IP Library Patent Application 13123498
Patent Application
App. No. 13/123,498

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADVERTISING USING MINIMUM INCREMENT BID

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13/123,498
Abstract

A method and system for providing an advertisement using a minimum incremental unit are provided. The advertisement providing method includes adjusting a minimum incremental unit based on an initial bid price, an input bid price, and a maximum bid price bid price during an auction. The minimum incremental unit includes a minimum value of increment to be included in a current input bid price in addition to a previously input bid price.

Claims (30)

1 . A method for providing an advertisement, the method comprising:

adjusting a minimum incremental unit based on an initial bid price, an input bid price, and a maximum bid price during an auction,

wherein the minimum incremental unit comprises a minimum value of increment to be included in a current input bid price in addition to a previously input bid price.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein

the input bid price comprises a bid price per unit time, which is input by an advertiser during the auction, and

the bid price per unit time comprises a bid price with respect to a cost necessary to expose the advertisement through one advertisement exposure region for at least one unit time.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjusting a minimum incremental unit comprises:

determining an accelerated price increase based on the initial bid price, a mean of the input bid prices, and the maximum bid price; and

changing an extent of the minimum incremental unit based on the accelerated price increase.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the minimum incremental unit is increased according to an increase in a maximum value of a bid price being input with progress of the auction.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an advertisement of an advertiser to be exposed for at least one unit time based on a bid price during the auction; and

providing the determined advertisement through a corresponding advertisement exposure region.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the minimum incremental unit is adjusted by time of each bid price being input during the auction.

7 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising an executable program, which when executed, performs the method of claim 1 .

8 . A system using a server for providing an advertisement, the system comprising:

a processor of the server configured to adjust a minimum incremental unit based on an initial bid price, an input bid price, and a maximum bid price during an auction,

wherein the minimum incremental unit comprises a minimum value of increment to be included in a current input bid price in addition to a previously input bid price.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein

the input bid price comprises a bid price per unit time during the auction, and

the bid price per unit time comprises a bid price with respect to a cost necessary to expose the advertisement through at least one advertisement exposure region for at least one unit time.

10 . The system of claim 8 , further comprising:

a minimum incremental unit configured to adjust modules comprising

an accelerated price increase determining module to determine an accelerated price increase based on the initial bid price, a mean of the input bid price, and the maximum bid price; and

an extent changing module to change extent of the minimum incremental unit based on the accelerated price increase.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the minimum incremental unit is increased according to an increase in a maximum value of a bid price being input associated with progress of the auction.

12 . The system of claim 8 , further comprising:

an advertisement determining module configured to determine an advertisement of an advertiser to be exposed for at least one unit time based on a bid price input during the auction; and

an advertisement providing module configured to provide the determined advertisement through a corresponding advertisement exposure region.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the minimum incremental unit is adjusted by time of each bid price being input during the auction.

Assignments (4)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE DOCUMENT DATE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 033886 FRAME: 0896. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Nov 4, 2014
From: NHN BUSINESS PLATFORM CORP.
To: NAVER BUSINESS PLATFORM CORP.
Reel/Frame 034151/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 2, 2014
From: NHN BUSINESS PLATFORM CORP.
To: NAVER BUSINESS PLATFORM CORP.
Reel/Frame 033886/0896 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2014
From: NAVER BUSINESS PLATFORM CORP.
To: NAVER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033886/0905 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2011
From: KWON, KI OH; KIM, YUWON; NOH, WON SOOK; SHIN, WOONGSUP; LEE, WOOSUNG; JEON, MIN SEON; HAN, SEOJIN
To: NHN BUSINESS PLATFORM CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026529/0369 →