Method and System for Content Based Demographics Prediction for Websites
First Claim
1. A method of predicting characteristics of a web user comprising:
- receiving online session browsing history of a user, wherein browsing history identifies websites visited by a user during one or more online sessions, wherein identified websites include known websites and unknown websites;
retrieving known demographic attributes data of known websites included in identified websites, wherein the known demographic attributes data includes known values of demographic attributes of the known websites;
determining features of web-pages of unknown websites; and
applying prediction models to the determined features of the unknown websites to predict values of unknown demographic attributes of the unknown websites.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for predicting characteristics of a web user, determining a combination of websites to obtain a target demographic mix, determining a set of keywords to buy to obtain a target demographic mix, selecting websites from market research and designing websites to appeal to an audience with desired demographic characteristics. Systems and methods may include determining features of web-pages of ad-carrying, target websites, applying prediction models to the determined features of the ad-carrying, target websites to predict values of demographic attributes of the ad-carrying, target websites, receiving one or more inputs including a target demographic mix, receiving a number that indicates an amount of visitors of the ad-carrying, target websites, and determining a combination of websites that provide target demographic mix based on the predicted values of the demographic attributes and number of visitors of the ad-carrying, target websites.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of predicting characteristics of a web user comprising:
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receiving online session browsing history of a user, wherein browsing history identifies websites visited by a user during one or more online sessions, wherein identified websites include known websites and unknown websites; retrieving known demographic attributes data of known websites included in identified websites, wherein the known demographic attributes data includes known values of demographic attributes of the known websites; determining features of web-pages of unknown websites; and applying prediction models to the determined features of the unknown websites to predict values of unknown demographic attributes of the unknown websites. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of determining a combination of websites to obtain a target demographic mix, comprising:
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determining features of web-pages of target websites; applying prediction models to the determined features of the ad-carrying, target websites to predict values of demographic attributes of the target websites; receiving one or more inputs including a target demographic mix; receiving a number that indicates an amount of visitors of the target websites; and determining a combination of websites that provide target demographic mix based on the predicted values of the demographic attributes and number of visitors of the target websites. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of determining a set of keywords to buy to obtain a target demographic mix comprising:
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receiving one or more inputs including a target demographic mix; identifying one or more sets of website combinations to reach the target demographic mix, wherein the identifying identifies the one or more sets of website combinations using extracted features of web-pages to predict demographic attribute values; and analyzing a subset of web-pages of the one or more sets of website combinations to determine a set of terms that occur in the web-pages. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of selecting websites from market research, comprising:
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receiving one or more inputs including a target demographic mix; determining features of web-pages of target websites; applying prediction models to the determined features of the target websites to predict values of demographic attributes of the target websites; receiving a number that indicates an amount of visitors of the target websites; and determining a combination of websites that provide target demographic mix based on the predicted values of the demographic attributes and number of visitors of the target websites. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A method of designing websites to appeal to an audience with desired demographic characteristics, comprising:
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receiving set of desired values for one or more demographic attributes; determining a correlation between one or more features of web-pages and set of training websites that have desired values for the one or more demographic attributes, wherein the determining a correlations includes identifying combination of features that would result in a prediction of the desired values. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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