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Patent US7716161 - Methods and apparatus for serving relevant advertisements - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe relevance of advertisements to a user's interests is improved. In one implementation, the content of a web page is analyzed to determine a list of one or more topics associated with that web page. An advertisement is considered to be relevant to that web page if it is associated with keywords belonging...http://www.google.com/patents/US7716161?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7716161 - Methods and apparatus for serving relevant advertisementsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7716161 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/314,427Publication dateMay 11, 2010Filing dateDec 6, 2002Priority dateSep 24, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2499801A1, CN102096882A, EP1552360A2, EP1552360A4, US8171034, US20040059708, US20100174605, US20120173334, US20140351029, US20160055530, WO2004029758A2, WO2004029758A3Publication number10314427, 314427, US 7716161 B2, US 7716161B2, US-B2-7716161, US7716161 B2, US7716161B2InventorsJeffrey A. Dean, Georges R. Harik, Paul BucheitOriginal AssigneeGoogle, Inc,Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (60), Non-Patent Citations (45), Referenced by (54), Classifications (20), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethods and apparatus for serving relevant advertisements
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