APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISING RANKING INFORMATION

• US 20130304566A1
• Filed: 05/13/2013
• Published: 11/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Choi, Jin-Wan, Yang, Won-Suk, Lee, Hyun-Jung
• Application Number:
  US13/892,988
• Publication Number:
  US 20130304566A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.41
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0242 Determining effectiveness of advertisements

Abstract

An apparatus and method provide advertising (Ad) ranking information. An Ad information collector collects Ad property information included in a plurality of advertisements. A feedback information collector collects feedback information that is determined as a function of Ad impressions. A table generator generates an Ad information collection table as a function of the Ad property information and the feedback information. A ranking calculator generates Ad ranking information for the plurality of advertisements using the generated Ad information collection table. Upon receiving an Ad request from an Ad exposure device, a processor requests the plurality of advertisements from a plurality of Ad networks, receives the requested plurality of advertisements from the plurality of Ad networks, receives the feedback information from the Ad exposure device, and transmits the generated Ad ranking information to the Ad exposure device along with the received plurality of advertisements.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing advertising (Ad) ranking information, comprising:

an Ad information collector for collecting Ad property information included in a plurality of advertisements;

a feedback information collector for collecting feedback information that is determined as a function of Ad impressions;

a table generator for generating an Ad information collection table as a function of the Ad property information and the feedback information;

a ranking calculator for generating Ad ranking information for the plurality of advertisements using the generated Ad information collection table; and

a processor for, upon receiving an Ad request from an Ad exposure device, requesting the plurality of advertisements from a plurality of Ad networks, receiving the requested plurality of advertisements from the plurality of Ad networks, receiving the feedback information from the Ad exposure device, and transmitting the generated Ad ranking information to the Ad exposure device along with the received plurality of advertisements.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the Ad property information includes a name of an Ad network providing advertisements, an Ad name, a category name, a Cost Per Millenium (CPM), and a Cost Per Click (CPC).

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the feedback information includes a keyword, an Ad network name, a time, a revenue type, an impression count, a click count, revenue by impressions and revenue by clicks, for the plurality of advertisements.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the Ad information collection table includes an Ad name, an Ad network name, a request count, a response count, an average response time, an impression count, an average CPM, a click count and an average CPC, for each keyword or category.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ranking calculator calculates estimated Ad revenues and credit ratings for the plurality of advertisements using the Ad information collection table, and generates the Ad ranking information as a function of the calculated estimated Ad revenues and credit ratings.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the estimated Ad revenue is a sum of an estimated impression revenue and an estimated click revenue.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the credit rating is a ratio of an average response time to a total Ad revenue up to now for each advertisement.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the ranking calculator generates Ad ranking information that is determined by assigning a highest ranking to an advertisement having the estimated highest Ad revenue and highest credit rating, and assigning a lowest ranking to an advertisement having the estimated lowest Ad revenue and lowest credit rating.

9. A method for providing advertising (Ad) ranking information in an Ad ranking information providing apparatus, comprising:

requesting a plurality of advertisements from a plurality of Ad networks, upon receiving an Ad request from an Ad exposure device;

receiving the plurality of advertisements from the plurality of Ad networks and collecting Ad property information included in the plurality of advertisements;

receiving feedback information that is determined as a function of Ad impressions, from the Ad exposure device, and collecting the feedback information;

generating an Ad information collection table as a function of the Ad property information and the feedback information;

generating Ad ranking information for the plurality of advertisements using the generated Ad informant collection table; and

transmitting the generated Ad ranking information to the Ad exposure device together with the plurality of advertisements.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the Ad property information includes a name of an Ad network providing advertisements, an Ad name, a category name, a Cost Per Millenium (CPM), and a Cost Per Click (CPC).

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the feedback information includes a keyword, an Ad network name, a time, a revenue type, an impression count, a click count, revenue by impressions and revenue by clicks, for the plurality of advertisements.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the Ad information collection table includes an Ad name, an Ad network name, a request count, a response count, an average response time, an impression count, an average CPM, a click count and an average CPC, for each keyword or category.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein generating Ad ranking information comprises:

calculating estimated Ad revenues and credit ratings for the plurality of advertisements using the Ad information collection table; and

generating the Ad ranking information as a function of the calculated estimated Ad revenues and credit ratings.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the estimated Ad revenue is a sum of an estimated impression revenue and an estimated click revenue.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the credit rating is a ratio of an average response time to a total Ad revenue up to now for each advertisement.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein generating Ad ranking information comprises:

assigning a highest ranking to an advertisement having the estimated highest Ad revenue and highest credit rating; and

assigning a lowest ranking to an advertisement having the estimated lowest Ad revenue and lowest credit rating.