SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING ONLINE KEYWORD AUCTIONS SUBJECT TO BUDGET CONSTRAINTS

摘要

An improved system and method for scheduling online keyword auctions subject to budget constraints is provided. A linear programming model of slates of advertisements may be created for predicting the volume and order in which queries may appear throughout the day for use in allocating bidders to auctions to optimize revenue of an auctioneer. Each slate of advertisements may represent a candidate set of advertisements in order of optimal revenue to an auctioneer. Linear programming using column generation with the keyword as a constraint and a bidder' s budget as a constraint may be applied to generate a column that may be added to a linear programming model of slates of advertisements to determine optimal revenue to an auctioneer. Upon receiving a query request, a slate of advertisements that may provide optimal revenue to the auctioneer may be output for sending to a web browser for display.