METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING AND REPORTING ADVERTISING EXPOSURES
First Claim
1. A device for identifying an exposure to an advertisement, the device comprising:
- a communication interface, the communication interface receiving a media stream and an advertisement stream;
a computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored therein which are programmed topresent the received advertisement stream with the received media stream using a media player application;
capture timing information associated with presentation of the received advertisement stream using the media player application; and
after completion of the presentation of the received advertisement stream, send a report to a second device, the report including the captured timing information; and
a processor, the processor coupled to the communication interface and to the computer-readable medium and configured to execute the instructions.
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Abstract
A method of and a device for identifying an exposure to an advertisement are provided. An advertisement stream is received from a first device at a third device. A media stream is received from a second device at the third device. The received advertisement stream is presented with the received media stream at the third device using media player application. Timing information associated with presentation of the received advertisement stream using the media player application is captured at the third device. After completion of the presentation of the received advertisement stream, a report is sent from the third device to a fourth device. The report includes the captured timing information.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for identifying an exposure to an advertisement, the device comprising:
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a communication interface, the communication interface receiving a media stream and an advertisement stream; a computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored therein which are programmed to present the received advertisement stream with the received media stream using a media player application; capture timing information associated with presentation of the received advertisement stream using the media player application; and after completion of the presentation of the received advertisement stream, send a report to a second device, the report including the captured timing information; and a processor, the processor coupled to the communication interface and to the computer-readable medium and configured to execute the instructions.
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2. A computer-readable medium including computer-readable instructions that, upon execution by a processor, cause the processor to identify an exposure to an advertisement, the instructions configured to cause a computing device to:
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receive an advertisement stream from a first device; receive a media stream from a second device; present the received advertisement stream with the received media stream using media player application; capture timing information associated with presentation of the received advertisement stream using the media player application; and after completion of the presentation of the received advertisement stream, send a report to a third device, the report including the captured timing information.
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3. A method of identifying an exposure to an advertisement, the method comprising:
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receiving an advertisement stream from a first device at a third device; receiving a media stream from a second device at the third device; presenting the received advertisement stream with the received media stream at the third device using media player application; capturing timing information associated with presentation of the received advertisement stream using the media player application at the third device; and after completion of the presentation of the received advertisement stream, sending a report from the third device to a fourth device, the report including the captured timing information. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20)
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16. The method of claim 16, wherein the one or more digital source includes a web page, video, audio, text, one or more graphic, and a really simple syndication feed.
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19. The method of claim 19, further comprising sending an internet protocol address and an identifier of the media stream to the first device.
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