REAL-TIME TOPIC-RELEVANT TARGETED ADVERTISING LINKED TO MEDIA EXPERIENCES

• US 20140373048A1
• Filed: 12/28/2011
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Shannon R. Schroeder, Victor Szilagyi
• Inventors: Mo, Stanley, Szilagyi, Victor, Ochoa, Claudio J., Schroeder, Shannon R.
• Application Number:
  US13/995,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20140373048A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02

Abstract

Methods and systems may involve receiving a real-time keyword associated with media content, and identifying modifier data associated with a user that encounters the media content. In addition, the real-time keyword and the modifier data may be transmitted to an advertising service, which may select a topic-relevant and user-specific advertisement based on the real-time keyword and the modifier data.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving a real-time keyword associated with media content, wherein the real-time keyword includes one or more of closed captioned information, subtitle information and dubbing information;

identifying a user that encounters the media content based on one or more of login information, device information, web service selection information, and the media content;

identifying modifier data associated with the user, wherein the modifier data includes one or more of social network information, location information, time information, contact information, and preference information;

transmitting the real-time keyword and the modifier data to an advertising service; and

receiving an advertisement from the advertising service.

2. The method of claim 1, further including presenting the advertisement to the user via a first device concurrently with a presentation of the media content to the user via a second device, wherein presentation of the advertisement to the user occurs outside a commercial break schedule associated with the media content.

3. The method of claim 1, further including:

presenting the media content to the user; and

presenting the advertisement to the user concurrently with the media content, wherein presentation of the advertisement to the user occurs outside a commercial break schedule associated with the media content.

4. The method of claim I, wherein the media content includes live programming.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the live programming includes one or more of sporting event programming, news programming, online programming and radio broadcast programming.

6. At least one computer accessible storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, if executed by a processor, cause a computer to:

receive a real-time keyword associated with media content;

identify modifier data associated with a user that encounters the media content; and

transmit the real-time keyword and the modifier data to an advertising service.

7. The medium of claim 6, wherein the instructions, if executed, cause a computer to receive an advertisement from the advertising service.

8. The medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions, if executed, cause a computer to present the advertisement to the user via a first device concurrently with a presentation of the media content to the user via a second device, wherein presentation of the advertisement to the user is to occur outside a commercial break schedule associated with the media content.

9. The medium of claim 7, wherein the instructions, if executed, cause a computer to:

present the media content to the user; and

present the advertisement to the user concurrently with the media content, wherein presentation of the advertisement is to occur outside a commercial break schedule associated with the media content.

10. The medium of claim 6, wherein the instructions, if executed, cause a computer to identify the user based on one or more of login information, device information, web service selection information, and the media content.

11. The medium of claim 6, wherein the modifier data is to include one or more of social network information, location information, time information, contact information, and preference information.

12. The medium of claim 6, wherein the real-time keyword is to include one or more of closed captioned information, subtitle information and dubbing information.

13. The medium of claim 6, wherein the media content is to include live Programming.

14. The medium of claim 13, wherein the live programming is to include one or more of sporting event programming, news programming, online programming and radio broadcast programming.

15. A device comprising:

a payload module to identify modifier data associated with a user that encounters media content; and

a communications interface to receive a real-time keyword associated with the media content, and transmit the real-time keyword and the modifier data to an advertising service.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein the communications interface is to receive an advertisement from the advertising service.

17. The device of claim 16, further including a user interface (UI) to present the advertisement to the user concurrently with a presentation of the media content to the user via a remote device, wherein presentation of the advertisement to the user is to occur outside a commercial break schedule associated with the media content.

18. The device of claim 16, further including a user interface (UI) to present the media content to the user, and present the advertisement to the user concurrently with the media content, wherein presentation of the advertisement is to occur outside a commercial break schedule associated with the media content.

19. The device of claim 15, further including an identification module to identify the user based on one or more of login information, device information, web service selection information, and the media content.

20. The device of claim 15, wherein the modifier data is to include one or more of social network information, location information, time information, contact information, and preference information.

21. The device of claim 15, wherein the media content is to include live programming.

22. The device of claim 21, wherein the live programming is to include one or more of sporting event programming, news programming, online programming and radio broadcast programming.

23. At least one computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions which, if executed by a processor, cause a computer to:

receive a payload communication from a device, wherein the payload communication is to include a real-time keyword associated with media content, and modifier data associated with a user that encounters the media content;

select an advertisement based on the real-time keyword and the modifier data; and

transmit the advertisement to the device.

24. The medium of claim 23, wherein the advertisement is to be transmitted to the device during presentation of the media content to the user.

25. The medium of claim 23, wherein the modifier data is to include one or more of social network information, location information, time information, contact information, and preference information.

26. The medium of claim 23, wherein the real-time keyword is to include one or more of closed captioned information, subtitle information and dubbing information.

27. The medium of claim 23, wherein the media content is o include live programming.

28. The medium of claim 27, wherein the live programming is to include one or more of sporting event programming, news programming, online programming and radio broadcast programming.