METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM REAL-TIME AUDIENCE ESTIMATION AND COMMERCIAL SELECTION SUITABLE FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING
First Claim
1. A method for use in targeting assets to users of user equipment devices in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
- developing an observation model based on inputs by one or more users with respect to a user equipment device;
developing a signal model reflective of the possible states and dynamics at a user composition of one or more users of said user equipment device with respect to time;
estimating said user composition at a time of interest through an approximate conditional distribution of said signal given the signal and observation models and the measurement data; and
using said estimated user composition in targeting an asset with respect to said user equipment device.
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Abstract
Input measurements from a measurement device are processed as a Markov chain whose transitions depend upon the signal. The desired information related to the device can then be obtained by estimating the state of the signal at a time of interest. A nonlinear filter system can be used to provide an estimate of the signal based on the observation model. The nonlinear filter system may involve a nonlinear filter model and an approximation filter for approximating an optimal nonlinear filter solution. The approximation filter may be a particle filter or a discrete state filter for enabling substantially real-time estimates of the signal based on the observation model. In one applications a click stream entered with respect to a digital set top box of a cable television network is analyzed to determine information regarding users of the digital set top box so that ads can be targeted to the users.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for use in targeting assets to users of user equipment devices in a communications network, comprising the steps of:
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developing an observation model based on inputs by one or more users with respect to a user equipment device; developing a signal model reflective of the possible states and dynamics at a user composition of one or more users of said user equipment device with respect to time; estimating said user composition at a time of interest through an approximate conditional distribution of said signal given the signal and observation models and the measurement data; and using said estimated user composition in targeting an asset with respect to said user equipment device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for use in targeting assets to users of user equipment devices in a communications network, comprising:
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a port operative for receiving input information regarding inputs by one or more users with respect to a user equipment device; and a processor operative for providing an observation model based on said inputs, modeling the observation model as dependent upon a signal reflective of at least a user composition of one or more users of said user equipment device with respect to time, estimating the user composition at a time of interest, given observed measurement data, as a state of the signal, and using the estimated user composition in targeting an asset with respect to the user equipment device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for use in targeting assets in a broadcast network, comprising the steps of:
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collectively analyzing a stream of data corresponding to a series of user inputs; and applying logic for matching a pattern described by that stream to a characteristic associated with an audience classification of a user. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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