Optimal pricing and advertisement slot allocation
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- identifying, by a processing device, a derating variance over a specified period, the derating variance being a measure of variance for an effective bid over the specified period;
determining, by a processing device, whether the derating variance exceeds a threshold variance;
increasing, by a processing device, a slope of a demand curve to generate an adjusted demand curve, in response to the derating variance exceeding the threshold variance;
decreasing, by a processing device, the slope of the demand curve to generate an adjusted demand curve, in response to the derating variance not exceeding the threshold variance;
andallocating, by a processing device, advertisement slots based on the adjusted demand curve.
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Abstract
An allocation subsystem allocates advertisement slots based on cumulative demand of the advertisement slots. The cumulative demand can be based on a softened demand curve for advertisers that have submitted bids for allocation of the advertisement slot. The demand curves can be adjusted to regulate a variance of the advertisers spend rate throughout a budget period.
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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identifying, by a processing device, a derating variance over a specified period, the derating variance being a measure of variance for an effective bid over the specified period; determining, by a processing device, whether the derating variance exceeds a threshold variance; increasing, by a processing device, a slope of a demand curve to generate an adjusted demand curve, in response to the derating variance exceeding the threshold variance; decreasing, by a processing device, the slope of the demand curve to generate an adjusted demand curve, in response to the derating variance not exceeding the threshold variance; and allocating, by a processing device, advertisement slots based on the adjusted demand curve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a datastore storing bids for advertisers, the bids being maximum amounts that the advertisers agree to pay for an advertisement slot; and an allocation subsystem coupled to the datastore, the allocation subsystem comprising at least one processor configured to regulate variance of an effective bid for an advertiser based on an adjusted demand curve for the advertiser, the adjusted demand curve having a slope that is adjusted in response to a derating variance measured over a specified period. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program comprising instructions that when executed operate to cause a computer to perform operations including:
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identifying a derating variance over a specified period, the derating variance being a measure of variance for an effective bid over the specified period; determining whether the derating variance exceeds a threshold variance; increasing a slope of a demand curve to generate an adjusted demand curve, in response to the derating variance exceeding the threshold variance; decreasing the slope of the demand curve to generate an adjusted demand curve, in response to the derating variance not exceeding the threshold variance; and allocating advertisement slots based on the adjusted demand curve. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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