Identifying related information given content and/or presenting related information in association with content-related advertisements
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, with a computer system including at least one computer on a network, a request for an advertisement to be displayed on a Web page;
receiving, with the computer system, information about the Web page, wherein the information is received from a source other than the Web page, and the information is not included in content of the Web page, the Web page including at least one advertising area for an advertisement;
generating, with the computer system, an advertisement and additional content that is based on a source that differs from a source of the advertisement, the advertisement and the additional content being generated using the information about the Web page, the information received from the source other than the Web page, and information received from the source that differs from the source of the advertisement, wherein generating the additional content includes generating the additional content about a product or a service that is represented in the advertisement or a link to a webpage having content related to the product or the service; and
serving, with the computer system, the generated advertisement in the advertising area or in proximity to the advertising area, to induce display of the generated advertisement and the generated additional content related to the information, received from the source other than the Web page, about the Web page, in association with the Web page, on a user device, wherein serving the generated advertisement in the advertising area or in proximity to the advertising area comprises encapsulating the generated additional content within the generated advertisement.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
The usefulness of content (target content), such as advertisements, may be increased by determining additional content and providing such additional content in association with the content. The target content may be text, a Web page, a URL, a search query, etc. The additional content might be related suggested queries (e.g. “Try a search for ——————”), news articles (or excerpts or summaries thereof), reviews (or excerpts or summaries thereof), advertisements, user group messages, etc.
43 Citations
12 Claims
-
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
-
receiving, with a computer system including at least one computer on a network, a request for an advertisement to be displayed on a Web page; receiving, with the computer system, information about the Web page, wherein the information is received from a source other than the Web page, and the information is not included in content of the Web page, the Web page including at least one advertising area for an advertisement; generating, with the computer system, an advertisement and additional content that is based on a source that differs from a source of the advertisement, the advertisement and the additional content being generated using the information about the Web page, the information received from the source other than the Web page, and information received from the source that differs from the source of the advertisement, wherein generating the additional content includes generating the additional content about a product or a service that is represented in the advertisement or a link to a webpage having content related to the product or the service; and serving, with the computer system, the generated advertisement in the advertising area or in proximity to the advertising area, to induce display of the generated advertisement and the generated additional content related to the information, received from the source other than the Web page, about the Web page, in association with the Web page, on a user device, wherein serving the generated advertisement in the advertising area or in proximity to the advertising area comprises encapsulating the generated additional content within the generated advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
-
-
5. An apparatus comprising:
-
at least one processor; and at least one storage device storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; receive a request for an advertisement to be displayed on a Web page; receive information about the Web page, wherein the information is received from a source other than the Web page, and the information is not included in content of the Web page, the Web page including at least one advertising area for an advertisement; generate an advertisement and additional content that is based on a source that differs from a source of the advertisement, the advertisement and the additional content being generated using the information about the Web page, the information received from the source other than the Web page, and information received from the source that differs from the source of the advertisement, wherein generating the additional content includes generating the additional content about a product or a service that is represented in the advertisement or a link to a webpage having content related to the product or the service; and serve the generated advertisement in the advertising area or in proximity to the advertising area, to induce display of the generated advertisement and the generated additional content related to the information, received from the source other than the Web page, about the Web page, in association with the Web page, on a user device, wherein serving the generated advertisement in the advertising area or in proximity to the advertising area comprises encapsulating the generated additional content within the generated advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A tangible, non-transitory, storage medium storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
-
receive a request for an advertisement to be displayed on a Web page; receive information about the Web page, wherein the information is received from a source other than the Web page, and the information is not included in content of the Web page, the Web page including at least one advertising area for an advertisement; generate an advertisement and additional content that is based on a source that differs from a source of the advertisement, the advertisement and the additional content being generated using the information about the Web page, the information received from the source other than the Web page, and information received from the source that differs from the source of the advertisement, wherein generating the additional content includes generating the additional content about a product or a service that is represented in the advertisement or a link to a webpage having content related to the product or the service; and serve the generated advertisement in the advertising area or in proximity to the advertising area, to induce display of the generated advertisement and the generated additional content related to the information, received from the source other than the Web page, about the Web page, in association with the Web page, on a user device, wherein serving the generated advertisement in the advertising area or in proximity to the advertising area comprises encapsulating the generated additional content within the generated advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
-
Specification