IP Library Granted Patent US 11,687,965
Granted Patent B2
US 11,687,965 · App. 14/732,301 · Granted Jun 27, 2023

Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for determining outcomes for promotions

Inventors: Claudio Marcus (Andover, NH); Seth Haberman (New York, NY)
Assignee: FreeWheel Media, Inc.
G06Q30/0242H04N21/25883H04N21/812H04N21/8153
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Patent No.
US 11,687,965
App. No.
14/732,301
Granted
Jun 27, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for determining outcomes for promotional messages presented to viewers using digital on-screen graphics are described. A service provider may present digital on-screen graphics on content presentation devices, which may be detected by an outcome management system. The digital on-screen graphic may be displayed in association with a primary content offering, such as a television program. The outcome management system may monitor content presentation devices, including those exposed to the digital on-screen graphic, to determine the effectiveness of the digital on-screen graphic. For instance, the outcome management system may determine whether content presentation devices exposed to the digital on-screen graphic subsequently accessed a content offering promoted therein.

Claims (37)

1. A device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to:

send, to a plurality of computing devices, first information to cause presentation of a plurality of on-screen graphics by the plurality of computing devices;

receive second information indicating:

that one or more on-screen graphics of the plurality of on-screen graphics were presented at the plurality of computing devices, wherein each of the one or more on-screen graphics promotes a content offering, and

which content offerings, promoted by the one or more on-screen graphics, were presented at the plurality of computing devices following presentation of the one or more on-screen graphics; and

generate, based on the second information, third information indicating which combination of on-screen graphics of the one or more on-screen graphics increased the promoted content offering presentations by the plurality of computing devices.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second information further indicates metadata indicative of at least one of: a type associated with the one or more on-screen graphics or a presentation time of the one or more on-screen graphics.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second information further comprises an identifier of each computing device of the plurality of computing devices that presented the content offerings, wherein the identifier is used to target a promotional campaign of a product or service to the plurality of computing devices.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of computing devices comprises at least one of: a television, a smart television, a smartphone, a tablet computing device, a set-top-box, an electronic billboard, an electronic reader device, a gaming console, a portable gaming device, a computing device, or a phablet.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the third information further indicates a relative effectiveness at increasing playback of the content offerings.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the second information further comprises at least one of: a duration of consumption of the content offerings, a frequency of consumption of the content offerings, or a genre associated with the content offerings.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the third information is generated based on execution of at least one machine learning algorithm.

8. A method comprising:

sending, to a plurality of computing devices, first information to cause presentation of a plurality of on-screen graphics by the plurality of computing devices;

receiving second information indicating:

that one or more on-screen graphics of the plurality of on-screen graphics were presented at the plurality of computing devices, wherein each of the one or more on-screen graphics promotes a content offering, and

which content offerings, promoted by the one or more on-screen graphics, were presented at the plurality of computing devices following presentation of the one or more on-screen graphics; and

generating, based on the second information, third information indicating which combination of on-screen graphics of the one or more on-screen graphics increased the promoted content offering presentations by the plurality of computing devices.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second information further indicates metadata indicative of at least one of: a type associated with the one or more on-screen graphics or a presentation time of the one or more on-screen graphics.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second information further comprises an identifier of each computing device of the plurality of computing devices that presented the content offerings, wherein the identifier is used to target a promotional campaign of a product or service to the plurality computing devices.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of computing devices comprises at least one of: a television, a smart television, a smartphone, a tablet computing device, a set-top-box, an electronic billboard, an electronic reader device, a gaming console, a portable gaming device, a computing device, or a phablet.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the third information further indicates a relative effectiveness at increasing playback of the content offerings.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second information further comprises at least one of: a duration of consumption of the content offerings, frequency of consumption of the content offerings, or a genre associated with the content offerings.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the third information is generated based on execution of at least one machine learning algorithm.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor cause:

sending, to a plurality of computing devices, first information to cause presentation of a plurality of on-screen graphics by the plurality of computing devices;

receiving second information indicating:

that one or more on-screen graphics of the plurality of on-screen graphics were presented at the plurality of computing devices, wherein each of the one or more on-screen graphics promotes a content offering, and

whether content offerings, promoted by the one or more on-screen graphics, were presented at the plurality of computing devices following presentation of the one or more on-screen graphics; and

generating, based on the second information, third information indicating which combination of on-screen graphics of the one or more on-screen graphics increased the promoted content offering presentations by the plurality of computing devices.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the second information further indicates metadata indicative of at least one of: a type associated with the one or more on-screen graphics or a presentation time of the one or more on-screen graphics.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the second information further comprises an identifier of each computing device of the plurality of computing devices that presented the content offerings, wherein the identifier is used to target a promotional campaign of a product or service to the plurality of computing devices.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the third information further indicates a relative effectiveness at increasing playback of the content offerings.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the second information further comprises at least one of: a duration of consumption of the content offerings, frequency of consumption of the content offerings, or a genre associated with the content offerings.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the third information is generated based on execution of at least one machine learning algorithm.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Sep 26, 2021
From: VISIBLE WORLD, LLC
To: FREEWHEEL MEDIA, INC.
Reel/Frame 057600/0279 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 11, 2018
From: VISIBLE WORLD INC.
To: VISIBLE WORLD, LLC
Reel/Frame 047216/0534 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2015
From: MARCUS, CLAUDIO; HABERMAN, SETH
To: VISIBLE WORLD, INC.
Reel/Frame 036479/0086 →