Method and system for retrieving advertisement information
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1. A system for retrieving advertisement information, comprising:
- a log system configured for processing a log recording users'"'"' visits;
an indexing system configured for obtaining index data based on the log or processing result thereof; and
a retrieval system configured for identifying one or more advertisements with respect to a search request from a user based on the index data, wherein the one or more advertisements are selected to match the user'"'"'s past search behavior characterized at least partially by the log.
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Abstract
Method and system for retrieving advertisement information. Information characterizing a user'"'"'s past search behavior is utilized in creating index data that associate individual users to advertisements. When a search request from a user is received, the index data are utilized to identify one or more advertisements with respect to the received user'"'"'s search request. Such identified advertisements match the user'"'"'s past search behavior.
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1. A system for retrieving advertisement information, comprising:
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a log system configured for processing a log recording users'"'"' visits; an indexing system configured for obtaining index data based on the log or processing result thereof; and a retrieval system configured for identifying one or more advertisements with respect to a search request from a user based on the index data, wherein the one or more advertisements are selected to match the user'"'"'s past search behavior characterized at least partially by the log. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for retrieving advertisement information, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a log recording users'"'"' visits; obtaining index data generated based on the log or processing result thereof; and identifying one or more advertisements with respect to a search request from a user based on the index data, wherein the one or more advertisements are selected to match the user'"'"'s past search behavior characterized at least partially by the log. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for retrieving advertisement information, comprising:
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a log system configured for obtaining a log recording users'"'"' visits; an indexing system configured for obtaining a first type of index associating individual users with advertisements based on index data created based on the log or processing result thereof; and a retrieval system configured for identifying one or more advertisements with respect to a search request from a user based on the first type of index, wherein the one or more advertisements match with the user'"'"'s past search behavior. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method for retrieving advertisement information, comprising:
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receiving a search request from a user; and identifying one or more advertisements with respect to the user based on a first type of index associating individual users with advertisements, wherein the first type of index is created based on information characterizing the user'"'"'s past search behavior via a log recording users'"'"' visits, and the one or more advertisements are selected to match the user'"'"'s past search behavior. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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47. A system for retrieving advertisement information, comprising:
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a retrieval system configured for identifying one or more advertisements with respect to a search request from a user based on a first type of index associating individual users with advertisements, wherein the first type of index is created based on information characterizing the user'"'"'s past search behavior via a log recording users'"'"' visits, and the one or more advertisements are selected to match the user'"'"'s past search behavior.
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48. A system for distributing advertisement information, comprising:
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an advertisement distributing system configured for identifying one or more users with respect to an advertisement based on a first type of index associating advertisements with individual users, wherein the first type of index is created based on information characterizing users'"'"' past search behavior via a log recording users'"'"' visits, and the one or more users are selected so that the advertisement matches the user'"'"'s past search behavior. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50)
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51. A method for distributing advertisement information, comprising the steps of:
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identifying one or more users with respect to an advertisement based on a first type of index associating advertisements with individual users, wherein the first type of index is created based on information characterizing users'"'"' past search behavior via a log recording users'"'"' visits, and the one or more users are selected so that the advertisement matches the user'"'"'s past search behavior. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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53. A machine readable medium having information recorded thereon, the information, when read by the machine, enables the machine to perform the following:
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receiving a search request from a user; and identifying one or more advertisements with respect to the user based on a first type of index associating individual users with advertisements, wherein the first type of index is created based on information characterizing the user'"'"'s past search behavior via a log recording users'"'"' visits, and the one or more advertisements are selected to match the user'"'"'s past search behavior.
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54. A machine readable medium having information recorded thereon, the information, when read by the machine, enables the machine to perform the following:
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obtaining index data based on a log recording users'"'"' visits or processing result thereof; and identifying one or more advertisements with respect to a search request from a user based on the index data, wherein the index data are derived based on the log and indicative of the user'"'"'s past search behavior, and the one or more advertisements are identified to match the user'"'"'s past search behavior.
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55. A machine readable medium having information recorded thereon, the information, when read by the machine, enables the machine to perform the following:
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obtaining a log recording users'"'"' visits; obtaining index data based on a log recording users'"'"' visits or processing result thereof; and identifying one or more advertisements with respect to a search request from a user based on the index data, wherein the index data are derived based on the log and indicative of the user'"'"'s past search behavior, and the one or more advertisements are identified to match the user'"'"'s past search behavior.
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56. A machine readable medium having information recorded thereon, the information, when read by the machine, enables the machine to perform the following:
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identifying one or more users with respect to an advertisement based on a first type of index associating advertisements with individual users, wherein the first type of index is created based on information characterizing users'"'"' past search behavior via a log recording users'"'"' visits, and the one or more users are selected so that the advertisement matches the user'"'"'s past search behavior.
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