System and method for selecting search listing in an internet search engine and ordering the search listings

• US 7,801,892 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2005
• Issued: 09/21/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Naver Corporation
• Original Assignee: NHN Business Platform Corp. (Naver Corporation)
• Inventors: Yang, Ra Young, Lee, Woo Sung
• Primary Examiner(s): Trujillo; James
• Assistant Examiner(s): Spieler; William
• Application Number:
  US11/568,011
• Publication Number:
  US 20080313164A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,982 Days
• Field of Search: 707/735, 705/14.54, 705/14.68, 705/14.69
• US Class Current: 707/735
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0249 based upon budgets or funds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0256 User search
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0272 Period of advertisement exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising

Abstract

Provided is a keyword advertising system extracting search listings in response to a search request, the system comprising: an interface receiving bid price information corresponding to a keyword from an advertiser; a search information database storing search listings associated with the advertisers in association with each of the received bid price information; a ranking module generating a search result list by referring to the search information database, in response to a search request from a searcher; and a search results providing module providing the searcher with the generated search result list; wherein the ranking module generates the search result list by performing the steps of: identifying a keyword received from the searcher in association with the search request; selecting N of search listings from the at least one search result listing corresponding to the identified keyword, based on the bid price information; and ordering the selected search listings in order of click through rate.

Claims

1. A keyword advertising system extracting search listings in response to a search request, the system comprising:

memory storing a search information database, said search information database storing at least one bid received from advertisers, said at least one bid being associated with a cost per click advertising, said each bid being associated with a keyword, a bid amount and a search listing;

a bid control module selecting a predetermined number of search listings primarily according to said bid amount and an estimated advertising period;

one or more processors for processing data;

a ranking module generating an ordered search result list, said ranking module ordering said selected search listings in said search result list according to said selected search listings'"'"' respective bid amounts and said estimated advertising period; and

a computation control module computing said advertising period for said received bids, said computation control module identifying placement locations of the search listings associated with the advertisers in the search result list, said computation control module estimating daily advertising costs using said bid amount of said advertiser and average number of daily clicks information with respect to said identified placement locations during a predetermined previous period, said computation control module calculating said estimated advertising period using deposit from the advertiser and said estimated daily advertising costs.

2. The system of claim 1;

wherein;

the ranking module computes a class value by applying the information on advertising period to the bid price information and puts the search listing associated with the advertiser in the search result list in accordance with the computed class value.

3. A keyword advertising method extracting search listings in response to a search request, the method comprising the steps of:

maintaining a search information database, said search information database storing at least one bid received from advertisers, said at least one bid being associated with a cost per click advertising, said each bid being associated with a keyword, a bid amount and a search listing;

computing an estimated advertising period of said at least one bid;

selecting a predetermined number of search listings primarily according to said bid amount and estimated advertising period;

receiving search request associated with a keyword from a searcher;

ordering said selected search listings in said search result list according to said selected search listings'"'"' respective bid amounts and said estimated advertising period; and

displaying said ordered search listings on a display,

wherein the steps of selecting and of ordering are performed by a server including a processor, and the step of computing an estimated advertising period comprising the steps of;

identifying placement locations of the search listings associated with the advertisers in the search result list;

estimating daily advertising costs using said bid amount of said advertiser and average number of daily clicks information with respect to said identified placement locations during a predetermined previous period; and

calculating said estimated advertising period using deposit from the advertiser and said estimated daily advertising costs.

4. One or more storage media having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform acts including:

maintaining a search information database, said search information database storing at least one bid received from advertisers, said at least one bid being associated with a cost per click advertising, said each bid being associated with a keyword, a bid amount and a search listing;

computing an estimated advertising period of said at least one bid;

selecting a predetermined number of search listings primarily according to said bid amount and estimated advertising period;

receiving search request associated with a keyword from a searcher;

ordering said selected search listings in said search result list according to said selected search listings'"'"' respective bid amounts and said estimated advertising period; and

displaying said ordered search listings on a display,

wherein the step of computing an estimated advertising period comprising the steps of;

identifying placement locations of the search listings associated with the advertisers in the search result list;

estimating daily advertising costs using said bid amount of said advertiser and average number of daily clicks information with respect to said identified placement locations during a predetermined previous period; and

calculating said estimated advertising period using deposit from the advertiser and said estimated daily advertising costs.