# US 2019/0172098 A1 · Methods, systems, and media for presenting an advertisement that facilitates the purchase of content associated with an application

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- Number: US 2019/0172098 A1
- Document ID: US20190172098A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/301,878
- Filed: 2014-06-11
- Published: 2019-06-06
- Earliest claimed: 2014-06-11
- Applicants: Google Inc.
- Inventors: Justin Lewis; Ruxandra Georgiana Paun
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190172098A1

## CPC

- G06Q 30/0269: {based on user profile or attribute}
- 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

Methods, systems, and media for presenting an advertisement are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving one or more advertising parameters associated with an application; determining, using a hardware processor, that an advertisement related to the application is to be presented based at least in part on whether the application has been installed on a device associated with a user; and causing the advertisement to be presented in connection with presentation of a video having content associated with the application in response to determining that the advertisement related to the application is to be presented, wherein the advertisement includes information indicating one or more virtual items associated with the application available for purchase.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for presenting an advertisement to a user, comprising:
receiving, by a system including at least one hardware processor, one or more advertising parameters associated with a first application, wherein the advertising parameters include criteria to determine whether one or more advertisements associated with the first application is to be presented, and wherein the criteria require at least that the first application be installed on a device requesting an advertisement;
receiving an advertisement request for an advertisement to be presented in connection with a video played using a second application installed on a user device, wherein the advertisement request is associated with at least information identifying the video and information identifying the user device;
determining, using at least the information identifying the video, that the video includes content related to the first application;
in response to determining that the video includes content related to the first application, determining, using the information identifying the user device, that the first application has been installed on the user device and determining information relating to times at which the first application has been used on the user device;
in response to determining that the first application has been installed on the user device and determining the information relating to times at which the first application was been used on the user device, determining that the information relating to times at which the first application has been used on the user device meets the criteria included in the advertising parameters;
in response to determining that the information relating to times at which the first application has been used on the user device meets the criteria included in the advertising parameters and in response to determining that the first application is installed on the user device, selecting, by the system, an advertisement related to the first application that has been installed on the user device in which a user interface for purchasing one or more virtual items in the first application is presented; and
in response to the advertisement request, causing the selected advertisement to be presented in connection with playback of the video by the second application, wherein the selected advertisement presents the user interface in the second application for purchasing the one or more virtual items in the first application.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria is based at least in part on a threshold number of times the user has interacted with the first application.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria is based at least in part on how recently the user last interacted with the first application.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the criteria is based at least in part on whether the user device is associated with a particular electronic payment system.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more advertising parameters indicate the one or more virtual items available for purchase.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more advertising parameters indicate one or more visual characteristics associated with the one or more virtual items, and wherein the one or more visual characteristics are used in presentation of the one or more virtual items in the advertisement.

### Claim 7

A system for presenting an advertisement to a user, the system comprising:
a hardware processor that is programmed to:
receive one or more advertising parameters associated with a first application, wherein the advertising parameters include criteria to determine whether one or more advertisements associated with the first application is to be presented, and wherein the criteria require at least that the first application be installed on a device requesting an advertisement;
receive an advertisement request for an advertisement to be presented in connection with a video played using a second application installed on a user device, wherein the advertisement request is associated with at least information identifying the video and information identifying the user device;
determine, using at least the information identifying the video, that the video includes content related to the first application;
in response to determining that the video includes content related to the first application, determine, using the information identifying the user device, that the first application has been installed on the user device and determining information relating to times at which the first application has been used on the user device;
in response to determining that the first application has been installed on the user device and determining the information relating to times at which the first application was been used on the user device, determine that the information relating to times at which the first application has been used on the user device meets the criteria included in the advertising parameters;
in response to determining that the information relating to times at which the first application has been used on the user device meets the criteria included in the advertising parameters and in response to determining that the first application is installed on the user device, select an advertisement related to the first application that has been installed on the user device in which a user interface for purchasing one or more virtual items in the first application is presented; and
in response to the advertisement request, cause the selected advertisement to be presented in connection with playback of the video by the second application, wherein the selected advertisement presents the user interface in the second application for purchasing the one or more virtual items in the first application.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the criteria is based at least in part on a threshold number of times the user has interacted with the first application.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the criteria is based at least in part on how recently the user last interacted with the first application.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the criteria is based at least in part on whether the user device is associated with a particular electronic payment system.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

The system of claim 7, wherein the one or more advertising parameters indicate the one or more virtual items available for purchase.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more advertising parameters indicate one or more visual characteristics associated with the one or more virtual items, and wherein the one or more visual characteristics are used in presentation of the one or more virtual items in the advertisement.

### Claim 13

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for presenting an advertisement to a user, the method comprising:
receiving one or more advertising parameters associated with a first application, wherein the advertising parameters include criteria to determine whether one or more advertisements associated with the first application is to be presented, and wherein the criteria require at least that the first application be installed on a device requesting an advertisement;
receiving an advertisement request for an advertisement to be presented in connection with a video played using a second application installed on a user device, wherein the advertisement request is associated with at least information identifying the video and information identifying the user device;
determining, using at least the information identifying the video, that the video includes content related to the first application;
in response to determining that the video includes content related to the first application, determining, using the information identifying the user device, that the first application has been installed on the user device and determining information relating to times at which the first application has been used on the user device;
in response to determining that the first application has been installed on the user device and determining the information relating to times at which the first application was been used on the user device, determining that the information relating to times at which the first application has been used on the user device meets the criteria included in the advertising parameters;
in response to determining that the information relating to times at which the first application has been used on the user device meets the criteria included in the advertising parameters and in response to determining that the first application is installed on the user device, selecting an advertisement related to the first application that has been installed on the user device in which a user interface for purchasing one or more virtual items in the first application is presented; and
in response to the advertisement request, causing the selected advertisement to be presented in connection with playback of the video by the second application, wherein the selected advertisement presents the user interface in the second application for purchasing the one or more virtual items in the first application.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the criteria is based at least in part on a threshold number of times the user has interacted with the first application.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the criteria is based at least in part on how recently the user last interacted with the first application.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the criteria is based at least in part on whether the user device is associated with a particular electronic payment system.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the one or more advertising parameters indicate the one or more virtual items available for purchase.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more advertising parameters indicate one or more visual characteristics associated with the one or more virtual items, and wherein the one or more visual characteristics are used in presentation of the one or more virtual items in the advertisement.
