Synchronizing Interactive Digital Advertisements displayed on client devices with television commercials
First Claim
1. A method for presenting an Interactive Digital Ad to a Client Device, said Interactive Digital Ad being associated with an advertisement being played in the presence of said Client Device, said method comprising the steps of:
- a. the real time detection of said advertisement, said advertisement being played on a television channel or in a video stream;
b. the development of a probability that the user of said Client Device is viewing said television channel or video stream; and
c. the real time provision of said associated Interactive Digital Advertisement to said Client Device;
wherein said steps are carried out by at least one server in communication with said client device, said server comprising a microprocessor, a database, an input device and an output device and wherein said database comprises computer readable instructions stored in fixed memory or other digital storage system to cause said server to carry out said steps.
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Abstract
A system for the real time detection of an advertisement on a particular television channel or in a video stream, the development of a probability that the user of a client device such as a laptop, tablet or mobile phone (other than the device displaying the television channel or video stream, e.g. a Television) is viewing that particular television channel or video stream and the real time provision of an associated interactive digital advertisement to the user'"'"'s client device, such as a laptop, tablet or smart phone. The system is composed of a series of software processes running on computer servers. Such servers comprising a microprocessor, data base, input device and output device wherein said data base comprises computer readable instructions stored in fixed memory or other digital storage system and executable by said microprocessor.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for presenting an Interactive Digital Ad to a Client Device, said Interactive Digital Ad being associated with an advertisement being played in the presence of said Client Device, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. the real time detection of said advertisement, said advertisement being played on a television channel or in a video stream; b. the development of a probability that the user of said Client Device is viewing said television channel or video stream; and c. the real time provision of said associated Interactive Digital Advertisement to said Client Device; wherein said steps are carried out by at least one server in communication with said client device, said server comprising a microprocessor, a database, an input device and an output device and wherein said database comprises computer readable instructions stored in fixed memory or other digital storage system to cause said server to carry out said steps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for presenting an Interactive Digital Ad to a Client Device, said Interactive Digital Ad being associated with an advertisement being played in the presence of said Client Device, said system comprising a microprocessor, a database, an input device and an output device and wherein said database comprises computer readable instructions stored in fixed memory or other digital storage system to cause said server to carry out the steps of:
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a. the real time detection of said advertisement, said advertisement being played on a television channel or in a video stream; b. the development of a probability that the user of said Client Device is viewing said television channel or video stream; and c. the real time provision of said associated Interactive Digital Advertisement to said Client Device; wherein said server is in communication with said Client Device.
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