CUSTOMIZABLE POPULATION SEGMENT ASSEMBLY
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for ad-hoc generation of segments for a content delivery system, comprising:
- identifying a collection of characteristic values from a plurality of characteristics managed by the content delivery system;
defining at least one custom segment at the content delivery system specifying at least the collection of the characteristic values; and
booking an electronic campaign with the content delivery system comprising at least one inventory slot from the inventory space, wherein the inventory slot is defined in the booked electronic campaign based on at least the custom segment.
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Abstract
The presently described technology provides a mechanism for allowing custom targeted segments to be defined by parties outside of a content delivery system. Segments include collections of users grouped together based on common characteristics wherein targeted content is provided to a user based on her assignment to a segment. The present technology allows a content provider, as an example, to define a custom segment, thereby creating a grouping of users suited to receive the content provider'"'"'s content. In some embodiments, a user interface is provided to the content provider, which includes all available characteristics, and value ranges corresponding to the characteristics. The content provider selects from among the characteristics and values corresponding to the characteristics to create a definition of a custom segment.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for ad-hoc generation of segments for a content delivery system, comprising:
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identifying a collection of characteristic values from a plurality of characteristics managed by the content delivery system; defining at least one custom segment at the content delivery system specifying at least the collection of the characteristic values; and booking an electronic campaign with the content delivery system comprising at least one inventory slot from the inventory space, wherein the inventory slot is defined in the booked electronic campaign based on at least the custom segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for ad-hoc generation of segments for a content delivery system, comprising:
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a storage element for storing a collection of characteristic values associated with a plurality of target users served by the content delivery system; and a processing element communicatively coupled to the storage element, wherein the processing element is configured for; determining a portion of the characteristic values associated with substantially all of the plurality of target users, defining at least one custom segment for the content delivery system that specifies at least the portion of the characteristic values, and booking an electronic campaign with the content delivery system comprising at least one inventory slot from the inventory space, wherein the inventory slot is defined in the booked electronic campaign based on at least the custom segment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable medium having computer executable code stored thereon for causing a computer to perform a method of configuring a content delivery system, the method comprising:
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selecting a group of target users based on at least a past performance history for users associated with a past electronic campaign; determining a collection of characteristic values associated with the selected group of target users for a plurality of characteristics managed by the content delivery system; generating a custom segment definition for the selected group of target users based on the collection of characteristic values; defining a custom segment at the content delivery system using the custom segment definition; and booking an electronic campaign with the content delivery system comprising at least one inventory slot from the inventory space, wherein the inventory slot is defined in the booked electronic campaign using the custom segment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A content delivery system, comprising:
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an allocation module for allocating content from an inventory space to one or more electronic campaigns, each of the electronic campaigns comprising at least one inventory slot of content from the inventory space; a storage element for storing a past performance history of past electronic campaigns for a plurality of users; and a booking module for generating the electronic campaign, wherein the booking module is configured for selecting target users from the plurality of users based on at least the past performance history, determining a collection of characteristic values associated with the target users for a plurality of characteristics in the inventory space, generating a custom segment based on the collection of characteristic values, and using an inventory slot defined using at least one custom segment to generate the electronic campaign. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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