Categorization of a mobile user profile based on browse and viewing behavior

• US 8,805,339 B2
• Filed: 10/20/2011
• Issued: 08/12/2014
• 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: Millennial Media Incorporated (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ramer, Jorey, Soroca, Adam, Doughty, Dennis, Karasic, Neal J.
• Primary Examiner(s): TRAN, CONGVAN
• Application Number:
  US13/278,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20120089996A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,027 Days
• Field of Search: 455/414.1, 455418-420, 455/456.1, 455/556.1, 455/550.1, 455/405, 455/407, 705/14.53, 705/14.64
• US Class Current: 455/414.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/33 Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/46 for recognising users' preferences

Abstract

A system for categorization of a mobile user profile based on a browse and viewing behavior of a user includes (a) using data of a wireless provider to ascertain a plurality of web browser activities as performed on a mobile communication facility of the user; (b) storing the plurality of mobile web browser activities relating to the user; (c) accessing from the wireless provider a viewing history of television content of the user, wherein the wireless provider has provided the television content; (d) analyzing the plurality of mobile web browser activities and the viewing history of television content to determine a relationship thereamongst; (e) creating a category of user profile based at least in part on the analysis; (f) associating the category of user profile with the user; and (g) transmitting content corresponding to the category of user profile to the mobile communication facility for display thereon.

Claims

1. A system for categorization of a mobile user profile based on a browse and viewing behavior of a user, the system comprising one or more computers having 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:

using data of a wireless provider to ascertain a plurality of web browser activities as performed on a mobile communication facility of the user;

storing the plurality of mobile web browser activities relating to the user;

accessing from the wireless provider a viewing history of television content of the user, wherein the wireless provider has provided the television content;

analyzing the plurality of mobile web browser activities and the viewing history of television content to determine a relationship among the plurality of web browser activities and the viewing history of television content;

creating a category of user profile based at least in part on the analysis;

associating the category of user profile with the user; and

transmitting content corresponding to the category of user profile to the mobile communication facility for display thereon.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the category of user profile is further created based at least in part on an association of the plurality of mobile web browser activities and a mobile subscriber characteristic corresponding to the user.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the mobile subscriber characteristic is a demographic.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the category of user profile is further created based at least in part on an association of the plurality of mobile web browser activities and a user transaction by the user.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the user transaction is an online product purchase.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the user transaction is an ad conversion.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the category of user profile is further created based at least in part on an association of the plurality of mobile web browser activities and contextual information relating to a website.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the contextual information further includes one of:

a link structure;

an inbound link;

an outbound link;

text;

keyword; and

meta data.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the category of user profile is further created based at least in part on an association of the plurality of mobile web browser activities and a location associated with the mobile communication facility.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the location is one of previous location, a current location, and an expected location of the mobile communication facility.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the content is one of a sponsored content and an advertisement.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless provider provides the television content by one of DSL, cable, and Internet.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless provider had provided the television content to the mobile communication facility.