Advertising payment based on confirmed activity prediction
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
- obtaining, by a computer, contextual data associated with a behavior of a user, wherein the contextual data includes traces of a location of the user at a plurality of times, wherein the traces are collected based on a GPS equipped on a mobile device of the user;
generating, by the computer, a prediction predicting a first location that the user will visit during a future target time window based on the GPS-collected traces of the location of the user at the plurality of times;
providing, to one or more advertisers, the prediction to receive one or more advertising bids;
sending, by the computer over a computer network to the mobile device associated with the user, an advertisement corresponding to a winning advertising bid and a display instruction for the advertisement;
presenting, by the mobile device on a display of the mobile device, the advertisement based on the display instruction;
determining, by the computer based on data received by the GPS equipped on the mobile device, whether the user visits the predicted first location within the future target time window;
in response to the computer determining that the user visits the predicted first location within the future target time window, receiving a first payment for presenting the advertisement; and
in response to the computer determining that the user visits a second location associated with the advertisement within the future target time window, wherein the second location is different from the predicted first location, receiving a second payment for presenting the advertisement.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for facilitating presentation of activity-based advertising. During operation, the system receives a set of contextual data of a customer and makes a prediction of the customer'"'"'s future activity. The system then receives a number of advertisements from the advertisers. Based on the prediction, the system chooses a received advertisement to present to the customer. The system further determines the customer'"'"'s subsequent activity and confirms the prediction of the customer'"'"'s activity. The system then receives payments from the advertisers whose advertisement is presented based on whether the prediction is confirmed.
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17 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by a computer, contextual data associated with a behavior of a user, wherein the contextual data includes traces of a location of the user at a plurality of times, wherein the traces are collected based on a GPS equipped on a mobile device of the user; generating, by the computer, a prediction predicting a first location that the user will visit during a future target time window based on the GPS-collected traces of the location of the user at the plurality of times; providing, to one or more advertisers, the prediction to receive one or more advertising bids; sending, by the computer over a computer network to the mobile device associated with the user, an advertisement corresponding to a winning advertising bid and a display instruction for the advertisement; presenting, by the mobile device on a display of the mobile device, the advertisement based on the display instruction; determining, by the computer based on data received by the GPS equipped on the mobile device, whether the user visits the predicted first location within the future target time window; in response to the computer determining that the user visits the predicted first location within the future target time window, receiving a first payment for presenting the advertisement; and in response to the computer determining that the user visits a second location associated with the advertisement within the future target time window, wherein the second location is different from the predicted first location, receiving a second payment for presenting the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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obtaining, by the computer, contextual data associated with a behavior of a user, wherein the contextual data includes traces of a location of the user at a plurality of times, wherein the traces are collected based on a GPS equipped on a mobile device of the user; generating, by the computer, a prediction predicting a first location that the user will visit during a future target time window based on the GPS-collected traces of the location of the user at the plurality of times; providing, to one or more advertisers, the prediction to receive one or more advertising bids; sending, by the computer over a computer network to the mobile device associated with the user, an advertisement corresponding to a winning advertising bid and a display instruction for the advertisement; presenting, by the mobile device on a display of the mobile device, the advertisement based on the display instruction; determining, by the computer based on data received by the GPS equipped on the mobile device, whether the user visits the predicted first location within the future target time window; in response to the computer determining that the user visits the predicted first location within the future target time window, receiving a first payment for presenting the advertisement; and in response to the computer determining that the user visits a second location associated with the advertisement within the future target time window, wherein the second location is different from the predicted first location, receiving a second payment for presenting the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising; obtaining, by the computer system, contextual data associated with a behavior of a user, wherein the contextual data includes traces of a location of the user at a plurality of times, wherein the traces are collected based on a GPS equipped on a mobile device of the user; generating, by the computer system, a prediction predicting a first location that the user will visit during a future target time window based on the GPS-collected traces of the location of the user at the plurality of times; providing, to one or more advertisers, the prediction to receive one or more advertising bids; sending, by the computer system over a computer network to the mobile device associated with the user, an advertisement corresponding to a winning advertising bid and a display instruction for the advertisement; presenting, by the mobile device on a display of the mobile device, the advertisement based on the display instruction; determining, by the computer system based on data received by the GPS equipped on the mobile device, whether the user visits the predicted first location within the future target time window; in response to the computer system determining that the user visits the predicted first location within the future target time window, receiving a first payment for presenting the advertisement; and in response to the computer system determining that the user visits a second location associated with the advertisement within the future target time window, wherein the second location is different from the predicted first location, receiving a second payment for presenting the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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