US 11,948,173 B2
System and method for selecting sponsored images to accompany text
Michael Heyward, Santa Monica, CA (US); Maarten Bosma, Santa Monica, CA (US); Samuel Brotherton, Los Angeles, CA (US); Charles DePue, III, Santa Monica, CA (US); Manuel Ernesto Gomez Contreras, Santa Monica, CA (US); and Chase Evans, Los Angeles, CA (US)
Assigned to MediaLab.AI, Venice, CA (US)
Filed by MediaLab.AI, Venice, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/062,227.
Application 18/062,227 is a continuation of application No. 17/112,557, filed on Dec. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,544,745, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Application 17/112,557 is a continuation of application No. 15/704,845, filed on Sep. 14, 2017, granted, now 10,885,557, issued on Jan. 5, 2021.
Application 15/704,845 is a continuation of application No. 15/010,832, filed on Jan. 29, 2016, granted, now 9,773,259, issued on Sep. 26, 2017.
Application 15/010,832 is a continuation of application No. 14/508,088, filed on Oct. 7, 2014, granted, now 9,286,326, issued on Mar. 15, 2016.
Application 14/508,088 is a continuation in part of application No. 14/478,037, filed on Sep. 5, 2014, granted, now 9,075,812, issued on Jul. 7, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0106573 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06F 16/532 (2019.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); G06F 16/583 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/9536 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01); G06Q 30/0251 (2023.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0269 (2013.01) [G06F 16/532 (2019.01); G06F 16/58 (2019.01); G06F 16/5838 (2019.01); G06F 16/5846 (2019.01); G06F 16/9535 (2019.01); G06F 16/9536 (2019.01); G06F 16/9538 (2019.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for selecting an image to accompany text from a user in connection with a social media post, comprising a processor and a tangible storage medium, said tangible storage medium comprising code executable by the processor for performing steps comprising:
a) receiving text from the user;
b) identifying one or more search terms based on the text;
c) identifying a set of candidate images from images in one or more image databases using the search terms, where the set of candidate images comprises a sponsored image;
d) eliminating an image from the set of candidate images based on an elimination factor;
e) presenting at least a subset of the set of candidate images to the user, where the sponsored image is presented in a preferential position compared to other candidate images, wherein the preferential position comprises being displayed in a specified proportion compared to other candidate images;
f) receiving from the user a selected image from the set of candidate images;
g) generating the social media post wherein the social media post is of a similar size and of a similar shape as the selected image, and wherein the social media post comprises the text displayed superimposed on the selected image; and
h) transmitting the social media post for display.