Guaranteed Retargeting in Online Advertising
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1. A method comprising:
- using one or more computers, allowing an advertiser to purchase a set of anticipated guaranteed retargeting advertisement impressions, wherein the set includes two or more identical or similar advertisements;
using one or more computers, in accordance with the purchase, serving a user a first advertisement of the set at a first time;
using one or more computers, causing one or more additional advertisements of the set to be downloaded to a cache of a computer of the user;
using one or more computers, determining that one or more later advertisement serving opportunities to the user, relative to the first time, are available; and
using one or more computers, in accordance with the purchase, facilitating causing serving or display of each of the one or more additional advertisements of the set to the user utilizing the one or more later advertisement serving opportunities.
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Abstract
The present invention provides techniques for use in advertising, including online advertising. Techniques are provided that include providing to advertisers guaranteed delivery advertisement retargeting, or contracts or agreements in guaranteed delivery advertisement retargeting. Techniques are provided that allow advertisers to purchase an anticipated set of advertisement impressions to a single user. The advertisement impressions may be of an identical advertisement or similar advertisements, and may be sequenced over time.
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1. A method comprising:
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using one or more computers, allowing an advertiser to purchase a set of anticipated guaranteed retargeting advertisement impressions, wherein the set includes two or more identical or similar advertisements; using one or more computers, in accordance with the purchase, serving a user a first advertisement of the set at a first time; using one or more computers, causing one or more additional advertisements of the set to be downloaded to a cache of a computer of the user; using one or more computers, determining that one or more later advertisement serving opportunities to the user, relative to the first time, are available; and using one or more computers, in accordance with the purchase, facilitating causing serving or display of each of the one or more additional advertisements of the set to the user utilizing the one or more later advertisement serving opportunities. - 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 server computers coupled to a network; and one or more databases coupled to the one or more server computers; wherein the one or more server computers are for; allowing an advertiser to purchase a set of anticipated guaranteed retargeting advertisement impressions, wherein the set includes two or more identical or similar advertisements; in accordance with the purchase, serving a user a first advertisement of the set at a first time; causing one or more additional advertisements of the set to be downloaded to a cache of a computer of the user; determining that one or more later advertisement serving opportunities to the user, relative to the first time, are available; and in accordance with the purchase, facilitating causing serving or display of each of the one or more additional advertisements of the set to the user utilizing the one or more later advertisement serving opportunities. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium or media containing instructions for executing a method comprising:
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using one or more computers, allowing an advertiser to purchase a set of anticipated guaranteed retargeting advertisement impressions, wherein the set includes three or more similar advertisements for predetermined time-spaced display in a sequence to a user; using one or more computers, in accordance with the purchase, serving a user a first advertisement of the sequence, of the set, at a first time; using one or more computers, causing downloading of two or more additional advertisements of the set to be downloaded to a cache of a computer of the user; using one or more computers, determining that one or more later advertisement serving opportunities to the user, relative to the first time, are available; and using one or more computers, in accordance with the purchase, facilitating causing serving or display, in the sequence, of each of the one or more additional advertisements of the set to the user utilizing the one or more later advertisement serving opportunities.
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