Managing sponsored content for delivery to mobile communication facilities

• US 8,615,719 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2005
• Issued: 12/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blue Hills Series 95 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Original Assignee: Jumptap Incorporated (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ramer, Jorey, Soroca, Adam, Doughty, Dennis
• Primary Examiner(s): Pesin, Boris
• Assistant Examiner(s): GREENE, SABRINA LETICIA
• Application Number:
  US11/267,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20070061328A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,971 Days
• Field of Search: 715/810, 715/764, 715/763
• US Class Current: 715/810
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/635 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/68 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0275 Auctions

Abstract

Improved capabilities are disclosed for managing delivery of sponsored content to mobile communication devices such as cell phones.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for targeted distribution of advertising of a first or second sponsor to a plurality of cellular phones of a first or second type by establishing a competitive bid auction process, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) presenting data corresponding to the first type and the second type of cellular phone each to the first sponsor and the second sponsor, wherein a rendering capability of the first type of cellular phone is different from a rendering capability of the second type of cellular phone, wherein the rendering capability comprises a make and model of the respective first type and second type of cellular phone;

(b) receiving a first advertising content and a second advertising content each from the first sponsor and the second sponsor, wherein the first advertising content requires the rendering capability of the first type of cellular phone to be rendered thereon and wherein the second advertising content requires the rendering capability of the second type of cellular phone to be rendered thereon, wherein the first advertising content is incompatible with the second type of cellular phone and the second advertising content is incompatible with the first type of cellular phone;

(c) receiving a bid from the first sponsor, wherein the bid includes;

(1) a selection by the first sponsor of the first type of cellular phone; and

(2) an amount offered for delivery of the advertising of the first sponsor to the plurality of cellular phones of the first type;

(d) receiving a bid from the second sponsor, wherein the bid includes;

(1) a selection by the second sponsor of the first type of cellular phone; and

(2) an amount offered for delivery of the advertising of the second sponsor to the plurality of cellular phones of the first type;

(e) attributing a priority to the delivery of the advertising of the first sponsor over the delivery of the advertising of the second sponsor based upon a determination that the amount of the first sponsor is greater than the amount of the second sponsor; and

(f) transmitting the first advertising content of the first sponsor to each of the cellular phones of the first type.

2. A system for targeted distribution of advertising of a first or second sponsor to a plurality of cellular phones of a first or second type by establishing a competitive bid auction process, the system comprising one or more computers having non-transitory computer readable mediums having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of the one or more computers, causes the system to perform the steps of:

(a) presenting data corresponding to the first type and the second type of cellular phone each to the first sponsor and the second sponsor, wherein a rendering capability of the first type of cellular phone is different from a rendering capability of the second type of cellular phone, wherein the rendering capability comprises a make and model of the respective first type and second type of cellular phone;

(b) receiving a first advertising content and a second advertising content each from the first sponsor and the second sponsor, wherein the first advertising content requires the rendering capability of the first type of cellular phone to be rendered thereon and wherein the second advertising content requires the rendering capability of the second type of cellular phone to be rendered thereon, wherein the first advertising content is incompatible with the second type of cellular phone and the second advertising content is incompatible with the first type of cellular phone;

(c) receiving a bid from the first sponsor, wherein the bid includes;

(1) a selection by the first sponsor of the first type of cellular phone; and

(2) an amount offered for delivery of the advertising of the first sponsor to the plurality of cellular phones of the first type;

(d) receiving a bid from the second sponsor, wherein the bid includes;

(1) a selection by the second sponsor of the first type of cellular phone; and

(2) an amount offered for delivery of the advertising of the second sponsor to the plurality of cellular phones of the first type;

(e) attributing a priority to the delivery of the advertising of the first sponsor over the delivery of the advertising of the second sponsor based upon a determination that the amount of the first sponsor is greater than the amount of the second sponsor; and

(f) transmitting the first advertising content of the first sponsor to each of the cellular phones of the first type.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of one or more computers, causes the one or more processors to target distribution of advertising of a first or second sponsor to a plurality of cellular phones of a first or second type by establishing a competitive bid auction process by performing the steps of:

(a) presenting data corresponding to the first type and the second type of cellular phone each to the first sponsor and the second sponsor, wherein a rendering capability of the first type of cellular phone is different from a rendering capability of the second type of cellular phone, wherein the rendering capability comprises a make and model of the respective first type and second type of cellular phone;

(b) receiving a first advertising content and a second advertising content each from the first sponsor and the second sponsor, wherein the first advertising content requires the rendering capability of the first type of cellular phone to be rendered thereon and wherein the second advertising content requires the rendering capability of the second type of cellular phone to be rendered thereon, wherein the first advertising content is incompatible with the second type of cellular phone and the second advertising content is incompatible with the first type of cellular phone;

(c) receiving a bid from the first sponsor, wherein the bid includes;

(1) a selection by the first sponsor of the first type of cellular phone; and

(2) an amount offered for delivery of the advertising of the first sponsor to the plurality of cellular phones of the first type;

(d) receiving a bid from the second sponsor, wherein the bid includes;

(1) a selection by the second sponsor of the first type of cellular phone; and

(2) an amount offered for delivery of the advertising of the second sponsor to the plurality of cellular phones of the first type;

(e) attributing a priority to the delivery of the advertising of the first sponsor over the delivery of the advertising of the second sponsor based upon a determination that the amount of the first sponsor is greater than the amount of the second sponsor; and

(f) transmitting the first advertising content of the first sponsor to each of the cellular phones of the first type.