Dispatch system to remote devices

• US 9,118,774 B2
• Filed: 07/21/2005
• Issued: 08/25/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Gil, Elad, Baluja, Shumeet, Kamvar, Maryam, Beust, Cedric
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Luis A
• Application Number:
  US11/186,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20070022442A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,687 Days
• Field of Search: 705/14.64, 705/14.66, 705/14.54, 705/14.58, 705/14.55, 705/14.67
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27475 using interactive graphical means or pictorial representations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72445 for supporting Internet browser applications

Abstract

A method and system for presenting promotional content to a user of a communication device involves receiving information from a communication device, where the information relates to the communication device, and identifying a result relating to the information that is capable of being presented in a plurality of formats on the communication device, and dynamically selecting a format for the result from among the plurality of formats, and presenting the result in the selected format for display by the communication device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of presenting promotional content to a user of a communication device, the method comprising:

receiving, at a server system and from a communication device, information relating to the communication device, the information relating to the communication device including at least one of information identifying a location of the communication device, information identifying a limitation of the communication device, or information related to content presented on the communication device;

identifying with the server system a result that is responsive to the information relating to the communication device, the result including unformatted advertising content submitted by an advertiser for presentation to a user of the communication device;

identifying a plurality of stored presentation formats that are eligible for use in presenting the result, wherein each stored presentation format;

specifies a different manner for displaying the advertising content than each other stored presentation format;

is eligible for use in presenting results for a plurality of advertisers that are different from the advertiser;

specifies one or more document component areas; and

is associated with a particular user-initiated action that is different from a user-initiated action associated with other presentation formats of the plurality of stored presentation formats;

accessing, with the server system, stored data that indicates a preference of the user for a particular presentation format among the plurality of stored presentation formats, wherein the preference of the user is based upon at least behavior of the user responsive to previous result presentations;

based at least upon the accessing, dynamically selecting the particular presentation format for the result from the plurality of stored presentation formats, wherein;

the particular presentation format specifies a manner for displaying the advertising content on the communication device and one or more mechanisms that provide for user interaction with the result that is presented, and

the particular presentation format defines characteristics of the result that are independent of the advertising content;

preparing the result for presentation by the communication device by populating the one or more document component areas of the selected presentation format with the advertising content of the result; and

providing, to the communication device, the result in the selected presentation format for display by the communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information relating to the communication device comprises a query.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising classifying the information relating to the communication device, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises implementing a mapping from the classification of the information relating to the communication device to the particular presentation format.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein classifying the information relating to the communication device comprises parsing the information relating to the communication device.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising receiving a user input and, in response to the input, modifying the mapping such that the classification of the information relating to the communication device maps to an alternative format from among the plurality of stored presentation formats.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the particular user-initiated action defines a manner in which a user of the communication device can interact with the advertising content by making a selection from the advertising content, and

dynamically selecting the particular presentation format comprises selecting a format that accepts the particular user-initiated action.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a response to content presentation from a user to a first content presentation, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises determining a presentation format for a presentation subsequent to the first content presentation based on the response to the first content presentation.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the response comprises a selection of an advertisement.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising receiving a plurality of responses to content presentation from the user, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises selecting the particular presentation format based on the plurality of responses.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving responses from a plurality of communication devices, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises selecting the particular presentation format based on the responses.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein each response comprises a selection of an advertisement.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises a random selection from among the plurality of stored presentation formats.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein:

identifying the result comprises selecting the result from a plurality of results;

each result in the plurality of results is associated with a monetary value; and

selecting the particular presentation format comprises determining a recompense based on the monetary value and a content selection history.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular presentation format is selected based on the location of the communication device.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular presentation format is selected from the group consisting of a click-to-call format, a click-through-to-landing-page format, a coupon format, a video clip format, an audio clip format, and a banner format.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular presentation format is dynamically selected to target an identified user preference that is determined based on the user'"'"'s prior responses to formatted advertisements provided to the user.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting the presentation format for the result comprises:

determining whether the particular presentation format is eligible for presentation on the communication device based on one or more limitations of the communication device and one or more characteristics of the particular presentation format; and

