Asynchronous advertising
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1. A method of associating media content with media ads comprising:
- obtaining a request for a media content file directed to a network subscription feed source of the media content file;
sending the request over the network to the network subscription feed source;
receiving over the network, a media content file responsive to the request;
receiving over the network, one or more ads;
receiving over the network, first metadata indicating one or more locations in the received content file where the one or more ads may be inserted; and
inserting at least one of the one or more received ads within the received media content file consistent with the first metadata.
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Abstract
A podcast system and method are provided to select and deliver media ads over a network to a user device and to insert the media ads in media content subscribed to and delivered over the network to the user device
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24 Claims
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1. A method of associating media content with media ads comprising:
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obtaining a request for a media content file directed to a network subscription feed source of the media content file; sending the request over the network to the network subscription feed source; receiving over the network, a media content file responsive to the request; receiving over the network, one or more ads; receiving over the network, first metadata indicating one or more locations in the received content file where the one or more ads may be inserted; and inserting at least one of the one or more received ads within the received media content file consistent with the first metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An article of manufacture including computer readable medium encoded with program code causing a computing device to perform a process comprising:
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obtaining a request for a media content file directed to a network subscription feed source of the media content file; sending the request over the network to the network subscription feed source; receiving over the network, a media content file responsive to the request; receiving over the network, one or more ads; receiving over the network, first metadata indicating one or more locations in the received content file where the one or more ads may be inserted; and inserting at least one of the one or more received ads within the received media content file consistent with the first metadata. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system to associate media content with media ads comprising:
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a CPU; data storage; a bus interconnecting the CPU and the data storage; wherein the data storage is encoded with program code to cause the CPU to perform a process including; obtaining a request for a media content file directed to a network subscription feed source of the media content file; sending the request over the network to the network subscription feed source; receiving over the network, a media content file responsive to the request; receiving over the network, one or more ads; receiving over the network, first metadata indicating one or more locations in the received content file where the one or more ads may be inserted; and inserting at least one of the one or more received ads within the received media content file consistent with the first metadata. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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