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Video advertisement overlay system and method

  • US 9,641,888 B2
  • Filed: 08/25/2016
  • Issued: 05/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a hardware processor that is programmed to;

    receive a request for a first video from a client device;

    in response to the request for the first video, cause the client device to playback a second video, wherein the second video is an advertisement associated with the first video;

    cause the client device to display a thumbnail of the first video as an overlay on the first video as part of a skip overlay;

    cause the client device to display a countdown as part of the skip overlay, wherein the countdown indicates to a user of the client device when an option to skip the second video, by selecting the skip overlay, will become available;

    inhibit skipping of the second video until the skip option becomes available;

    receive a request, from the client device, to skip the second video after the countdown has completed; and

    in response to the request to skip the second video, cause the client device to playback the first video.

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