# US 12,112,354 B1 · Electronic marketplace for digital advertising space > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,112,354 B1 - Document ID: US12112354B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/337,509 - Filed: 2023-06-20 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2023-06-20 - Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation - Applicants: International Business Machines Corporation - Inventors: Luis Angel Bathen; Marc Henri Coq; Eric Kevin Butler; Akil Khamisi Sutton; Sandra C. Thompson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12112354B1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0275: {Auctions} - G06Q 30/0206: {Price or cost determination based on market factors} - G06Q 2220/00: Business processing using cryptography - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Techniques are disclosed, using one or more computers. for bidding on digital advertising space associated with media content on a digital platform. Popularity is determined of a plurality of electronic communication and associated clips on a digital platform. A clip is detected which meets a threshold for approaching an activity level of user activity indicating the popularity of the clip. The clip meeting the threshold is labeled as a non-fungible token (NFT) indicating available digital advertising space associated with the clip. In response to the labeling of the clip, monetary bidding is received, based on the NFT by entities buying digital advertising space for digital advertising content associated with the NFT. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer implemented method for bidding on digital advertising space associated with media content on a digital platform, comprising: determining, using a computer, popularity of a plurality of electronic communications and associated clips of the electronic communications on a digital platform, in response to monitoring the digital platform; detecting, using the computer, a clip of the associated clips meeting a threshold for approaching an activity level of user activity indicating the popularity of the clip; labeling, using the computer, the clip meeting the threshold with a non-fungible token (NFT) indicating available digital advertising space associated with the clip; receiving, in response to the labeling of the clip, monetary bidding based on the NFT by entities buying digital advertising space of the available digital advertising space associated with the clip for digital advertising content associated with the NFT which indicates available digital advertising space associated with the clip; defining ownership of the digital advertising space using the NFT; awarding ownership of the digital advertising space associated with the clip to a highest bidder of the entities bidding on the digital advertising space; and transferring ownership, using the NFT, of the digital advertising space to the highest bidder. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: awarding the digital advertising space associated with the clip to a highest bidder of the entities bidding on the digital advertising space. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting including monitoring traffic of a digital stream with respect to each of the clips. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting including monitoring views by users of the clips, respectively, for determining the activity level of the user activity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting including monitoring on-line digital chat windows for determining the activity level of the user activity regarding the clips, respectively. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein determining of the activity level includes the detecting of comments or selections of a link, by users, with respect to one of the clips. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: defining ownership of the digital advertising space using the NFT. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: defining ownership of the digital advertising space and the associated clip using the NFT; awarding the digital advertising space and the associated clip to a highest bidder of the entities bidding on the digital advertising space; and transferring ownership, using the NFT, of the digital advertising space and the associated clip to the highest bidder. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic communications are videos with or without audio, or audio recordings. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic communications are videos with or without audio, or audio recordings, and the associated clips are associated video clips, or associated audio clips. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the digital platform includes a digital video and audio platform. ### Claim 12 A system for bidding on digital advertising space associated with media content on a digital platform, which comprises: a computer system comprising; a computer processor, a computer-readable storage medium, and program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage medium being executable by the processor, to cause the computer system to perform the following functions to; determine, using a computer, popularity of a plurality of electronic communications and associated clips of the electronic communications on a digital platform, in response to monitoring the digital video platform; detect, using the computer, a clip of the associated clips meeting a threshold for approaching an activity level of user activity indicating the popularity of the clip; label, using the computer, the clip meeting the threshold with a non-fungible token (NFT) indicating available digital advertising space associated with the clip; [and] receive, in response to the labeling of the clip, monetary bidding based on the NFT by entities buying digital advertising space of the available digital advertising space associated with the clip for digital advertising content associated with the NFT which indicates available digital advertising space associated with the clip; define ownership of the digital advertising space using the NFT; award ownership of the digital advertising space associated with the clip to a highest bidder of the entities bidding on the digital advertising space; and transfer ownership, using the NFT, of the digital advertising space to the highest bidder. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, further comprising the function to: award the digital advertising space associated with the clip to a highest bidder of the entities bidding on the digital advertising space. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the detection includes monitoring traffic of a digital stream with respect to each of the clips. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the detection includes monitoring views by users of the clips, respectively, for determining the activity level of the user activity. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the detection includes monitoring on-line digital chat windows for determining the activity level of the user activity regarding the clips, respectively. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, wherein the determination of the activity level includes the detecting of comments or selections of a link, by users, with respect to one of the clips. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12, further comprising the function to: define ownership of the digital advertising space using the NFT. ### Claim 19 A computer program product for bidding on digital advertising space associated with media content on a digital platform, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform functions, by the computer, comprising the functions to; determine, using a computer, popularity of a plurality of electronic communications and associated clips of the electronic communications on a digital platform, in response to monitoring the digital platform; detect, using the computer, a clip of the associated clips meeting a threshold for approaching an activity level of user activity indicating the popularity of the clip; label, using the computer, the clip meeting the threshold with a non-fungible token (NFT) indicating available digital advertising space associated with the clip; receive, in response to the labeling of the clip, monetary bidding based on the NFT by entities buying digital advertising space of the available digital advertising space associated with the clip for digital advertising content associated with the NFT which indicates available digital advertising space associated with the clip; define ownership of the digital advertising space using the NFT; award ownership of the digital advertising space associated with the clip to a highest bidder of the entities bidding on the digital advertising space; and transfer ownership, using the NFT, of the digital advertising space to the highest bidder.