Methods, Systems, And Computer Program Products For Selecting And Inserting Advertising Into Slots In Broadcast Content
First Claim
1. A method of inserting an advertisement into an advertising slot within content broadcast to viewers, comprising:
- identifying broadcast criteria for the content and viewer criteria, wherein broadcast criteria comprises information about the content and wherein viewer criteria comprises information about viewers to whom the content is targeted;
retrieving information from a plurality of tags attached to a respective plurality of advertisements available for insertion into the advertising slot, wherein each tag includes information about a respective advertisement;
selecting an advertisement having tag information that is compatible with identified broadcast criteria and viewer criteria; and
inserting the selected advertisement into the advertising slot.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products that facilitate selecting advertisements for insertion into advertisement slots in broadcast content are provided. Broadcast criteria for the content and viewer criteria are identified. Broadcast criteria includes information about the content and viewer criteria includes information about viewers to whom the content is targeted. Information is retrieved from a plurality of tags attached to a respective plurality of stored advertisements that are available for insertion into the advertising slot. Each tag includes information about a respective advertisement. An advertisement having tag information that is compatible with identified broadcast criteria and viewer criteria is selected and inserted into the advertising slot. Various information about the selected advertisement, what criteria was used to select the advertisement, etc., may be recorded via a log file.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of inserting an advertisement into an advertising slot within content broadcast to viewers, comprising:
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identifying broadcast criteria for the content and viewer criteria, wherein broadcast criteria comprises information about the content and wherein viewer criteria comprises information about viewers to whom the content is targeted; retrieving information from a plurality of tags attached to a respective plurality of advertisements available for insertion into the advertising slot, wherein each tag includes information about a respective advertisement; selecting an advertisement having tag information that is compatible with identified broadcast criteria and viewer criteria; and inserting the selected advertisement into the advertising slot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. A system that inserts advertisements into advertising slots within content broadcast to viewers, comprising:
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a plurality of stored advertisements, wherein each advertisement has a respective tag attached thereto, and wherein each tag includes information about a respective advertisement; and a decision engine that comprises; means for identifying broadcast criteria for broadcast content and viewer criteria, wherein the broadcast criteria comprises information about the content and wherein viewer criteria comprises information about viewers to whom the content is targeted; means for retrieving information from the tags attached to the advertisements; means for selecting an advertisement having tag information that is compatible with identified broadcast criteria and viewer criteria; and means for inserting the selected advertisement into an advertising slot within the broadcast content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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