IP Library Patent Application 17343310
Patent Application
App. No. 17/343,310

Content-Modification System With Feature For Exposing Multiple Devices In A Household To The Same Or Similar Advertisements

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17/343,310
Abstract

In one aspect, a method includes identifying a group of content-presentation devices that are associated with the same household. The method also includes determining that a first content-presentation device of the identified group has received a first advertisement segment. The method also includes identifying a second content-presentation device of the identified group, different from the first content-presentation device, that is tuned to a content-modification-enabled channel that supports performance of content-modification operations. The method also includes causing a replacement advertisement segment associated with the first advertisement segment to be transmitted to the second content-presentation device for output by the second content-presentation device in place of a modifiable advertisement segment in connection with an upcoming content-replacement opportunity on the content-modification-enabled channel to which the second content-presentation device is tuned.

Claims (50)

1 . A method comprising:

identifying a group of content-presentation devices that are associated with the same household;

determining that a first content-presentation device of the identified group has received a first advertisement segment;

identifying a second content-presentation device of the identified group, different from the first content-presentation device, that is tuned to a content-modification-enabled channel that supports performance of content-modification operations; and

causing a replacement advertisement segment associated with the first advertisement segment to be transmitted to the second content-presentation device for output by the second content-presentation device in place of a modifiable advertisement segment in connection with an upcoming content-replacement opportunity on the content-modification-enabled channel to which the second content-presentation device is tuned.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the replacement advertisement segment includes or references the same good, service, event, or other advertised content as the first advertisement segment.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the replacement advertisement segment is the same as the first advertisement segment.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the replacement advertisement segment is different from the first advertisement segment.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

before causing the replacement advertisement segment to be transmitted to the second content-presentation device:

using historical content consumption data associated with the second content-presentation device to determine demographic data expected to represent an end-user of the second content-presentation device; and

selecting the replacement advertisement segment based at least in part on the determined demographic data.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting the upcoming content-replacement opportunity based on the upcoming content-replacement opportunity having a modification start-time that is within a predefined time-window relative to the first content-presentation device receiving the first advertisement segment.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the second content-presentation device comprises identifying, from the identified group, a set of one or more content-presentation devices, including the second content-presentation device and different from the first content-presentation device, that are each tuned to content-modification-enabled channels, the method further comprising:

determining that the identified set makes up at least a threshold percentage of the content-presentation devices in the identified group,

wherein causing the replacement advertisement associated with the first advertisement segment to be transmitted to the second content-presentation device is performed in response to determining that the identified set makes up at least the threshold percentage of the content-presentation devices in the identified group.

8 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by a processor, cause performance of a set of operations comprising:

identifying a group of content-presentation devices that are associated with the same household;

determining that a first content-presentation device of the identified group has received a first advertisement segment;

identifying a second content-presentation device of the identified group, different from the first content-presentation device, that is tuned to a content-modification-enabled channel that supports performance of content-modification operations; and

causing a replacement advertisement segment associated with the first advertisement segment to be transmitted to the second content-presentation device for output by the second content-presentation device in place of a modifiable advertisement segment in connection with an upcoming content-replacement opportunity on the content-modification-enabled channel to which the second content-presentation device is tuned.

9 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the replacement advertisement segment includes or references the same good, service, event, or other advertised content as the first advertisement segment.

10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the replacement advertisement segment is the same as the first advertisement segment.

11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 9 , wherein the replacement advertisement segment is different from the first advertisement segment.

12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , the set of operations further comprising:

before causing the replacement advertisement segment to be transmitted to the second content-presentation device:

using historical content consumption data associated with the second content-presentation device to determine demographic data expected to represent an end-user of the second content-presentation device; and

selecting the replacement advertisement segment based at least in part on the determined demographic data.

13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , the set of operations further comprising:

selecting the upcoming content-replacement opportunity based on the upcoming content-replacement opportunity having a modification start-time that is within a predefined time-window relative to the first content-presentation device receiving the first advertisement segment.

14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein identifying the second content-presentation device comprises identifying, from the identified group, a set of one or more content-presentation devices, including the second content-presentation device and different from the first content-presentation device, that are each tuned to content-modification-enabled channels, the set of operations further comprising:

determining that the identified set makes up at least a threshold percentage of the content-presentation devices in the identified group,

wherein causing the replacement advertisement associated with the first advertisement segment to be transmitted to the second content-presentation device is performed in response to determining that the identified set makes up at least the threshold percentage of the content-presentation devices in the identified group.

15 . A computing system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having stored thereon program instructions that, upon execution by the processor, cause performance of a set of operations comprising:

identifying a group of content-presentation devices that are associated with the same household;

determining that a first content-presentation device of the identified group has received a first advertisement segment;

identifying a second content-presentation device of the identified group, different from the first content-presentation device, that is tuned to a content-modification-enabled channel that supports performance of content-modification operations; and

causing a replacement advertisement segment associated with the first advertisement segment to be transmitted to the second content-presentation device for output by the second content-presentation device in place of a modifiable advertisement segment in connection with an upcoming content-replacement opportunity on the content-modification-enabled channel to which the second content-presentation device is tuned.

16 . The computing system of claim 15 , wherein the replacement advertisement segment includes or references the same good, service, event, or other advertised content as the first advertisement segment.

17 . The computing system of claim 16 , wherein the replacement advertisement segment is the same as the first advertisement segment.

18 . The computing system of claim 16 , wherein the replacement advertisement segment is different from the first advertisement segment.

19 . The computing system of claim 15 , the set of operations further comprising:

before causing the replacement advertisement segment to be transmitted to the second content-presentation device:

using historical content consumption data associated with the second content-presentation device to determine demographic data expected to represent an end-user of the second content-presentation device; and

selecting the replacement advertisement segment based at least in part on the determined demographic data.

20 . The computing system of claim 15 , the set of operations further comprising:

selecting the upcoming content-replacement opportunity based on the upcoming content-replacement opportunity having a modification start-time that is within a predefined time-window relative to the first content-presentation device receiving the first advertisement segment.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 18, 2024
From: ROKU, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 068982/0377 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 9, 2021
From: GROVER, MATTHEW
To: ROKU, INC.
Reel/Frame 056489/0517 →