Method and system for generating information about portable device advertising
First Claim
1. A method of generating information about portable device advertising, the method comprising:
- accessing a usage profile representative of actual portable device usage by persons having similar usage characteristics, the usage profile including simulation parameters indicative of accesses to different media types and indicative of use locations;
executing an instruction using a processor to simulate the actual portable device usage on at least one of a network-connected portable device or a network-connected emulator based on the simulation parameters corresponding to the usage profile, the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator capable of reporting physical locations of the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator, the simulating to cause the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator to access network-based media based on the accesses to the different media types indicated in the usage profile, and the simulating performed by the processor without a user controlling the usage of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator;
executing an instruction by the processor at different locations to cause the processor to store in a memory location information indicative of corresponding ones of the physical locations of the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator;
detecting, by executing an instruction with the processor, the network-based media accessed based on at least one of the physical locations via the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator via a network connection in response to the simulated usage of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator; and
generating, by executing an instruction with the processor, information about portable device advertising based on the detected network-based media.
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Abstract
A method and system for generating information about portable device advertising is disclosed. Embodiments are directed to a mechanism for distinguishing advertisements accessed by, actual portable devices and/or emulated portable devices, where the distinguished advertisements may then be used to generate information about portable device advertising. The advertisements may be communicated via any advertising medium accessible to portable devices, systems emulating portable devices, etc. Additionally, access to the advertisements may be controlled by actual usage of devices, or alternatively, by simulated usage of the devices in accordance with determined simulation parameters. Actual device usage may also be gathered and accessed to configure and/or adjust the simulation parameters used in the simulations.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of generating information about portable device advertising, the method comprising:
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accessing a usage profile representative of actual portable device usage by persons having similar usage characteristics, the usage profile including simulation parameters indicative of accesses to different media types and indicative of use locations; executing an instruction using a processor to simulate the actual portable device usage on at least one of a network-connected portable device or a network-connected emulator based on the simulation parameters corresponding to the usage profile, the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator capable of reporting physical locations of the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator, the simulating to cause the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator to access network-based media based on the accesses to the different media types indicated in the usage profile, and the simulating performed by the processor without a user controlling the usage of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator; executing an instruction by the processor at different locations to cause the processor to store in a memory location information indicative of corresponding ones of the physical locations of the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator; detecting, by executing an instruction with the processor, the network-based media accessed based on at least one of the physical locations via the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator via a network connection in response to the simulated usage of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator; and generating, by executing an instruction with the processor, information about portable device advertising based on the detected network-based media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 21)
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8. An apparatus to generate information about portable device advertising, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory to store a usage profile representative of actual portable device usage by persons having similar usage characteristics, the usage profile including simulation parameters indicative of accesses to different media types and indicative of use locations; a processor to; simulate the actual portable device usage on at least one of a network-connected portable device or a network-connected emulator based on the simulation parameters corresponding to the usage profile, the at least one of the network-connected portable device of the network-connected emulator capable of reporting physical locations of the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator, the simulating to cause the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator to access network-based media based on the accesses to the different media types indicated in the usage profile, and the simulating to be performed by the processor without a user controlling the usage of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator; store in a memory location information indicative of different physical locations of the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator; detect the network-based media accessed based on at least one of the physical locations via the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator via a network connection in response to the simulated usage of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator; and generate portable device advertising information based on the detected network-based media. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22)
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15. A computer readable storage device or storage disc comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to at least:
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access a usage profile representative of actual portable device usage by persons having similar usage characteristics, the usage profile including simulation parameters indicative of accesses to different media types and indicative of use locations; simulate the actual portable device usage on at least one of a network-connected portable device or a network-connected emulator based on the simulation parameters corresponding to the usage profile, the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator capable of reporting physical locations of the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator, the simulating to cause the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator to access network-based media based on the accesses to the different media types indicated in the usage profile, and the simulation to be performed by the processor without a user controlling the usage of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator; store in a memory location information indicative of different physical locations of the at least one of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator; detect the network-based media accessed based on at least one of the physical locations via the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator via a network connection in response to the simulated usage of the network-connected portable device or the network-connected emulator; and generate information about portable device advertising based on the detected network-based media. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23)
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