Customizable Web Ad Templates for Higher User Interaction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Web advertisements lack user engagement, leading to reduced interaction and potential purchases.

Innovation Solution

Implement user customizable advertisements with customizable portions, allowing users to personalize elements such as soundtrack, animation paths, and display locations, and share or publish these advertisements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If web advertisements are made customizable by users, then user engagement and interaction increase, but device complexity and system requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagementVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The advertisement system is divided into fixed portions (non-customizable) and customizable portions. Users can only modify specific segments of the advertisement such as soundtrack, animation paths, or graphical elements, while the core advertisement structure remains fixed. This segmentation allows user engagement without requiring complex full-customization capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The advertisement template is designed to serve multiple functions: it provides a fixed structural framework while simultaneously allowing user customization of specific elements. The system handles both fixed content delivery and user-generated content modification within a single unified advertisement delivery mechanism, reducing the need for separate complex systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Productivity

If web advertisements allow user customization options, then user interest and interaction increase, but advertisement delivery time and processing increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteraction rateVSAvoidadvertisement delivery time
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

Advertisement templates are pre-configured with fixed portions and predefined customizable portions. The fixed content is prepared in advance and can be delivered immediately, while customization options are presented to users during or after the initial display. This preliminary preparation reduces delivery time while still allowing user engagement.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of requiring full customization of entire advertisements, the system implements partial customization where users can modify only specific elements (soundtrack, animation, graphics) of pre-prepared advertisement templates. This partial action approach maintains fast delivery of the core advertisement while allowing user personalization of selected components.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

3Ease of operation

If web advertisements are made interactive with customization options, then user engagement increases, but the simplicity and directness of advertisement delivery decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser engagementVSAvoidadvertisement structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The advertisement is segmented into fixed structural elements and customizable elements. The fixed portions maintain the simplicity and directness of traditional advertisement delivery, while the customizable portions provide interactive engagement opportunities. This clear separation preserves the core advertisement delivery simplicity while adding targeted interactivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The advertisement structure transitions from a completely static fixed format to a dynamic hybrid format where specific portions can be modified by users. The fixed portions remain static and simple, while the customizable portions become dynamic based on user input, allowing the advertisement to adapt without completely restructuring the delivery system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12608729B2User customizable web advertisements
Publication Date: 2026.04.21 EBAY INC
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AI summary

A system and method of providing user customizable web advertisements are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system may include a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions and one or more processors. When the one or more processors execute the computer-executable instructions, the processors may be configured to receive a customizable advertisement, the customizable advertisement having at least one customizable portion. When a customizable portion is selected, the one or more processors may display a plurality of customization options for the at least one customizable portion. The one or more processors may be further configured to receive a selection of a customization option from the plurality of customization options. The one or more processors may then apply the selected customization option to the customizable portion of the customizable advertisement. Afterwards, the one or more processors may then display the customizable advertisement with the selected customization option.