Advertisement Insertion
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a network operator;
decrypting a stream of content received from a content provider by a first server;
communicating the decrypted stream of content from the first server to an advertisement splicer;
locating one or more advertisement insertion points in the decrypted stream of content;
inserting one or more advertisements in the located one or more advertisement insertion points;
communicating the decrypted stream of content having the inserted one or more advertisements to a second server;
encrypting the decrypted stream of content having the inserted one or more advertisements; and
emitting the encrypted stream of content having the inserted one or more advertisements to be communicated to one or more clients for output.
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Abstract
Advertisement insertion techniques are described. In an implementation, a network operator decrypts a stream of content received from a content provider at a first server. The decrypted stream of content is communicated to an advertisement splicer, which locates one or more advertisement insertion points in the decrypted stream of content. One or more advertisements are then inserted in the located one or more advertisement insertion points. The decrypted stream of content having the inserted one or more advertisements to a second server, which encrypts the decrypted stream of content having the inserted one or more advertisements. The encrypted stream of content having the inserted one or more advertisements is emitted to be communicated to one or more clients for output.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
at a network operator; decrypting a stream of content received from a content provider by a first server; communicating the decrypted stream of content from the first server to an advertisement splicer; locating one or more advertisement insertion points in the decrypted stream of content; inserting one or more advertisements in the located one or more advertisement insertion points; communicating the decrypted stream of content having the inserted one or more advertisements to a second server; encrypting the decrypted stream of content having the inserted one or more advertisements; and emitting the encrypted stream of content having the inserted one or more advertisements to be communicated to one or more clients for output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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collecting revenue by a network operator from one or more advertisers to insert one or more local advertisements into an encrypted stream of television content; and inserting the one or more local advertisements into the encrypted stream of television content by decrypting the encrypted stream of television content and using an advertisement splicer, which is not aware of techniques used to perform the decrypting, to insert the one or more local advertisements into respective one or more advertisement insertion points of the decrypted stream of television content. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network operator comprising:
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a server to decrypt and depacketize a stream of television content received from a content provider; an advertisement splicer to insert one or more advertisements into one or more advertisement insertion points located in the decrypted stream of television content; and a server to encrypt and packetize the stream of television content having the inserted one or more advertisements for communication to one or more clients via an Internet Protocol network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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