Keyword advertisement management
First Claim
1. A method of generating a bid for a first advertiser for placement of a first advertisement in association with a search results list, wherein the search results list is generated in response to a search query, the method including:
- a) associating at least one keyword with the bid, wherein the search query is associated with the at least one keyword; and
b) determining an amount of the bid, associated with the at least one keyword, for placement of the first advertisement in association with the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the at least one keyword, wherein the bid is determined based at least in part on bids by other advertisers in competition with the first advertiser for placement of other advertisements, the determined bid designed to elicit a desired change in the bids by the other advertisers.
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Abstract
A method of generating a bid for an advertiser for placement of an advertisement in association with a search results list, where the search results list is generated in response to a search query, is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: a) associating the at least one keyword with the bid, wherein the search query is associated with the at least one keyword, and b) determining an amount of the bid, associated with the at least one keyword, for placement of the advertisement in association with the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the at least one keyword. The bid is determined based at least in part on bids by other advertisers in competition with the first advertiser for placement of other advertisements with an expectation that the determined bid may elicit a desired change in the bids by the other advertisers.
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51 Claims
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1. A method of generating a bid for a first advertiser for placement of a first advertisement in association with a search results list, wherein the search results list is generated in response to a search query, the method including:
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a) associating at least one keyword with the bid, wherein the search query is associated with the at least one keyword; and
b) determining an amount of the bid, associated with the at least one keyword, for placement of the first advertisement in association with the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the at least one keyword, wherein the bid is determined based at least in part on bids by other advertisers in competition with the first advertiser for placement of other advertisements, the determined bid designed to elicit a desired change in the bids by the other advertisers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A client-based method of generating a bid for an advertiser for advertisement placement in association with a search results list associated with a keyword search engine, the search results list generated in response to a search query, the method including the steps:
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a) receiving information from a user associated with the advertiser via an input device;
b) selecting a plurality of keywords based at least in part on the user information;
c) selecting an advertisement to be associated with the bid based at least in part on the user information;
d) associating one or more of the plurality of keywords with the bid based at least in part on the user information, wherein the search query is associated with the one or more keywords; and
e) determining an amount of the bid for placement of the selected advertisement in association with the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the one or more keywords based at least in part on the user information. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for generating a bid for an advertiser for placement of an advertisement in association with a search results list, wherein the search results list is generated in response to a search query, the apparatus including:
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an advertisement selection system for selecting the advertisement to be associated with the bid;
a keyword selection system in communication with the advertisement selection system for selecting a plurality of keywords associated with the advertisement;
a keyword/bid association system in communication with at least one of the advertisement selection system and keyword selection system for associating one or more of the plurality of keywords with the bid, wherein the search query is associated with the one or more keywords; and
a bid determination system in communication with at least one of the advertisement selection system, keyword selection system, and keyword/bid association system for determining an amount of the bid for placement of the selected advertisement in association with the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the one or more keywords. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A client-based computer program product for use with an apparatus for generating a bid for a first advertiser for placement of a first advertisement in association with a search results list, wherein the search results list is generated in response to a search query, the computer program product including:
a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium for causing;
i) association of at least one keyword with the bid, wherein the search query is associated with the at least one keyword; and
ii) determination of an amount to bid, the bid associated with the at least one keyword, for placement of the advertisement in relation to the search results list generated in response to the search query associated with the at least one keyword;
wherein the bid is determined based at least in part on bids submitted by other advertisers in competition with the first advertiser for placement of other advertisements with an expectation that the determined bid may elicit a desired change in the bids by the other advertisers. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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