Providing on-demand audience based on network

• US 10,621,617 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2016
• Issued: 04/14/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Gupta, Gaurav, Sharma, Manish, Blong, Devin, Flores, Kevin, Chaudhary, Tushar
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Pankaj
• Assistant Examiner(s): Riaz, Sahar Aqil
• Application Number:
  US15/142,382
• Publication Number:
  US 20160239866A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,446 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/33 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0235 constrained by time limit or expiration date
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0254 based on statistics
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2547 Third Party Billing, e.g. billing of advertiser
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44204 Monitoring of content usage, e.g. the number of times a movie has been viewed, copied or the amount which has been watched monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; protecting generic digital content where the protection is independent of the precise nature of the content G06F21/10; arrangements for monitoring the use made of the broadcast services in broadcast systems H04H60/31
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4667 Processing of monitored end-user data, e.g. trend analysis based on the log file of viewer selections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

A device receives, from a client device, a first request associated with target audience criteria and a time constraint. Based on the target audience criteria, the device sends, to an information device, a network state request. In response to the network state request, the device receives, from the information device, a network state response including user data associated with user devices. Based on the network state response, the device determines a predicted network state, including predicted user data associated with the user devices, associated with the time constraint. Based on the predicted network state and the target audience criteria, the device determines a predicted quantity of user devices associated with both the target audience criteria and the time constraint. The device sends, to the client device, a first response based on the determination of the predicted quantity of user devices.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors to execute the instructions to;

receive, at the device and from a client device associated with a user, a first request to initiate a communication campaign,

the communication campaign including information associated with target audience criteria and time information for sending a communication associated with the communication campaign,

the information associated with the target audience criteria including at least one of;

 

demographic information, or

 

activity history, and

the time information regarding a range of time;

send, from the device, to an information device, and based on receiving the first request to initiate the communication campaign, a second request for network state information regarding a state of a network,

the information device being different from the client device, and

the network state information including;

message information associated with user devices of the network,

 

the message information including at least one of message content sent to the user devices or message content sent from the user devices, and

search history information associated with at least one of one or more search queries sent to the user devices or one or more search queries sent from the user devices;

receive, at the device, from the information device, and based on the second request, a first response including;

user data associated with the user devices, and

the network state information;

determine, based on the first response, predicted network state information including predicted user data associated with the user devices and associated with the time information;

determine, based on the predicted network state information and the target audience criteria, a predicted quantity of the user devices satisfying the target audience criteria within the range of time;

send, from the device, to the client device, and based on determining the predicted quantity of the user devices, a second response including;

information indicating the predicted quantity of the user devices, and

information regarding a cost to send the communication to one or more recipient user devices associated with the predicted quantity of the user devices;

receive, at the device, from the client device, and based on sending the second response, a third request to effect the communication campaign,

the third request including a confirmation to send the communication to the one or more recipient user devices,

the one or more recipient user devices satisfying the target audience criteria; and

send the communication, from the device and based on receiving the third request, to the one or more recipient user devices.

2. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine a predictive model associated with predicting network state information; and

where the one or more processors, when determining the predicted network state information, are to;

determine the predicted network state information using the predictive model and the user data.

3. The device of claim 1, where the second response includes an expiration time for the information associated with the predicted quantity of the user devices included in the second response,

the expiration time indicating a time at which a prediction, associated with the predicted quantity of the user devices, expires.

4. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine current network state information; and

identify a set of recipient user devices based on the current network state information; and

where the one or more processors, when sending the communication to the one or more recipient user devices, are to;

send the communication to the identified set of recipient user devices.

5. The device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

determine, based on the user data, a predicted power state associated with one or more of the user devices; and

where the one or more processors, when determining the predicted quantity of the user devices, are to;

determine the predicted quantity of the user devices based on the predicted power state associated with the one or more of the user devices.

6. The device of claim 1, where the user data associated with the user devices includes information associated with at least one of:

a location of a user device of the user devices;

an e-mail message sent or received by the user device;

a text message sent or received by the user device;

a search query sent or received by the user device;

browsing activity of the user device;

a purchase initiated via the user device;

or

a power state of the user device.

