IP Library Granted Patent US 12,154,141
Granted Patent B2
US 12,154,141 · App. 17/655,897 · Granted Nov 26, 2024

Systems and methods for augmenting real-time electronic bidding data with auxiliary electronic data

Inventors: Seth Mitchell Demsey (Dulles, VA); Matthew M. Patton (Baltimore, MD)
Assignee: Yahoo Ad Tech LLC
G06Q30/0275G06Q30/0277
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Patent No.
US 12,154,141
App. No.
17/655,897
Granted
Nov 26, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for augmenting real-time bidding data with proprietary data. One method includes: receiving, at a server over an electronic communications network from a real-time impression bidder, a bid request or a request to augment a bid request with proprietary data; accessing, by the server from an internal database, proprietary data of a data augmenting service based on a user identifier of the bid request; determining, by the server, proprietary data to include in an augmented bid request based on at least one of the received bid request and the user identifier; formatting, by the server, the augmented bid request into a standardized, augmented bid request; and transmitting, by the server over the electronic communications network, the standardized, augmented bid request to the real-time impression bidder.

Claims (50)

1. A computer-implemented method for augmenting a bid request, the method including:

receiving, at a server, a bid request, the bid request including a user identifier;

determining, by the server, proprietary data to include in an augmented bid request, the proprietary data associated with the user identifier;

generating, by the server, the augmented bid request based on the bid request and the user identifier, the augmented bid request being formatted into a standardized bid request; and

transmitting, by the server, the augmented bid request to an impression bidder.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server, a second request to augment a second bid request with proprietary data, the second bid request including a second user identifier;

determining, by the server, proprietary data to include in a second augmented bid request, the proprietary data including user-specific data associated with the second user identifier;

generating, by the server, the second augmented bid request based on the second bid request and the second user identifier, the second augmented bid request including the proprietary data and being formatted into a standardized bid request; and

transmitting, by the server, the second augmented bid request to the impression bidder.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining, generating, and transmitting steps occur concurrently.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the receiving, determining, generating, and transmitting steps occur consecutively.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the second augmented bid request is used to adjust the bid request by a bidding exchange.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

decrypting, by the server, the bid request for proprietary data; and

encrypting, by the server, the augmented bid request.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the augmented bid request is used to determine whether to respond to the bid request by the impression bidder.

8. A system for augmenting a bid request, the system including:

at least one data storage device storing instructions for augmenting a bid request; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method for augmenting the bid request, the method including:

receiving, at a server, a bid request, the bid request including a user identifier;

determining, by the server, proprietary data to include in an augmented bid request, the proprietary data associated with the user identifier;

generating, by the server, the augmented bid request based on the bid request and the user identifier, the augmented bid request being formatted into a standardized bid request; and

transmitting, by the server, the augmented bid request to an impression bidder.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to perform the method further including:

receiving, at the server, a second request to augment a second bid request with proprietary data, the second bid request including a second user identifier;

determining, by the server, proprietary data to include in a second augmented bid request, the proprietary data including user-specific data associated with the second user identifier;

generating, by the server, the second augmented bid request based on the second bid request and the second user identifier, the second augmented bid request including the proprietary data and being formatted into a standardized bid request; and

transmitting, by the server, the second augmented bid request to the impression bidder.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the determining, generating, and transmitting steps occur concurrently.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the receiving, determining, generating, and transmitting steps occur consecutively.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the second augmented bid request is used to adjust the bid request by a bidding exchange.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to perform the method further including:

decrypting the bid request for proprietary data; and

encrypting the augmented bid request.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the augmented bid request is used to determine whether to respond to the bid request by the impression bidder.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for augmenting data bid request, the method including:

receiving, at a server, a bid request, the bid request including a user identifier;

determining, by the server, proprietary data to include in an augmented bid request, the proprietary data associated with the user identifier;

generating, by the server, the augmented bid request based on the bid request and the user identifier, the augmented bid request being formatted into a standardized bid request; and

transmitting, by the server, the augmented bid request to an impression bidder.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving, at the server, a second request to augment a second bid request with proprietary data, the second bid request including a second user identifier;

determining, by the server, proprietary data to include in a second augmented bid request, the proprietary data including user-specific data associated with the second user identifier;

generating, by the server, the second augmented bid request based on the second bid request and the second user identifier, the second augmented bid request including the proprietary data and being formatted into a standardized bid request; and

transmitting, by the server, the second augmented bid request to the impression bidder.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the second augmented bid request is used to adjust the bid request by a bidding exchange.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein determining, generating, and transmitting steps occur concurrently.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the receiving, determining, generating, and transmitting steps occur consecutively.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the augmented bid request is used to determine whether to respond to the bid request by the impression bidder.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2022
From: DEMSEY, SETH MITCHELL; PATTON, MATTHEW M.
To: AOL ADVERTISING INC.
Reel/Frame 059699/0573 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 25, 2022
From: AOL ADVERTISING INC.
To: OATH (AMERICAS) INC.
Reel/Frame 059789/0336 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 25, 2022
From: OATH (AMERICAS) INC.
To: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
Reel/Frame 059789/0344 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 25, 2022
From: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
To: YAHOO AD TECH LLC
Reel/Frame 059789/0350 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16578801 · Sep 23, 2019
Continuation 14969173 · Dec 15, 2015
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