Methods, systems, and computer program products for distributing profile-based advertisement content and user identification-tagged media content

• US 20090254633A1
• Filed: 04/03/2008
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bentley J. Olive
• Original Assignee: Bentley J. Olive
• Inventors: Olive, Bentley J.
• Application Number:
  US12/080,542
• Publication Number:
  US 20090254633A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/218
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer program products for distributing profile-based advertisement content and user identification-tagged media content are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method of distributing media content and profile-based advertisement content to a user device includes receiving, from a first user device, media content identifier, an address associated with a second user device, and profile information associated with a user of the second user device. The method also include determining advertisement content associated with the profile information. Further, the identified media content and the advertisement content can be addressed using the address. The addressed media content and the advertisement content can be communicated to a network for distribution to the second user device.

Claims

1. A method of distributing media content and profile-based advertisement content to a user device, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first user device, media content identifier, an address associated with a second user device, and profile information associated with a user of the second user device;

determining advertisement content associated with the profile information;

addressing the identified media content and the advertisement content using the address; and

communicating the addressed media content and the advertisement content to a network for distribution to the second user device.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining advertisement content comprises determining first and second advertisement content associated with the profile information at first and second times, respectively, and wherein communicating the advertisement content comprises communicating the first and second advertisement content to the second user device.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein communicating the first and second advertisement content includes communicating the first and second advertisement content to the second user device at the first and second times, respectively.

4. The method of claim 1 comprising presenting the advertisement content and the media content on the second user device.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein presenting the advertisement content comprises simultaneously presenting the advertisement content and the media content.

6. A method of distributing profile-based advertisement content associated with media content, the method comprising:

associating profile information of a user of a user device with a media content identifier;

determining first and second advertisement content associated with the profile information at first and second times, respectively; and

communicating the first and second advertisement content to the user device.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein communicating the first and second advertisement content comprises communicating the first and second advertisement content at the first and second times, respectively.

8. The method of claim 6 comprising, at the user device:

receiving a user request to present media content associated with the media content identifier; and

in response to receiving the user request, presenting the media content and at least one of the first and second advertisement content.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein associating profile information comprises associating profile information of users of first and second user devices with the media content identifier, and wherein communicating the first and second advertisement content comprises communicating the first and second advertisement content to the first and second user devices, respectively.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein the user device is a first user device, and the method comprising receiving from a second user device identification of the profile information and the media content.

11. The method of claim 6 comprising negotiating contract terms with an advertiser associated with the advertisement content to associate the profile information with the media content identifier.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein negotiating the contract terms comprises determining a predetermined time period during which the advertisement content of the advertiser is associated with the profile information.

13. The method of claim 11 wherein at least one of the first and second times is during the predetermined time period, and wherein the method comprises, at the user device:

receiving user request to present media content associated with the media content identifier during the predetermined time period; and

in response to receiving the user request during the predetermined time period, presenting the media content and the advertisement content of the advertiser.

14. The method of claim 6 wherein communicating the first and second advertisement content comprises communicating the first and second advertisement content via a satellite-based network.

15. The method of claim 6 comprising:

receiving profile information and address information of the user device;

receiving, from the user device, a request to receive the media content; and

in response to receiving the request, communicating the media content and at least one of the first and second advertisement content to the user device.

16. A method of distributing user identification-tagged media content, the method comprising:

receiving identification information of a remote user device;

identifying media content to the remote user device;

receiving a request from the remote user device to receive the media content; and

in response to receiving the request, tagging the media content with the identification information and communicating the tagged media content to the remote user device.

17. The method of claim 16 comprising:

receiving profile information associated with the remote user device;

determining advertisement content associated with the profile information; and

in response to receiving the request, communicating the advertisement content to the remote user device.

18. The method of claim 16 comprising:

receiving profile information associated with the remote user device;

at predetermined times, determining advertisement content associated with the profile information;

in response to receiving the request, communicating the advertisement content to the remote user device.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein determining advertisement content comprises determining first and second advertisement content at first and second times, respectively, and wherein communicating the advertisement content comprises communicating the first and second advertisement content to the remote user device.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the first and second advertisement content are communicated at first and second times, respectively.