Identifying and reporting unexpected behavior in targeted advertising environment
First Claim
1. A method for generating or determining data sources useful for detecting non-conforming behavior associated with pay-per-click advertising in a keyword searching environment, the method including the steps:
- a) observing behavior associated with the pay-per-click advertising;
b) predicting behavior associated with the observed behavior; and
c) comparing the observed behavior to the predicted behavior to identify unexpected behavior associated with the pay-per-click advertising.
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Abstract
A method for generating or determining data sources useful for detecting non-conforming behavior associated with pay-per-click advertising in a keyword searching environment includes: a) observing behavior associated with the pay-per-click advertising, b) predicting behavior associated with the observed behavior, and c) comparing the observed behavior to the predicted behavior to identify unexpected behavior associated with the pay-per-click advertising. In another embodiment, a method of monitoring behavior associated with targeted advertising in a keyword searching environment is provided. In another aspect, an apparatus for monitoring behavior associated with targeted advertising in a keyword searching environment includes: at least one observed behavior model, at least one predicted behavior model, and at least one comparator logic process to identify non-confirming behavior associated with the targeted advertising.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for generating or determining data sources useful for detecting non-conforming behavior associated with pay-per-click advertising in a keyword searching environment, the method including the steps:
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a) observing behavior associated with the pay-per-click advertising;
b) predicting behavior associated with the observed behavior; and
c) comparing the observed behavior to the predicted behavior to identify unexpected behavior associated with the pay-per-click advertising. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21)
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11. A method of monitoring behavior associated with targeted advertising in a keyword searching environment, the method including the steps:
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a) observing behavior associated with the targeted advertising;
b) predicting behavior associated with the observed behavior;
c) comparing the observed behavior to the predicted behavior to identify non-conforming behavior associated with the targeted advertising;
d) storing the non-conforming behavior on a storage device; and
e) reporting the non-conforming behavior to an output device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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22. An apparatus for monitoring behavior associated with targeted advertising in a keyword searching environment, the apparatus including:
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at least one observed behavior model for identifying observed behavior associated with the targeted advertising;
at least one predicted behavior model for identifying predicted behavior associated with the observed behavior; and
at least one comparator logic process in communication with one or more of the at least one observed behavior model and one or more of the at least one predicted behavior model for comparing the observed behavior to the predicted behavior to identify non-conforming behavior associated with the targeted advertising. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product for use with an apparatus for monitoring behavior associated with targeted advertising in a keyword searching environment, the computer program product including:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied in the medium for causing;
i) observation of behavior associated with the targeted advertising;
ii) prediction of behavior associated with the observed behavior;
iii) comparison of the observed behavior to the predicted behavior to identify non-conforming behavior associated with the targeted advertising;
iv) storage of the non-conforming behavior on a storage device; and
v) reporting of the non-conforming behavior to an output device.
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