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AssigneeOverture Services, Inc.
InventorsCharles McElfresh, Paul Mineiro, Michael Radford
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A method and system for placement of graphical objects on a page to optimize the occurrence of an event associated with such objects. The graphical objects might include, for instance, advertisements on a webpage, and the event would include a user clicking on that ad. The page includes positions for receipt of the object material. Data regarding the past performance of the objects is stored and updated as new data is received. A user requests a page from a server associated with system. The server uses the performance data to derive a prioritized arrangement of the objects on the page. The server performs a calculation regarding the likelihood that an event will occur for a given object, as displayed to a particular user. The objects are arranged according to this calculation and returned to the user on the requested page. The likelihood can also be multiplied by a weighting factor and the objects arranged according to this product.
A method of providing placement of a plurality of graphical objects on a page accessible by a user, the graphical objects including graphic and text symbols, the page having positions for receipt of the objects, each object having at least one link to information, the link being invoked by an event identifying the object by a computer pointing device, the method comprising:
A system for providing placement of a plurality of graphical objects on a page accessible by a user, the graphical objects including graphic and text symbols, the page having positions for receipt of the objects, each object having at least one link to information, the link being invoked by an event identifying the object by a computer pointing device, the system comprising:
A method of arranging a plurality of graphical objects on a page viewable by a user on a computer display, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.