VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT OVERLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A system comprising:
- a presentation component configured to;
receive a request to display a first video content item, andin response to the request for the first video content item, cause the client device to playback a second video content item in a window prior to a display of the first video content item in the window; and
an overlay component configured to;
display an overlay element comprising a thumbnail of the first video content item, over the second video content itemdisplay a counter indicating a playback time of the second video content item;
display the representative image of the first video content item in accordance with a visual effect, wherein the visual effect comprises causing the representative image of the first video content item to fade in as the counter proceeds; and
adjust a fade-in time of the visual effect based on a time remaining in the counter.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates system(s) and method(s) for overlaying functionalities, text, annotations, and/or features on video advertisements and content videos.
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1. A system comprising:
a presentation component configured to; receive a request to display a first video content item, and in response to the request for the first video content item, cause the client device to playback a second video content item in a window prior to a display of the first video content item in the window; and an overlay component configured to; display an overlay element comprising a thumbnail of the first video content item, over the second video content item display a counter indicating a playback time of the second video content item; display the representative image of the first video content item in accordance with a visual effect, wherein the visual effect comprises causing the representative image of the first video content item to fade in as the counter proceeds; and adjust a fade-in time of the visual effect based on a time remaining in the counter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 21, 22)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a presentation component of a device, a request to display a first video content item; in response to the request for the first video content item, playing back, by the presentation component, a second video content item in a window prior to a display of the first video content item in the window; displaying, by an overlay component, an overlay element comprising a thumbnail of the first video content item, over the second video content item; displaying, by the overlay component, a counter indicating a playback time of the second video content item; displaying, by the presentation component, the representative image of the first video content item in accordance with a visual effect, wherein the visual effect comprises causing the representative image of the first video content item to fade in as the counter proceeds; and adjusting, by the presentation component, a fade-in time of the visual effect based on a time remaining in the counter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, comprising:
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a server comprising memory storing a first video content item, a second video content item, and a thumbnail of the first video content item, and a network interface in communication with a device; wherein the network interface is configured to; receive, from the device, a request to display a first video content item, and transmit, to the device, the thumbnail of the first video content item and the second video content item for display in a window prior to a display of the first video content item in the window; wherein receipt of the second video content item and the thumbnail of the first video content item causes an overlay component of the device to display, in accordance with a visual effect comprising a fade in having a fade in duration, the thumbnail of the first video content item in an overlay element and a counter indicating a playback time of the second video content item, the fade in duration adjusted based on a time remaining on the counter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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