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Audience targeting with universal profile synchronization

  • US 10,134,047 B2
  • Filed: 07/15/2015
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for universal synchronization of profiles of client computers targeted for the delivery of content over a computer network, the method comprising:

  • receiving, over a network, profile data for a plurality of client computers from a collection domain;

    associating, by at least one processor in a database, profile data of a client computer of the plurality of client computers with a global profile identifier;

    associating, by the at least one processor in the database, the associated global profile identifier with a first set of cookie related information;

    receiving, over the network, new profile data for the client computer of the plurality of client computers using the first set of cookie related information;

    receiving, over the network, an authoritative identification of the client computer from a collection domain;

    correlating the client computer with the global profile identifier based on the received authoritative identification;

    receiving, over the network, a second set of cookie related information from the client computer;

    determining that the second set of cookie related information received from the client computer does not include at least part of the first set of cookie related information; and

    transmitting, over the network, to the client computer, cookie related information which was determined not to be included in the second set of cookie related information received from the client computer.

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