Facilitating presentation of ads relating to words of a message

• US 9,053,489 B2
• Filed: 08/09/2012
• Issued: 06/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc. (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canyon IP Holdings LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Jablokov, Victor Roditis, Jablokov, Igor Roditis, Terrell, James Richard II, White, Marc, Paden, Scott Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Survillo, Oleg
• Application Number:
  US13/570,805
• Publication Number:
  US 20120303445A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,034 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/217, 709/219, 705/14.4, 705/14.49, 705/14.73, 707/705, 707/736, 704/270.1, 704/235
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/957 Browsing optimisation, e.g. caching or content distillation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0256 User search
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0271 Personalized advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 21/00 Speech or voice signal processing techniques to produce another audible or non-audible signal, e.g. visual or tactile, in order to modify its quality or its intelligibility G10L19/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/00 User-to-user messaging in packet-switching networks, transmitted according to store-and-forward or real-time protocols, e.g. e-mail
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/214 using selective forwarding
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 : based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 : with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/40 : using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 : comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML

Abstract

Targeted delivery of contextually relevant ad impressions to a mobile device is provided. The ad impressions are delivered within text messages and/or instant message chat threads. Monetizing of text messaging and instant messaging by providers of such services is achieved, while providing unobtrusive and contextually relevant information to users of such services.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

as implemented by one or more computing devices configured with specific computer-executable instructions,

receiving a message from a sender communication device, wherein the message is configured to be sent to a recipient communication device using an identifier of the recipient communication device;

identifying a word, for which advertising is available, from the message;

receiving geographical location information from the recipient communication device;

determining temporal information pertaining to the recipient communication device based at least on the geographical location information received from the recipient communication device;

sending the word identified from the message and the temporal information to a third party;

obtaining a plurality of advertisements from the third party based at least in part on the word identified in the message and the temporal information,

wherein each advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is associated with a respective payment level, and

wherein each respective payment level is based at least in part on the temporal information pertaining to the recipient communication device;

associating in a data store of the one or more computing devices the word identified in the message with the plurality of advertisements and the identifier of the recipient communication device, wherein the one or more computing devices are remote from the sender communication device and the recipient communication device;

sending the message to the recipient communication device;

receiving, from the recipient communication device, the identifier of the recipient communication device;

receiving, from the recipient communication device, a transcribed utterance that includes the word identified in the message;

selecting at least one advertisement of the plurality of advertisements, wherein the selecting is based at least in part on the respective payment level of the at least one advertisement; and

based at least in part on the word identified in the message being present in the transcribed utterance and being associated with the plurality of advertisements and the identifier of the recipient communication device, sending the at least one advertisement to the recipient communication device using the identifier of the recipient communication device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the sender communication device comprises a mobile phone.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the recipient communication device comprises a mobile phone.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a content of the at least one advertisement is based at least in part on information about a user of the recipient communication device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the third party comprises an advertising network, wherein the plurality of advertisements from the third party are obtained from the advertising network, and wherein information about the user of the recipient communication device further comprises at least one of:

demographic, psychometric, or historical profile information about the user of the recipient communication device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the at least one advertisement is associated with one or more keywords, and at least one of the one or more keywords matches at least one word included in the message.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein selecting at least one advertisement of the plurality of advertisements based at least in part on the respective payment level of the at least one advertisement comprises selecting the advertisement with the highest respective payment level among the plurality of advertisements.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein selecting at least one advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is based at least in part on the respective payment level of the at least one advertisement and a location of the recipient communication device.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the message comprises an SMS message.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the message comprises an audio message and the computer-implemented method further comprises transcribing the audio message to text.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining temporal information based at least on the geographical location information received from the recipient communication device comprises determining the current time of day at a geographical location of the recipient communication device indicated by the geographical location information received from the recipient communication device.

