Mobile Advertising Interface Simplifies Campaign Management

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional online advertising tools are complex and require extensive knowledge, limiting their accessibility and usability for small businesses and personal users, especially since they are primarily designed for PC-based web browsers, which is not compatible with the increasing trend of smartphone and tablet usage.

Innovation Solution

A mobile application-based interface that allows users to create and manage online advertising campaigns on smartphones and tablets, featuring a user-friendly interface for designing and targeting advertisements, with features like geographic and demographic targeting, budgeting, and easy campaign creation and management.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If conventional online advertising tools are used, then advertising functionality is provided, but the tools are complex and require extensive knowledge, limiting accessibility and usability

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveusabilityVSAvoidcomplexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates a mobile application that copies and adapts the functionality of conventional PC-based advertising tools for mobile devices. The system replicates campaign creation, management, and analytics capabilities in a mobile-optimized interface, making these complex tools accessible through smartphones and tablets without requiring users to learn entirely new systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the interface parameters and interaction models from PC-web browser based to mobile-application based. This includes adapting the user interface layout, navigation patterns, and input methods to suit mobile device characteristics, thereby simplifying the operation while maintaining full advertising functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If PC-based web browser tools are used, then advertising campaign creation is possible, but they are not compatible with increasing smartphone and tablet usage trends

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveplatform compatibilityVSAvoidaccessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent develops a mobile application that provides universal access to advertising campaign creation and management across multiple mobile platforms (smartphones and tablets). The system is designed to function across different mobile operating systems and device types, making the advertising tools universally accessible regardless of the specific mobile device used

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

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions the advertising tool interface from the two-dimensional PC screen paradigm to mobile device dimensions, optimizing the user interface for smaller screens, touch-based interaction, and mobile viewing angles. This dimensional adaptation enables access on smartphones and tablets while maintaining full functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Data Source

PatentUS10740797B2Systems and methods for implementing a mobile application based online advertising system
Publication Date: 2020.08.11 YAHOO AD TECH LLC
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AI summary

A system may provide for mobile application based online advertising via mobile application interface. A database may be configured to store data corresponding to a plurality of visual elements for rending an advertisement. An advertising server may be in operative communication with the database and configured to receive requests for advertisement campaigns. A mobile interface may allow submission of information relating to an advertisement campaign to the advertising server. A generator engine may be configured to select from the plurality of visual elements and generate display logic for displaying an advertisement corresponding to the advertisement campaign.