Data packet transmission optimization of data used for content item selection

• US 10,165,064 B2
• Filed: 01/11/2017
• Issued: 12/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: James, Gavin, Lewis, Justin
• Primary Examiner(s): Won, Michael
• Application Number:
  US15/403,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20180198875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 713 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/53 using third party service providers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing third-party content can include a data processing system receiving criteria defining online activities of an online activity type related to a product or service context from a computing device of a third-party content provider. The data processing system can identify a cluster of client devices based on the defined online activities, and determine a subset of keywords associated with the defined online activities and the identified cluster of client devices. The data processing system can determine a performance metric of the subset of keywords based on the cluster of client devices, and provide the subset of keywords and the performance metric to the computing device. The data processing system can receive from the computing device a parameter value of a first keyword of the subset of keywords to use in selecting content items of the third-party content provider associated with the first keyword.

Claims

1. A system to optimize exchange of data used for third-party content selection, comprising:

a data processing system having a keyword selection component, a keyword performance component, and a historic online activity database;

the keyword selection component identifies, based on data stored in the historic online activity database, a cluster of client devices that previously performed a plurality of online activities of an online activity type in relation to a product or service context;

the keyword selection component determines, based on the data stored in the historic online activity database, from a plurality of keywords, a subset of keywords associated with the plurality of online activities of the online activity type that the cluster of client devices performed in relation to the product or service context;

the keyword performance component determines a performance metric of the subset of keywords based on the plurality of online activities of the online activity type that the cluster of client devices performed in relation to the product or service context; and

the keyword selection component transmits, to a computing device of a third-party content provider, the subset of keywords and the performance metric;

wherein a parameter value determined for a first keyword of the subset of keywords based on the performance metric is used to select a content item of the third-party content provider associated with the product or service context responsive to a request for third-party content, the request for third-party content indicative of the first keyword, the selected content item configured for display on a client device.

2. The system of claim 1, comprising a content item selection component configured to:

receive, from the computing device of the third-party content provider, the parameter value for the first keyword of the subset of keywords;

receive the request for third-party content for display on the client device, the request indicative of the first keyword;

select, based on the parameter value, a content item of the third-party content provider associated with the product or service context; and

provide the selected content item for display on the client device.

3. The system of claim 1, comprising the keyword selection component configured to:

provide a user interface for display on the computing device of the third-party content provider, the user interface providing a list of products or services to select from; and

receive, from the computing device of the third-party content provider, an indication of a selection of at least one product or service representing the product or service context.

4. The system of claim 1, comprising the keyword selection component configured to:

provide a user interface for display on the computing device of the third-party content provider, the user interface providing a list of product or service categories to select from; and

receive, from the computing device of the third-party content provider, an indication of a selected product or service category representing the product or service context.

5. The system of claim 1 comprising the keyword selection component configured to receive, from the computing device of the third-party content provider, a selection of a time duration during which the plurality of online activities of the online activity type were performed by the cluster of client devices in relation to the product or service context.

6. The system of claim 1 comprising the keyword selection component configured to receive, from the computing device of the third-party content provider, a selection of a resource associated with the plurality of online activities of the online activity type performed by the cluster of client devices in relation to the product or service context.

7. The system of claim 1 comprising the keyword performance component configured to determine a separate performance metric for each keyword of the subset of keywords indicative of a performance of that keyword among the plurality of online activities of the online activity type performed by the cluster of client devices in relation to the product or service context.

8. The system of claim 7 comprising the keyword performance component configured to rank the subset of keywords based on the respective separate performance metrics, and the keyword selection component configured to provide access, for the computing device of the third-party content provider, to ranking values of the subset of keywords.

9. The system of claim 1 comprising the keyword performance component configured to:

receive an indication of the client device performing an online activity of the online activity type responsive to display of the selected content item; and

update the performance metric based on the online activity of the online activity type performed by the client device responsive to display of the selected content item.

10. The system of claim 1 comprising the keyword selection component configured to:

identify one or more other keywords of the plurality of keywords having similar attributes as the subset of keywords; and

update the subset of keywords to further include the one or more other keywords, the keyword performance component configured to determine the performance metric based on the updated subset of keywords.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the type of online activity type includes at least one of:

online purchase of a product or service associated with the product or service context;

clicking content items associated with the product or service context;

accessing resources associated with the product or service context; and

performing a search related to the product or service context.

