Configuration for ad and content delivery in time and space shifted media network
A podcast system and method are provided to select and deliver media ads over a network to a user device and to insert the media ads in media content subscribed to and delivered over the network to the user device.
1 . A method to configure a system to configure a user device to associate content with ads, the method comprising:
sending over a network to a content provider device, a content provider registration web page that provides access to downloadable computer code, which can cause a user device, when encoded with such computer code, to access a content user registration web page over the network;
downloading the computer code over the network from a content provider registration device to the content provider device;
associating the downloaded computer code with a first link on a content provider web page, wherein actuation of the first link on the content provider web page can signal the received computer code to cause a user device to access the content user registration web page;
sending over the network, the content provider web page with the first link to a user device; and
in response to actuation of the first link by a user of a user device that received the content provider web page with the first link, sending over the network, the content user registration web page that includes a second link to a downloadable computer software plug-in which can cause a user device to insert ads into media content, wherein actuation of the second link can cause downloading of the plug-in to a user device.
2 . The method of claim 1 further including:
in response to actuation of the second link by a user of a user device that received the content user registration web page with the second link, sending over the network, the downloadable computer software plug-in.
3 . The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the first link comprises an HTTP link.
4 . The method of claim 1 or 3 ,
wherein the second link comprises an HTTP link.
5 . A system to configuresa system to configure a user device to associate content with ads comprising:
means for sending over a network to a content provider device, a content provider registration web page that provides access to downloadable computer code, which can cause a user device, when encoded with such computer code, to access a content user registration web page over the network;
means for downloading the computer code over the network from a content provider registration device to the content provider device;
means for associating the downloaded computer code with a first link on a content provider web page, wherein actuation of the first link on the content provider web page can signal the received computer code to cause a user device to access the content user registration web page;
means for sending over the network, the content provider web page with the first link to a user device; and
means for sending, in response to actuation of the first link by a user of a user device that received the content provider web page with the first link, the content user registration web page that includes a second link to a downloadable computer software plug-in which can cause a user device to insert ads into media content, wherein actuation of the second link can cause downloading of the plug-in to a user device.
6 . The method of claim 1 further including:
means for sending over the network, in response to actuation of the second link by a user of a user device that received the content user registration web page with the second link, the downloadable computer software plug-in.
7 . The method of claim 5 ,
wherein the first link comprises an HTTP link.
8 . The method of claim 5 or 7 ,
wherein the second link comprises an HTTP link.
9 . An article of manufacture including computer readable medium encoded with program code to cause a computer system to perform a process that includes:
sending over a network to a content provider device, a content provider registration web page that provides access to downloadable computer code, which can cause a user device, when encoded with such computer code, to access a content user registration web page over the network;
downloading the computer code over the network from a content provider registration device to the content provider device;
associating the downloaded computer code with a first link on a content provider web page, wherein actuation of the first link on the content provider web page can signal the received computer code to cause a user device to access the content user registration web page;
sending over the network, the content provider web page with the first link to a user device; and
in response to actuation of the first link by a user of a user device that received the content provider web page with the first link, sending over the network, the content user registration web page that includes a second link to a downloadable computer software plug-in which can cause a user device to insert ads into media content, wherein actuation of the second link can cause downloading of the plug-in to a user device.
10 . The article of claim 9 wherein the process further includes:
in response to actuation of the second link by a user of a user device that received the content user registration web page with the second link, sending over the network, the downloadable computer software plug-in.
11 . The article of claim 9 ,
wherein the first link comprises an HTTP link.
12 . The article of claim 9 or 11 ,
wherein the second link comprises an HTTP link.