Virtual billboard display on a mobile device

摘要

A method, system, and apparatus are directed to providing advertising information to a mobile device over a network. A request is received from the mobile device. The request may comprise a query, geo-location information, and/or a user preference. If the request comprises the query, a search result is generated based on a search for the received query and/or the received geo-location information. At least one virtual billboard is determined, wherein the at least one virtual billboard is in proximity with a first geo-location identified by the received geo-location information and/or a second geo-location associated with the search result. The virtual billboard may also be based on a type of the virtual billboard, a time, a user preference (criterion), and/or a keyword included in the query. The virtual billboard is provided to the mobile device. An advertising usage is recorded for the provided virtual billboard.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a computing device, a request from a mobile device over a network; determining, via the computing device, whether the request includes one or more of a search query and geo-location information; when it is determined that the request includes the search query and excludes the geo-location information:
generating a search result based on the search query;parsing the search results to determine a first geo-location; anddetermining the at least one virtual billboard in proximity with the first geo-location derived from the search result; andcommunicating the at least one virtual billboard to the mobile device; and when it is determined that the request includes the geo-location information identifying a second geo-location and excludes the search query:
determining at least one further virtual billboard in proximity with the second geo-location identified by the geo-location information; andcommunicating the at least one further virtual billboard to the mobile device.