Method and system for inserting advertisement data into an internet protocol television network
First Claim
1. A method for distributing targeted advertisement data in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system, comprising:
- accepting at an IPTV server, the targeted advertisement data from an advertisement client targeting a segment selected from an IPTV subscriber population based on IPTV subscriber profile data;
inserting the targeted advertisement data into video data;
sending the video data from the IPTV server to client devices associated with members of the selected segment of the IPTV subscriber population; and
reporting to the advertisement client a quantity of members of the targeted segment that received the targeted advertisement data.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for distributing advertisement in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system. The method includes accepting at an IPTV server, targeted advertisement data from an advertisement client targeting a segment selected from an IPTV subscriber population based on IPTV subscriber profile data; inserting the targeted advertisement data into video data; sending the video data from the IPTV server to client devices associated with members of the selected segment of the IPTV subscriber population; and reporting to the advertisement client a quantity of members of the targeted segment that received the targeted advertisement data. The system includes an IPTV system processor for performing the method.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for distributing targeted advertisement data in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system, comprising:
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accepting at an IPTV server, the targeted advertisement data from an advertisement client targeting a segment selected from an IPTV subscriber population based on IPTV subscriber profile data; inserting the targeted advertisement data into video data; sending the video data from the IPTV server to client devices associated with members of the selected segment of the IPTV subscriber population; and reporting to the advertisement client a quantity of members of the targeted segment that received the targeted advertisement data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for distributing advertisement in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system, comprising:
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a processor in communication with memory; and a computer program stored in the memory containing instructions for execution by the processor, the computer program further comprising instructions to accept at an IPTV server, targeted advertisement data from an advertisement client targeting a segment selected from an IPTV subscriber population based on IPTV subscriber profile data, instructions to insert the targeted advertisement data into video data, instructions to send the video data from the IPTV server to client devices associated with members of the selected segment of the IPTV subscriber population and instructions to report to the advertisement client a quantity of members of the targeted segment that received the targeted advertisement data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program for distributing advertisement in an internet protocol television (IPTV) system, the computer program further comprising instructions to accept at an IPTV server, targeted advertisement data from an advertisement client targeting a segment selected from an IPTV subscriber population based on IPTV subscriber profile data, instructions to insert the targeted advertisement data into video data, instructions to send the video data from the IPTV server to client devices associated with members of the selected segment of the IPTV subscriber population and instructions to report to the advertisement client a quantity of members of the targeted segment that received the targeted advertisement data.
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26. A data structure in memory, comprising:
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a client ID field for containing data indicating a client device identifier; a home zone field for containing data indicating an advertisement server for a home zone associated with the client device; a travel zone field for containing data indicating a travel zone associated with the client device; and an advertisement received field for storing data indicating which advertisements the client device received in full without switching from the advertisement for creating statistics to send to a home server associated with the home zone.
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