TW201007594A - Electronic publishing business system and method - Google Patents

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TW201007594A
TW201007594A TW97129449A TW97129449A TW201007594A TW 201007594 A TW201007594 A TW 201007594A TW 97129449 A TW97129449 A TW 97129449A TW 97129449 A TW97129449 A TW 97129449A TW 201007594 A TW201007594 A TW 201007594A
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Huai-Xuan Peng
chuan-hua Cheng
Yi-Xiu Jian
zhi-yuan Wang
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This invention is an electronic publishing business system and method. It comprises an electronic publication database system, an advertisement data exchange system and a shopping cart system. A user interface module displays and operates the aforementioned systems. This system can offer related services such as product advertisement (the publisher), selective advertisement (ad owner), or product purchase (consumer) as the electronic publication is being read.

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201007594 九、發明說明: 【發明所屬之技術領域】 t本發明為提供一種電子出版商務系統與方法,尤其是 指一種具即時廣告購物,以及可依使用者喜好選擇廣告 型的電子刊物之替換式廣告系統。 【先前技術】201007594 IX. Description of the invention: [Technical field to which the invention pertains] t The present invention provides an electronic publishing business system and method, and more particularly to a replacement of an electronic publication with instant advertisement shopping and an advertisement type that can be selected according to user preferences. Advertising system. [Prior Art]

w视早雜誌與書刊通常會附帶刊載各種類型 的廣告資訊,如第一圖所示,即為一般雜誌廣告的購買流 f,其,要由廣告業主尋找代理商進行雜誌廣告的内容企 規J,或疋自行由廣告業主直購處理,之後送交到雜 = ί版Ξ内容的協調與議價,並透過雜誌社將内 合ρ刷元成後,最後才到達讀者或是通路铁, 方可ί之 繁瑣的製以所口;花版時口 戈刊物内之廣告已消失該等廣告效力時 雜-戍巧物則成為過期物品,增加處理上之 =著網路技術的進步,許多傳統的出版㈣ ^紙本印刷出版的方式,演化為電子 ^已 此類的電子刊物,主要是將各類σ::出版方式了, 案的形式,再透過使用者端的電;體檔 等裝置進行觀看,如此一來,己f電腦或pda 時可搭配各種數位多媒體格式,如動丄同 子刊物的附加價值。 Ά曰樂#,提高電 當然,電子刊物亦如同印刷刊物— 來自廣告,因此,電子刊物仍可主^主要的收益仍 登,則電子刊物在閱讀時,除了刊進行廣告的刊 瀏覽到各式各樣的廣告内容。』物本身的内容外,亦可 問題廣告提供與割覽時,為確實存在下列 5 201007594 一、: = 告時,仍如同傳統出版品一般,必須 同時加以排版,因此,此 物的優勢。 而無法有效利用到電子刊 二、 讀時’如果針對某些廣告有興趣 ί”:時間洋細的了解廣告内容,而容易導致讀; 購貝意願下降。 分穷守软》貫有 ❹ 三、 一般電子刊物是將書面刊物 方式轉換為電子資料 先灯以知描 法更拖,去Li等電刊物内所刊載之廣告内容無 恕騄w #田閱項者閱讀該等電子刊物時,則盔法同時 澍覽到當下最新的廣告内容。 幻…、凌Π時 明之ί:】人ϋίϊίΐϊΓ用之問題與缺失,即為本發 向所在者。、事匕仃業之相關廠商所亟欲研究改善之方 【發明内容】 料,ί由㈡,鑑於上述缺失,乃搜集相關資 經驗,經由不:事於此行業累積之多年 電子刊物内所刊載廣告的發明專利者。 奸隻換 旱圳主要目的在於:網路應用伺服器主要由-電 構成,;藉由=用;資料:換系統與-購物系統所 到可自行更換ίί 告,使廠商、代理商或是賣家達 ,調整或修改廣告之目的。 之次要目的在於:透過廣告資料替換系統内之 201007594 廣告銷售端介面,使電子刊物内之產品廣告可即時變更 ,改,而不需再經由印刷與掃描等等繁瑣之步驟,除可讓 讀者立即得到最新的廣告增加購買意願外,並可達到 廣告支出之目的。 ^本發明之另一目的在於:其中讀者可透過廣告資料 換系統内之文字系統端介面,自行決定刊載在電子刊物上 廣告的版面位置或是版面大小,使讀者可自行設定電子 物上廣告所佔比例大小之,俾使其達到增加使用上便利性 之目的。 • 【實施方式】 為達成上述目的及功效,本發明所採用之技術手段及 構造,茲繪圖就本發明較佳實施例詳加說明其特徵盥 如下’俾利完全了解。 _清參閱第二圖、第三圖、第四圖、第五圖與第六圖所 不,係為本發一明之系統示意圖、流程圖與局部系統方塊圖 丄由圖二、三中可清楚看出,網路應用伺服器i其主要 士 i二Ϊ子刊物料庫系統2、一廣告資料替換系統3與 八購物系統4,並透過一向量物件播放模組系統之使用者 二,模組5,以動態或靜態之文字、圖案、影像、聲音或 攀^執行與顯示上述各項系統,其中圖四電子刊物資料庫 中包含有一控制介面2丄與一互動式介面22,控 ,"面2 1可控制電子刊物内容畫面頁面之更換、放大縮 以及選擇指疋頁面,而互動式介面2 2則可透過種類、 、或關鍵字來尋找相關條件之電子刊物,另,圖五 料替換系統3中包含有一文字系統端介面3工與一廣 售端介面32,文字系統端介面31依喜好設定刊載 钎刊物上各項廣告版面位置或是版面大小,以及線上 θ备—功旎,廣告銷售端介面3 2則可讓廠商、代理商或 疋將產品之廣告内容上傳,並可調整販售金額、新增 移除或版面位置以及版面大小該等廣告,而購物系統4 201007594 14=^1消費者端介面41與—銷售端介面42, 介面41可讓使用者在線上訂購電子刊物上 廠商ΐίί之吾好等,而產品銷㈣介面4 2則可提供 售量、商ίί賣家線上輸入該電子刊物之廣告產品銷 及各通ΐΐ資ϊ或明細等以作為產品庫存管理之用途以 參閱第七圖與第八圖所示,係為本發明之較佳實施 者a網=與較佳實施例示意圖,由圖中可清楚看出,使用 ii;=r器1所提供之電子刊物資料丄? ϊΐϊίΐ系統之使用者介面模組5操作該等功能 八來說’電子刊物資料庫系統2藉由-控制 =2 J,讓使者可控制目前所閱讀之電子刊物内容畫^ 經大Ϊ小以及選擇指定頁面,另外i可 找相關條件之電子刊物,並可對該電J = : =來尋 2或意見。