System for propagating advertisements for market controlled presentation

• US 7,412,405 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2005
• Issued: 08/12/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Liu, Juan, Huang, Qingfeng, Greene, Daniel H., Calabria, Hermann
• Primary Examiner(s): Hewitt, II; Calvin L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sorkowitz; Daniel M
• Application Number:
  US11/213,271
• Publication Number:
  US 20070050249A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,082 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14
• US Class Current: 705/14.39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0235 constrained by time limit or expiration date
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0248 Avoiding fraud
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0265 Vehicular advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0272 Period of advertisement exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0275 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

A method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices over a communication network accessed by service providers and an advertising service is stored and executed as an application for use by network devices. The method includes receiving advertising requests and bids from potential advertisers, with each bid including a presentation slot specification and a proposed amount of payment for presentation. Ranking information is computed from the bid, with the ranking reflecting the financial value of propagation of the advertising request to the advertising service. The method also provides certification of the advertising request, with certification including a signature of the contents of the advertising request, the requested presentation slot, and the ranking information. The certified advertisement is then propagated over the communication network.

Claims

1. A method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices over a communication network, wherein the communication network is accessed by service providers and an advertising service, the method stored and executed as an application for use by network devices, the method comprising:

receiving at least one advertising request from an advertiser, wherein said advertising request includes at least one member selected from the group comprising text material, image material, coupons, and discounts;

receiving at least one bid from an advertiser for each said advertising request submitted, wherein said bid includes at least one presentation slot specification and a proposed amount of payment for presentation, wherein said presentation slot consists of a particular circumstance for which advertisements may be presented to a vehicle user;

computing ranking information from said at least one bid, wherein said ranking reflects the financial value of propagation of said at least on advertising request to the advertising service;

providing certification of said at least one advertising request, wherein certification includes a signature of the contents of said advertising request, said at least one requested presentation slot, and said ranking information; and

propagating at least one certified advertising request over the communication network using the ranking information from the certification.

2. The method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 1, wherein said advertising request is encrypted.

3. The method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 2, further comprising decrypting said advertising request.

4. The method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 3, further comprising authenticating said advertising request, wherein authenticating includes verifying that said advertising request was submitted from a client of the advertising service.

5. The method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 4, further comprising storing at least one authenticated advertisement in a database.

6. The method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 1, wherein said certification is effective for a specified period of time.

7. The method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 1, wherein propagating is performed under a predetermined policy developed from at least one member selected from the group consisting of targeting information provided by said advertiser, geography, vehicle condition, environmental information, and traffic loads that said advertisement encounters as it is propagated.

8. The method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 1, further comprising returning at least one certified advertisement to said advertiser.

9. The method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 8, further comprising specification by said advertiser of at least one target area and time of delivery for said certified advertisement.

10. The method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 1, further comprising detecting a response to said certified advertising request from a receiving vehicle user.

11. The method for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 10, further comprising generating a response record, wherein said response record includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of coupon identification, associated response event type, and time and location of said response.

12. A system for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices over a communication network, wherein the communication network is accessed by service providers and an advertising service, the system stored and executed as an application for use by network devices, the system comprising:

means for receiving at least one advertising request from an advertiser, wherein said advertising request includes at least one member selected from the group comprising text material, image material, coupons, and discounts;

means for receiving at least one bid from an advertiser for each said advertising request submitted, wherein said bid includes at least one presentation slot specification and a proposed amount of payment for presentation, wherein said presentation slot consists of a particular circumstance for which advertisements may be presented to a vehicle user;

means for computing ranking information from said at least one bid, wherein said ranking reflects the financial value of propagation of said at least one advertising request to the advertising service;

means for providing certification of said at least one advertising request, wherein certification includes a signature of the contents of the certification request and said ranking information; and

means for propagating at least one certified advertising request over the communication network using the ranking information from the certification.

13. The system for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 12, wherein said advertising request includes at least one member selected from the group comprising test material, image material, coupons, discounts, and targeting information.

14. The system for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 13, wherein said targeting information includes at least one target area and time of delivery for said certified advertising request.

15. The system for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 12, wherein said bid includes at least one presentation slot specification and a proposed amount of payment for presentation, wherein said presentation slot consists of a particular circumstance for which advertisements may be presented to a vehicle user.

16. The system for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 15, wherein said certification of said at least one advertising request includes at least one member selected from the group comprising validating said advertising request, reviewing the content of said advertising request and requested presentation slot, and providing a ranking computed from said bid.

17. The system for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 16, wherein said ranking reflects the financial value of propagation of said at least one advertising request.

18. The system for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 12, said certification is effective for a specified period of time.

19. The system for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 12, wherein said response record includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of coupon identification, associated response event type, and time and location of said response.

20. The system for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 12, wherein said predetermined policy is developed from at least one member selected from the group consisting of targeting information provided by said advertiser, geography, vehicle condition, environmental information, and traffic loads that said advertisement encounters as it is propagated.

21. The system for propagating advertisement for market controlled presentation among communication devices according to claim 12, wherein said certification time is dependent upon the frequency of responses to said advertisement.

22. A computer-readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied in said medium which, when said program code is executed by a computer causes said computer to perform method steps for reverse bidding of trip services among mobile communication devices over a communication network, wherein the communication network is accessed by service providers and an advertising service, said method comprising:

receiving at least one advertising request from an advertiser, wherein said advertising request includes at least one member selected from the group comprising text material, image material, coupons, and discounts;

receiving at least one bid from an advertiser for each said advertising request submitted, wherein said bid includes at least one presentation slot specification and a proposed amount of payment for presentation, wherein said presentation slot consists of a particular circumstance for which advertisements may be presented to a vehicle user;

computing ranking information from said at least one bid, wherein said ranking reflects the financial value of propagation of said at least one advertising request to the advertising service;

providing certification of said at least one advertising request, wherein certification includes a signature of the contents of the certification request and said ranking information; and

propagating at least one certified advertising request over the communication network using the ranking information from the certification.