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Identifying and/or blocking ads such as document-specific competitive ads

US8239263B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 5, 2003
Grant dateAug 7, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0256
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A content owner partner (e.g., a Website/Web page publisher) can easily block entire broad or narrow categories of ads, and can specify objectionable ad content or targeting. Concepts may be associated with a property and ads related to those concepts may be blocked for the given property. Further, terms may be associated with a property and ads including any of the terms may be blocked for the given property.

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