而電子刊物資料庫*統2 J = 相互結合,亦即在電子刊物之頁面工廣; 可藉由該文字系統端 小’以及線上付費等功能’而若以廠 :::言’則可透過廣告資料替換系統二里=以 金額、新增、移除或版面位置以及版面 使有另-購物== 便用者可透過其中之消費者端介面4 購物系統4訂購喜愛之電子刊物i ^ 、、’二以 可加入靖買之追蹤清單内,刊; 8 201007594 廣告產品之數量、和消費者之喜好。而廠商、代理商或是 賣家則可透過購物系統4之產品銷售端介面4 2,線上輸 入各電子刊物廣告產品之銷售量、價格、規格或明細等以 作為產品庫存管理之用途,以及各通路的資訊。 错由上述網路應用词服器1之整合,使電子刊物與廣 告合而為一,以改變以往電子刊物如支出費用高或廣告& 益極低等等缺點,除可提供讀者更多元化之資訊平台二外 二更可使販售產品之廠商、代理商或是賣家,提高:身產 品廣告之經濟效應與知名度外,更可減少廣告支出與印刷 成本。 、 惟,以上所述僅為本發明之較佳實施例而已, 本發明之專利範圍,故舉凡運用本發明說明書及圖 式内谷所為之簡易修飾及等效結構變化, 本發明之專利_内,合予陳明。 理包含於 综上所述,本發明之電子出版商務系統與方法 時,為確實能達到其功效及目的,故本發明= : 優異之發明’為符合發明專利之申請要件依 請ft! 准本發明,障發明人之ΐί:: ❸ 定;:力=審稽疑’請不吝來函指示= 201007594 【圖式簡單說明】 第一圖 第二圖 第三圖 第四圖 第五圖 第六圖 第七圖 第八圖 係為習用之流程圖。 係為本發明之系統示意圖。 係為本發明之流程圖。 係為本發明之局部系統方塊圖一。 係為本發明之局部系統方塊圖二。 係為本發明之局部系統方塊圖三。 明之較佳實施例方塊圖一 係為本發明之較佳冑_示意 【主要元件符號說明】w see early magazines and books and magazines usually have various types of advertising information, as shown in the first picture, which is the purchase flow f of general magazine advertisements, which is to be searched by the advertising owners for the content of magazine advertisements. , or 疋 self-purchased by the advertising owner, and then sent to the coordination and bargaining of the content of the = , , , , , , , , , , , , , ί ί ί ί 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调 协调ί 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的 的Publication (4) The method of printing and publishing on paper has evolved into an electronic publication of electronic type. The main purpose is to display various types of σ:: publishing methods, and the form of the case, and then through the user's power; In this way, you can use a variety of digital multimedia formats when you have a computer or pda, such as the added value of the same publication. Ά曰乐#, improve electricity, of course, electronic publications are also like printed publications - from advertising, therefore, electronic publications can still be the main income of the main products, while the electronic publications are read, in addition to the publication of advertisements, A variety of advertising content. In addition to the content of the object itself, it can also be provided when the advertisement is provided and cut off. The following 5 201007594 I: : = The time is still like the traditional publication, and must be typeset at the same time. Therefore, the advantage of this object. I can't effectively use the e-newsletter. When I read it, I would like to be interested in certain advertisements. "The time is fine to understand the content of advertisements, and it is easy to lead to reading. The willingness to buy shells is reduced. The general electronic publication is to convert the written publication method into an electronic data first light to understand the drawing method. The advertisement content published in the Li and other electric publications is not forgive. #田阅项者阅读 these electronic publications, then the helmet method At the same time, you can see the latest advertising content. 