IP Library Granted Patent US 8,311,886
Granted Patent B2
US 8,311,886 · App. 12/688,541 · Granted Nov 13, 2012

System for display advertising optimization with uncertain supply

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Patent No.
US 8,311,886
App. No.
12/688,541
Granted
Nov 13, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

An advertisement impression distribution system includes a data processing system operable to generate an allocation plan for serving advertisement impressions. The allocation plan allocates a first portion of advertisement impressions to satisfy guaranteed demand and a second portion of advertisement impressions to satisfy non-guaranteed demand. The data processing system includes an optimizer, the optimizer to establish a relationship between the first portion of advertisement impressions and the second portion of advertisement impressions. The relationship defines a range of possible proportions of allocation of the first portion of advertisement impressions and the second portion of advertisement impressions. The optimizer generates a solution in accordance with an uncertain supply of advertisement impressions, in which a projected supply of advertisement impressions is determined with a model from the uncertain supply of advertisement impressions. The data processing system outputs the allocation plan including the solution to control serving of the advertisement impressions in determined proportions.

Claims (22)

1. An advertisement impression distribution system, comprising:

a data processing system comprising one or more processors and data memory, the data processing system operable to generate an allocation plan for serving advertisement impressions, the allocation plan to allocate a first portion of advertisement impressions to satisfy guaranteed delivery demand and a second portion of advertisement impressions to satisfy non-guaranteed delivery demand;

where the data processing system includes an optimizer, the optimizer to establish a relationship between the first portion of advertisement impressions and the second portion of advertisement impressions, the relationship defining a range of possible proportions of allocation of the first portion of advertisement impressions and the second portion of advertisement impressions;

where the optimizer generates a solution in accordance with an uncertain supply of advertisement impressions, in which a the uncertain supply of advertisement impressions is projected using a model of the uncertain supply of advertisement impressions, where the model includes a stochastic programming model with recourse; and

where the data processing system outputs the allocation plan including the solution to control serving of the advertisement impressions in determined proportions.

2. The advertisement impression distribution system of claim 1 further comprising an actual supply of advertisement impressions.

3. The advertisement impression distribution system of claim 2 , where advertisement impressions are purchased by way of a non-guaranteed demand market if the actual supply of advertisement impressions is less than the projected supply of advertisement impressions.

4. The advertisement impression distribution system of claim 2 , where advertisement impressions are sold by way of a non-guaranteed demand market if the actual supply of advertisement impressions is more than the projected supply of advertisement impressions.

5. The advertisement impression distribution system of claim 1 , where the solution is expressed as a normal distribution function.

6. The advertisement impression distribution system of claim 1 , where generating the solution includes changing a variable.

7. The advertisement impression distribution system of claim 1 , where the solution is expressed as a log-normal distribution function.

8. A method for distribution of advertisement impressions in a network, comprising:

generating, with a computer system, an allocation plan for serving advertisement impressions, the allocation plan to allocate a first portion advertisement impressions to satisfy guaranteed delivery demand and a second portion of advertisement impressions to satisfy non-guaranteed delivery demand;

establishing, with the computer system, a relationship between the first portion of advertisement impressions and the second portion of advertisement impressions, the relationship defining a range of possible proportions of allocation of the first portion of advertisement impressions and the second portion of advertisement impressions;

generating, with the computer system, a solution in accordance with an uncertain supply of advertisement impressions, in which the uncertain supply of advertisement impressions is projected using a model of the uncertain supply of advertisement impressions where the model includes a stochastic programming model with recourse; and

outputting, with the computer system, the allocation plan including the solution to control serving of the advertisement impressions in the determined proportions.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising determining an actual supply of advertisement impressions.

10. The method of claim 9 , where advertisement impressions are purchased by way of a non-guaranteed demand market if the actual supply of advertisement impressions is less than the projected supply of advertisement impressions.

11. The method of claim 9 , where advertisement impressions are sold by way of a non-guaranteed demand market if the actual supply of advertisement impressions is more than the projected supply of advertisement impressions.

12. The method of claim 8 , where the solution is expressed as a normal distribution function.

13. The method of claim 8 , where generating the solution includes changing a variable.

14. The method of claim 8 , where the solution is expressed as a log-normal distribution function.

Assignments (7)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 18, 2025
From: RPX CORPORATION
To: BARINGS FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070551/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2025
From: YAHOO ASSETS LLC; YAHOO AD TECH LLC
To: RPX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070402/0873 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2022
From: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
To: YAHOO AD TECH LLC
Reel/Frame 059471/0902 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: OATH INC.
To: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
Reel/Frame 054258/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2018
From: YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.
To: OATH INC.
Reel/Frame 045240/0310 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2017
From: YAHOO! INC.
To: YAHOO HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 042963/0211 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2010
From: BHARADWAJ, VIJAY; TOMLIN, JOHN
To: YAHOO! INC.
Reel/Frame 023812/0417 →