SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVELY DISPLAYING CONTENT

• US 20140244402A1
• Filed: 02/26/2013
• Published: 08/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Binas, Arnold, FOSTER, Andrew D., BAYLISS-MCCULLOCH, Jordan, BERRY, Alexander M., BOWMAKER, Robert J.
• Application Number:
  US13/777,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20140244402A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.69
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0259 based on store location

Abstract

A system for selectively displaying content may include one or more processors and a memory. The one or more processors may display a graphical object at a first location on a map, determine a user interaction with the graphical object, and display, in response to the determining, a first content item on the map at a second location that is proximal to the first location, the first content item being associated with the graphical object. The one or more processors may identify a selection of the graphical object and display, in response to the identifying, a second content item on the map at a third location that is disparate from the first and second locations, the second content item being associated with the first content item and the graphical object. The one or more processors may transmit an indication of the selection of the graphical object.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for selectively displaying content, the method comprising:

displaying, using one or more computing devices, a graphical object on a map at a first location;

determining, using the one or more computing devices, a user interaction with the graphical object;

displaying, using the one or more computing devices and in response to the determining, a first content item on the map at a second location that is proximal to the first location, wherein the first content item is associated with the graphical object;

identifying, using the one or more computing devices, a selection of the graphical object;

displaying, using the one or more computing devices and in response to the identifying, a second content item on the map at a third location that is disparate from the first and second locations, wherein the second content item is associated with the first content item and the graphical object; and

transmitting an indication of the selection of the graphical object.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content item comprises an advertisement for a business associated with the graphical object.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the second content item comprises at least one of an address or a telephone number of the business associated with the graphical object.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the indication indicates that a click-through should be charged to the business associated with the graphical object.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first content item is displayed on the map exclusively while the user interaction is occurring.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the user interaction comprises a hover interaction.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying, using the one or more computing devices and in response to the identifying, the second content item on the map at the third location further comprises replacing, using the one or more computing devices and in response to the identifying, a third content item on the map at the third location with the second content item.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising replacing, using the one or more computing devices and in response to the identifying, the graphical object with a selected object indicator.

9. A computer-implemented method for providing selectively displayable content, the method comprising:

providing, using one or more computing devices, a graphical object to be displayed on a map at a first location and first and second content items that are associated with the graphical object, the first content item to be displayed on the map at a second location that is proximal to the first location and the second content item to be displayed on the map at a third location that is disparate from the first and second locations, wherein the second content item is to be displayed exclusively in response to a selection of the graphical object by a user;

receiving, using the one or more computing devices, an indication of the selection of the graphical object by the user; and

storing, using the one or more computing devices, the indication of the selection of the graphical object by the user.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the graphical object is associated with a business, the first content item comprises an advertisement for the business, and the second content item comprises information regarding the business.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the information comprises at least one of a phone number of the business, an address of the business, or a uniform resource locator of the business.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising charging, using the one or more computing devices, a click-through fee to the business associated with the graphical object upon receiving the indication of the selection of the graphical object by the user.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the third location of the second content item is non-adjacent to, and non-overlapping with, the second location of the first content item.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the first content item is to be displayed on the map exclusively in response to identifying a hover interaction with the graphical object.

15. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive an advertisement and a content item, wherein the advertisement is associated with the content item;

display the advertisement on a web page;

identify a selection of the advertisement;

display, in response to the identify, the content item on the web page, wherein the content item is displayed non-adjacent to, and non-overlapping with, the advertisement; and

transmit, in response to the selection, an indication of a click-through of the advertisement.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to display a map on the web page, wherein the advertisement and the content item are displayed on the map.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the advertisement comprises a graphical object that is displayed on the map.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the advertisement is associated with a business and the content item comprises at least one of a phone number or an address of the business.

19. A non-transitory machine readable medium embodying instructions that, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method for selectively displaying content, the method comprising:

receiving a graphical object and first and second content items associated with the graphical object;

displaying the graphical object on a map at a first position;

displaying the first content item on the map at a second position that is proximal to the first position;

identifying a selection of the graphical object; and

displaying, in response to the identifying, the second content item on the map at a third position that is disparate from the first and second positions.

20. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises transmitting an indication of the selection of the graphical object.

21. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 20, wherein the indication is indicative of a click-through with respect to the graphical object.

22. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 19, wherein the first content item comprises an advertisement for a business associated with the graphical object and the second content item comprises business information for the business associated with the graphical object.

23. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 19, wherein the displaying the first content item on the map at the second position that is proximal to the first position further comprises displaying the first content item on the map at the second position that is proximal to the first position exclusively in response to identifying a user interaction with the graphical object.

24. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 23, wherein the user interaction comprises a hover interaction.

25. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 19, wherein the displayed second content item is non-adjacent to, and non-overlapping with, the displayed first content item.