list based on user interactions with an advertisement, the method comprising: displaying an advertisement in a digital environment;identifying a location of a point of view associated with a user, the location being identified within a defined impression area in the digital environment;evaluating a line-of-sight from the location within the defined impression area to the displayed advertisement to determine a level of obstruction;confirming a user interaction with the advertisement; andadding at least one advertisement identifier associated with the advertisement to a reference list, the addition of information occurring in response to the confirmation of the advertisement interaction, the confirmation based on the determined obstruction level of the line-of-sight to the displayed advertisement.
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