SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO INSERTION INTO MEDIA STREAM OR FILE
First Claim
1. A method of presenting sub-videos in a media presentation, the method comprising:
- transmitting a media bundle having a media presentation and a sub-video bundle to a playback device, the sub-video bundle comprising at least one of a video clip and a reference to a video clip, wherein the media presentation includes a plurality of locked segments;
unlocking a segment of the media presentation for display to a user by playing a selected unlocking sub-video from the sub-video bundle such that the unlocked segment of the media presentation is playable; and
receiving media impressions reported in the form of sub-video playback behavior of the playback device.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer readable-media for presenting sub-videos in a media presentation are disclosed. The method includes transmitting a media bundle having a media presentation and a sub-video bundle to a playback device, the sub-video bundle comprising at least one of a video clip and a reference to a video clip, wherein the media presentation includes a plurality of locked segments, unlocking a segment of the media presentation for display to a user by playing a selected unlocking sub-video from the sub-video bundle such that the unlocked segment of the media presentation is playable, and receiving media impressions reported in the form of sub-video playback behavior of the playback device. In one aspect, a media bundle includes at least one of an episode file, a reference to an episode file, metadata, sub-video break locations, and sub-video unlocking information. The playback device can be an online playback device. The online playback device can transfer the media bundle to an offline playback device for playback. A media bundle can further include episode expiration information and sub-video expiration information, such that the playback device will not display any portion of the media bundle when a sub-video in the sub-video bundle is expired or when the episode is expired. In one aspect, at least one segment of the episode is unlocked when the user pays a fee in lieu of playing a sub-video. All or part of the media bundle can be protected by a digital rights management scheme.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of presenting sub-videos in a media presentation, the method comprising:
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transmitting a media bundle having a media presentation and a sub-video bundle to a playback device, the sub-video bundle comprising at least one of a video clip and a reference to a video clip, wherein the media presentation includes a plurality of locked segments; unlocking a segment of the media presentation for display to a user by playing a selected unlocking sub-video from the sub-video bundle such that the unlocked segment of the media presentation is playable; and receiving media impressions reported in the form of sub-video playback behavior of the playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for presenting advertisements in a media presentation downloadable to a media presentation client, comprising:
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a content provider interface through which a content provider uploads media presentation information and advertisement information; a media presentation assembler that assembles media bundles including media presentations and advertisement bundles from information uploaded by content providers through said content provider interface, the advertisement bundle comprising at least one of an advertisement and a reference to an advertisement;
wherein a segment of the media presentation is unlocked for presentation to a user by playing a selected unlocking advertisement from the advertisement bundle such that the unlocked segment of the media presentation may be played to the user; anda media impression logger that receives media impressions reported from playback devices in the form of advertisement playback behavior of the playback device, said media impressions being reviewable by said content providers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A tangible computer-readable medium storing a computer program having instructions for presenting sub-videos in a media presentation, the instructions comprising:
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transmitting a media bundle having a media presentation and a sub-video bundle to a playback device, the sub-video bundle comprising at least one of a video clip and a reference to a video clip, wherein the media presentation includes a plurality of locked segments; unlocking a segment of the media presentation for display to a user by playing a selected unlocking sub-video from the sub-video bundle such that the unlocked segment of the media presentation is playable; and receiving media impressions reported in the form of sub-video playback behavior of the playback device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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