Method and Apparatus for Administering a Bidding Language for Online Advertising
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1. A method of administering a bidding language for online advertising, the method comprising:
- providing an expressive bidding language that allows an advertiser to specify an ad campaign in a tree structure;
receiving the ad campaign that is written in the expressive bidding language;
translating the ad campaign into scripts; and
using the scripts to access to appropriate inventory in an ad inventory database.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for administering a bidding language for online advertising. In one example, the method includes providing an expressive bidding language that allows an advertiser to specify an ad campaign in a tree structure, receiving the ad campaign that is written in the expressive bidding language, translating the ad campaign into scripts, and using the scripts to access appropriate inventory from an ad inventory database.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of administering a bidding language for online advertising, the method comprising:
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providing an expressive bidding language that allows an advertiser to specify an ad campaign in a tree structure; receiving the ad campaign that is written in the expressive bidding language; translating the ad campaign into scripts; and using the scripts to access to appropriate inventory in an ad inventory database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for administering a bidding language for online advertising, wherein
the apparatus is configured for: -
providing an expressive bidding language that allows an advertiser to specify an ad campaign in a tree structure; receiving the ad campaign that is written in the expressive bidding language; translating the ad campaign into scripts; and using the scripts to access appropriate inventory in an ad inventory database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable medium carrying one or more instructions for administering a bidding language for online advertising, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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providing an expressive bidding language that allows an advertiser to specify an ad campaign in a tree structure; receiving the ad campaign that is written in the expressive bidding language; translating the ad campaign into scripts; and using the scripts to carry out an access to appropriate inventory from an ad inventory database.
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