7. The device of claim 1, where the demographic information includes information associated with at least one of:

an age range of a target audience;

a gender of the target audience;

an income range of the target audience;

one or more personal preferences of the target audience;

or

one or more habits of the target audience.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to;

receive, at the device and from a client device associated with a user, a first request to initiate a communication campaign,

the communication campaign including information associated with target audience criteria and time information for sending a communication associated with the communication campaign,

the information associated with the target audience criteria including at least one of;

 

demographic information, or

 

activity history, and

the time information regarding a range of time;

send, from the device, based on the first request to initiate the communication campaign, and to one or more information devices associated with a network, a second request for network state information regarding a state of the network,

the one or more information devices being different from the client device, and

the network state information including;

message information associated with user devices of the network,

 

the message information including at least one of message content sent to the user devices or message content sent from the user devices, and

search history information associated with at least one of one or more search queries sent to the user devices or one or more search queries sent from the user devices;

receive, at the device, from the one or more information devices and based on the second request, a first response including;

user data associated with the user devices, and

the network state information;

determine, based on the first response, predicted network state information associated with the user devices;

determine, based on the predicted network state information, a predicted quantity of the user devices satisfying the target audience criteria within the range of time;

send, from the device and to the client device, a second response based on the predicted quantity of the user devices to permit the communication campaign to be initiated,

the second response including;

an indication of the predicted quantity of the user devices, and

cost information associated with initiating the communication campaign;

receive, at the device, from the client device, and based on sending the second response, a third request to effect the communication campaign,

the third request including a message for one or more recipient user devices that match the target audience criteria; and

send, from the device, the message to the one or more recipient user devices identified in the second request.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a predictive model associated with predicting network state information; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the predicted network state information, cause the one or more processors to;

determine the predicted network state information using the predictive model and the network state information.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the cost information indicates a cost to send the message to the one or more recipient user devices.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine current network state information; and

identify a set of recipient user devices based on the current network state information; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to send the message to the one or more recipient user devices, cause the one or more processors to;

send the message to the identified set of recipient user devices.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine, based on the network state information, a predicted power state associated with one or more of the user devices; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the predicted quantity of the user devices, cause the one or more processors to;

determine the predicted quantity of the user devices based on the predicted power state associated with the one or more of the user devices.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the first response includes information associated with at least one of:

a location of a user device of the user devices;

an e-mail message sent or received by the user device;

a text message sent or received by the user device;

a search query sent or received by the user device;

browsing activity of the user device;

a purchase initiated via the user device;

or

a power state of the user device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the network state information further includes at least one of:

location information,

purchase information,

power state information, or

user profile information.

15. A method comprising:

receiving, by a device and from a client device associated with a user, a first request to initiate a communication campaign,

the communication campaign including information associated with target audience criteria and information associated with time information for sending a communication associated with the communication campaign,

the information associated with the target audience criteria including at least one of;

demographic information, or

activity history, and

the time information regarding a range of time;

sending, by the device and to an information device based on receiving the first request to initiate the communication campaign, a second request for network state information regarding a state of a network,

the information device being different from the client device, and

the network state information including;

message information associated with user devices of the network,

the message information including at least one of message content sent to the user devices or message content sent from the user devices, and

search history information associated with at least one of one or more search queries sent to the user devices or one or more search queries sent from the user devices;

receiving, by the device, from the information device, and based on the second request, a first response including;

user data associated with the user devices, and

the network state information;

determining, by the device and based on the first response, predicted network state information including predicted user data associated with the user devices and the time information,

the predicted user data including predicted location information associated with the user devices;

determining, by the device and based on the predicted network state information and the target audience criteria, a predicted quantity of the user devices satisfying the target audience criteria within the range of time; and

sending, by the device, a second response to the client device based on determining the predicted quantity of the user devices,

the second response including;

information indicating the predicted quantity of the user devices, and

cost information associated with sending a message to one or more recipient user devices;

receiving, by the device, from the client device, and based on sending the second response, a third request to effect the communication campaign,

the third request including the message for the one or more recipient user devices,

the one or more recipient user devices matching the target audience criteria; and

sending, by the device, the message to the one or more recipient user devices.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining a predictive model associated with predicting network state information; and

where determining the predicted network state information comprises;

determining the predicted network state information using the predictive model and the user data.

17. The method of claim 15, where the second response includes:

an expiration time for the information associated with the predicted quantity of the user devices,

the expiration time indicating a time at which a prediction, associated with the predicted quantity of the user devices, expires.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining current network state information; and

identifying a set of recipient user devices based on the current network state information; and

where sending the message to the one or more recipient user devices comprises;

sending the message to the identified set of recipient user devices.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining, based on the user data, a predicted power state associated with one or more of the user devices; and

where determining the predicted quantity of the user devices comprises;

determining the predicted quantity of the user devices based on the predicted power state associated with the one or more of the user devices.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining expected trajectories or locations of the user devices based on the network state information; and

where determining the predicted quantity of the user devices satisfying the target audience criteria within the range of time comprises;

determining, based on the expected trajectories or locations of the user devices, the predicted quantity of the user devices satisfying the target audience criteria within the range of time.