Publisher preference system for content selection

• US 8,768,740 B2
• Filed: 08/20/2012
• Issued: 07/01/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Kniaz, Robert, Sharma, Abhinay, Chen, Kai, Drobintsev, Maxim
• Primary Examiner(s): DIXON, THOMAS A
• Application Number:
  US13/589,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20120310735A1
• Time in Patent Office: 680 Days
• Field of Search: 705/7.22, 705/14.41
• US Class Current: 705/7.22
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0201 Market modelling; Market analysis; Collecting market data
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

Methods, systems, apparatus and computer program products are provided for targeting content information. A method includes defining an environment in a document, defining at least one targeting criterion for the environment, and storing in the document a request code that is configured to request content for placement in the environment based on the targeting criterion.

Claims

1. A method comprising

identifying a location in a document that is to be used to present content, the location defining an environment in a document for presenting the content;

defining a targeting criterion to be associated with the environment; and

storing in the document a request code that is configured to request content for placement in the environment based on the targeting criterion;

wherein defining at least one targeting criterion for the environment further comprises;

selecting, by one or more processors, one or more sets of one or more advertisements from a plurality of advertisements;

associating the selected sets of advertisements with the advertisement environment; and

selecting an override criterion for overriding a selection of at least a subset of a selected set of advertisements in response to an advertisement request.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the override criterion comprises a revenue metric.

3. A method comprising:

identifying a location in a document that is to be used to present content, the location defining an environment in a document for presenting the content;

defining a targeting criterion to be associated with the environment; and

storing in the document a request code that is configured to request content for placement in the environment based on the targeting criterion;

wherein defining at least one targeting criterion for the environment comprises;

selecting, by one or more processors, a document context-based request mode for the environment.

4. A computer program product stored on a computer storage device comprising instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the processors to:

identify a location in a document that is to be used to present content, the location defining an environment in a document for presenting the content;

define a targeting criterion to be associated with the environment; and

store in the document a request code that is configured to request content for placement in the environment based on the targeting criterion;

wherein defining at least one targeting criterion for the environment further comprises;

select one or more sets of one or more advertisements from a plurality of advertisements;

associate the selected sets of advertisements with the advertisement environment; and

select an override criterion for overriding a selection of at least a subset of a selected set of advertisements in response to an advertisement request.

5. The computer program product of claim 4 wherein the override criterion comprises a revenue metric.

6. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory medium comprising instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to:

identify a location in a document that is to be used to present content, the location defining an environment in a document for presenting the content;

define a targeting criterion to be associated with the environment and select a document context-based request mode for the environment; and

store in the document a request code that is configured to request content for placement in the environment based on the targeting criterion.

7. A system comprising one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

identifying a location in a document that is to be used to present content, the location defining an environment in a document for presenting the content;

defining a targeting criterion to be associated with the environment; and

storing in the document a request code that is configured to request content for placement in the environment based on the targeting criterion;

wherein defining at least one targeting criterion for the environment further comprises;

selecting, by one or more processors, one or more sets of one or more advertisements from a plurality of advertisements;

associating the selected sets of advertisements with the advertisement environment; and

selecting an override criterion for overriding a selection of at least a subset of a selected set of advertisements in response to an advertisement request.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the override criterion comprises a revenue metric.

9. A system comprising one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

identifying a location in a document that is to be used to present content, the location defining an environment in a document for presenting the content;

defining a targeting criterion to be associated with the environment; and

storing in the document a request code that is configured to request content for placement in the environment based on the targeting criterion;

wherein defining at least one targeting criterion for the environment comprises;

selecting, by one or more processors, a document context-based request mode for the environment.