System and method for providing targeted content to a user based on user characteristics

US8965871B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8965871-B2
Application numberUS-201113166708-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 22, 2011
Priority dateJul 23, 2002
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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A system and method for providing a personalized advertisement for a good or service for display to a user is described. The system includes a communications device operated by the user; a virtual person database comprising information about the user; and a search engine useful for finding advertisements of interest to the user and generating personalized advertisements for display on the communications device.

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What is claimed is: 1. A targeting system comprising: a virtual database comprising at least one processor, the virtual database accessible to at least one communications device over at least one network, wherein the virtual database further comprises: at least two actual user characteristics accepted over the at least one network, wherein the at least two actual user characteristics comprise at least one user profile accepted from a user over the at least one network by the virt…

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What does patent US8965871B2 cover?
A system and method for providing a personalized advertisement for a good or service for display to a user is described. The system includes a communications device operated by the user; a virtual person database comprising information about the user; and a search engine useful for finding advertisements of interest to the user and generating personalized advertisements for display on the commu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kelley Mark, Caliguri Steven John, Gallouzi Souheil, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06Q30/02. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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