SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORWARDING USERS TO MERCHANT WEBSITES

摘要

An advertising system is disclosed for connecting consumers with merchant websites and interfaces that are associated with products displayed in an image. For each product in an image, a selectable region may be defined using a set of coordinates that identify the displayed product. In response to receiving an input from a user in the selectable region of the image that is associated with the product, the user may be forwarded to a web page associated with the product. The web page associated with the product may permit the user to purchase the product or disclose details relating to the product.

主权项

1. A system for providing an advertising service, comprising:
a processor configured to:
transmit a mapped image that displays a product and includes a selectable region to a user over a network for display in a web browser, the selectable region covering at least a portion of the mapped image which includes the product and being associated with a set of image coordinates that identify the portion of the mapped image;determine a network address that is associated with the selectable region of the mapped image, the network address identifying a web page associated with purchasing the product; andtransmit data over the network for detecting an input in the selectable region of the mapped image from the user and for forwarding the user to the web page associated with the network address in response to detecting the input in the selectable region of the mapped image.