METHOD FOR DELIVERING FAIR ADVERTISING INVENTORY SPLITS GIVEN POSITION PREFERENCES
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1. A computer-implemented method for enabling service providers to fairly distribute advertisement placement opportunities containing inventory splits, comprising the steps of:
- receiving, at a router, a play list containing inventory split percentages of ownership of a plurality of placement opportunities;
associating ownership of each of the plurality of placement opportunities at random, but weighted by the inventory split percentages;
inserting the plurality of placement opportunities into designated time intervals of a stream; and
transmitting the stream to a user.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method and system for enabling service providers to fairly distribute advertisement placement opportunities containing inventory splits is disclosed. A router receives a play list containing inventory split percentages of ownership of a number of placement opportunities. The router associates ownership of each of the placement opportunities at random, but weighted by the inventory split percentages. The router inserts the placement opportunities into designated time intervals of a stream. The router transmits the stream to a user.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for enabling service providers to fairly distribute advertisement placement opportunities containing inventory splits, comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a router, a play list containing inventory split percentages of ownership of a plurality of placement opportunities; associating ownership of each of the plurality of placement opportunities at random, but weighted by the inventory split percentages; inserting the plurality of placement opportunities into designated time intervals of a stream; and transmitting the stream to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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3. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein an amount of over-weighting or under-weighting the inventory split percentages depends upon a length of time taken for a status notification to be reported.
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21. A computer system for enabling service providers to fairly distribute advertisement placement opportunities, comprising:
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a memory; a processing device, coupled to the memory, the processing device configured to; receive a play list containing inventory split percentages of ownership of a plurality of placement opportunities; associate ownership of each of the plurality of placement opportunities at random, but weighted by the inventory split percentages; insert the plurality of placement opportunities into designated time intervals of a stream; and transmit the stream to a user. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to perform a method for enabling service providers to fairly distribute advertisement placement opportunities, comprising:
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receiving, at a router, a play list containing inventory split percentages of ownership of a plurality of placement opportunities; associating ownership of each of the plurality of placement opportunities at random, but weighted by the inventory split percentages; inserting the plurality of placement opportunities into designated time intervals of a stream; and transmitting the stream to a user. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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