Ensuring that advertisements are played
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1. A system comprising:
- a processor-based device;
a media player coupled to said processor-based device; and
a watermark detector coupled to said media player, said watermark detector to detect a watermark included with an advertisement and to control operation of said media player in response to detection of the watermark.
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Abstract
A system may confirm that advertising was played as originally intended. For example, in one embodiment, a system may determine that an advertisement was played as originally intended and in return, a credit may be provided to the user. This credit may be the ability to play content that the user wishes to play or the credit may be in the form of rewards that are provided to the user, as another example. Thus, the system determines whether the advertisements are played correctly, for example, by detecting watermarks encoded within the advertising, and in return, provides indications that reward the user for playing the advertisement as intended.
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1. A system comprising:
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a processor-based device; a media player coupled to said processor-based device; and a watermark detector coupled to said media player, said watermark detector to detect a watermark included with an advertisement and to control operation of said media player in response to detection of the watermark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13)
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9. A method comprising:
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monitoring a watermark included with an advertisement; accruing a credit after determining that the advertisement was played; and controlling operation of a media player in response to monitoring the watermark. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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10. An article comprising:
a medium storing instructions that, if executed, enable a processor-based system to; monitor a watermark included with an advertisement; accrue a credit after determining that the advertisement was played; and control operation of a media player in response to monitoring the watermark. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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