System and Method for Targeted Ad Delivery
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- locating a user profile of a user requesting a webpage from a web server, wherein the user profile includes a user interest score and a user content category identifier;
increasing the user interest score by an amount responsive to a content category of the web page matching the user content category identifier;
selecting an advertisement based on the user interest score;
providing the webpage and the advertisement; and
utilizing one of a plurality of decay rates to decay the user interest score over time;
wherein;
responsive to the user interest score surpassing a threshold, the user interest score is reduced by a first decay rate; and
responsive to the user interest score decreasing below another threshold, the user interest score is reduced according to a second decay rate which reduces the user interest score at a greater rate than the first decay rate.
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Abstract
Systems and associated methods for targeted ad delivery are described. In one aspect, a user profile includes at least one user content category identifier and a user interest score. The user interest score is increased by an amount if the content category identifier of a requested webpage matches the at least one user content category identifier. In a further aspect, the user interest score is indicative of a level of interest of the user in a content category identified by the at least one user content category identifier. In another aspect, the user interest score can be reduced according to a long-term decay rate that slowly reduces the user interest score. In another aspect, the user interest score can also be reduced according to a short-term decay rate that rapidly reduces the user interest score.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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locating a user profile of a user requesting a webpage from a web server, wherein the user profile includes a user interest score and a user content category identifier; increasing the user interest score by an amount responsive to a content category of the web page matching the user content category identifier; selecting an advertisement based on the user interest score; providing the webpage and the advertisement; and utilizing one of a plurality of decay rates to decay the user interest score over time; wherein; responsive to the user interest score surpassing a threshold, the user interest score is reduced by a first decay rate; and responsive to the user interest score decreasing below another threshold, the user interest score is reduced according to a second decay rate which reduces the user interest score at a greater rate than the first decay rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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one or more servers configured to; locate a user profile of a user requesting a webpage, wherein the user profile includes a user interest score and a user content category identifier; increase the user interest score by an amount responsive to a content category of the web page matching the user content category identifier; select an advertisement based on the user interest score; provide the webpage and the advertisement; and utilize one of a plurality of decay rates to decay the user interest score over time; wherein; responsive to the user interest score surpassing a threshold, the user interest score is reduced by a first decay rate; and responsive to the user interest score decreasing below another threshold, the user interest score is reduced according to a second decay rate which reduces the user interest score at a greater rate than the first decay rate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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locating a user profile of a user requesting a webpage from a web server, wherein the user profile includes a user interest score and a user content category identifier; increasing the user interest score by an amount responsive to a content category of the web page matching the user content category identifier; selecting an advertisement based on the user interest score; providing the webpage and the advertisement; and utilizing one of a plurality of decay rates to decay the user interest score over time; wherein; responsive to the user interest score surpassing a threshold, the user interest score is reduced by a long term decay rate; and responsive to the user interest score decreasing below another threshold, the user interest score is reduced according to a short term decay rate which reduces the user interest score at a greater rate than the long term decay rate. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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