幻..., 凌Π时之之:: The problem and lack of people ϋ ϊ ϊ , , , , , , , , , , , 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题 问题Fang [Summary of the Invention] The material, ί (2), in view of the above-mentioned shortcomings, is to collect relevant experience and experience, not through: the invention patents of advertisements published in many years of electronic publications accumulated in this industry. : The network application server is mainly composed of - electricity; by = use; data: change system and - shopping system can be replaced by ί, so that manufacturers, agents or sellers can adjust Modify the purpose of the advertisement. The second purpose is to replace the 201007594 advertisement sales interface in the system with the advertisement data, so that the product advertisements in the electronic publication can be changed and changed without any complicated steps such as printing and scanning. In addition to allowing readers to immediately obtain the latest advertisements to increase their willingness to purchase, and to achieve the purpose of advertising expenditures. ^ Another purpose of the present invention is that the reader can customize the publication through the text system interface in the advertising data exchange system. The layout position or layout size of the advertisements in the electronic publications allows the reader to set the proportion of the advertisements on the electronic objects, so as to achieve the purpose of increasing the convenience of use. The technical means and structure adopted by the present invention are described in detail in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The following is a detailed understanding of the present invention. _See the second figure, the third figure, the fourth figure, and the The five figures and the sixth figure are not the system diagram, flow chart and partial system block diagram of the present invention. In the second and third, it can be clearly seen that the web application server i has its main division, the second sub-publishing material library system 2, an advertisement data replacement system 3 and the eight shopping system 4, and through a vector object playing module system. User 2, module 5, performs and displays the above systems in dynamic or static text, graphics, images, sounds, or images. The electronic publication database of FIG. 4 includes a control interface and an interactive interface. 22, Control, " Face 2 1 can control the replacement, enlargement and selection of the index page of the electronic publication content, and the interactive interface 2 2 can search for electronic publications of relevant conditions through categories, or keywords. In addition, the figure five replacement system 3 includes a text system interface 3 and a wide-sale interface 32, and the text system interface 31 sets the advertisement layout position or the layout size on the brazing material according to the preference, and the line θ.备—功功, the ad sales interface 3 2 allows manufacturers, agents or 上传 to upload the product's advertising content, and can adjust the sales amount, new removal or layout location and layout Small such advertisements, while the shopping system 4 201007594 14=^1 consumer interface 41 and the sales interface 42, the interface 41 allows the user to order the electronic publication on the electronic magazine, ,ίί, etc., and the product sales (four) interface 4 2 can provide sales, business ί 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家 卖家The preferred embodiment of the present invention is a schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment. It can be clearly seen from the figure that the electronic