EXPLICIT ONLINE ADVERTISING EXPOSURE TERMS
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1. A method comprising:
- using one or more computers, providing one or more interfaces allowing, in relation to an advertising agreement or a proposed advertising agreement, specification of any of a set of advertisement exposure related requirements, the set of requirements relating to serving of a set of one or more advertisements during a specified period of time to a set of users, the set of requirements comprising;
a minimum number of users to be exposed to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the specified period of time;
a minimum number of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time;
a maximum number of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time; and
an average amount of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, wherein the average amount is specified as an average number of exposures or as an average number of exposures that falls within a specified numerical range;
using one or more computers, obtaining and storing a first set of information specifying one or more of the set requirements;
using one or more computers, allocating advertisement serving opportunities to allow satisfaction of the specified one or more requirements; and
using one or more computers, facilitating serving of advertisements to satisfy the specified one or more requirements.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for managing online advertising. Advertisers can specify requirements or preferences relating to advertisement exposures. The requirements or preferences can include, during a period of time, a minimum number of users exposed to an advertisement or group of advertisements, a range of exposures per exposed user, an average number of exposures per exposed users and an allowed variation about the average. Advertisement serving planning and advertisement serving are facilitated based in part on the specified requirements or preferences.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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using one or more computers, providing one or more interfaces allowing, in relation to an advertising agreement or a proposed advertising agreement, specification of any of a set of advertisement exposure related requirements, the set of requirements relating to serving of a set of one or more advertisements during a specified period of time to a set of users, the set of requirements comprising; a minimum number of users to be exposed to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the specified period of time; a minimum number of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time; a maximum number of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time; and an average amount of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, wherein the average amount is specified as an average number of exposures or as an average number of exposures that falls within a specified numerical range; using one or more computers, obtaining and storing a first set of information specifying one or more of the set requirements; using one or more computers, allocating advertisement serving opportunities to allow satisfaction of the specified one or more requirements; and using one or more computers, facilitating serving of advertisements to satisfy the specified one or more requirements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9)
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4. The method of claim I, wherein providing one or more interfaces allowing specification of any of a set of advertisement exposure requirements comprises allowing specification of a specific set of one or more exposures, the specific set of exposures being the first exposures to a given user to occur after a specified time or a specified event.
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6. The method of claim I, comprising providing one or more interfaces allowing specification of any of a set of advertisement exposure requirements, the set of advertisement exposure requirements relating to serving of a set of one or more advertisements during a specified period of time to a set of users, wherein the set of users is a set of users that satisfies a set of one or more targeting criteria.
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10. A system comprising:
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one or more server computers connected to the Internet; and one or more databases connected to the one or more servers; wherein the one or more server computers are for; providing one or more interfaces allowing, in relation to an advertising agreement or a proposed advertising agreement, specification of any of a set of advertisement exposure related requirements, the set of requirements relating to serving of a set of one or more advertisements during a specified period of time to a set of users, the set of requirements comprising; a minimum number of users to be exposed to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the specified period of time; a minimum number of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time; a maximum number of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time; and an average amount of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, wherein the average amount is specified as an average number of exposures or as an average number of exposures that falls within a specified numerical range; obtaining, and storing in the one or more databases, a first set of information specifying one or more of the set of requirements; allocating advertisement serving opportunities to allow satisfaction of the specified one or more requirements; and facilitating serving of advertisements to satisfy the specified one or more requirements. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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11. The system of claim 11, wherein providing one or more interfaces allowing specification of any of a set of advertisement exposure requirements further comprises allowing specification of a minimum proportion of users, among a particular targeted group, to be exposed to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the specified period of time.
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20. A computer readable medium or media containing instructions for executing a method, the method comprising:
using one or more computers, providing one or more interfaces allowing, in relation to an advertising agreement or a proposed advertising agreement, specification of any of a set of advertisement exposure requirements, the set of requirements relating to serving of a set of one or more advertisements during a specified period of time to a set of users, the set of requirements comprising; a minimum number of users to be exposed to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the specified period of time; a minimum proportion of users, among a particular group, to be served an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the specified period of time; a minimum number of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time; a maximum number of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time; and an average amount of exposures to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, per user that is exposed at least once to an advertisement of the set of one or more advertisements during the period of time, wherein the average amount is specified as an average number of exposures or as an average number of exposures that falls within a specified numerical range; using one or more computers, obtaining and storing a first set of information specifying one or more of the set of requirements; using one or more computers, allocating advertisement serving opportunities to allow satisfaction of the specified one or more requirements; and using one or more computers, facilitating serving of advertisements to satisfy the specified one or more requirements.
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