PROXIMITY-BASED WEB PAGE CONTENT PLACEMENT MECHANISM
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
a memory coupled to the at least one processor;
a web page residing in the memory that includes a plurality of content regions and a plurality of ad locations; and
a proximity-based ad placement mechanism that analyzes the plurality of content regions on the web page, and for each ad location on the web page, the proximity-based ad placement mechanism determines which of the plurality of content regions on the web page correspond to the ad location according to proximity of the plurality of content regions to the plurality of ad locations, analyzes content in at least one corresponding content region, and places an ad at the ad location based on the content in the at least one corresponding content region.
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Abstract
A web page server places content-based selections at locations on a web page based on proximity of a content-based selection location to content that influenced selection of the content-based selection. The content is analyzed according to its location, and is assigned a corresponding content-based selection location or is shared by multiple content-based selection locations. Content for a given content-based selection location is then selected based on the content that corresponds to the content-based selection location. In this manner content-based selections are placed closer to the content that influenced their inclusion on the web page, thereby increasing the likelihood of the user seeing the ad and purchasing the advertised goods or services.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory coupled to the at least one processor; a web page residing in the memory that includes a plurality of content regions and a plurality of ad locations; and a proximity-based ad placement mechanism that analyzes the plurality of content regions on the web page, and for each ad location on the web page, the proximity-based ad placement mechanism determines which of the plurality of content regions on the web page correspond to the ad location according to proximity of the plurality of content regions to the plurality of ad locations, analyzes content in at least one corresponding content region, and places an ad at the ad location based on the content in the at least one corresponding content region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for placing a plurality of ads in a plurality of ad locations in a web page that includes a plurality of content locations, the method comprising the steps of:
for each ad location on the web page; determining which of the plurality of content regions on the web page correspond to the ad location according to proximity of the plurality of content regions to the plurality of ad locations; analyzing content in at least one corresponding content region; and placing an ad at the ad location based on the content in the at least one corresponding content region. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable program product comprising:
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a proximity-based ad placement mechanism that analyzes a plurality of content regions on a web page that includes a plurality of ad locations, and for each ad location on the web page, the proximity-based ad placement mechanism determines which of the plurality of content regions on the web page correspond to the ad location according to proximity of the plurality of content regions to the plurality of ad locations, analyzes content in at least one corresponding content region, and places an ad at the ad location based on the content in the at least one corresponding content region; and recordable media bearing the proximity-based ad placement mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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