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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2006
James D. Barnes, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sanjay K. Sharma, Olathe, KS (US);
Peter H. Distler, Overland Park, KS (US);
James D. Barnes, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sanjay K. Sharma, Olathe, KS (US);
Peter H. Distler, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for inventory management integrating subscriber and targeting data are provided. The method includes tracking historical inventory during a first time period for each of a plurality of advertising spots, the number of impressions for each spot. Each impression is categorized by segment. The method further includes predicting a future inventory available for a second time period based on the tracked inventory, and subtracting, on a segment-by-segment basis, inventory that is sold from the future inventory.