IP Library Granted Patent US 9,571,900
Granted Patent B2
US 9,571,900 · App. 12/751,273 · Granted Feb 14, 2017

Systems, methods, and apparatuses for enhancing video advertising with interactive content

Inventors: Louis P. Slothouber (Leesburg, VA); Aaron Ye (Ashburn, VA)
Assignee: FOURTHWALL MEDIA, INC.
H04N21/8545H04N21/23605H04N21/44222H04N21/6582H04N21/812
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Patent No.
US 9,571,900
App. No.
12/751,273
Granted
Feb 14, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for and method of enhancing video advertising with interactive content in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving non-interactive video advertisement data and advertisement order data associated with the non-interactive video advertisement data, generating interactive content data associated with the non-interactive video advertisement data, embedding, in the non-interactive video advertisement data, the interactive content data, and transmitting, to an ad server component of an ad system, the non-interactive video advertisement data and the embedded interactive content data for transmission to one or more end user devices.

Claims (36)

1. A computer-implemented method of enhancing video advertising with interactive content, the computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving non-interactive video advertisement data and advertisement order data associated with the non-interactive video advertisement data from an extant non-interactive order entry system;

generating interactive content data associated with the non-interactive video advertisement data;

embedding, in the non-interactive video advertisement data, the interactive content data, wherein the interactive content data is configured to provide interactivity to an extant non-interactive advertisement received from an extant order entry system; and

transmitting, to an ad server component of an extant ad system, the non-interactive video advertisement data and the embedded interactive content data as a static asset for transmission to one or more end user devices, wherein the ad server component manages the non-interactive video advertisement data embedded with the interactive content data alongside other non-interactive video advertisement data.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the advertisement order data comprises a spot identifier.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the interactive content data comprises an Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) application.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the interactive content data comprises an Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP) application.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein embedding the interactive content data further comprises:

associating the non-interactive video advertisement data with a first Packetized Elementary Stream (PES);

associating the interactive content data with a second Packetized Elementary Stream (PES); and

identifying each PES by a packet identifier stored in a map table.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more end user devices comprise one or more Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the non-interactive video advertisement data and the embedded interactive content data are processed on the one or more Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the non-interactive video advertisement data and the embedded interactive content data are processed on the one or more Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices that are associated with a particular geographic region.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the one or more Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices comprise one or more set-top boxes.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, from the one or more end user devices, usage data and fulfillment data.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 10 , wherein said usage data and fulfillment data is used to update spot metrics data associated with extant order entry or campaign management system.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 1 , wherein generating interactive content data associated with the non-interactive video advertisement data comprises providing a step-by-step process to create a user interface and application constituting said interactive content data.

13. A computer-implemented system for enhancing video advertising with interactive content, the computer-implemented system comprising:

an order manager computing apparatus configured to receive non-interactive video advertisement data and advertisement order data associated with the non-interactive video advertisement data from an extant non-interactive order entry system;

a creative manager computing apparatus configured to generate interactive content data associated with the non-interactive video advertisement data; and

a publishing manager computing apparatus configured to embed, in the non-interactive video advertisement data, the interactive content data, wherein the interactive content data is configured to provide interactivity to an extant non-interactive advertisement received from an extant order entry system, and transmit, to an ad server component of an extant ad system, the non-interactive video advertisement data and the embedded interactive content data as a static asset for transmission to one or more end user devices, wherein the ad server component is configured to manage the non-interactive video advertisement data embedded with the interactive content data alongside other non-interactive video advertisement data.

14. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein the advertisement order data comprises a spot identifier.

15. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein the interactive content data comprises an Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format (EBIF) application.

16. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein the interactive content data comprises an Open Cable Application Platform (OCAP) application.

17. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein the publishing manager computing apparatus is configured to embed the interactive content data by:

associating the non-interactive video advertisement data with a first Packetized Elementary Stream (PES);

associating the interactive content data with a second Packetized Elementary Stream (PES); and

identifying each PES by a packet identifier stored in a map table.

18. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein the one or more end user devices comprise one or more Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices.

19. The computer-implemented system of claim 18 , wherein the non-interactive video advertisement data and the embedded interactive content data are processed on the one or more Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices.

20. The computer-implemented system of claim 18 , wherein the non-interactive video advertisement data and the embedded interactive content data are processed on the one or more Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices that are associated with a particular geographic region.

21. The computer-implemented system of claim 18 , wherein the one or more Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) devices comprise one or more set-top boxes.

22. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , further comprising a reporting manager computing apparatus configured to receive, from the one or more end user devices, usage data and fulfillment data.

23. The computer-implemented system of claim 13 , wherein the order manager computing apparatus is configured to receive the non-interactive video advertisement data from a non-interactive advertising system.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 17, 2026
From: FIRST-CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
To: FOURTHWALL MEDIA, INC.
Reel/Frame 074994/0007 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 16, 2012
From: FOURTHWALL MEDIA, INC.
To: SILICON VALLEY BANK
Reel/Frame 028561/0700 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2010
From: SLOTHOUBER, LOUIS P.; YE, AARON
To: FOURTHWALL MEDIA
Reel/Frame 024364/0114 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61165852 · Apr 1, 2009
Related Publication 20100257550A1 · Oct 7, 2010