Contextual television advertisement delivery
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a user selection of a media title associated with a set of contextual metadata;
forwarding a request for said media title to a first server;
forwarding an advertisement request including said set of contextual metadata to a second server, and wherein said second server utilizes said set of contextual metadata to retrieve contextual television advertisement information;
receiving said contextual television advertisement information from said second server;
receiving said media title from said first server;
playing said contextual television advertisement information; and
playing said media title.
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Abstract
Various technologies for delivering contextual television advertisement are described. A user selection of a media title is received. The media title has an associated set of contextual metadata that includes information regarding the media title. A request for the media title is forwarded to a first server and an advertisement request including the set of contextual metadata is forwarded to a second server. The second server uses the set of contextual metadata to retrieve contextual television advertisement information. The contextual television advertisement information and the media title are received from the second server and the first server respectively. Also, the contextual television advertisement information and the media title are played.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a user selection of a media title associated with a set of contextual metadata; forwarding a request for said media title to a first server; forwarding an advertisement request including said set of contextual metadata to a second server, and wherein said second server utilizes said set of contextual metadata to retrieve contextual television advertisement information; receiving said contextual television advertisement information from said second server; receiving said media title from said first server; playing said contextual television advertisement information; and playing said media title. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the steps, comprising:
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receiving an advertisement request from a client device, wherein said advertisement request includes a set of contextual metadata associated with a media title; correlating said set of contextual metadata with targeted advertisement information; and forwarding said targeted advertisement information to said client device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A contextual television advertisement delivery system, comprising:
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a client device configured for playing a media title, wherein said media title is associated with a set of contextual metadata; an advertisement server communicatively coupled with said client device; and an advertisement targeting engine communicatively coupled with said advertisement server, wherein if an advertisement request including said set of contextual metadata is received from said client device, then said advertisement server utilizes said advertisement targeting engine to select an advertisement that correlates to said set of contextual metadata, and wherein once said advertisement is selected, said advertisement is forwarded to said client device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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