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Employment of task framework for advertising

US7831585B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 5, 2005
Grant dateNov 9, 2010
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0207
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A task-based advertisement system and method are provided. The system employs high-order concepts (e.g., booking a flight, checking stock quotes etc.) embodied in “task(s)” which can then be bid upon by advertisers. The task(s) employed by the system are based upon a semantic solution to a natural-language query. The system includes a search engine that is capable of serving content in response to user query(ies). The system further includes a task server that can include hardware and/or software to retrieve task(s) in response to user query(ies). The task(s) retrieved by the task server can be presented to advertiser(s) who can bid on the task(s).

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