Patent ID: 8176070
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: accessing media plan data in a data store, the media plan data including order data defining an order level, placement group data defining a placement group level subordinate to the order level, and placement data defining a placement level subordinate to the placement group level; and providing the media plan data for display in a single hierarchical view according to a hierarchy defined by the order data, the placement group data, and the placement data, the single hierarchical view comprising a display of order data, placement group data, and placement data; wherein placements at the placement level that belong to a placement group level are placements that have an attribute having an attribute value that is the same for each placement in the placement group level and that is edited at the placement group level for each placement in the placement group; providing edit fields in the single hierarchical view for modification of the media plan data that is displayed; providing additional fields in the single hierarchical view for adding new data to the media plan data; and in response to an input of data into the additional fields and the edit fields on the single hierarchical view, modifying permitted values for subsequent entries in the hierarchical view.