US 11,729,285 B2
Systems and methods for matching online users across devices
Nicholas P. Miller, London (GB); Simon D. Edwards, London (GB); Alan J. Milford, Hants (GB); Denys P. Kim, Fairfax, VA (US); and Bart W. R. Schelfhout, London (GB)
Assigned to Yahoo Ad Tech LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Yahoo Ad Tech LLC, Dulles, VA (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/645,392.
Application 17/645,392 is a continuation of application No. 17/024,256, filed on Sep. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,240,327.
Application 17/024,256 is a continuation of application No. 16/736,074, filed on Jan. 7, 2020, granted, now 10,812,604, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Application 16/736,074 is a continuation of application No. 16/215,305, filed on Dec. 10, 2018, granted, now 10,567,530, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 16/215,305 is a continuation of application No. 14/283,843, filed on May 21, 2014, granted, now 10,187,482, issued on Jan. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0116468 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/50 (2022.01); H04W 4/21 (2018.01)
CPC H04L 67/535 (2022.05) [H04W 4/21 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method for associating a plurality of electronic devices with a common user profile over a network, the method comprising:
receiving, from a plurality of electronic devices, requests for electronic content;
identifying a common user of at least one pair of the electronic devices based on a calculated confidence score, the electronic devices comprising a first user device and a second user device;
receiving, for the common user, browsing history information generated from the first user device; and
determining, based on the browsing history information generated from the first user device, electronic content to transmit to the second user device corresponding to the common user.