Patents by Inventor Christopher M. Roat

Christopher M. Roat has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10733665
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributing content items. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a content item that is eligible to be provided in response to a content item request and is associated with a bid. It is determined that the identified content item includes two or more different interactive elements that each cause different actions to be initiated in response to user interaction with the different interactive elements. An auction score is determined for the content item based on a function of the bid, a bid modifier for each different interaction, and a probability that each interaction will be invoked. The content item is selected to be provided based on the auction score. Data that cause presentation of the selected content item at a user device are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Davis Monkman, Aranyak Mehta, Omkar Muralidharan, Christopher M. Roat, Bartholomew Furrow, Edward A. Baltz
  • Publication number: 20190205974
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributing content items. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a content item that is eligible to be provided in response to a content item request and is associated with a bid. It is determined that the identified content item includes two or more different interactive elements that each cause different actions to be initiated in response to user interaction with the different interactive elements. An auction score is determined for the content item based on a function of the bid, a bid modifier for each different interaction, and a probability that each interaction will be invoked. The content item is selected to be provided based on the auction score. Data that cause presentation of the selected content item at a user device are output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Davis Monkman, Aranyak Mehta, Omkar Muralidharan, Christopher M. Roat, Bartholomew Furrow, Edward A. Baltz
  • Patent number: 10282756
    Abstract: A bid for a content slot from a content provider is received. The bid includes a revenue-sharing bid. It is determined that the bid is a winning bid and content is presented from the content provider in the content slot. Presentation details are logged that include a time when the content was presented. At a later time, an indication is received of an action, the indication including an indication that the action is responsive to the content having been presented previously. Based on the action, the content provider is charged an appropriate amount based on the revenue sharing bid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Clarence C. Mysen, Khanh B. Nguyen, Jennifer Liu Low, Alice S. Tull, Gregory J. Friedman, Christopher M. Roat
  • Patent number: 10198765
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributing content items. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a content item that is eligible to be provided in response to a content item request and is associated with a bid. It is determined that the identified content item includes two or more different interactive elements that each cause different actions to be initiated in response to user interaction with the different interactive elements. An auction score is determined for the content item based on a function of the bid, a bid modifier for each different interaction, and a probability that each interaction will be invoked. The content item is selected to be provided based on the auction score. Data that cause presentation of the selected content item at a user device are output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Davis Monkman, Aranyak Mehta, Omkar Muralidharan, Christopher M. Roat, Bartholomew Furrow, Edward A. Baltz
  • Publication number: 20160027100
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for distributing content items. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a content item that is eligible to be provided in response to a content item request and is associated with a bid. It is determined that the identified content item includes two or more different interactive elements that each cause different actions to be initiated in response to user interaction with the different interactive elements. An auction score is determined for the content item based on a function of the bid, a bid modifier for each different interaction, and a probability that each interaction will be invoked. The content item is selected to be provided based on the auction score. Data that cause presentation of the selected content item at a user device are output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Davis Monkman, Aranyak Mehta, Omkar Muralidharan, Christopher M. Roat, Bartholomew Furrow, Edward A. Baltz
  • Publication number: 20130132201
    Abstract: A bid for a content slot from a content provider is received. The bid includes a revenue-sharing bid. It is determined that the bid is a winning bid and content is presented from the content provider in the content slot. Presentation details are logged that include a time when the content was presented. At a later time, an indication is received of an action, the indication including an indication that the action is responsive to the content having been presented previously. Based on the action, the content provider is charged an appropriate amount based on the revenue sharing bid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Clarence C. Mysen, Khanh B. Nguyen, Jennifer Liu Low, Alice S. Tull, Gregory J. Friedman, Christopher M. Roat