IP Library Granted Patent US 10,887,421
Granted Patent B2
US 10,887,421 · App. 14/846,301 · Granted Jan 5, 2021

Relevant secondary-device content generation based on associated internet protocol addressing

Inventor: Farhad Massoudi (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: TUBI, INC.
H04L67/306G06Q30/0241G06Q30/0261
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Patent No.
US 10,887,421
App. No.
14/846,301
Granted
Jan 5, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for relevant secondary-device content distribution based on associated internet protocol (IP) addressing, the system including: a computer processor; and a content engine executing on said computer processor and configured to: identify at least a portion of an internet protocol (IP) address associated with a computing device; build a household profile based at least on the demographic information associated with the IP address; determine that the computing device is a non-mobile television client; assign the non-mobile television client to the household profile; receive a set of content requests from a second computing device; assign, based on a proportion of the content requests exceeding the predefined threshold, the second computing device to the household profile; and provide relevant content for the second computing device and the non-mobile television client based on the demographic information.

Claims (73)

1. A method for relevant secondary-device content distribution based on associated internet protocol (IP) addressing, the method including:

identifying at least a portion of an internet protocol (IP) address associated with a computing device;

determining a geographic area corresponding to the at least a portion of the IP address by querying a geolocation database, wherein:

the geolocation database is provided by an advertising exchange service, and

the geographic area is at least partially veiled to protect personal information of users;

obtaining demographic information based on the geographic area, wherein the demographic information is aggregated in an advertising repository;

building a particular household profile of a particular residential address based at least on the demographic information and content served to one or more clients within the particular household;

determining that the computing device is a non-mobile television client;

assigning, by a computer processor, the non-mobile television client to the particular household profile based on the computing device being non-mobile;

receiving a set of content requests from a mobile client device;

determining, for the mobile client device, that a proportion of the content requests associated with the at least a portion of the IP address exceeds a predefined threshold;

assigning, by the computer processor, the mobile client device to the particular household profile based on the proportion of the content requests exceeding the predefined threshold; and

providing relevant content for the mobile client device and the non-mobile television client based on the demographic information.

2. The method of claim 1 , further including:

identifying a set of computing devices associated with the at least a portion of the IP address;

updating, based on content received by the set of computing devices, the particular household profile associated with the at least a portion of the IP address; and

using the particular household profile to select relevant content for at least one of the set of computing devices.

3. The method of claim 2 , further including:

identifying a user profile associated with the computing device; and

supplementing the particular household profile based on the user profile.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relevant content is customized content based on household information associated with the at least a portion of the IP address.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the customized content includes a client instruction instructing the computing client to request a tracking pixel from a server.

6. The method of claim 1 , further including determining a location corresponding to the at least a portion of the IP address.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the location is at least one selected from a group consisting of a ZIP code associated with the at least a portion of the IP address, a ZIP “plus-four” code associated with the at least a portion of the IP address, and a home address associated with the at least a portion of the IP address.

8. The method of claim 1 , further including:

identifying a user profile associated with the computing device, wherein providing relevant content to the computing device is further based on the user profile.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the relevant content includes advertisement content.

10. A system for relevant secondary-device content distribution based on associated internet protocol (IP) addressing, the system including:

a computer processor; and

a content engine executing on said computer processor and configured to:

identify at least a portion of an internet protocol (IP) address associated with a computing device;

determine a geographic area corresponding to the at least a portion of the IP address by querying a geolocation database, wherein:

the geolocation database is provided by an advertising exchange service, and

the geographic area is at least partially veiled to protect personal information of users;

obtain demographic information based on the geographic area, wherein the demographic information is aggregated in an advertising repository;

build a particular household profile of a particular residential address based at least on the demographic information and content served to one or more clients within the particular household;

determine that the computing device is a non-mobile television client;

assign the non-mobile television client to the particular household profile based on the computing device being non-mobile;

receive a set of content requests from a mobile client device;

determine, for the mobile client device, that a proportion of the content requests associated with the at least a portion of the IP address exceeds a predefined threshold;

assign, based on the proportion of the content requests exceeding the predefined threshold, the mobile client device to the particular household profile; and

provide relevant content for the mobile client device and the non-mobile television client based on the demographic information.

11. The system of claim 10 , the content engine further configured to:

identify a set of computing devices associated with the at least a portion of the IP address;

update, based on content received by the set of computing devices, the particular household profile associated with the at least a portion of the IP address; and

use the particular household profile to select relevant content for at least one of the set of computing devices.

12. The system of claim 11 , the content engine further configured to:

identify a user profile associated with the computing device; and

supplement the particular household profile based on the user profile.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the relevant content is customized content based on household information associated with the at least a portion of the IP address.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the customized content includes a client instruction instructing the computing client to request a tracking pixel from a server.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the content engine is further configured to determine a location corresponding to the at least a portion of the IP address, wherein the location is one selected from a group consisting of a ZIP code associated with the at least a portion of the IP address, a ZIP “plus-four” code associated with the at least a portion of the IP address, and a home address associated with the at least a portion of the IP address.

16. The system of claim 10 , wherein the content engine is further configured to:

identify a user profile associated with the computing device, wherein providing relevant content to the computing device is further based on the user profile.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the relevant content includes advertisement content.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including a set of instructions configured to execute on at least one computer processor and enable the computer processor to:

identify at least a portion of an internet protocol (IP) address associated with a computing device;

determine a geographic area corresponding to the at least a portion of the IP address by querying a geolocation database, wherein:

the geolocation database is provided by an advertising exchange service, and

the geographic area is at least partially veiled to protect personal information of users;

obtain demographic information based on the geographic area, wherein the demographic information is aggregated in an advertising repository;

build a particular household profile of a particular residential address based at least on the demographic information and content served to one or more clients within the particular household;

determine that the computing device is a non-mobile television client;

assign the non-mobile television client to the particular household profile based on the computing device being non-mobile;

receive a set of content requests from a mobile client device;

determine, for the mobile client device, that a proportion of the content requests associated with the at least a portion of the IP address exceeds a predefined threshold;

assign, based on the proportion of the content requests exceeding the predefined threshold, the mobile client device to the particular household profile; and

provide relevant content for the mobile client device and the non-mobile television client based on the demographic information.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the relevant content includes advertisement content.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , the set of instructions further configured to enable the computer processor to:

identify a set of computing devices associated with the at least a portion of the IP address;

update, based on content received by the set of computing devices, the particular household profile associated with the at least a portion of the IP address; and

use the particular household profile to select relevant content for at least one of the set of computing devices.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2020
From: ADRISE, INC.
To: TUBI, INC.
Reel/Frame 052350/0510 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2019
From: MASSOUDI, FARHAD
To: ADRISE, INC.
Reel/Frame 049363/0202 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14056905 · Oct 17, 2013
Provisional Application 61800348 · Mar 15, 2013
Related Publication 20170070476A1 · Mar 9, 2017
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