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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2006
Kevin Smith, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Dipendra Malhotra, Princeton, NJ (US);
Kevin Smith, Pleasant Grove, UT (US);
Dipendra Malhotra, Princeton, NJ (US);
Adobe Systems Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method allow a user or business entity to create customized rules for bidding on keywords to/from a search engine. A bid automation engine allows a user or business entity to specify a number of rules for bidding on keywords used in Internet advertising campaigns. The bid automation engine may be part of, or interface with, a web analytics tool and/or a bid management system to provide user-defined strategies for bidding on keywords. Accordingly, a user or business entity may set up a customized bidding strategy for keywords by building sets of bidding rules.