publication data provided by ii;=r1 is used? Ϊΐϊ ΐ ΐ 使用者 之 使用者 使用者 使用者 使用者 使用者 使用者 使用者 使用者 使用者 使用者 使用者 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子 电子Specify the page, and i can find an electronic publication of the relevant conditions, and can find 2 or comments on the power J = :=. The electronic publication database*2 = combined with each other, that is, the pages of the electronic publications are widely available; the text system can be used for small 'and online payment functions' and if the factory:::言' Advertising data replacement system 2 = use the amount, add, remove or layout location and layout to make another - shopping == easy to use through the consumer interface 4 shopping system 4 to order favorite electronic publications i ^, , 'Second to join the Jingbu tracking list, 8; 201007594 The number of advertising products, and consumer preferences. Manufacturers, agents or sellers can use the product sales interface of Shopping System 4 to enter the sales volume, price, specifications or details of each electronic publication advertising product for product inventory management purposes, as well as various channels. Information. The integration of the above-mentioned web application word processor 1 makes electronic publications and advertisements one in one, in order to change the shortcomings of previous electronic publications such as high expenditure or low advertising and low profit, in addition to providing readers with more yuan. The information platform of the second two can increase the manufacturers, agents or sellers of the products sold: in addition to the economic effects and popularity of product advertising, it can reduce advertising expenditure and printing costs. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the patent scope of the present invention is a patent of the present invention, which is a simple modification and equivalent structural change of the present specification and the inner valley of the present invention. , combined with Chen Ming. In summary, in the electronic publishing business system and method of the present invention, in order to achieve its efficacy and purpose, the present invention =: excellent invention 'in accordance with the application requirements of the invention patent, please ft! Invention, the inventor's ΐί:: ❸定;:力=审疑疑' Please do not send a letter to the instruction = 201007594 [Simple diagram description] The first picture, the second picture, the third figure, the fourth figure, the fifth figure, the sixth picture The eighth figure of the seventh figure is a flow chart of the conventional use. It is a schematic diagram of the system of the present invention. It is a flow chart of the invention. It is a partial system block diagram of the present invention. It is a partial system block diagram 2 of the present invention. It is a partial system block diagram of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

網路應用伺服器.... 電子刊物資料庫系統. 控制介面...... 互動式介面..... 廣告資料替換系統.· 文子糸統端介面.·· 廣告銷售端介面..· ⑩講物系統...... 消費者端介面.... 產品銷售端介面··· 使用者介面模組...Web application server.... Electronic publication database system. Control interface... Interactive interface..... Advertising material replacement system.· Wenzi 糸 端 interface.·· Advertising sales interface. .. 10 lecture system... Consumer interface... Product sales interface··· User interface module...

