Patent ID: 7664678

Claim:
A method for providing internet traffic for on-line shopping via a computer or other web-connected mobile device: providing a segment of video content having a number of products featured in the video content which a user may purchase via a computer or other web-connected mobile device; providing an image which corresponds with the segment of video content, the image containing a number of user selectable areas, each user selectable area showing one of the products contained in the corresponding segment of video content, each user selectable area being anchored to a hyperlink, each hyperlink linking to an ecommerce website where specific information about the product resides and from which the product may be purchased via a computer or other web-connected mobile device; receiving a user's selection of one of the areas in the image showing one of the products contained in the corresponding segment of video content via a computer or other web-connected mobile device; using the hyperlink associated with the user's selected area to retrieve the specific information about the product contained in the corresponding segment of video content via a computer or other web-connected mobile device; and providing the specific information about the product to the user via a computer or other web-connected mobile device.