Local content exchange for mobile devices via mediated inter-application communication
Disclosed are methods and devices for converting mobile notifications to content using a local content exchange. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a request for content from a mobile application; querying a data store of available content, the data store of available content populated with one or more notifications received by other mobile applications installed on the mobile device; identifying a responsive notification for the request for content based on the querying, the content item identified based on bid parameters associated with the one or more notifications; and transmitting the responsive notification to the mobile application.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a content exchange executing on a mobile device, a request for content from a mobile application, the request including an identification of an area for display in the mobile application;
identifying, by the content exchange, a notification for the request for content by retrieving the notification from a database associated with the mobile device, the notification comprising a push notification received by another mobile application installed on the mobile device, the identification of the notification comprising intercepting the notification from the other mobile application and caching the notification in the database;
reformatting, by the content exchange, the notification into another type of file that is a responsive content item based on the identification of the area for display in the request for content, the reformatting comprising converting serialized data associated with the notification from a format associated with the other mobile application into a format useable by the mobile application, such that the responsive content item is configured to fit into the area for display in the mobile application, the configuration comprising dynamically building the responsive content item by positioning information within the notification in a fixed-sized manner within the responsive content item, the responsive content item being in the useable format; and
sending, by the content exchange, the responsive content item to the mobile application in response to the request.
2. The method of claim 1 , the receiving a request for content comprising receiving a request to insert content into a predefined slot in response to detecting that the predefined slot is presented on a screen of the mobile device executing the mobile application.
3. The method of claim 1 , the reformatting comprising:
extracting, by the content exchange, a payload from the notification;
selecting, by the content exchange, a template based on slot parameters included in the request for content; and
inserting, by the content exchange, data from the payload into the template.
4. The method of claim 1 , the identifying the notification for the request for content comprising issuing a request one or more other mobile applications stored on the mobile device, the request causing the one or more mobile applications to transmit notifications to the content exchange.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
recording, by the content exchange, user engagement data with the notification; and
periodically syncing, by the content exchange, the user engagement data with a remote server.
6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for tangibly storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor, the computer program instructions defining steps of:
receiving, at a content exchange executing on a mobile device, a request for content from a mobile application, the request including an identification of an area for display in the mobile application;
identifying, by the content exchange, a notification for the request for content by retrieving the notification from a database associated with the mobile device, the notification comprising a push notification received by another mobile application installed on the mobile device, the identification of the notification comprising intercepting the notification from the other mobile application and caching the notification in the database;
reformatting, by the content exchange, the notification into another type of file that is a responsive content item based on the identification of the area for display in the request for content, the reformatting comprising converting serialized data associated with the notification from a format associated with the other mobile application into a format useable by the mobile application, such that the responsive content item is configured to fit into the area for display in the mobile application, the configuration comprising dynamically building the responsive content item by positioning information within the notification in a fixed-sized manner within the responsive content item, the responsive content item being in the useable format; and
sending, by the content exchange, the responsive content item to the mobile application in response to the request.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , the receiving a request for content comprising receiving a request to insert content into a predefined slot in response to detecting that the predefined slot is presented on a screen of the mobile device executing the mobile application.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , the reformatting comprising:
extracting, by the content exchange, a payload from the notification;
selecting, by the content exchange, a template based on slot parameters included in the request for content; and
inserting, by the content exchange, data from the payload into the template.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , the identifying the notification for the request for content comprising issuing a request one or more other mobile applications stored on the mobile device, the request causing the one or more mobile applications to transmit notifications to the content exchange.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 6 , the steps further comprising:
recording, by the content exchange, user engagement data with the notification; and
periodically syncing, by the content exchange, the user engagement data with a remote server.
11. A device comprising:
a processor configured to:
receive, at a content exchange executing on a mobile device, a request for content from a mobile application, the request including an identification of an area for display in the mobile application;
identify, by the content exchange, a notification for the request for content by retrieving the notification from a database associated with the mobile device, the notification comprising a push notification received by another mobile application installed on the mobile device, the identification of the notification comprising intercepting the notification from the other mobile application and caching the notification in the database;
reformat, by the content exchange, the notification into another type of file that is a responsive content item based on the identification of the area for display in the request for content, the reformatting comprising converting serialized data associated with the notification from a format associated with the other mobile application into a format useable by the mobile application, such that the responsive content item is configured to fit into the area for display in the mobile application, the configuration comprising dynamically building the responsive content item by positioning information within the notification in a fixed-sized manner within the responsive content item, the responsive content item being in the useable format; and
send, by the content exchange, the responsive content item to the mobile application in response to the request.
12. The device of claim 11 , the receiving a request for content comprising receiving a request to insert content into a predefined slot in response to detecting that the predefined slot is presented on a screen of the mobile device executing the mobile application.
13. The device of claim 11 , the reformatting comprising:
extracting, by the content exchange, a payload from the notification;
selecting, by the content exchange, a template based on slot parameters included in the request for content; and
inserting, by the content exchange, data from the payload into the template.
14. The device of claim 11 , the identifying the notification for the request for content comprising issuing a request one or more other mobile applications stored on the mobile device, the request causing the one or more mobile applications to transmit notifications to the content exchange.