Audience targeting with universal profile synchronization
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for universal synchronization of profiles of client computers targeted for the delivery of content over a computer network, the method comprising:
- receiving profile data for a plurality of client computers over the computer network from audience member information collection domains, the profile data including a set of profile data that corresponds to a profiled client computer;
maintaining an association between the set of profile data and the profiled client computer in a computer database using a global profile identifier;
associating in the computer database the global profile identifier with a set of cookie related information;
facilitating the collection of profile data for the profiled client computer using the set of cookie related information;
collecting at the computer database profile data for the profiled client computer as a result of activity in one of the audience member information collection domains by the profiled client computer;
receiving over the computer network an authoritative identification of the profiled client computer as a result of activity by the profiled client computer in one of the audience member information collection domains;
using the authoritative identification to correlate the profiled client computer to the global profile identifier;
receiving over the computer network a set of cookie related information from the profiled client computer;
determining that the set of cookie related information received from the profiled client computer does not include at least part of the set of cookie related information associated with the global profile identifier; and
restoring on the profiled client computer cookie related information which was determined not to be included in the set of cookie related information received from the profiled client computer.
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Abstract
Universal synchronization of profiles of audience members targeted for the delivery of content. A unique global identifier may be assigned to and used to manage a profiled audience member. This identifier may also be associated to an authoritative identifier and cookie information used in connection with the collection of profile data. An authoritative identifier may be received in connection with activity, and might not be accompanied by a global identifier. The authoritative identifier may then be used to identify the global identifier, which in turn may be used to identify the cookie related information of record for the profiled audience member. Comparing the cookie related information to previously retained cookie information may be used to determine that the cookie information for a particular, profiled audience member has changed, so that it can be restored.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for universal synchronization of profiles of client computers targeted for the delivery of content over a computer network, the method comprising:
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receiving profile data for a plurality of client computers over the computer network from audience member information collection domains, the profile data including a set of profile data that corresponds to a profiled client computer; maintaining an association between the set of profile data and the profiled client computer in a computer database using a global profile identifier; associating in the computer database the global profile identifier with a set of cookie related information; facilitating the collection of profile data for the profiled client computer using the set of cookie related information; collecting at the computer database profile data for the profiled client computer as a result of activity in one of the audience member information collection domains by the profiled client computer; receiving over the computer network an authoritative identification of the profiled client computer as a result of activity by the profiled client computer in one of the audience member information collection domains; using the authoritative identification to correlate the profiled client computer to the global profile identifier; receiving over the computer network a set of cookie related information from the profiled client computer; determining that the set of cookie related information received from the profiled client computer does not include at least part of the set of cookie related information associated with the global profile identifier; and restoring on the profiled client computer cookie related information which was determined not to be included in the set of cookie related information received from the profiled client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for restoring cookie related information on a client computer targeted for the delivery of content over a computer network, the method comprising:
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maintaining an association between the client computer and a global profile identifier; associating the global profile identifier with a set of cookie related information; facilitating the collection of profile data for the client computer using the set of cookie related information; receiving the set of cookie related information from the client computer; determining that the set of cookie related information received from the client computer does not include at least part of the set of cookie related information associated with the global profile identifier; and restoring on the client computer cookie related information which was determined not to be included in the set of cookie related information received from the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for restoring cookie related information on a client computer targeted for the delivery of content over a computer network, the method comprising:
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establishing an association between the client computer and a global profile identifier using an authoritative identification including a website registration login identification; associating the global profile identifier with a set of cookie related information; facilitating the collection of profile data for the client computer in the network of information collection domains using the set of cookie related information; receiving a set of cookie related information from the client computer; determining that the set of cookie related information received from the client computer does not include at least part of the set of cookie related information associated with the global profile identifier; and restoring on the client computer cookie related information which was determined not to be included in the set of cookie related information received from the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer implemented method of restoring cookie related information on a client computer targeted for the delivery of content over a computer network, the method comprising:
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maintaining in a computer database an association between a client computer authoritative identification and a global profile identifier; associating in the computer database the global profile identifier with a set of cookie related information; facilitating the collection of profile data for the client computer using the set of cookie related information; receiving at a computer associated with the computer database a set of cookie related information from the client computer; determining at the computer associated with the computer database that the set of cookie related information received from the client computer does not include at least part of the set of cookie related information associated with the global profile identifier; and restoring on the client computer cookie related information which was determined not to be included in the set of cookie related information received from the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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