GLOBALLY NETWORKED ADVERTISEMENT DISSEMINATION AND SCHEDULING SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium for displaying and scheduling advertising and other information provides for generating, for one or more subscribers, presentation time and location requests for displaying, at prescribed times and dates, subscriber-provided information on selected publicly viewable displays situated at a number of geographically distinct locations. Presentation times are scheduled for displaying the subscriber-provided information on the selected displays in response to the generated presentation time and location requests. The subscriber-provided information is displayed on the selected publicly viewable displays according to the scheduled presentation times. The subscriber-provided information generally constitutes advertising information, and typically includes one or more of textual, graphical, animation, photographic, motion video or audio information. Information in addition to subscriber-provided information may be displayed on selected displays, such as one or more of textual, graphical, animation, photographic, motion video, audio, or live broadcast information. The subscriber-provided information and other information is preferably verified to ensure that the information meets one or more pre-established standards prior to scheduling presentation times for displaying the subscriber-provided information or prior to displaying the subscriber-provided information. Subscriber and viewers interact with a central server of the system via a web-site. The central server is coupled to local servers which, in turn, are coupled to respective publicly viewable large panel displays. Subscriber-content and other information is presented on the panel displays to viewers who may interact with the system via local terminals/kiosks situated proximate the panel displays.