Cross device bandwidth utilization control

A system to provide content to computing devices in an online computer network environment, comprising a data processing system to:

• receive an audio-based request from a computing device, the audio-based request comprising a device identifier associated with the computing device and the audio-based request detected at the computing device;
• receive selection criteria comprising device identifier characteristics and the selection criteria associated with a digital component;
• identify a plurality of digital components associated with the digital component;
• determine a count representing a number of the plurality of digital components previously transmitted to the computing device;
• receive a target number of the plurality of digital components previously transmitted to the computing device;
• determine a probability the count reaches the target number within a predetermined time interval;
• select a candidate digital component based on the probability and selection criteria;
• and
• transmit the candidate digital component to the computing device.

A method to provide content to computing devices in an online computer network environment, comprising:

• receiving, by a data processing system, an audio-based request from a computing device, the audio-based request comprising a device identifier associated with the computing device and the audio-based request detected at the computing device;
• receiving, by the data processing system, selection criteria comprising device identifier characteristics and the selection criteria associated with a digital component;
• identifying, by the data processing system, a plurality of digital components associated with the digital component;
• determining, by the data processing system, a count representing a number of the plurality of digital components previously transmitted to the computing device;
• receiving, by the data processing system, a target number of the plurality of digital components previously transmitted to the computing device;
• determining, by the data processing system, a probability the count reaches the target number within a predetermined time interval;
• selecting, by the data processing system, a candidate digital component based on the probability and selection criteria;
• and
• transmitting, by the data processing system, the candidate digital component to the computing device.