METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING ADVERTISEMENTS WITH MULTIPLE CREATIVES IN A PREDEFINED SEQUENCE
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for displaying an advertisement comprising multiple creatives to be displayed in a predefined sequence, comprising the steps of:
- providing a display module;
providing an alternate content buffer to store alternate content;
providing a processor configured to store creatives associated with the advertisement in said alternate content buffer;
providing a micro-splicer;
said processor configured for displaying content on the display module;
selecting with said micro-splicer an advertisement comprising multiple creatives to be displayed in a predefined sequence;
said micro-splicer configured for displaying the creatives of the advertisement comprising the steps of;
said micro-splicer configured for detecting an ad spot within the content being displayed;
said micro-splicer configured for loading the first of the multiple creatives in the predefined sequence that has not been displayed into the alternate content buffer;
said micro-splicer configured for diverting with said micro-splicer an input of the display module from displaying content to displaying the creative stored in the alternate content buffer at the beginning of said detected ad spot; and
said micro-splicer configured for detecting the end of said ad spot and diverting with said micro-splicer the input of the display module from displaying a creative to displaying the content; and
determining with the micro-splicer if the advertisement contains additional creatives to be displayed in the predefined sequence and repeating the step of displaying the creatives of the advertisement until each of the creatives in the advertisement is displayed in the predefined sequence.
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Abstract
A method and system are provided for displaying on internet connected display-devices large advertisements having multiple sequential creatives belonging to an advertisement campaign. Examples of internet connected display-devices include; wireless enabled smart-phones; internet enabled phablets and tablets; personal-computer; laptops; note-books and smart-TVs. Since one or more of these devices can be owned by a single user and used at different times, the ads can be displayed only during the period when a particular device is switched on and content is being viewed on that particular device by a user. This makes tracking of creatives of large-advertisements belonging to a brand and a campaign requiring sequential viewing on a specific ICDD difficult. Thus a method is provided using the processing power and storage capability of the ICDD, with an installed micro-splicer, for sequencing of creatives and monitoring of the display for completion.
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12 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for displaying an advertisement comprising multiple creatives to be displayed in a predefined sequence, comprising the steps of:
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providing a display module; providing an alternate content buffer to store alternate content; providing a processor configured to store creatives associated with the advertisement in said alternate content buffer; providing a micro-splicer; said processor configured for displaying content on the display module; selecting with said micro-splicer an advertisement comprising multiple creatives to be displayed in a predefined sequence; said micro-splicer configured for displaying the creatives of the advertisement comprising the steps of; said micro-splicer configured for detecting an ad spot within the content being displayed; said micro-splicer configured for loading the first of the multiple creatives in the predefined sequence that has not been displayed into the alternate content buffer; said micro-splicer configured for diverting with said micro-splicer an input of the display module from displaying content to displaying the creative stored in the alternate content buffer at the beginning of said detected ad spot; and said micro-splicer configured for detecting the end of said ad spot and diverting with said micro-splicer the input of the display module from displaying a creative to displaying the content; and determining with the micro-splicer if the advertisement contains additional creatives to be displayed in the predefined sequence and repeating the step of displaying the creatives of the advertisement until each of the creatives in the advertisement is displayed in the predefined sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for displaying an advertisement comprising multiple creatives to be displayed in a predefined sequence, comprising:
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a display module for displaying content and alternate content; an alternate content buffer configured to store creatives associated with the advertisement; a micro-splicer; wherein said micro-splicer is configured to select an advertisement comprising multiple creatives to be displayed in a predefined sequence; wherein said micro-splicer is configured to display the creatives of the advertisement comprising the steps of; said micro-splicer configured for detecting an ad spot within content being displayed; said micro-splicer configured for loading the first of the multiple creatives in the predefined sequence that has not been displayed into the alternate content buffer; said micro-splicer configured for diverting an input of the display module from displaying content to displaying the creative stored in the alternate content buffer at the beginning of said detected ad spot; and said micro-splicer configured for detecting the end of said ad spot and diverting the input of the display module from displaying a creative to displaying the content; and wherein said micro-splicer is configured to determine if the advertisement contains additional creatives to be displayed in the predefined sequence and configure to repeat the step of displaying the creatives of the advertisement until each of the creatives in the advertisement is displayed in the predefined sequence. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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