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201007594 _、申請專利範圍: 、-種電子出版商務系統與方法,苴主 一網路應用伺服器丨 八王罟匕栝有. 一,子刊物資料庫系統,用 a 一廣告資料替換系統,用以=傳之㈣内谷; 料内容; 用以儲存外部所上傳之廣告資 一購物系統; ;;用者介面模組’用以顯示電子刊物與廣告資料之 ,此’藉由網路應用伺服器將電子刊物 U告資料替換系統所上傳之資料,作一統t管i 廣〇内容,使在閱讀刊物之同時, 、止,正 關資訊。 亚了獲件廣告之相 2 、範圍第1項所述之電子出版商務系統與方 法,其中電子刊物資料庫系統主要包含有.興万 介面,可控制電子刊物内容畫面頁面 放大細小以及選擇指定頁面; ' =互動式介面,可透過種類、内文、或 η條件之電子刊物,並可對該電子 H專利範圍第1項所述之電子出版商務系統 法’其中廣告資料替換系統主要包含有:、 二文字系統端介面,可依喜好設定刊載在電子刊物上 ^項廣告版面位置或是版面大小,以及線上付費等功 月匕, 一,告銷售端介面,廠商、代理商或是賣家可將產品 ^廣告内容上傳,,並可調整販售金額、新增、移除 或版面位置以及版面大小該等廣告^ 如申睛專利範圍第1項所述之電子出版商務系統與方 11 4 201007594 法’其中購物系統中包含有: 一消費者端介面,使用者可在線上訂購電子刊物上 =產品,並可加入追蹤清單内,且可顯示產品講買 數買、和消費者之喜好等等; 一產品銷售端介面,廠商、代理商 人該電子刊物上廣告產品之銷 5 6 細等以作為產品庫存管理之用途 2、規格或明 、如申請專利範圍第i項所述之電資訊。 ί:其中使用者介面模組為-向量物件方 、如申請專利範圍第1項所述 法圖其中使用者介面模組可展示:系統與方 、圖案、影像、聲音或表格。 〜或靜癌之文字201007594 _, the scope of application for patents: - an electronic publishing business system and method, the main network application server 丨 eight Wang 罟匕栝. First, the sub-publication database system, using a advertising data replacement system, with The content of the product is used to store the externally uploaded advertising resources; the user interface module is used to display the electronic publications and advertising materials, which is used by the web application server. The electronic publication U will report the data uploaded by the system, and make the contents of the system, so that the contents of the publication will be read, and the information will be closed. The electronic publishing business system and method described in the second paragraph of the second paragraph, the first item of the scope, the electronic publication database system mainly includes the Xingwan interface, which can control the electronic publication content screen page to enlarge and select the designated page. ; ' = interactive interface, electronic publications that can be categorized by category, text, or η, and the electronic publishing business system law described in item 1 of the scope of the electronic H patent. The advertising material replacement system mainly includes: The two-text system interface can be set according to the preferences of the advertisements in the electronic publications, or the size of the layout, as well as online payment, etc. First, the sales interface, manufacturers, agents or sellers can Product ^Advertising content upload, and can adjust the sales amount, add, remove or layout position and layout size of such advertisements ^ E-publishing business system and party as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application 11 4 201007594 'The shopping system includes: a consumer interface, users can order electronic publications on the online = product, and Into the tracking list, and can display the product to buy the number of buy, and consumer preferences, etc.; a product sales interface, manufacturers, agents, the electronic publications on the advertising products sold 5 6 fine as a product inventory management Use 2, specifications or specifications, such as the electrical information described in item i of the patent application. ί: The user interface module is a - vector object side, as described in claim 1 of the patent application. The user interface module can display: system and square, pattern, image, sound or table. ~ or static cancer text 1212
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