Mobile Ad Delivery System for Targeted User Actions

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for monetizing mobile web users are ineffective due to the lack of consideration for mobile device characteristics, user behavior, and interaction contexts, as well as the absence of mobile websites for advertisers, limiting the ability to deliver targeted and effective advertisements on mobile devices.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that determine and present users with actions to achieve business transactions by incorporating knowledge of mobile devices, user behavior, and advertiser information, allowing for the selection of effective advertisement content and actions such as telephonic communication, SMS messaging, and web-based responses without requiring a mobile website, enabling advertisers to communicate with mobile device users through various channels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional banner ads and search ads are delivered to mobile devices, then advertisers can reach mobile users, but the ads are ineffective due to lack of consideration for mobile device characteristics and user behavior

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvead effectivenessVSAvoidmobile device adaptation
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by customizing ad content and format specifically for mobile devices based on their unique characteristics (smaller screens, different input mechanisms, location capabilities). The system delivers different ad variations tailored to mobile contexts rather than using uniform ads across all devices, thereby improving ad effectiveness while adapting to mobile-specific conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes ad parameters (content, format, delivery timing) based on mobile device characteristics and user behavior patterns. By dynamically adjusting ad parameters according to device type, location data, and user interaction patterns, the system resolves the contradiction between maintaining ad effectiveness and adapting to mobile-specific conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Reliability

If advertisers create mobile websites to reach mobile users, then they can provide targeted advertisements, but it increases complexity and resource requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetargeted advertising capabilityVSAvoidmobile website requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an intermediary system (ad delivery platform) that sits between advertisers and mobile users. This intermediary handles the complexity of mobile adaptation, device characterization, and ad customization, allowing advertisers to reach mobile users effectively without needing to build and maintain separate mobile websites. The intermediary translates advertiser intent into mobile-optimized ad deliveries.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Productivity

If ads are customized for mobile devices considering user behavior and device characteristics, then ad effectiveness improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebusiness transaction rateVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-characterizing mobile devices and pre-segmenting user bases before ad delivery. Device characterization data and user behavior patterns are established in advance, allowing the system to efficiently match ads to appropriate mobile users without complex real-time processing during ad delivery, thus improving productivity while managing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP2074571B1Mobile monetization
Publication Date: 2019.06.26 EXCALIBUR IP LLC
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AI summary

A device, system, and method are directed towards facilitating monetization of mobile devices. A click action server determines click actions that are to be sent to a client device based on one or more factors. The click actions are sent to the client device as links. An action handler receives requests indicating a selected action, and facilitates the performance of the action.