Pay-per-action system for selling advertisements
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1. A computerized method for providing an advertisement over a network that is based on a bid, the method comprising:
- charging an advertiser a premium for bidding on a display of an advertisement;
initially displaying, at a first time, the advertisement from the advertiser upon the charging of the premium;
initially displaying, at a second time, a second advertisement from a second advertiser;
measuring a number of impressions for the displaying of the advertisement, wherein each of the impressions comprise a view of the advertisement;
measuring a second number of second impressions for the displaying of the second advertisement, wherein each of the second impressions comprise a view of the second advertisement;
receiving an indication from the advertiser regarding an occurrence of at least one action, wherein the at least one action is measured by the advertiser and occurs after a click through on the advertisement based on one of the impressions;
receiving a second indication from the second advertiser regarding an occurrence of at least one second action, wherein the at least one second action is measured by the second advertiser and occurs after a click through on the second advertisement based on one of the second impressions;
calculating, with at least one processor, an action rate corresponding to a number of the at least one action per the number of impressions of the advertisement, wherein the action rate comprises an average for the number of the at least one action per the number of impressions;
calculating, with at least one processor, a second action rate corresponding to a number of the at least one second action per the second number of second impressions of the second advertisement;
determining whether the action rate associated with the advertisement exceeds a minimum action rate;
determining whether the second action rate associated with the second advertisement exceeds the minimum action rate;
responsive to determining that the action rate associated with the advertisement exceeds the minimum action rate, displaying the advertisement at a third time after the first time;
responsive to determining that the second action rate associated with the second advertisement does not exceed the minimum action rate, removing the second advertisement at a fourth time after the second time; and
receiving a bid that is based at least partially on the calculated action rate for future displays of the advertisement.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for a pay-per-action (PPA) advertising model. An advertiser reports actions and pays an advertising provider for each action that is reported. The payment may be based on the rate at which the actions are reported. The action rate may be updated based on each reported action, which may modify the payment for that action and may modify the payment for previous actions. A one-time premium may be charged to advertisers and a minimum action rate may be established to encourage advertisers to accurately report actions.
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1. A computerized method for providing an advertisement over a network that is based on a bid, the method comprising:
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charging an advertiser a premium for bidding on a display of an advertisement; initially displaying, at a first time, the advertisement from the advertiser upon the charging of the premium; initially displaying, at a second time, a second advertisement from a second advertiser; measuring a number of impressions for the displaying of the advertisement, wherein each of the impressions comprise a view of the advertisement; measuring a second number of second impressions for the displaying of the second advertisement, wherein each of the second impressions comprise a view of the second advertisement; receiving an indication from the advertiser regarding an occurrence of at least one action, wherein the at least one action is measured by the advertiser and occurs after a click through on the advertisement based on one of the impressions; receiving a second indication from the second advertiser regarding an occurrence of at least one second action, wherein the at least one second action is measured by the second advertiser and occurs after a click through on the second advertisement based on one of the second impressions; calculating, with at least one processor, an action rate corresponding to a number of the at least one action per the number of impressions of the advertisement, wherein the action rate comprises an average for the number of the at least one action per the number of impressions; calculating, with at least one processor, a second action rate corresponding to a number of the at least one second action per the second number of second impressions of the second advertisement; determining whether the action rate associated with the advertisement exceeds a minimum action rate; determining whether the second action rate associated with the second advertisement exceeds the minimum action rate; responsive to determining that the action rate associated with the advertisement exceeds the minimum action rate, displaying the advertisement at a third time after the first time; responsive to determining that the second action rate associated with the second advertisement does not exceed the minimum action rate, removing the second advertisement at a fourth time after the second time; and receiving a bid that is based at least partially on the calculated action rate for future displays of the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored therein data representing instructions executable by a programmed processor for displaying an advertisement on a web page, the storage medium comprising instructions operative for:
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receiving a first bid for display of a first advertiser'"'"'s advertisement; receiving a second bid for display of a second advertiser'"'"'s advertisement; comparing the first bid and the second bid; displaying the first advertiser'"'"'s advertisement when the first bid exceeds the second bid and displaying the second advertiser'"'"'s advertisement when the second bid exceeds the first bid; determining an action rate based on a number of actions resulting from an impression of the advertisement for the displayed advertiser divided by a total number of impressions occurring between two of the actions; calculating a difference between a threshold bid and a price per impression; determining a payment as the calculated difference divided by the action rate; providing at least one payment for the advertisement displayed based on the action rate; updating the action rate for each recorded action from the advertiser of the displayed advertisement; determining subsequent bids from the first advertiser or the second advertiser based on the determined action rate for the first advertiser'"'"'s advertisement or the second advertiser'"'"'s advertisement, respectively; determining whether the updated action rate associated with the advertisement exceeds a minimum action rate; and responsive to determining that the updated action rate associated with the advertisement does not exceed the minimum action rate, removing the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computerized method for establishing a payment for displaying an advertisement over the Internet comprising:
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recording each impression of a displayed advertisement from an advertiser; receiving an indication of actions and corresponding impressions that resulted in each of the actions; determining, with at least one processor, a number of impressions between successive actions; calculating, with the at least one processor, an action rate that comprises one divided by the number of impressions between the successive actions; revising the action rate upon receiving an indication of an additional action, wherein the revising comprises calculating a number of impressions between the additional action and a preceding action and averaging the number of impressions between every successive impression; receiving a payment for the displayed advertisement, wherein the payment is based on the revised action rate; determining whether the revised action rate associated with the displayed advertisement exceeds a minimum action rate; and responsive to determining that the revised action rate associated with the displayed advertisement does not exceed the minimum action rate, removing the displayed advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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