in response to determining that the particular presentation format is eligible for presentation on the communication device, selecting the particular presentation format.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising selecting an alternative presentation format for the result, the alternative presentation format being different from the particular presentation format and being eligible for presentation on the communication device.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the result comprises:

identifying a plurality of results that are eligible for presentation using the particular presentation format; and

selecting the result from the plurality of results.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored and tangibly embodied thereon that, when executed, performs a method of presenting promotional content to a user of a communication device, the method comprising:

receiving, at a server system, and from a communication device, information relating to the communication device, the information relating to the communication device including at least one of information identifying a location of the communication device, information identifying a limitation of the communication device, or information related to content presented on the communication device;

identifying with the server system a result that is responsive to the information relating to the communication device, the result including unformatted advertising content submitted by an advertiser for presentation to a user of the communication device;

identifying a plurality of stored presentation formats that are eligible for use in presenting the result, wherein each stored presentation format;

specifies a different manner for displaying the advertising content than each other stored presentation format;

is eligible for use in presenting results for a plurality of advertisers that are different from the advertiser;

specifies one or more document component areas; and

is associated with a particular user-initiated action that is different from a user-initiated action associated with other presentation formats of the plurality of stored presentation formats;

accessing stored data that indicates a preference of the user for a particular presentation format among the plurality of stored presentation formats, wherein the preference of the user is based upon at least behavior of the user responsive to previous result presentations;

based at least upon the accessing, dynamically selecting the particular presentation format for the result from the plurality of stored presentation formats, wherein;

the particular presentation format specifies a manner for displaying the advertising content on the communication device and one or more mechanisms that provide for user interaction with the result that is presented, and

the particular presentation format defines characteristics of the result that are independent of the advertising content;

preparing the result for presentation by the communication device by populating the one or more document component areas of the selected presentation format with the advertising content of the result; and

providing, to the communication device, the result in the selected presentation format for presentation by the communication device.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the information relating to the communication device comprises a query.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the method further comprises classifying the information relating to the communication device, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises implementing a mapping from the classification of the information relating to the communication device to the particular presentation format.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein classifying the information relating to the communication device comprises parsing the information relating to the communication device.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the method further comprises receiving a user input and, in response to the input, modifying the mapping such that the classification of the information relating to the communication device maps to an alternative format from among the plurality of stored presentation formats.

25. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein:

the particular user-initiated action defines a manner in which a user of the communication device can interact with the advertising content by making a selection from the advertising content, and

dynamically selecting the particular presentation format comprises selecting a format that accepts the particular user-initiated action.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the method further comprises receiving a response to content presentation from a user to a first content presentation, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises determining a presentation format for a presentation subsequent to the first content presentation based on the response to the first content presentation.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the response comprises a selection of an advertisement.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the method further comprises receiving a plurality of responses to content presentation from the user, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises selecting the particular presentation format based on the plurality of responses.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the method further comprises receiving responses from a plurality of communication devices, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises selecting the particular presentation format based on the responses.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein each response comprises a selection of an advertisement.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises a random selection from among the plurality of stored presentation formats.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein:

identifying the result comprises selecting the result from a plurality of results;

each result in the plurality of results is associated with a monetary value; and

selecting the particular presentation format comprises determining a recompense based on the monetary value and a content selection history.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the particular presentation format is selected based on the location of the communication device.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the particular presentation format is selected from the group consisting of a click-to-call format, a click-through-to-landing-page format, a coupon format, a video clip format, an audio clip format, and a banner format.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein the particular presentation format is dynamically selected to target an identified user preference that is determined based on the user'"'"'s prior responses to formatted advertisements provided to the user.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein selecting the presentation format for the result comprises:

determining whether the particular presentation format is eligible for presentation on the communication device based on one or more limitations of the communication device and one or more characteristics of the particular presentation format; and

in response to determining that the particular presentation format is eligible for presentation on the communication device, selecting the particular presentation format.

37. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 36, wherein the method further comprises selecting an alternative presentation format for the result, the alternative presentation format being different from the particular presentation format and being eligible for presentation on the communication device.

38. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 20, wherein identifying the result comprises:

identifying a plurality of results that are eligible for presentation using the particular presentation format; and

selecting the result from the plurality of results.

