Negotiated access to promotional insertion opportunity
First Claim
1. A method for controlling access to insertion opportunities in a multi-channel streaming media system comprising:
- receiving parameters for a negotiated transaction for access to insertion opportunities from multiple promotional content providers; and
determining based on the received parameters for the negotiated transaction which promotional content providers gain access to the insertion opportunities to place promotional content.
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Abstract
A technique (and corresponding system) for controlling access to insertion opportunities in a multi-channel streaming media system is provided. The technique receives parameters for access to the insertion opportunities from multiple advertisers, such as desired audience viewership profile characteristics. The technique evaluates the received parameters to select which advertisers gain access to the insertion opportunities to place promotional content. The technique analyzes an audience of the placed promotional content and identifies which of the possible promotional content optimizes the value of the insertion opportunities or other maxima. Unlike traditional advertising in which advertisers pay per expected viewership, the technique may be arranged to charge advertisers only for a targeted audience that viewed the placed promotional content. The technique thus enables advertisers to access disparate insertion opportunities and to target an audience at lower cost without having to establish relationships with owners of insertion opportunities.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for controlling access to insertion opportunities in a multi-channel streaming media system comprising:
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receiving parameters for a negotiated transaction for access to insertion opportunities from multiple promotional content providers; and determining based on the received parameters for the negotiated transaction which promotional content providers gain access to the insertion opportunities to place promotional content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system to control access to insertion opportunities in a multi-channel streaming media system comprising:
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a receiving unit to receive parameters for a negotiated transaction for access to insertion opportunities from multiple promotional content providers; and a determining unit coupled to the receiving unit to determine based on the received parameters for the negotiated transaction which promotional content providers gain access to the insertion opportunities to place promotional content. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having a computer readable program, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:
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receive parameters for a negotiated transaction for access to insertion opportunities from multiple promotional content providers; and determine based on the received parameters for the negotiated transaction which promotional content providers gain access to the insertion opportunities to place promotional content.
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