Feed Companion Ad Triggering Based on User Engagement

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems struggle to effectively display companion advertisements in feed environments due to user navigation and engagement challenges, leading to cluttered interfaces and reduced advertisement impact.

Innovation Solution

Implement a dynamic system that selects and presents auxiliary content, such as companion advertisements, based on user interaction and engagement metrics like visibility, playback duration, and endorsement, allowing for real-time inclusion and removal within the feed interface.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If companion advertisements are displayed in feed environments, then advertisement revenue is increased, but user interface clutter increases and user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertisement revenueVSAvoidinterface clutter
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system dynamically adjusts the presence and visibility of companion advertisements based on user engagement metrics. Companion ads are not statically displayed but are activated only when specific engagement conditions are met, making the advertisement system adaptive to user behavior while controlling interface clutter

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the display parameters of companion advertisements based on engagement thresholds. When engagement metrics (such as video completion rate, likes, shares) exceed predetermined thresholds, companion ads are activated with specific display parameters; otherwise, they remain hidden or reduced in visibility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Quantity of substance

If companion advertisements are displayed for all video advertisements in feed, then advertisement coverage is increased, but relevance to user interest decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertisement coverageVSAvoidad relevance
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses engagement metrics as feedback signals to determine whether to display companion advertisements. User interactions with video content (completion, likes, shares, comments) provide feedback that triggers or prevents companion ad display, ensuring ads are shown only when user engagement indicates potential interest

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-establishes engagement thresholds and criteria before displaying companion advertisements. By setting predetermined engagement levels that must be met beforehand, the system ensures that companion ads are only displayed when user engagement has already demonstrated sufficient interest, maintaining relevance while increasing coverage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Duration of action of moving object

If companion advertisements remain visible after video completion, then sustained advertisement impression is provided, but user interface complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertisement impression durationVSAvoidinterface complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Duration of action of moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The visibility and persistence of companion advertisements are dynamically controlled based on ongoing user engagement. Companion ads can remain visible after video completion only if engagement conditions continue to be met, and their display parameters are continuously adjusted based on user behavior, reducing unnecessary interface complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS11062358B1Providing an advertisement associated with a media item appearing in a feed based on user engagement with the media item
Publication Date: 2021.07.13 GOOGLE LLC
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AI summary

Systems and methods are provided for dynamically providing and presenting auxiliary content associated with feed items included in a feed. In an embodiment, a client device can include a presentation component configured to render a interface on a display of the device, the user interface comprising a feed with scrollable content items that are continuously updated based on information provided by a server device associated with the feed. The client device can further include an input component configured to facilitate navigation of the feed, and an engagement component configured to identify a content item included in the feed that is associated with a defined level of user engagement based in part on visibility of the content item as presented via the display in response to the navigation of the feed. An auxiliary content item is received and integrated into the interface based on the identification of the content item.