Providing content based on event related information

• US 10,735,555 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2017
• Issued: 08/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Hampson, Courtney, Sanio, Jason Robert Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Recek, Jason D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kennedy, Lesa M
• Application Number:
  US15/836,726
• Publication Number:
  US 20180203934A1
• Time in Patent Office: 970 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9038 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0252 based on events or environment, e.g. weather or festivals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0264 based upon schedule
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/62 Establishing a time schedule for servicing the requests

Abstract

Systems and methods for selecting content based on an event associated with a device identifier are provided. One or more processors can receive a request to serve content. The processors can identify a device identifier associated with the request. The processors can determine, from the device identifier, an event for which to serve content. The processors can determine, from the request, a length of time between a time the request to serve content is received and a time at which the event is scheduled to occur. The processors can select, based on the determined length of time and event parameters associated with the event, content for display and provide the selected content for display at a computing device associated with the device identifier.

Claims

1. A method of selecting content in a computer network environment, comprising:

determining, by a data processing system, a length of time between a time an indication to serve content to a computing device is identified and a time at which a calendar event associated with a device identifier corresponding to the computing device is scheduled to occur;

identifying, by the data processing system, a plurality of keyword clusters based on the calendar event, each of the plurality of keyword clusters associated with a corresponding time period;

selecting, by the data processing system, a keyword cluster from the plurality of keyword clusters using the length of time, the length of time within a range of the time period associated with the selected keyword cluster;

selecting, by the data processing system, content using at least one keyword of the selected keyword cluster; and

providing, by the data processing system, the content to the computing device associated with the device identifier, receipt of the content causing the computing device to present the content.

2. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining, by the data processing system, a location at which the calendar event is scheduled; and

identifying, by the data processing system, the plurality of keyword clusters based on the location and the length of time.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining, by the data processing system, an event parameter associated with the calendar event, the event parameter include at least one of an event category, an event title, an event description, or an event size; and

identifying, by the data processing system, the plurality of keyword clusters based on the event parameter and the length of time.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining, by the data processing system, based on the length of time, a relevancy score for each of the plurality of keyword clusters associated with the calendar event;

determining, by the data processing system, from the plurality of keyword clusters, the keyword cluster with a highest relevancy score; and

selecting, by the data processing system for presentation, content related to the keyword cluster with the highest relevancy score.

5. The method of claim 1, comprising:

generating a relevancy score for each of the plurality of keyword clusters over a plurality of time periods relative to the calendar event, the relevancy score of a first subset of the plurality of keyword clusters higher during a first time period than a second time period, and the relevancy score of a second subset of the plurality of keyword clusters higher during the second time period than the first time period; and

identifying, by the data processing system, from the plurality of keyword clusters, the keyword cluster with a highest relevancy score; and

selecting, by the data processing system for presentation, content related to the at least one keyword of the keyword cluster with the highest relevancy score.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising:

determining, by the data processing system, from historical data, performance of content associated with the keyword cluster across each of a plurality of time periods relative to calendar events similar to the calendar event associated with the device identifier;

generating, by the data processing system based on the performance, a relevancy score for each of the plurality of keyword clusters over the plurality of time periods relative to the calendar event;

identifying, by the data processing system, from the plurality of keyword clusters, the keyword cluster with a highest relevancy score; and

selecting, by the data processing system for presentation, content related to the at least one keyword of the keyword cluster with the highest relevancy score.

7. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving, by the data processing system, a request to serve content at the computing device; and

determining, by the data processing system, from the request, the length of time between a time the request to serve content is received and the time at which the calendar event is scheduled to occur.

8. The method of claim 1, comprising:

identifying, by the data processing system, the device identifier associated with the computing device; and

determining, by the data processing system, from the device identifier, the calendar event.

9. The method of claim 1, comprising:

maintaining, by the data processing system, a data structure including the plurality of keyword clusters with one or more event parameters and a relevancy score corresponding to the plurality of time periods, each time period based on a length of time associated with a time at which the calendar event is scheduled to occur.

10. The method of claim 1, comprising:

accessing, by the data processing system, one or more data structures including the plurality of keyword clusters with one or more event parameters and a relevancy score corresponding to the plurality of time periods, each time period based on a length of time associated with a time at which the calendar event is scheduled to occur; and

selecting, by the data processing system, from the one or more data structures, the keyword cluster based on the length of time.

11. A system for selecting content in a computer network environment, comprising:

a data processing system comprising at least one processor and memory that execute an event parsing module and a content selection module, the data processing system configured to;

determine a length of time between a time an indication to serve content to a computing device is identified and a time at which a calendar event associated with a device identifier corresponding to the computing device is scheduled to occur;

identify a plurality of keyword clusters based on the calendar event, each of the plurality of keyword clusters associated with a corresponding time period;

select a keyword cluster from the plurality of keyword clusters using the length of time, the length of time within a range of the time period associated with the selected keyword cluster;

select content using at least one keyword of the selected keyword cluster; and

provide the content to the computing device associated with the device identifier, receipt of the content causing the computing device to present the content.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the data processing system is further configured to:

determine a location at which the calendar event is scheduled; and

identify the plurality of keyword clusters based on the location and the length of time.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the data processing system is further configured to:

determine an event parameter associated with the calendar event, the event parameter include at least one of an event category, an event title, an event description, or an event size; and

identify the plurality of keyword clusters based on the event parameter and the length of time.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the data processing system is further configured to:

determine, based on the length of time, a relevancy score for each of the plurality of keyword clusters associated with the calendar event;

determine, from the plurality of keyword clusters, the keyword cluster with a highest relevancy score; and

select, for presentation, content related to the keyword cluster with the highest relevancy score.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the data processing system is further configured to:

generate a relevancy score for each of the plurality of keyword clusters over a plurality of time periods relative to the calendar event, the relevancy score of a first subset of the plurality of keyword clusters higher during a first time period than a second time period, and the relevancy score of a second subset of the plurality of keyword clusters higher during the second time period than the first time period; and

identify from the plurality of keyword clusters, the keyword cluster with a highest relevancy score; and

select, for presentation, content related to the at least one keyword of the keyword cluster with the highest relevancy score.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the data processing system is further configured to:

determine, from historical data, performance of content associated with the keyword cluster across each of a plurality of time periods relative to calendar events similar to the calendar event associated with the device identifier;

generate, based on the performance, a relevancy score for each of the plurality of keyword clusters over the plurality of time periods relative to the calendar event;

identify, from the plurality of keyword clusters, the keyword cluster with a highest relevancy score; and

select, for presentation, content related to the at least one keyword of the keyword cluster with the highest relevancy score.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the data processing system is further configured to:

receive a request to serve content at the computing device; and

determine, from the request, the length of time between a time the request to serve content is received and the time at which the calendar event is scheduled to occur.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the data processing system is further configured to:

identify the device identifier associated with the computing device; and

determine from the device identifier, the calendar event.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the data processing system is further configured to:

maintain a data structure including the plurality of keyword clusters with one or more event parameters and a relevancy score corresponding to the plurality of time periods, each time period based on a length of time associated with a time at which the calendar event is scheduled to occur.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the data processing system is further configured to:

access one or more data structures including the plurality of keyword clusters with one or more event parameters and a relevancy score corresponding to the plurality of time periods, each time period based on a length of time associated with a time at which the calendar event is scheduled to occur; and

select, from the one or more data structures, the keyword cluster based on the length of time.