ANIMATED AUDIBLE CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISING

• US 20100036731A1
• Filed: 07/23/2009
• Published: 02/11/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Braintexter Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Braintexter Incorporated
• Inventors: Vieri, Riccardo
• Application Number:
  US12/508,258
• Publication Number:
  US 20100036731A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.530
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0272 Period of advertisement exposure
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement

Abstract

A system is disclosed that includes a processor and a memory including instructions that are executable by the processor. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to identify advertisement data associated with an advertisement campaign based on one or more features of a web page requested by a client device. Based on stored user interaction data associated with the client device and the identified advertisement data, a textual component of an advertisement is generated. An animated component is generated based on the textual component, and a text-to-speech conversion is performed on the textual component in order to generate an audible component. The textual component, the animated component, and the audible component are sent to the client device. The animated component and the audible component are initially dormant and are presented at the client device in response to a first client device user action.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

retrieving web content at a client device, wherein the web content includes advertisement data associated with an advertisement campaign;

displaying a first version of a web page associated with the web content, wherein the first version of the web page includes at least a textual component related to the advertisement data;

monitoring one or more client device user actions with respect to the first version of the web page;

in response to detecting a first client device user action, displaying a second version of the web page associated with the web content, wherein the second version of the web page includes at least one animated component related to the advertisement data and at least one audible component related to the advertisement data, wherein the at least one audible component is generated via a text-to-speech conversion based on at least a portion of the textual component;

determining a portion of the at least one audible component and the at least one animated component presented via the second version of the web page; and

sending a message completion indicator from the client device to the server, wherein the message completion indicator is based on the portion presented.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a first amount to bill an advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign is determined based on the portion presented, wherein the portion presented includes at least one of a percentage of the audible component presented to a user and a percentage of the animated component presented to the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the amount to bill the advertiser includes a second amount when a second client device user action is performed after the first client device user action, wherein the second amount is more than the first amount.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second version of the web page is determined based on one or more frequency thresholds, wherein the one or more frequency thresholds include at least one of a number of website visits and a number of website visits during a predetermined time window.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second version of the web page includes a textual component that varies based on displayed web content, and wherein the textual component is presented without cluttering the web page or occupying valuable space dedicated to the web content.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the second client device user action includes initiating a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call to the advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the second client device user action includes sending a text message to the advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the second client device user action includes sending a form to the advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign, the form including at least one of a name, an email address, a phone number, and a location.

9. A system, comprising:

a processor;

a memory including instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

identify advertisement data associated with an advertisement campaign based on one or more features of a web page requested by a client device;

generate a textual component of an advertisement based on stored user interaction data associated with the client device and the identified advertisement data;

generate an animated component of the advertisement based on at least the textual component;

perform a text-to-speech conversion of the textual component to generate an audible component of the advertisement; and

send the textual component, the animated component, and the audible component of the advertisement to the client device,

wherein the animated component and the audible component of the advertisement are initially dormant and are displayable at the client device in response to a first client device user action.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the memory further comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

determine a language associated with the textual component; and

select a particular voice from a plurality of voices based on the language, wherein each voice of the plurality of voices is associated with a different language,

wherein the audible component generated by the text-to-speech conversion is based on the particular voice selected.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or features of the web page include a number of characters, and wherein the animated component and the audible component remain dormant in response to the first client device user action when the number of characters exceeds a threshold number of characters.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the animated component, the audible component, and the textual component are displayable at the client device within a Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feed, the memory further comprising instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive first user interaction data from the client device, the first user interaction data including information associated with the first client device user action.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the memory further comprises instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive second user interaction data from the client device, the second user interaction data including information associated with a second client device user action.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the second client device user action includes one of initiating a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call to an advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign, sending a text message to the advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign, and sending a form including user information to the advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign.

15. A method, comprising:

identifying, at a server, advertisement data associated with an advertisement campaign based on one or more features of a web page requested by a client device;

generating a textual component of the advertisement based on stored user interaction data associated with the client device and the identified advertisement data;

generating an animated component of the advertisement based on the textual component;

performing a text-to-speech conversion of the textual component to generate an audible component of the advertisement;

sending the textual component, the animated component, and the audible component of the advertisement from the server to the client device;

receiving a message completion indicator from the client device, wherein the message completion indicator is based on a portion of the animated component and the audible component presented at the client device; and

determining an amount to bill an advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign based on at least the portion presented.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving an indication as to whether a client device user action has been performed in response to the animated component and the audible component being presented at the client device; and

determining the amount to bill the advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign based on the portion presented and based on whether the client device user action is performed.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the client device user action includes one of initiating a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call to an advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign, sending a text message to the advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign, and sending a form including user information to the advertiser associated with the advertisement campaign.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the amount to bill the advertiser when the client device user action is performed is greater than the amount to bill the advertiser when the client device user action is not performed.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the client device user action includes closing a web browser displaying the web page before the animated component and the audible component are completely presented.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the client device user action includes browsing to a different web page before the animated component and the audible component are completely presented.

21. A method, comprising

displaying, at a web browser of a client device, a first version of a web page that includes a textual component of an advertisement, wherein the advertisement further includes an animated component and an audible component that are initially dormant and are displayable at the web browser of the client device in response to a first client device user action, and wherein the audible component is generated via a text-to-speech conversion based on at least a portion of the textual component;

monitoring one or more client device user actions with respect to the first version of the web page;

in response to detecting the first client device user action, displaying a second version of the web page at the web browser of the client device, wherein the second version of the web page includes the animated component and the audible component; and

in response to detecting a second client device user action, displaying a graphical user interface that includes at least one selectable option to initiate contact with an advertiser associated with the advertisement.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one selectable option includes an option to initiate a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call to the advertiser.

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one selectable option includes an option to send a short message service (SMS) message to the advertiser.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the at least one selectable option includes an option to submit a form to the advertiser, wherein the form includes one or more of a name, an email address, a telephone number, and a location.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the first client device user action includes mousing over the textual component, and wherein the second client device user action includes mousing over the animated component.