12. A system comprising one or more hardware processors configured to:

receive a message from a sender communication device, wherein the message is configured to be sent to a recipient communication device using an identifier of the recipient communication device;

identify a word, for which advertising is available, from the message;

receive geographical location information from the recipient communication device;

determine temporal information pertaining to the recipient communication device based at least on the geographical location information received from the recipient communication device;

send the word identified from the message and the temporal information to a third party;

obtain a plurality of advertisements from the third party based at least in part on the word identified in the message and the temporal information,

wherein each advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is associated with a respective payment level, and

wherein each respective payment level is based at least in part on the temporal information pertaining to the recipient communication device;

associate in a data store of the one or more computing devices the word identified in the message with the plurality of advertisements and the identifier of the recipient communication device, wherein the one or more computing devices are remote from the sender communication device and the recipient communication device;

send the message to the recipient communication device;

receive, from the recipient communication device, the identifier of the recipient communication device;

receive, from the recipient communication device, a transcribed utterance that includes the word identified in the message;

select at least one advertisement of the plurality of advertisements, wherein the selection is based at least in part on the respective payment level of the at least one advertisement; and

based at least in part on the word identified in the message being present in the transcribed utterance and being associated with the plurality of advertisements and the identifier of the recipient communication device, send the at least one advertisement to the recipient communication device using the identifier of the recipient communication device.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein a content of each advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is based at least in part on information about a user of the recipient communication device.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is associated with one or more keywords, and at least one of the one or more keywords matches at least one word included the message.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the selection comprises selecting the advertisement with the highest respective payment level.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the selection is further based at least in part on a location of the recipient communication device.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the third party comprises an advertising network and wherein the plurality of advertisements is received from the advertising network.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein the message comprises a dictated email message and the one or more processors are further configured to transcribe the dictated email message to text.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the message comprises a dictated text message and the one or more processors are further configured to transcribe the dictated text message to text.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions, that, when executed by one or more computing systems, configure the one or more computing systems to perform operations comprising:

receiving a message from a sender communication device, wherein the message is configured to be sent to a recipient communication device using an identifier of the recipient communication device;

identifying a word, for which advertising is available, from the message;

receiving geographical location information from the recipient communication device;

determining temporal information pertaining to the recipient communication device based at least on the geographical location information received from the recipient communication device;

sending the word identified from the message and the temporal information to a third party;

obtaining a plurality of advertisements from the third party based at least in part on the word identified in the message and the temporal information,

wherein each advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is associated with a respective payment level, and

wherein each respective payment level is based at least in part on the temporal information pertaining to the recipient communication device;

associating in a data store of the one or more computing devices the word identified in the message with the plurality of advertisements and the identifier of the recipient communication device, wherein the one or more computing devices are remote from the sender communication device and the recipient communication device;

sending the message to the recipient communication device;

receiving, from the recipient communication device, the identifier of the recipient communication device

receiving, from the recipient communication device, a transcribed utterance that includes the word identified in the message;

selecting at least one advertisement of the plurality of advertisements, wherein the selecting is based at least in part on the respective payment level of the at least one advertisement; and

based at least in part on the word identified in the message being present in the transcribed utterance and being associated with the plurality of advertisements and the identifier of the recipient communication device, sending the at least one advertisement to the recipient communication device using the identifier of the recipient communication device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the respective payment level for each advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is further based at least in part on information about a user of the sender communication device.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein a content of each advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is based at least in part on information about a user of the sender communication device.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the at least one advertisement of the plurality of advertisements is associated with one or more keywords, and at least one of the one or more keywords matches at least one word included in the message.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein selecting at least one advertisement of the plurality of advertisements based at least in part on the respective payment level of the at least one advertisement comprises selecting the advertisement with the highest respective payment level.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the selecting is further based at least in part on the respective payment level of the at least one advertisement and a location of the sender communication device.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the third party comprises an advertising network and wherein the plurality of advertisements is obtained from the advertising network.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the message comprises an instant message.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the message comprises a voicemail and the method further comprises transcribing the voicemail to text.