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Systems and methods for semantic editorial control and video/audio editing

  • US 7,917,924 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2006
  • Issued: 03/29/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer implemented method for tracking commercials that are provided to an audience by a content provider, wherein all steps are performed by the computer, the computer comprising a processor, a memory device and control logic stored therein, said method comprising:

  • presenting a plurality of advertisement campaigns to a user through a computer interface, each advertising campaign comprising a plurality of fillable video segment slots, each fillable segment slot arranged at a specific time point within said advertisement campaign,in response to receiving a campaign selection input, presenting the user with a first set of semantic criteria associated with the selected advertisement campaign, the first set of criteria comprising a plurality of criterions;

    receiving a first criterion selection from the user;

    populating a second criterion of first set of criteria automatically based upon the selection of the first criterion;

    accessing a library of media segments stored in the memory device, each of the media segments comprising a portion of an advertisement, each media segment associated with metadata defining the media segment;

    transmitting the first and second criterion selections to an assembly component;

    searching the memory device for media segments having metadata correlating with the first and second criterion selections;

    retrieving at least one correlating media segment from the memory device;

    inserting the correlating media segment into one of the fillable media slots into the advertisement campaign, thereby generating a completed commercial; and

    presenting a preview of the completed commercial on a display to the user.

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