Methods and apparatus for improving the matching of relevant advertisements with particular users over the internet
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1. A method of matching an advertisement to a user engaging a computer interface, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of advertisements having a predetermined relevance to the user based at least in part upon at least one of a search query entered by the user and the contents of a target document viewed by the user;
obtaining at least one source ambient factor for the user, wherein the source ambient factor describes at least one of a current variable environmental condition and a current variable bodily condition of the user;
selecting one of the plurality of identified advertisements based at least in part upon at least one source ambient factor obtained for the user and at least one predetermined relational association between a target ambient factor and the selected one of the plurality of identified advertisements; and
displaying the selected advertisement to the user and not displaying the other of the plurality of advertisements.
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Abstract
A method of matching an advertisement to a user engaging an interface includes identifying a plurality of advertisements; obtaining a source ambient factor, wherein the source ambient factor describes a variable condition of at least one of the user'"'"'s environment and the user'"'"'s body; and selecting an advertisement from the plurality of identified advertisements to be displayed to the user via an interface, the selected advertisement having a predetermined relational association with the obtained source ambient factor.
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1. A method of matching an advertisement to a user engaging a computer interface, the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of advertisements having a predetermined relevance to the user based at least in part upon at least one of a search query entered by the user and the contents of a target document viewed by the user;
obtaining at least one source ambient factor for the user, wherein the source ambient factor describes at least one of a current variable environmental condition and a current variable bodily condition of the user;
selecting one of the plurality of identified advertisements based at least in part upon at least one source ambient factor obtained for the user and at least one predetermined relational association between a target ambient factor and the selected one of the plurality of identified advertisements; and
displaying the selected advertisement to the user and not displaying the other of the plurality of advertisements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of matching an advertisement to a user engaging an interface, comprising:
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identifying a plurality of advertisements;
obtaining a source ambient factor, wherein the source ambient factor describes a variable condition of at least one of the user'"'"'s environment and the user'"'"'s body; and
selecting an advertisement from the plurality of identified advertisements to be displayed to the user via an interface, the selected advertisement having a predetermined relational association with the obtained source ambient factor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for matching an advertisement to a user engaging an interface, comprising:
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means for identifying a plurality of advertisements;
means for obtaining a source ambient factor, wherein the source ambient factor describes a variable condition of at least one of the user'"'"'s environment and the user'"'"'s body; and
means for selecting an advertisement from the plurality of identified advertisements to be displayed to the user via an interface, the selected advertisement having a predetermined relational association with the obtained source ambient factor.
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32. An apparatus for matching an advertisement to a user engaging an interface, comprising:
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circuitry having executable instructions; and
at least one processor configured to execute the program instructions to perform operations of;
identifying a plurality of advertisements;
obtaining a source ambient factor, wherein the source ambient factor of at least one of the user'"'"'s environment and the user'"'"'s body; and
selecting an advertisement from the plurality of identified advertisements to be displayed to the user via an interface, the selected advertisement having a predetermined relational association with the obtained source ambient factor.
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