Patents by Inventor Yusuf I. Mehdi

Yusuf I. Mehdi 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).

  • Price determination and inventory allocation based on spot and futures markets in future site channels for online advertising
    Patent number: 8788343
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates establishing a true market value for an online advertisement. An interface component can receive data related to at least one of a spot market or a future market. A dynamic pricing component can dynamically establish an ad price for an ad unit based on the spot market and the future market, the ad price reflects a market value of the ad unit in accordance with the spot market and the future market.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Burdick, Yusuf I. Mehdi, Tarek Najm, Ewa Dominowska, Jody D. Biggs
  • SELF-SERVE PERCENT ROTATION OF FUTURE SITE CHANNELS FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING
    Publication number: 20080103895
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates establishing a true market value for an online advertisement. An interface component can receive data related to at least one of a spot market or a future market. A dynamic pricing component can dynamically establish an ad price for an ad unit based on the spot market and the future market, the ad price reflects a market value of the ad unit in accordance with the spot market and the future market.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Burdick, Yusuf I. Mehdi, Tarek Najm, Ewa Dominowska, Jody D. Biggs