PROVISION OF CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISING
First Claim
1. On a computing device comprising a media player and an advertising layer configured to display advertising information related to media played via the media player, a method of presenting advertising content for media, the method comprising:
- receiving an input requesting playback of a media content item;
sending a request for the media content item to a media server;
receiving the media content item from the media server;
receiving advertising layer information from the media server;
associating trigger points in the advertising layer information with the media content item;
playing the media content item; and
upon reaching a selected trigger point during playback of the media content item, triggering display of a notification to notify the user of available advertising content.
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Abstract
Embodiments related to the provision of advertising in an electronic media environment are disclosed. For example, one embodiment provides, on a computing device including a media player and an advertising layer configured to display advertising information related to media played via the media player, a method of presenting advertising content for media. The method includes receiving an input requesting playback of a media content item, sending a request for the media content item to a media server, receiving the media content item from the media server, and receiving advertising layer information from the media server. The method further comprises associating trigger points in the advertising layer information with the media content item, playing the media content item, and upon reaching a selected trigger point during playback of the media content item, triggering display of a notification to notify the user of available advertising content.
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20 Claims
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1. On a computing device comprising a media player and an advertising layer configured to display advertising information related to media played via the media player, a method of presenting advertising content for media, the method comprising:
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receiving an input requesting playback of a media content item; sending a request for the media content item to a media server; receiving the media content item from the media server; receiving advertising layer information from the media server; associating trigger points in the advertising layer information with the media content item; playing the media content item; and upon reaching a selected trigger point during playback of the media content item, triggering display of a notification to notify the user of available advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computing device to perform a method of presenting advertising content via an advertising layer for a media player, the method comprising:
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receiving an input requesting playback of a media content item; sending a request for the media content item to a media server; receiving the media content item from the media server; receiving advertising layer information from the media server; associating trigger points in the advertising layer information with the media content item; rendering and playing the media content item; and upon reaching a selected trigger point during playback of the media content item, sending a request to the media server for advertising content information associated with the selected trigger point, the request comprising contextual metadata; receiving the advertising content information; and displaying a notification configured to notify a user of available advertising content, the notification comprising a portion of the advertising content information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A media server system configured to provide media content and advertising layer information to client devices, the media server comprising:
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a logic subsystem; and a data-holding subsystem comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the logic subsystem to receive from a client device a request for a media content item; send the media content item to the client device; send advertising layer information to the client device, the advertising layer information comprising one or more trigger points each corresponding to an intra-media object in the media content item; receive a request from the client device for advertising content information corresponding to a selected trigger point in the advertising layer information, the request comprising metadata related to a selected intra-media object; select advertising content based upon the metadata related to the selected intra-media object; and send the advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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