IP Library Granted Patent US 10,977,683
Granted Patent B2
US 10,977,683 · App. 15/602,231 · Granted Apr 13, 2021

Cognitive advertising triggered by weather data

Inventors: Donna K. Byron (Petersham, MA); Carmine M. DiMascio (West Roxbury, MA); Brian Hull (Brooklyn, NY); Florian Pinel (New York, NY); Robert N. Redmond, Jr. (Smyrna, GA); Edward E. Seabolt (Georgetown, TX); William S. Spann, III (Atlanta, GA); Domenic A. Venuto (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
G06Q30/0245G06Q30/0261G06Q30/0277
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,977,683
App. No.
15/602,231
Granted
Apr 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the invention include receiving, at a processing system, weather data that is associated with a target consumer. Content of a digital advertisement for a vendor is selected based at least in part on the weather data that is associated with the target consumer, and information about an item or a service provided by the vendor. The digital advertisement, including the content, is transmitted for presentation to the target consumer via a user interface. A response to the digital advertisement is received from the target consumer. The content of the digital advertisement is modified based at least in part on the response to the digital advertisement from the target consumer. The digital advertisement, including the modified content, is transmitted for presentation to the target consumer via the user interface.

Claims (32)

1. A system comprising:

a memory having computer readable instructions; and

one or more processors for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions controlling the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a processing system, weather data that is associated with a target consumer;

selecting, using the processing system, content of a digital advertisement for a vendor, the selecting based at least in part on:

the weather data that is associated with the target consumer; and

information about an item provided by the vendor;

generating the digital advertisement, the digital advertisement comprising the content, user controls for allowing the target consumer to enter one or both of natural language text and voice input, and an interface between the digital advertisement and a backend cognitive agent;

transmitting the digital advertisement, including the content, for presentation to the target consumer via a user interface;

receiving a response to the digital advertisement from the target consumer, at least a subset of the response entered by the target consumer in one or both of natural language text and voice input;

processing the response by the backend cognitive agent, the processing comprising disambiguating the response;

modifying, using the processing system, the content of the digital advertisement to include at least one recipe chosen from a group of recipes that include the item and based at least in part on output from the backend cognitive agent, wherein the at least one recipe is chosen according to its ranking which is based on one or both of a current season and the weather data that is associated with the target consumer; and

transmitting the digital advertisement, including the modified content, for presentation to the target consumer via the user interface.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the selecting is further based at least in part on one or both of a current location of the target consumer and a current time of day.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recipe is included in the information about the item provided by the vendor.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the recipe is generated in real-time by the processing system.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the response to the digital advertisement is stored and provided to the vendor for analysis.

6. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a processing system, weather data that is associated with a target consumer;

selecting, using the processing system, content of a digital advertisement for a vendor, the selecting based at least in part on:

the weather data that is associated with the target consumer; and

information about an item provided by the vendor;

generating the digital advertisement, the digital advertisement comprising the content, user controls for allowing the target consumer to enter one or both of natural language text and voice input, and an interface between the digital advertisement and a backend cognitive agent;

transmitting the digital advertisement, including the content, for presentation to the target consumer via a user interface;

receiving a response to the digital advertisement from the target consumer, at least a subset of the response entered by the target consumer in one or both of natural language text and voice input;

processing the response by the backend cognitive agent, the processing comprising disambiguating the response;

modifying, using the processing system, the content of the digital advertisement to include at least one recipe chosen from a group of recipes that include the item and based at least in part on output from the backend cognitive agent, wherein the at least one recipe is chosen according to its ranking which is based on one or both of a current season and the weather data that is associated with the target consumer; and

transmitting the digital advertisement, including the modified content, for presentation to the target consumer via the user interface.

7. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the selecting is further based at least in part on one or both of a current location of the target consumer and a current time of day.

8. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the recipe is included in the information about the item provided by the vendor.

9. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the recipe is generated in real-time by the processing system.

10. The computer program product of claim 6 , wherein the response to the digital advertisement is stored and provided to the vendor for analysis.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY FROM IBM RESEARCH AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINED CORPORATION AND TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY FROM ZEPHYR BUYER L.P. TO ZEPHYR BUYER, L.P. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 66795 FRAME: 858. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 20, 2024
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: ZEPHYR BUYER, L.P.
Reel/Frame 066838/0157 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CONVEYING PARTY NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 66796 FRAME: 188. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 20, 2024
From: ZEPHYR BUYER, L.P.
To: THE WEATHER COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 067188/0894 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2024
From: IBM RESEARCH AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
To: ZEPHYR BUYER L.P.
Reel/Frame 066795/0858 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2024
From: ZEPHYR BUYER L.P.
To: THE WEATHER COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 066796/0188 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 23, 2017
From: BYRON, DONNA K.; DIMASCIO, CARMINE M.; HULL, BRIAN; PINEL, FLORIAN; REDMOND, ROBERT N., JR.; SEABOLT, EDWARD E.; SPANN, WILLIAM S., III; VENUTO, DOMENIC A.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042535/0113 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180341978A1 · Nov 29, 2018