SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENTS FROM MULTIPLE AD SERVERS USING A FAILOVER MECHANISM
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of providing ad content, comprising:
- in response to each of at least a subset of requests for ad content received by a first content providing hardware-implemented entity, the first content providing entity providing a respective combination of a primary link to a respective other content providing entity and a failover link to the first ad content providing entity.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing ad content may include a processor configured to, for rendering ad content during a rendering of a user-requested content: receive from a first provider a first link to a second provider; access the second provider via the first link; in response, obtain a program component from the second provider, the program component, when loaded, configured to access the second provider to obtain a portion of the ad content; and subsequently receive a second link from the first provider, and/or use a second link provided by the first provided, for obtaining additional ad content. The processor may receive a failover link together with the first link for use in case of a failure which may occur during an attempt to obtain ad content from the second provider. The failover link may link back to the first provider.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of providing ad content, comprising:
in response to each of at least a subset of requests for ad content received by a first content providing hardware-implemented entity, the first content providing entity providing a respective combination of a primary link to a respective other content providing entity and a failover link to the first ad content providing entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method of providing ad content, comprising:
each of at least one of a plurality of ad content providing hardware-implemented entities performing the following; in response to a respective initial request for ad content, providing a respective combination of a link to another of the plurality of content providing entities and a failover link to the respective ad content providing entity providing the link combination; and in response to a respective subsequent request for ad content made via the failover link, determining data to be provided as a response to the subsequent request and providing the data, wherein the data includes one of an ad content, a link to a location at which the ad content is stored, another link to another of the plurality of content providing entities, and a second combination of a link to another of the plurality of content providing entities and a failover link to the respective at content providing entity providing the second link combination.
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13. A computer-implemented method of providing ad content, comprising:
providing, by a hardware-implemented entity, a first link to obtain ad content and a second link to the entity for obtaining, in real-time in an event of a failure to obtain ad content via the first link, a failover link to obtain ad content. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A content providing system, comprising:
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a terminal including a processor configured to render user-requested content and ad content; an ad insertion system configured to provide program code and data to the terminal for execution of the program code by the processor to render the user-requested content and the ad content in accordance with the data; and a plurality of ad content providing entities; wherein; the data includes a first link to a first one of the plurality of ad content providing entities and a second link to the ad insertion system; the program code, when executed, causes the terminal to; access the first link to request ad content; determine whether renderable ad content has been obtained via the accessed first link; if the determination is that renderable ad content has been obtained via the accessed first link, render the obtained ad content; and otherwise, access the second link to the ad insertion system to request ad content. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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