INTERSTITIAL ADVERTISEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONTENT DOWNLOADS
First Claim
1. In a system including a media device that is configured to store content data and is configured to store advertisement data, a method for interstitially placing the advertisement data between the content data, the method comprising:
- selecting content data stored in a memory of a media device;
selecting advertisement data stored in the memory of the media device; and
at the media device, generating an output data stream including the selected content data and the selected advertisement data, wherein the advertisement data is interstitially placed between portions of the content data.
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Abstract
A method and system for a media device to interstitially place advertisement data between content data. The method may include receiving content data and advertisement data. Desired content may then be selected. Advertisement data that is related to the selected content is also selected. A data stream that includes the advertisement data interstitially placed between the content data is then generated and communicated to the user of the device. In this way, free downloads of content may be provided.
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20 Claims
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1. In a system including a media device that is configured to store content data and is configured to store advertisement data, a method for interstitially placing the advertisement data between the content data, the method comprising:
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selecting content data stored in a memory of a media device; selecting advertisement data stored in the memory of the media device; and at the media device, generating an output data stream including the selected content data and the selected advertisement data, wherein the advertisement data is interstitially placed between portions of the content data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a system including a media device that is configured to receive content data from one or more content providers and is configured to receive advertisement data from one or more advertisement providers, a method for interstitially placing the advertisement data between the content data, the method comprising:
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receiving content data from one or more content providers; receiving advertisement data from one or more advertisement providers; selecting at least a portion of the received content data; selecting at least a portion of the received advertisement data; and generating an output data stream comprising the selected content data and the selected advertisement data, wherein the advertisement data is interstitially placed between portions of the content data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A media device configured to generate a data stream that includes advertisement data interstitially placed between content data, the media device comprising:
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a memory; a processing unit; a selection module configured to select or identify content data received by the media device; an advertisement module configured to select one or more advertisement data received by the media device; and an output module configured to access the selected or identified content data and the selected advertisement data and to generate an output data stream comprising the selected or identified content data and the selected advertisement data, wherein the advertisement data is interstitially placed between portions of the content data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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