Method and system for providing intelligent advertisement placement in a motion picture
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1. A method for providing intelligent advertisement placement in a motion picture, comprising:
- retrieving personalized data associated with a viewer;
comparing the personalized data with a plurality of attributes, each attribute associated with an advertisement image, to determine an attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data;
retrieving an advertisement image associated with the attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data; and
imposing the retrieved advertisement image on a sequence of image frames of a motion picture.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and system for intelligently embedding advertisements into motion picture content. An embodiment of the method includes receiving personalized data and the identity of a motion picture from a user over a computer network; selecting an advertisement image having attributes that approximately match the personalized data; editing the motion picture to include the selected advertisement image; and transmitting the edited motion picture to the user over the computer network for viewing. An embodiment of the system includes a computer system for performing the above-described method.
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1. A method for providing intelligent advertisement placement in a motion picture, comprising:
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retrieving personalized data associated with a viewer;
comparing the personalized data with a plurality of attributes, each attribute associated with an advertisement image, to determine an attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data;
retrieving an advertisement image associated with the attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data; and
imposing the retrieved advertisement image on a sequence of image frames of a motion picture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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12. A method for providing intelligent advertisement placement in a motion picture, comprising:
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storing two or more versions of a motion picture on a storage medium, each version of the motion picture having a different advertisement image imposed on a sequence of image frames;
retrieving personalized data associated with a viewer;
comparing the personalized data with attributes, each attribute associated with a version of the motion picture, to determine an attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data; and
retrieving a version of the motion picture that is associated with the attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data.
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19. A computer system for providing intelligent advertisement placement in a motion picture, comprising:
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a storage medium for storing personalized data, attributes, advertisement images, and motion pictures; and
a processor in communication with the storage medium, wherein the processor is operative to a) retrieve personalized data associated with a viewer;
b) compare the personalized data with attributes, each attribute associated with an advertisement image, to determine an attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data;
c) retrieve an advertisement image associated with the attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data; and
d) impose the retrieved advertisement image on a sequence of image frames of a motion picture.
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28. A computer system for providing intelligent advertisement placement in a motion picture, comprising:
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a storage medium for storing personalized data, attributes, advertisement images, and motion pictures; and
a processor in communication with the storage medium, wherein the processor is operative to a) store two or more versions of a motion picture on a storage medium, each version of the motion picture having a respective advertisement image imposed on a sequence of image frames;
b) retrieve personalized data associated with a viewer;
c) compare the personalized data with attributes, each attribute associated with a version of the motion picture, to determine an attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data; and
d) retrieve a version of the motion picture that is associated with the attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data.
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33. A computer system for providing intelligent advertisement placement in a motion picture, comprising:
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means for retrieving personalized data associated with a viewer;
means for comparing the personalized data with a plurality of attributes, each attribute associated with an advertisement image, to determine an attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data;
means for retrieving an advertisement image associated with the attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data; and
means for imposing the retrieved advertisement image on a sequence of image frames of a motion picture.
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34. A computer system for providing intelligent advertisement placement in a motion picture, comprising:
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means for storing two or more versions of a motion picture of a storage medium, each version of the motion picture having a different advertisement image imposed on a sequence of image frames;
means for retrieving personalized data associated with a viewer;
means for comparing the personalized data with attributes, each attribute associated with a version of the motion picture, to determine an attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data; and
means for retrieving a version of the motion picture that is associated with the attribute that is most consistent with the personalized data.
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