{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8478650","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8478650","title":"Method and apparatus for displaying search results while preparing a media plan","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2010-04-06T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-07-02T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G06Q","G06Q"],"num_claims":20,"abstract":"A method and apparatus for displaying search results while generating a media campaign from information about available units stored in a central database, including a set of media formats for the available units and associated ancillary information. Selective criteria is entered at a remote computer coupled to the central computer database via a network and web server for a search of the information stored in the database, and a search is generated based upon the selective criteria. Results of the search are displayed at the remote computer, the results constituting matching media format information and associated ancillary information the results displayed according to the associated ancillary information, which preferably constitutes time periods for which the corresponding formats are available. The search results are preferably displayed in a timeline, preferably organized in daily or weekly views."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Method and apparatus for displaying search results while preparing a media plan","description":"A method and apparatus for displaying search results while generating a media campaign from information about available units stored in a central database, including a set of media formats for the ava","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8478650","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8478650","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Method and apparatus for displaying search results while preparing a media plan\" (US-8478650). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8478650","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8478650","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8478650","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T13:17:05.069Z"}