Patents by Inventor Jonathan D. Levin

Jonathan D. Levin 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRICING GUARANTEED DELIVERY CONTRACTS
    Publication number: 20100100422
    Abstract: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for pricing on-line advertisement inventory. In one embodiment, a method for pricing on-line advertisement inventory includes (i) forecasting a delivery cost for delivering a plurality of deliverable impressions to meet a guaranteed delivery contract for a particular advertising product; and (ii) determining a target price for a guaranteed delivery contract for such particular advertising product by adjusting the delivery cost based on one or more changes in one or more conditions of a supply and demand market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Schwarz, R. Preston McAfee, Sai-Ming Li, Jonathan D. Levin