IP Library Granted Patent US 11,599,897
Granted Patent B2
US 11,599,897 · App. 15/997,073 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

Method and system for identifying recipients of a reward associated with a conversion

Inventors: Yugandhar Reddy Boyapally (Champaign, IL); Janith Kaiprath Valiyalappil (Urbana, IL); Sreeram Ramji (Champaign, IL); Rajesh Lalwani (Champaign, IL); Tianyuan Zhang (Urbana, IL)
Assignee: YAHOO AD TECH LLC
G06Q30/0217G06Q30/0277
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 11,599,897
App. No.
15/997,073
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present teaching relates to method and system for advertising. The method obtains information related to an operational smart attribution evaluation package (SAEP) posted on a platform. The SAEP is related to a conversion associated with an advertisement displayed by a plurality of entities. The method parses the SAEP to obtain a conversion parameter, and generates a claim for the conversion based on the conversion parameter and information related to the advertisement, if the advertisement was previously displayed. Further, the method transmits the generated claim to the SAEP to be evaluated whether a reward is to be allocated.

Claims (38)

1. A method, implemented on a machine having at least one processor, storage, and a communication platform capable of connecting to a network for advertising, the method comprising:

obtaining, from a closed loop blockchain, by a first publisher of a plurality of publishers, information related to an operational smart attribution evaluation package (SAEP) posted on the closed loop blockchain, wherein the SAEP is created by an advertiser of the advertisement on the closed loop block chain in response to the advertiser receiving a beacon signal indicating a conversion associated with the advertisement previously displayed by the plurality of publishers; the SAEP includes information about a time-out period, an executable attribution evaluator instructed to receive claims for the conversion from the plurality of publishers within the time-out period, and one or more conversion parameters associated with the conversation; and the SAEP is deleted when the executable attribute evaluator does not receive any claim within the time-out period;

determining, within the closed loop blockchain, by the first publisher, a match between the one or more conversion parameters and information related to the advertisement that is stored at a database of the first publisher;

generating, within the closed loop blockchain, by the first publisher based on the match, a claim for the conversion;

transmitting, within the closed loop blockchain, by the first publisher to the SAEP, the claim to be evaluated by the executable attribution evaluator on whether a reward is to be allocated to the first publisher; and

polling the blockchain at predetermined time instances to determine whether a new SAEP is posted on the blockchain, the time instances being determined in accordance with a time model.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a reward associated with the SAEP based on a criterion associated with the one or more conversion parameters and the information related to the advertisement stored at the first publisher being satisfied.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the information related to the advertisement stored at the first publisher corresponds to an attribute associated with the conversion, and wherein the criterion corresponds to matching the attribute with the one or more conversion parameters.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more conversion parameters is one of a time-stamp and a geo-location of the conversion associated with the advertisement.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of generating includes steps of:

preprocessing the SAEP to determine whether the claim for the conversion is to be generated; and

transmitting, in response to determining that the claim for the conversion is to be generated, the claim to the SAEP within the time-out period associated with the SAEP.

6. A system for advertising comprising:

at least one processor configured to

obtain, from a closed loop blockchain, by a first publisher of a plurality of publishers, information related to an operational smart attribution evaluation package (SAEP) posted on the closed loop blockchain, wherein the SAEP is created by an advertiser of the advertisement on the closed loop block chain in response to the advertiser receiving a beacon signal indicating a conversion associated with the advertisement previously displayed by the plurality of publishers; the SAEP includes information about a time-out period, an executable attribution evaluator instructed to receive claims for the conversion from the plurality of publishers within the time-out period, and one or more conversion parameters associated with the conversation; and the SAEP is deleted when the executable attribute evaluator does not receive any claim within the time-out period;

determine, within the closed loop blockchain, by the first publisher, a match between the one or more conversion parameters and information related to the advertisement that is stored at a database of the first publisher;

generate, within the closed loop blockchain, by the first publisher based on the match, a claim for the conversion;

transmit, within the closed loop blockchain, by the first publisher to the SAEP, the claim to be evaluated by the executable attribution evaluator on whether a reward is to be allocated to the first publisher; and

poll the blockchain at predetermined time instances to determine whether a new SAEP is posted on the blockchain, the time instances being determined in accordance with a time model.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive a reward associated with the SAEP based on a criterion associated with the one or more conversion parameters and the information related to the advertisement stored at the first publisher being satisfied.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the information related to the advertisement stored at the first publisher corresponds to an attribute associated with the conversion, and wherein the criterion corresponds to matching the attribute with the one or more conversion parameters.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more conversion parameters is one of a time-stamp and a geo-location of the conversion associated with the advertisement.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to preprocess the SAEP to determine whether the claim for the conversion is to be generated;

and transmit, in response to determining that the claim for the conversion is to be generated, the claim to the SAEP within the time-out period associated with the SAEP.

11. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having information recorded thereon for advertising, wherein the information, when read by a first publisher of a plurality of publishers, causes the first publisher to perform following:

obtaining, from a closed loop blockchain, information related to an operational smart attribution evaluation package (SAEP) posted on the closed loop blockchain, wherein the SAEP is created by an advertiser of the advertisement on the closed loop block chain in response to the advertiser receiving a beacon signal indicating a conversion associated with the advertisement previously displayed by the plurality of publishers; the SAEP includes information about a time-out period, an executable attribution evaluator instructed to receive claims for the conversion from the plurality of publishers within the time-out period, and one or more conversion parameters associated with the conversation; and the SAEP is deleted when the executable attribute evaluator does not receive any claim within the time-out period;

determine, within the closed loop blockchain, a match between the one or more conversion parameters and information related to the advertisement that is stored at a database of the first publisher;

generating, within the closed loop blockchain, based on the match, a claim for the conversion;

transmitting, within the closed loop blockchain, the generated claim to the SAEP to be evaluated by the executable attribution evaluator on whether a reward is to be allocated to the first publisher; and

polling the blockchain at predetermined time instances to determine whether a new SAEP is posted on the blockchain, the time instances being determined in accordance with a time model.

12. The medium of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving a reward associated with the SAEP based on a criterion associated with the one or more conversion parameters and the information related to the advertisement stored at the first publisher being satisfied.

13. The medium of claim 12 , wherein the information related to the advertisement stored at the first publisher corresponds to an attribute associated with the conversion, and wherein the criterion corresponds to matching the attribute with the one or more conversion parameters.

14. The medium of claim 11 , wherein the one or more conversion parameters is one of a time-stamp and a geo-location of the conversion associated with the advertisement.

15. The medium of claim 11 , wherein the step of generating includes the steps of:

preprocessing the SAEP to determine whether the claim for the conversion is to be generated; and

transmitting, in response to determining that the claim for the conversion is to be generated, the claim to the SAEP within the time-out period associated with the SAEP.

Assignments (5)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 18, 2025
From: RPX CORPORATION
To: BARINGS FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 070551/0860 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2025
From: YAHOO ASSETS LLC; YAHOO AD TECH LLC
To: RPX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 070402/0873 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 22, 2022
From: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
To: YAHOO AD TECH LLC
Reel/Frame 059471/0863 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 26, 2020
From: OATH INC.
To: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
Reel/Frame 054258/0635 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2018
From: BOYAPALLY, YUGANDHAR REDDY; VALIYALAPPIL, JANITH KAIPRATH; RAMJI, SREERAM; LALWANI, RAJESH; ZHANG, TIANYUAN
To: OATH INC.
Reel/Frame 045979/0648 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190370842A1 · Dec 5, 2019