PRESENTING MEDIA CONTENT TO A PLURALITY OF REMOTE VIEWING DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for processing and provisioning media content for display on a viewer device, the method comprising:
- accessing an advertisement database to obtain a plurality of advertisement media components, the advertisement media components being provided by an advertisement provider that pays to have the plurality of advertisement media components accessible;
accessing an entertainment database to obtain a plurality of entertainment media components, the plurality of entertainment media components being provided by an entertainment provider that receives payment to make the entertainment media components accessible;
interspersing the entertainment media components between the advertisement media components to provide viewer media content;
selectively allocating an award associated with the viewer media content;
communicating the viewer media content to at least one viewer device for viewing; and
communicating a notification to the viewer device when the award has been awarded.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for processing and provisioning media content for display on a viewer device are provided. An example method may comprise accessing an advertisement database to obtain a plurality of advertisement media components The advertisement media components may be provided by an advertisement provider that pays to have the advertisement media components accessible. An entertainment database may be accessed to obtain a plurality of entertainment media components, the plurality of entertainment media components being provided by an entertainment provider that receives payment to make the entertainment media components accessible. Thereafter, the entertainment media components may be interspersed between the advertisement media components to provide viewer media content. An award associated with the viewer media content may be selectively allocated and the media content is communicated to at least one viewer device for viewing. A notification may be sent to the viewer device when the award has been awarded.
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1. A method for processing and provisioning media content for display on a viewer device, the method comprising:
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accessing an advertisement database to obtain a plurality of advertisement media components, the advertisement media components being provided by an advertisement provider that pays to have the plurality of advertisement media components accessible; accessing an entertainment database to obtain a plurality of entertainment media components, the plurality of entertainment media components being provided by an entertainment provider that receives payment to make the entertainment media components accessible; interspersing the entertainment media components between the advertisement media components to provide viewer media content; selectively allocating an award associated with the viewer media content; communicating the viewer media content to at least one viewer device for viewing; and communicating a notification to the viewer device when the award has been awarded.
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2. A method comprising:
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accessing an advertisement database to obtain a plurality of advertisement media components; accessing an entertainment database to obtain a plurality of entertainment media components; interspersing the entertainment media components between the advertisement media components to provide viewer media content; communicating the viewer media content to a first user for viewing; monitoring a request from the first user to share at least one advertisement media component or at least one entertainment media component with a second user; selectively allocating an award associated with the shared media content when viewed by the second user; and selectively apportioning the award between the first user and the second user.
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3. A computer-implemented method for advertising, comprising:
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hosting electronically a visual presentation that facilitates a playing of at least one from a plurality of advertising video works or a sequence of static images during a communication session with a person; receiving a first signal indicating to play one of the advertising video works or sequence of static images; initiating presentation of a first advertising video work or sequence of static images in response to the first signal; receiving one or more second signals representing that a person is viewing or has completed viewing the first advertising video work or the sequence of static images; and performing one selected from the group of operating a first electronic process to award, when one or more first criteria are met related to receiving the one or more second signals, one or more sweepstakes entries, and operating a second electronic process to generate, when at least one second criterion relating to viewing by the person is met, a notice of an award of a prize. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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