ADVERTISING INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An advertisement inventory system for internet advertising, the system comprising:
- an ad server in functional communication with a delivery engine capable of delivering an advertisement to a web server for display in a webpage in response to a triggering event by an internet user;
a configuration module in functional communication with the delivery engine, the configuration module adapted to schedule an advertisement for delivery by the delivery engine, the configuration module capable of communicating the advertisement to the delivery engine according to the schedule; and
an inventory management system having a plurality of advertisement targeting parameters arranged in a tree structure, the inventory management system adapted to forecast capacity of possible advertisement impressions of the plurality of advertisement targeting parameters and to match the advertising target parameters at a branch of the tree structure with sold advertisement data to identify advertisement inventory for the branch of the tree structure, the inventory management system being in communication with the configuration module so as to identify an advertisement from the advertisement inventory for delivery to an internet user satisfying the advertisement targeting parameters.
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Abstract
An advertisement inventory management system for internet advertising is provided. The system comprises an ad server including a delivery engine capable of delivering an advertisement to a web server for display in a webpage in response to a triggering event by an internet user. A configuration module may be provided in functional communication with the delivery engine. The configuration module may be adapted to schedule an advertisement for delivery by the delivery engine. The configuration module may also be capable of communicating the advertisement to the delivery engine according to the schedule. The advertisement management system may also include an inventory management system having a plurality of advertisement targeting parameters arranged in a tree structure. The inventory management system may be adapted to forecast capacity of possible advertisement impressions of the plurality of advertisement targeting parameters and to match the advertising target parameters at a branch of the tree structure with sold advertisement data to identify advertisement inventory for the branch of the tree structure. The inventory management system may also be in communication with the configuration module so as to identify an advertisement from the advertisement inventory for delivery to an internet user satisfying the advertisement targeting parameters. A sales system may also be provided which may query for available inventory. A method of use of the advertisement inventory management system is also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. An advertisement inventory system for internet advertising, the system comprising:
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an ad server in functional communication with a delivery engine capable of delivering an advertisement to a web server for display in a webpage in response to a triggering event by an internet user; a configuration module in functional communication with the delivery engine, the configuration module adapted to schedule an advertisement for delivery by the delivery engine, the configuration module capable of communicating the advertisement to the delivery engine according to the schedule; and an inventory management system having a plurality of advertisement targeting parameters arranged in a tree structure, the inventory management system adapted to forecast capacity of possible advertisement impressions of the plurality of advertisement targeting parameters and to match the advertising target parameters at a branch of the tree structure with sold advertisement data to identify advertisement inventory for the branch of the tree structure, the inventory management system being in communication with the configuration module so as to identify an advertisement from the advertisement inventory for delivery to an internet user satisfying the advertisement targeting parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An advertisement inventory system for internet advertising, the system comprising:
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an ad server in functional communication with a delivery engine capable of delivering an advertisement to a web server for display in a webpage; a configuration module in functional communication with the delivery engine, the configuration module adapted to schedule an advertisement for delivery by the delivery engine, the configuration module capable of communicating the advertisement to the delivery engine according to the schedule; and an inventory management system having a plurality of advertisement targeting parameters arranged in a tree structure, the inventory management system adapted to forecast capacity of possible advertisement impressions of the plurality of advertisement targeting parameters and to match the advertising target parameters at a branch of the tree structure with sold advertisement data to identify advertisement inventory for the branch of the tree structure, the inventory management system being in communication with the configuration module to identify an advertisement from the advertisement inventory for delivery; a sales system in functional communication with the inventory management system adapted to query the inventory management system for available advertisement inventory. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of managing advertisement inventory in an internet advertising system comprising:
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using a plurality of pre-defined advertisement targeting parameters arranged in a tree structure to forecast advertisement capacity; matching sold advertisement data with the at least one pre-defined parameter in the tree structure; determining available advertisement inventory for the at least one pre-defined parameter by reducing the forecast advertisement capacity by the matched sold advertisement data; and using the available inventory to deliver advertisements to internet users who match the at least one pre-defined parameter and to sell advertising space on the internet advertising system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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