Marketplace for interactive advertising targeting events
First Claim
1. A method for providing a targeting event marketplace, comprising the steps of:
- at least one targeted publisher and a targeting event marketplace entity agreeing to financial terms associated with revenues received from at least one buyer that obtains access to the Internet browser of an end-user;
providing an end-user tag on a Web page of the Web site, wherein the end-user tag is capable of calling a Web server from an Internet browser of the end-user;
analyzing an end-user action associated with the Web page, wherein the step of analyzing is performed to categorize the action into a category of targeting event;
the Web server determining if at least one buyer has interest in at least one end-user taking an action that is categorized into at least one category of targeting event; and
receiving bids from at least one buyer for providing access to the Internet browser of the end-user and selecting at least one buyer.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing a targeting event marketplace is provided. Generally, the method contains the steps of: at least one targeted publisher and a targeting event marketplace entity agreeing to financial terms associated with revenues received from at least one buyer that obtains access to the Internet browser of an end-user; providing an end-user tag on a Web page of the Web site, wherein the end-user tag is capable of calling a Web server from an Internet browser of the end-user; analyzing an end-user action associated with the Web page, wherein the step of analyzing is performed to categorize the action into a category of targeting event; the Web server determining if at least one buyer has interest in at least one end-user taking an action that is categorized into at least one category of targeting event; and receiving bids from at least one buyer for providing access to the Internet browser of the end-user and selecting at least one buyer.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for providing a targeting event marketplace, comprising the steps of:
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at least one targeted publisher and a targeting event marketplace entity agreeing to financial terms associated with revenues received from at least one buyer that obtains access to the Internet browser of an end-user; providing an end-user tag on a Web page of the Web site, wherein the end-user tag is capable of calling a Web server from an Internet browser of the end-user; analyzing an end-user action associated with the Web page, wherein the step of analyzing is performed to categorize the action into a category of targeting event; the Web server determining if at least one buyer has interest in at least one end-user taking an action that is categorized into at least one category of targeting event; and receiving bids from at least one buyer for providing access to the Internet browser of the end-user and selecting at least one buyer. - 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 interacting in a targeting event marketplace, comprising the steps of:
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an end-user visiting a Web site; the Web site loading an end-user tag that calls a Web server from an Internet browser of the end-user; analyzing actions of the end-user associated with the Web page, wherein the step of analyzing is performed to categorize the action into a category of targeting event; the Web server determining if at least one buyer has interest in at least one end-user taking an action that is categorized into at least one category of targeting event; and the at least one buyer bidding for a right to obtain access to the Internet browser of the end-user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for providing a targeting event marketplace, comprising the steps of:
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at least one targeted publisher and a targeting event marketplace entity agreeing to financial terms associated with revenues received from at least one buyer that obtains access to the Internet browser of an end-user; providing an end-user tag on a Web page of the Web site, wherein the end-user tag is capable of calling a Web server from an Internet browser of the end-user; analyzing an end-user action associated with the Web page, wherein the step of analyzing is performed to categorize the action into a category of targeting event; the Web server determining if at least one buyer has interest in at least one end-user taking an action that is categorized into at least one category of targeting event; and providing the at least one buyer with access to the Internet browser of the end-user for a predefined fee.
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