12. A method of providing third-party content based on keyword performances, comprising:

identifying, by a data processing system, based on data stored in a historic online activity database, a cluster of client devices that previously performed a plurality of online activities of an online activity type in relation to a product or service context;

determining, by the data processing system, based on the data stored in the historic online activity database, from a plurality of keywords, a subset of keywords associated with the plurality of online activities of the online activity type that the cluster of client devices performed in relation to the product or service context;

determining, by the data processing system, a performance metric of the subset of keywords based on the plurality of online activities of the online activity type that the cluster of client devices performed in relation to the product or service context; and

providing, by the data processing system, for a computing device of a third-party content provider, access to the subset of keywords and the performance metric,

a parameter value determined, by the computing device of the third-party content provider, for a first keyword of the subset of keywords based on the performance metric is used to select a content item of the third-party content provider associated with the product or service context responsive to a request for third-party content, the request for third-party content indicative of the first keyword, and the selected content item is provided for display on a client device.

13. The method of claim 12, comprising at least one of:

updating, by the data processing system, the first content selection parameter upon selecting the content item based on the first content selection parameter; and

updating, by the data processing system, one of the plurality of second content selection parameters upon selecting the content item based on that second content selection parameter.

14. The method of claim 12 comprising:

providing a user interface for display on the computing device of the third-party content provider, the user interface providing a list of products or services to select from; and

receiving, by the data processing system, from the computing device of the third-party content provider, an indication of a selection of at least one of a product, a service, a product category and a service category representing the product or service context.

15. The method of claim 12 comprising receiving, by the data processing system, from the computing device of the third-party content provider, a selection of at least one of:

a time duration during which the plurality of online activities of the online activity type were performed by the cluster of client devices in relation to the product or service context; and

a resource associated with the plurality of online activities of the online activity type performed by the cluster of client devices in relation to the product or service context.

16. The method of claim 12 comprising:

determining, by the data processing system, a separate performance metric for each keyword of the subset of keywords indicative of a performance of that keyword among the plurality of online activities of the online activity type performed by the cluster of client devices in relation to the product or service context; and

ranking, by the data processing system, the subset of keywords based on the respective separate performance metrics, and the keyword selection component configured to provide access, for the computing device of the third-party content provider, to ranking values of the subset of keywords.

17. The method of claim 12 comprising:

receiving, by the data processing system, an indication of the an online activity of the online activity type performed by the client device responsive to display of the selected content item; and

updating, by the data processing system, the performance metric based on the online activity of the online activity type performed by the client device responsive to display of the selected content item.

18. The method of claim 12 comprising:

identifying, by the data processing system, one or more other keywords of the plurality of keywords having similar attributes as the subset of keywords;

updating, by the data processing system, the subset of keywords to further include the one or more other keywords;

determining, by the data processing system, the performance metric based on the updated subset of keywords.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the type of online activity type includes at least one of:

online purchase of a product or service associated with the product or service context;

clicking content items associated with the product or service context;

accessing resources associated with the product or service context; and

performing a search related to the product or service context.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer code instructions stored thereon, the computer code instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause a data processing system to:

identify, based on data stored in a historic online activity database, a cluster of client devices that previously performed a plurality of online activities of an online activity type in relation to a product or service context;

determine, based on the data stored in the historic online activity database, from a plurality of keywords, a subset of keywords associated with the plurality of online activities of the online activity type that the cluster of client devices performed in relation to the product or service context;

determine a performance metric of the subset of keywords based on the plurality of online activities of the online activity type that the cluster of client devices performed in relation to the product or service context; and

provide, for a computing device of a third-party content provider, access to the subset of keywords and the performance metric,

a parameter value determined, by the computing device of the third-party content provider, for a first keyword of the subset of keywords based on the performance metric is used to select a content item of the third-party content provider associated with the product or service context responsive to a request for third-party content, the request for third-party content indicative of the first keyword, and the selected content item is provided for display on a client device.