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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Klaus Schauser, Goleta, CA (US);
Jon Walker, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Klaus Schauser, Goleta, CA (US);
Jon Walker, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
AppFolio, LLC, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for displaying targeted advertisements to users of workflow software, based on information corresponding to the workflow, the related industry, and the user of the workflow software includes: receiving, from an identified user, a request to display a step in a workflow, the workflow corresponding to a given industry; determining, based on (i) the identified user, (ii) the step in the workflow, and (iii) the corresponding industry, an advertisement to be displayed in conjunction with the step in the workflow; and transmitting, to the identified user, the requested workflow step and the determined advertisement. Corresponding systems are also described.