Interactive advertising/entertainment system
OwnerKambiz Rafizadehinventor
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Abstract
An advertising/entertainment system is provided including a media presentation having an interactive response system, the interactive response system for presenting response choices to users based on the subject matter of the media presentation and for receiving user responses for developing further media presentations based on the user responses. The system encourages a user to become a member of the system, disseminate information about products to users and encourage users to participate in a story in which the users determine the progress of the story's plot-line while reviewing advertisements.
Claims20
An entertainment and advertising system comprising:
- a media presentation, the multi-media presentation including:
- a story module for presenting an episode of a story;
- an advertising module including at least one link to advertisements of respective advertisers;
- and
- an interactive response module operatively linked to the story module,
- wherein an episode of the story requests user input to determine the content of a next episode of the story through a series of questions presented by the interactive response module and wherein the episode invites user research of the advertising module and the interactive response module requires use of the advertising module prior to enabling user input to the interactive response module.
An internet entertainment and advertising system comprising:
- a multi-media presentation on a website, the multi-media presentation including:
- a story module for presenting an episode of a story;
- an advertising module including a plurality of links to advertisements of respective advertisers;
- and
- an interactive response module operatively linked to the story module,
- wherein an episode of the story requests user input to determine the content of a next episode of the story through a series of questions presented by the interactive response module and wherein the episode invites user research of the advertising module and the interactive response module requires use of the advertising module prior to enabling user input to the interactive response module.
A method of encouraging user interaction with a website comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a multi-media presentation on a website, the multi-media presentation including:
- a story module for presenting an episode of a story;
- an advertising module including a plurality of links to advertisements of respective advertisers;
- and
- an interactive response module operatively linked to the story module;
- and,
- b. requesting user input to determine the content of a next episode of the story through a series of questions presented by the interactive response module wherein the episode invites user research of the advertising module and the interactive response module requires use of the advertising module prior to enabling user input to the interactive response module.
A method of advertising comprising the steps of:
- a. presenting a media presentation including product/service specific information to at least one user;
- b. presenting response choices to users based on the subject matter of the media presentation;
- c. receiving user responses to the response choices;
- and
- d. developing further media presentations based on the user responses.
An advertising/entertainment system comprising:
- a media presentation including an interactive response system, the interactive response system for presenting response choices to users based on the subject matter of the media presentation and for receiving user responses for developing further media presentations based on the user responses.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.