IP Library Granted Patent US 11,176,580
Granted Patent B1
US 11,176,580 · App. 16/700,179 · Granted Nov 16, 2021

Methods, systems, and media for enhancing a blind URL escrow with real time bidding exchanges

Inventor: Izzet Agoren (Jersey City, NJ)
Assignee: Integral Ad Science, Inc.
G06Q30/0275
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Patent No.
US 11,176,580
App. No.
16/700,179
Granted
Nov 16, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for enhancing a blind URL escrow with real-time bidding exchanges are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving, using a hardware processor, a URL associated with an advertisement placement from a seller; generating a rating for the URL received from the seller; determining metadata based on the URL and a domain name associated with the seller; generating an anonymous label corresponding to the URL that includes the generated rating and the determined metadata; transmitting the anonymous label to a real-time bidding exchange; and causing a verification beacon to be inserted into an advertisement to be displayed in the advertisement placement in response to a buyer purchasing an opportunity to place an advertisement in the advertisement placement using the anonymous label through the real-time bidding exchange.

Claims (64)

1. A method for enhancing a blind URL escrow, the method comprising:

receiving, using a hardware processor, a uniform resource locator (URL);

generating, using the hardware processor, an anonymous label corresponding to the URL by inputting the URL, a rating for the URL, and metadata based on content of a page specified by the URL into a hash function and receiving an output from the hash function that is the anonymous label corresponding to the URL;

transmitting, using the hardware processor, the anonymous label to an ad exchange;

generating, using the hardware processor, an updated anonymous label that indicates that a buyer has purchased an opportunity to place an advertisement in an advertising placement that corresponds to the anonymous label, wherein a verification beacon is inserted into the advertisement to be displayed in the advertisement placement;

receiving, using the hardware processor, an actual URL from the verification beacon, wherein the actual URL corresponds to a location where the advertisement was displayed; and

determining, using the hardware processor, whether a seller of the advertisement placement on the URL should be identified as a trusted seller based on a similarity between the URL received from the seller and the actual URL.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rating is based at least in part on a detection of objectionable content located at the received URL.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metadata includes data associated with a volume of traffic to the received URL.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising generating the rating for the URL based on the content of the page specified by the URL.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating a semantic distance between the URL received from the seller and the actual URL, wherein the semantic distance indicates the similarity between the received URL and the actual URL; and

updating the metadata corresponding to a domain name associated with the seller based on the calculated semantic distance.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

including a timing parameter with the rating;

initiating the timing parameter in response to determining that the rating has been generated; and

generating an updated rating in response to determining that the timing parameter has expired.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

including a timing parameter with the anonymous label;

initiating the timing parameter in response to determining that the anonymous label has been transmitted to the real-time bidding exchange; and

generating an updated anonymous label in response to determining that the timing parameter has expired.

8. A system for enhancing a blind URL escrow, the system comprising:

a hardware processor that is configured to:

receive a uniform resource locator (URL);

generate an anonymous label corresponding to the URL by inputting the URL, a rating for the URL, and metadata based on content of a page specified by the URL into a hash function and receiving an output from the hash function that is the anonymous label corresponding to the URL;

transmit the anonymous label to an ad exchange;

generate an updated anonymous label that indicates that a buyer has purchased an opportunity to place an advertisement in an advertising placement that corresponds to the anonymous label, wherein a verification beacon is inserted into the advertisement to be displayed in the advertisement placement;

receive an actual URL from the verification beacon, wherein the actual URL corresponds to a location where the advertisement was displayed; and

determine whether a seller of the advertisement placement on the URL should be identified as a trusted seller based on a similarity between the URL received from the seller and the actual URL.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the rating is based at least in part on a detection of objectionable content located at the received URL.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the metadata includes data associated with a volume of traffic to the received URL.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to generate the rating for the URL based on the content of the page specified by the URL.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

calculate a semantic distance between the URL received from the seller and the actual URL, wherein the semantic distance indicates the similarity between the received URL and the actual URL; and

update the metadata corresponding to a domain name associated with the seller based on the calculated semantic distance.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

include a timing parameter with the rating;

initiate the timing parameter in response to determining that the rating has been generated; and

generate an updated rating in response to determining that the timing parameter has expired.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

include a timing parameter with the anonymous label;

initiate the timing parameter in response to determining that the anonymous label has been transmitted to the real-time bidding exchange; and

generate an updated anonymous label in response to determining that the timing parameter has expired.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for enhancing a blind URL escrow, the method comprising:

receiving a uniform resource locator (URL);

generating an anonymous label corresponding to the URL by inputting the URL, a rating for the URL, and metadata based on content of a page specified by the URL into a hash function and receiving an output from the hash function that is the anonymous label corresponding to the URL;

transmitting the anonymous label to an ad exchange;

generating an updated anonymous label that indicates that a buyer has purchased an opportunity to place an advertisement in an advertising placement that corresponds to the anonymous label, wherein a verification beacon is inserted into the advertisement to be displayed in the advertisement placement;

receiving an actual URL from the verification beacon, wherein the actual URL corresponds to a location where the advertisement was displayed; and

determining whether a seller of the advertisement placement on the URL should be identified as a trusted seller based on a similarity between the URL received from the seller and the actual URL.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the rating is based at least in part on a detection of objectionable content located at the received URL.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the metadata includes data associated with a volume of traffic to the received URL.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises generating the rating for the URL based on the content of the page specified by the URL.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

calculating a semantic distance between the URL received from the seller and the actual URL, wherein the semantic distance indicates the similarity between the received URL and the actual URL; and

updating the metadata corresponding to a domain name associated with the seller based on the calculated semantic distance.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

including a timing parameter with the rating;

initiating the timing parameter in response to determining that the rating has been generated; and

generating an updated rating in response to determining that the timing parameter has expired.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:

including a timing parameter with the anonymous label;

initiating the timing parameter in response to determining that the anonymous label has been transmitted to the real-time bidding exchange; and

generating an updated anonymous label in response to determining that the timing parameter has expired.

Assignments (3)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 9, 2026
From: INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE, INC.
To: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074280/0900 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL, RECORDED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2025 AT REEL/FRAME NO. 72916/0431 Recorded Jan 9, 2026
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE, INC.
Reel/Frame 074281/0009 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 18, 2025
From: INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 072916/0431 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14215549 · Mar 17, 2014
Provisional Application 61790016 · Mar 15, 2013