Methods and systems for determining and utilizing selection data

• US 8,615,433 B1
• Filed: 08/22/2011
• Issued: 12/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Desikan, Pavan K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahn, Sangwoo
• Application Number:
  US13/214,845
• Time in Patent Office: 855 Days
• Field of Search: 707/767, 707/768, 707/706, 707/723
• US Class Current: 705/14.54
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0256 User search

Abstract

Systems and methods for determining and utilizing selection data are described. In one aspect, a system and method for determining an article containing at least one item associated with selection data, determining a path associated with the article containing the at least one item, and identifying at least one term associated with one or more of the at least one item based at least in part on the path is described. In another aspect, a system and method for determining a geographical location associated with an article based at least in part on selection data associated with the article, determining geographical locations associated with at least some items within a plurality of items based at least in part on selection data associated with the at least some items, and selecting at least one of the plurality of items to be presented on the article based at least in part on the geographical location associated with the article and the geographical location associated with the item is described. In another aspect a system and method for determining an article containing at least one item, determining selection data associated with the at least one item, and determining a likelihood that the article is a manipulated article based at least in part on the selection data associated with the at least one item is described.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

one or more computers programmed to perform operations, the operations comprising;

identifying, with a path module, a path by which a first user has navigated to a first web page that is determined to include an advertisement that a plurality of users have selected at least a threshold amount, the path including a second web page;

receiving, with a term-processor module, an identifier of the second web page from the path module and in response processing the second web page to identify a term that appears in text of the second web page;

identifying, with at least the term that appears in text of the second web page that is included in the path by which the first user navigated to the first web page, one or more keywords; and

providing the one or more keywords to a second computer system that is configured to promote, by using the one or more keywords, a product or service that is promoted by the advertisement to a second user, who is different than the first user.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein providing the one or more keywords to a second computer system comprises presenting the one or more identified keywords to a party who promotes the product or service.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise establishing the one or more identified keywords as a keyword for promotion of the product or service.

4. A computer system comprising:

one or more computers programmed to perform operations, the operations comprising;

identifying, with a path module, a link found in a path by which a first user has navigated to a first web page that is determined to include an advertisement that a plurality of users have selected at least a threshold amount, wherein the link links to a web page available on a data communication network;

receiving, with a term-processor module, a characterization of the link from the path module and in response processing the characterization of the link to identify a term that appears in text of the link;

identifying, with at least the term that appears in text of the link that is found in the path by which the first user navigated to the first web page, one or more keywords; and

providing the one or more keywords to a second computer system that is configured to promote, by using the one or more keywords, a product or service that is promoted by the advertisement to a second user, who is different than the first user.

5. The computer system of claim 4, wherein the path module identifies the link by determining that the first user has followed the link from an electronic mail message.

6. The computer system of claim 4, wherein the path module identifies the link by determining that the first user has followed the link from a web page of search results relevant to search terms entered into a search engine.

7. The computer system of claim 4, wherein the path module identifies the link by determining that the first user has followed the link from the second web page.

8. The computer system of claim 4, wherein the path module identifies the link by determining that the first user has followed the link to the first web page that displays the advertisement.

9. The computer system of claim 4, wherein providing the one or more keywords to a second computer system comprises presenting the one or more identified keywords to a party who promotes the product or service.

10. The computer system of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprise establishing the one or more identified keywords as a keyword for promotion of the product or service.

11. A method implemented by a system of one or more computers, the method comprising:

determining that a plurality of users have selected an advertisement for promotion of a product or service displayed on a first web page more often than a threshold amount;

determining a path by which a first user has navigated to the first web page that displays the advertisement that the plurality of users have selected more often than the threshold amount, wherein the path comprises at least a second web page;

identifying a term that appears in text of the second web page after determining the path;

identifying, with at least the term that appears in text of the second web page that is in the path by which the first user has navigated to the first web page, one or more keywords; and

providing the one or more keywords to a second computer system that is configured to promote, by using the one or more keywords, a product or service that is promoted by the advertisement to a second user, who is different than the first user.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein providing the one or more keywords to a second computer system comprises presenting the one or more identified keywords to a party who promotes the product or service.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein identifying the one or more keywords comprises expanding a list of keywords for promotion of the product or service.

14. A method implemented by a system of one or more computers, the method comprising:

determining that a plurality of users have selected an advertisement for promotion of a product or service displayed on a first web page more often than a threshold amount;

determining a path by which a first user has navigated to the first web page that displays the advertisement that the plurality of users have selected more often than the threshold amount, wherein the path comprises at least a link to a web page;

identifying a term that appears in text of the link after determining the path;

identifying, with at least the term that appears in text of the link that is in the path by which the first user has navigated to the first web page, one or more keywords; and

providing the one or more keywords to a second computer system that is configured to promote, by using the one or more keywords, a product or service that is promoted by the advertisement to a second user, who is different than the first user.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein determining the path by which the first user has navigated to the first web page comprises determining that the first user has followed the link from an electronic mail message.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein determining the path by which the first user has navigated to the first web page comprises determining that the first user has followed the link from a web page of search results relevant to search terms entered into a search engine.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein determining the path by which the first user has navigated to the first web page comprises determining that the first user has followed the link from a second web page.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein determining the path by which the first user has navigated to the first web page comprises determining that the first user has followed the link to the first web page on which the advertisement is displayed.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein providing the one or more keywords to a second computer system comprises presenting the one or more identified keywords to a party who promotes the product or service.

20. The method of claim 14, wherein identifying the one or more keywords comprises expanding a list of keywords for promotion of the product or service.