Granted Patent B2

US 8,799,076 · App. 13/691,020 · Granted Aug 5, 2014

Abstract

Claims (54)

1. A system for identifying a same user of multiple communication devices, the system comprising one or more computers having computer readable media having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by one or more processors of the one or more computers, causes the system to perform the steps of:

(a) receiving at least three times within a week first data corresponding to (i) a location of a first communication device operated by a user on a weekday and (ii) a purchase of a type of item with the first communication device at the location;

(b) receiving second data corresponding to (i) a location of a second communication device operated by a user on a weekend and (ii) a purchase of the same type of item with the second communication device at the location, wherein the location of the first and second devices is the same;

(c) determining that the user of the first communication device is the user of the second communication device based on the received first and second data indicating that the first communication device purchased the same type of item in the same location as the second communication device; and

(d) creating a universal profile for the user containing data corresponding to the first and second communication devices, wherein the universal profile includes data that identifies the first and second communication devices as being operated by the user.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the universal profile includes at least one of:

(a) a payment and billing history associated with the user;

(b) a duration of online interactions by the user associated with his respective communication devices;

(c) a number of online interactions by the user via his respective communication devices;

(d) a usage pattern of the respective communication devices dependent on location or time of day use thereof;

(e) a type of content accessed by the user via his respective communication devices;

(f) previous search queries entered by the user via his respective communication devices;

(g) shopping habits associated with the user;

(h) videos, music, or audio listened to or downloaded by the user;

(i) previous geographies associated with the user; and

(j) webpages visited or applications used by the user via his respective communication devices.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the universal profile includes shopping habits associated with the user, and the shopping habits are at least one of:

(a) products viewed or purchased on one of the first and second communication devices;

(b) purchase amounts of the products purchased on one of the first and second communication devices;

(c) purchase dates of the products purchased on one of the first and second communication devices; and

(d) elapsed time between a product viewing and a product purchase on one of the first and second communication devices.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the system is further configured to perform the steps of:

(a) selecting a sponsored content based on a relevancy thereof with the universal profile; and

(b) transmitting the sponsored content to the second communication device for display thereon.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the selection of the sponsored content is based at least on:

(a) frequency capping;

(b) cross-platform conversion tracking;

(c) retargeted advertisements;

(d) cross-platform retargeted advertisements; or

(e) brand-impact data.

6. The system of claim 4 , wherein the relevancy is further based on a user characteristic datum associated with the user.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the user characteristic datum is selected from the list consisting of:

(a) age, age-range, or birthdate;

(b) gender;

(c) race;

(d) religion;

(e) marital status;

(f) area code of the phone number assigned to one of the first and second communication devices;

(g) zip code;

(h) home address;

(i) work address;

(j) billing address;

(k) type of credit card used to pay a carrier providing service to the respective communication devices;

(l) birthplace;

(m) employer;

(n) employment position;

(o) income bracket of the user;

(p) model of one of the first and second communication devices; and

(q) operating system of one of the first and second the communication devices.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second communication devices are one of:

(a) a cellular phone;

(b) a tablet;

(c) a portable media player; and

(d) a laptop or notebook computer.

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