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| 20090164949 | Hybrid Contextual Advertising Technique - At least one technique is disclosed for presenting information to a first end user via a first display of a client system, the client system being communicatively coupled to a computer network. In at least one embodiment, the method includes: displaying, at the first display, during a first time interval, a first portion of displayed content, wherein the displaying of the first portion of displayed content includes displaying a first portion of original web page content at the first display in accordance with instructions for modifying the displayed appearance of the first portion of original web page content; detecting a location of a cursor displayed at the first display being positioned over a first specific portion of the first portion of displayed content; and automatically displaying, during a second time interval and in response to detecting the location of the cursor being positioned over the first specific portion of the first portion of displayed content, a first overlay layer at the first display, wherein the display of the first overlay layer includes displaying, at the first overlay layer, first and second portions of contextually related information; wherein the first portion of contextually related information includes video content which is contextually related to the first portion of original web page content; and wherein the second portion of contextually related information includes a first portion of text which is contextually related to the first portion of original web page content. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100174607 | CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISING TECHNIQUES FOR IMPLEMENTED AT MOBILE DEVICES - Various techniques are disclosed for delivering contextual advertising information to end users of a data network via a mobile device. At least one operation may be initiated to determine the features, capabilities and/or services supported at an identified mobile device. A first contextual advertising delivery technique may be implemented in response to a determination that a first type of functionality is supported at the identified mobile device. A second contextual advertising delivery technique may be implemented in response to a determination that the first type of functionality is not supported at the identified mobile device. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20110035438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME WEB PAGE CONTEXT ANALYSIS FOR THE REAL-TIME INSERTION OF TEXTUAL MARKUP OBJECTS AND DYNAMIC CONTENT - A technique is described for delivering contextual information to end users of a data network which includes at least one client system associated with an end user. According to a specific embodiment, the technique of the present invention provides a contextual-based platform for delivering to an end user in real-time proactive, personalized, contextual information relating to web page content currently being displayed to the user. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110035439 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME WEB PAGE CONTEXT ANALYSIS FOR THE REAL-TIME INSERTION OF TEXTUAL MARKUP OBJECTS AND DYNAMIC CONTENT - A technique is described for delivering contextual information to end users of a data network which includes at least one client system associated with an end user. According to a specific embodiment, the technique of the present invention provides a contextual-based platform for delivering to an end user in real-time proactive, personalized, contextual information relating to web page content currently being displayed to the user. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110035440 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME WEB PAGE CONTEXT ANALYSIS FOR THE REAL-TIME INSERTION OF TEXTUAL MARKUP OBJECTS AND DYNAMIC CONTENT - A technique is described for delivering contextual information to end users of a data network which includes at least one client system associated with an end user. According to a specific embodiment, the technique of the present invention provides a contextual-based platform for delivering to an end user in real-time proactive, personalized, contextual information relating to web page content currently being displayed to the user. | 02-10-2011 |
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| 20100138271 | Techniques for facilitating on-line contextual analysis and advertising - Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating on-line contextual analysis and/or advertising operations implemented in a computer network. According to some embodiments, various aspects may be used for enabling advertisers to provide contextual advertising promotions to end-users based upon real-time analysis of web page content which may be served to an end-user's computer system. In at least one embodiment, the information obtained from the real-time analysis may be used to select, in real-time, contextually relevant information, advertisements, and/or other content which may then be displayed to the end-user, for example, via real-time insertion of textual markup objects and/or dynamic content. According to specific embodiments, various operations may be performed for adapting or modifying a conventional context-based advertising systems to improve various features such as, for example, ad relevance estimation, click-through rate estimation, advertisement selection and layout, balancing exploration and exploitation, etc. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100138451 | Techniques for facilitating on-line contextual analysis and advertising - Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating on-line contextual analysis and/or advertising operations implemented in a computer network. According to some embodiments, various aspects may be used for enabling advertisers to provide contextual advertising promotions to end-users based upon real-time analysis of web page content which may be served to an end-user's computer system. In at least one embodiment, the information obtained from the real-time analysis may be used to select, in real-time, contextually relevant information, advertisements, and/or other content which may then be displayed to the end-user, for example, via real-time insertion of textual markup objects and/or dynamic content. According to specific embodiments, various operations may be performed for adapting or modifying a conventional context-based advertising systems to improve various features such as, for example, ad relevance estimation, click-through rate estimation, advertisement selection and layout, balancing exploration and exploitation, etc. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100138452 | Techniques for facilitating on-line contextual analysis and advertising - Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating on-line contextual analysis and/or advertising operations implemented in a computer network. According to some embodiments, various aspects may be used for enabling advertisers to provide contextual advertising promotions to end-users based upon real-time analysis of web page content which may be served to an end-user's computer system. In at least one embodiment, the information obtained from the real-time analysis may be used to select, in real-time, contextually relevant information, advertisements, and/or other content which may then be displayed to the end-user, for example, via real-time insertion of textual markup objects and/or dynamic content. According to specific embodiments, various operations may be performed for adapting or modifying a conventional context-based advertising systems to improve various features such as, for example, ad relevance estimation, click-through rate estimation, advertisement selection and layout, balancing exploration and exploitation, etc. | 06-03-2010 |