39. A system for presenting promotional content to a user of a communication device, the system comprising:

an interface to receive at a server system and from a communication device, information relating to the communication device, the information relating to the communication device including at least one of information identifying a location of the communication device, information identifying a limitation of the communication device, or information related to content presented on the communication device;

means in communication with the interface for identifying a result that is responsive to the information relating to the communication device, the result including unformatted advertising content submitted by an advertiser for presentation to a user of the communication device;

means for identifying a plurality of stored presentation formats that are eligible for use in presenting the result, wherein each presentation format;

specifies a different manner for displaying the advertising content than each other stored presentation format;

is eligible for use in presenting results for a plurality of advertisers that are different from the advertiser;

specifies one or more document component areas; and

is associated with a particular user-initiated action that is different from a user-initiated action associated with other presentation formats of the plurality of stored presentation formats;

means for accessing stored data that indicates a preference of the user for a particular presentation format among the plurality of stored presentation formats, wherein the preference of the user is based upon at least behavior of the user responsive to previous result presentations;

means for dynamically selecting the particular presentation format from the plurality of stored presentation formats, based at least upon the accessing, for the result, wherein;

the particular presentation format specifies a manner for displaying the advertising content on the communication device and one or more mechanisms that provide for user interaction with the result that is presented, and

the particular presentation format defines characteristics of the result that are independent of the advertising content; and

means for preparing the result for presentation by the communication device by populating the one or more document component areas of the selected presentation format with the advertising content of the result.

40. The system of claim 39, wherein the result comprises a character string, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises classifying the character string and choosing the format based on the classification of the character string.

41. The system of claim 39, wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises determining the format based on responses received from a plurality of communication devices.

42. The system of claim 39, wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises a random selection from among the plurality of stored presentation formats.

43. The system of claim 39, wherein:

identifying the result comprises selecting the result from a plurality of results;

each result in the plurality of results is associated with a monetary value; and

selecting the particular presentation format comprises determining a recompense based on the monetary value and a content selection history.

44. The system of claim 39, further comprising receiving a response to content presentation from a user, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises selecting the particular presentation format based on the response.

45. The system of claim 39, wherein the particular presentation format is selected based on the limitation of the communication device.

46. The system of claim 39, wherein the particular presentation format is selected based on the location of the communication device.

47. The system of claim 39, wherein the particular presentation format is dynamically selected to target an identified user preference that is determined based on the user'"'"'s prior responses to formatted advertisements provided to the user.

48. The system of claim 39, wherein the information relating to the communication device comprises a query.

49. The system of claim 39, further comprising means for classifying the information relating to the communication device, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises implementing a mapping from the information relating to the communication device to the particular presentation format.

50. The system of claim 49, wherein classifying the information relating to the communication device comprises parsing the information relating to the communication device.

51. The system of claim 49, further comprising means for receiving a user input and, in response to the input, modifying the mapping such that the classification of the information relating to the communication device maps to an alternative format from among the plurality of stored presentation formats.

52. The system of claim 39, wherein:

the particular user-initiated action defines a manner in which a user of the communication device can interact with the advertising content by making a selection from the advertising content, and

dynamically selecting the particular presentation format comprises selecting a format that accepts the particular user-initiated action.

53. The system of claim 44, wherein the response comprises a selection of an advertisement.

54. The system of claim 39, further comprising receiving a plurality of responses to content presentation from the user, and wherein selecting the particular presentation format comprises selecting the particular presentation format based on the plurality of responses.

55. The system of claim 41, wherein each response comprises a selection of an advertisement.

56. The system of claim 39, wherein the particular presentation format is selected from the group consisting of a click-to-call format, a click-through-to-landing-page format, a coupon format, a video clip format, an audio clip format, and a banner format.

57. The system of claim 39, wherein selecting the presentation format for the result comprises:

determining whether the particular presentation format is eligible for presentation on the communication device based on one or more limitations of the communication device and one or more characteristics of the particular presentation format; and

in response to determining that the particular presentation format is eligible for presentation on the communication device, selecting the particular presentation format.

58. The system of claim 57, further comprising means for selecting an alternative presentation format for the result, the alternative presentation format being different from the particular presentation format and being eligible for presentation on the communication device.

59. The system of claim 39, wherein identifying the result comprises:

identifying a plurality of results that are eligible for presentation using the particular presentation format; and

selecting the result from the plurality of results.