Commercial Content Provider Controller for Ad Selection and Formatting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current Web advertisement systems lack user control over commercial content providers, ad selection, and formatting, failing to provide comprehensive options for users to choose their preferred ad providers or receive compensation for user-generated revenue, and are not efficiently adaptable to changes in ad formats across various search engines and browsers.
Innovation Solution
An Internet-based Commercial Content Provider Management System that allows users to select and modify commercial content providers, control ad layout and appearance, and receive compensation, while being adaptable to changes in ad formats across multiple browsers and search engines, through a centralized server managing ad content and patterns.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If ads are pre-selected by site owner or search engine, then ad delivery is automated and efficient, but user control over ad provider selection is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a user-controlled intermediary layer (browser extension or plugin) that sits between the user and the ad delivery system. This intermediary allows users to select their preferred ad providers and control ad delivery parameters, while still enabling automated ad insertion and management. The intermediary resolves the contradiction by giving users control without eliminating the automation benefits of the underlying system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If ads are dynamically inserted by ad provider servers, then ad content is customized and relevant, but user ability to choose preferred ad providers is eliminated
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements dynamic ad provider selection where the ad provider can be changed by user preference while maintaining dynamic content delivery. The browser extension dynamically determines which ad provider to use based on user settings, and the ad insertion process remains automated and adaptive. This allows the system to maintain content customization benefits while adding user control over provider selection.
3Ease of operation
If comprehensive ad control options are provided to users, then user preference and compensation arrangements are enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-service model where users configure their own ad preferences, select providers, and manage compensation settings through an intuitive interface. The complex control logic is encapsulated in the browser extension, which automatically manages ad insertion, provider selection, and compensation tracking without requiring users to understand the underlying complexity. This resolves the contradiction by providing comprehensive control options while hiding system complexity from users.
4Productivity
If ad formats are updated across different search engines, then ad delivery remains current and effective, but system adaptability requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring ad insertion patterns and format templates for multiple search engines and ad providers. When ad formats are updated, the browser extension automatically detects changes and applies pre-prepared adaptation rules. This allows the system to maintain effective ad delivery across different platforms while reducing the complexity of real-time adaptation to format changes.
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AI summary
An Internet-based Commercial Content Provider Controller (CCPC) system and method that allows individual users to select and modify the commercial content provider, control the commercial content (ads) layout and choice of the commercial content provided with the Web page or as part of the search engine results delivered to such users by various Websites and search engines. The CCPC establishes and provide user with selection options and control over the CCPs and ad formats as part of the registration process or as a plugin for the browser, and further allows to replace ads appearing in the Web page results and search engine results by reference to the ad pattern database of commonly used ad pattern for Web sites that include commercial content, ad content providers and search engines in different regions and replacing the ads with those that correspond to user's preferences and CCP choices concerning ad content.