Patents by Inventor Christopher R Farmer

Christopher R Farmer 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).

  • Publication number: 20140379471
    Abstract: A system for handling multiple simultaneous campaigns that improves advertisement performance through shape based targeting and real-time impression acquisition is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a bid request, creating a possible advertisement set based on the bid request, filtering the possible advertisement set to produce a reduced advertisement set, creating one or more tradezones. Creating a tradezone comprises clustering data sets according to one or more of offline data, online data, and geographic distribution of a plurality of IP addresses to form custom shapes, and mapping the custom shapes to the plurality of IP addresses. Remaining advertisements are targeted in the reduced advertisement set, wherein remaining advertisements are targeted based on a selected tradezone, and wherein the selected tradezone is selected based upon a set of parameters representative of a desired audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: MAXPOINT INTERACTIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Epperson, Kurt M. Carlson, Christopher R. Farmer
  • Publication number: 20140310098
    Abstract: A system for improving shape-based targeting by using interest level data is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises creating one or more trade zones, wherein creating a trade zone comprises grouping a set of parameters to deliver custom shapes, clustering the custom shapes according to offline data and geographic distribution of IP addresses, and mapping clusters of the custom shapes to IP addresses. Data indicating consumption of a content source is received, the content source having a plurality of tokens. The plurality of tokens is organized according to the one or more trade zones, wherein the one or more trade zones consume the tokens at a calculated rate and the calculated rate is analyzed to determine an interest associated with each trade zone. Targeting is based on a selected trade zone, wherein the selected trade zone is selected based upon a desired interest representative of a desired audience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: MaxPoint Interactive Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph W. Epperson, Kurt M. Carlson, Christopher R. Farmer, Mark Lowe, Robert Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 8788326
    Abstract: A system for handling multiple simultaneous campaigns that improves advertisement performance through shape based targeting and real-time impression acquisition is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a bid request, creating a possible advertisement set based on the bid request, filtering the possible advertisement set to produce a reduced advertisement set, creating one or more tradezones. Creating a tradezone comprises clustering data sets according to one or more of offline data, online data, and geographic distribution of a plurality of IP addresses to form custom shapes, and mapping the custom shapes to the plurality of IP addresses. Remaining advertisements are targeted in the reduced advertisement set, wherein remaining advertisements are targeted based on a selected tradezone, and wherein the selected tradezone is selected based upon a set of parameters representative of a desired audience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Maxpoint Interactive, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph W Epperson, Kurt M Carlson, Christopher R Farmer