IP Library Granted Patent US 9,723,346
Granted Patent B2
US 9,723,346 · App. 14/956,390 · Granted Aug 1, 2017

Media content synchronized advertising platform apparatuses and systems

Inventors: Manish Bhatia (Cranbury, NJ); Michael Scott Saxon (Westfield, NJ); Nigel Stephen Pratt (Los Altos, CA); Pyeush Gurha (Mountain View, CA)
Assignee: Symphony Advanced Media
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Patent No.
US 9,723,346
App. No.
14/956,390
Granted
Aug 1, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The MEDIA CONTENT SYNCHRONIZED ADVERTISING PLATFORM APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS (“AD-SYNCH”) transforms TV program schedule listing information and user channel selection via AD-SYNCH components, into channel-synchronized product placement advertisement. A system is disclosed, comprising: a memory; a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues instructions for: providing TV program schedule listing data including a plurality of ad tags to a user mobile device, receiving a user media program selection message from the user mobile device; retrieving an ad tag associated with the user selected media program from the TV program schedule listing data; identifying an advertised item embedded in the media program based on the retrieved ad tag; determining an available ad template associated with the retrieved ad tag; generating an ad for the embedded advertised item based on the available ad template; and providing the generated ad to the user mobile device based on a timestamp of the ad tag.

Claims (89)

1. A media content based advertising system, comprising:

a memory;

a processor disposed in communication with said memory, and configured to issue a plurality of processing instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor issues instructions to:

provide TV program schedule listing data including a plurality of ad tags to a user mobile device,

receive a user media program selection message from the user mobile device;

retrieve an ad tag associated with the user selected media program from the TV program schedule listing data;

identify the advertised item embedded in the media program based on the retrieved ad tag;

determine an available ad template associated with the retrieved ad tag;

generate an ad for the embedded advertised item based on the available ad template; and

provide the generated ad to the user mobile device based on a timestamp of the ad tag.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ad tag is related to an advertisement played during a commercial break associated with the user selected media program.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ad tag is related to an embedded ad placed in a scene of the user selected media program.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ad tag further comprises the timestamp of an ad, and information related to the advertised item.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the available ad template comprises a static ad template.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to populate information of the identified advertised item into the static ad template.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the available ad template comprises an image captured from the media program, and said image comprises the identified advertised item.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to generate an interactive ad using the available ad template.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the image comprises an indicia box indicating the identified advertised item.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the interactive ad comprises a rating of the identified advertised item.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the interactive ad comprises an immediate purchasing option including a URL to a merchant shopping site.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the interactive ad comprises an option for a user to enter a rating for the identified advertised item.

13. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to: provide options to a user to browse interactive ads.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the options comprises: browsing interactive ads by any of: character, item category, season, episode.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to: receive a user interaction with the generated ad; and analyze ad delivery and effects.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to:

assign a weighing score to the user interaction.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the weighing score is determined based on a type of the user interaction.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the user interaction comprises any of: entry of product rating, click to view more, and click to purchase.

19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to: obtain user advertisement exposure data from any of mobile metering, social media, and URL capturing.

20. A media content based advertising processor-readable non-transitory medium storing processor-executable instructions to:

provide TV program schedule listing data including a plurality of ad tags to a user mobile device;

receive a user media program selection message from the user mobile device;

retrieve an ad tag associated with the user selected media program from the TV program schedule listing data;

identify the advertised item featured in the media program based on the retrieved ad tag;

determine an available ad template associated with the retrieved ad tag;

generate an ad for the embedded advertised item based on the available ad template; and

provide the generated ad to the user mobile device based on a timestamp of the ad tag.

21. The medium of claim 20 , wherein the ad tag is related to an advertisement played during a commercial break associated with the user selected media program.

22. The medium of claim 21 , wherein the ad tag is related to an embedded ad placed in a scene of the user selected media program.

23. The medium of claim 21 , wherein the ad tag further comprises the timestamp of an ad, and information related to the advertised item.

24. The medium of claim 21 , wherein the available ad template comprises a static ad template.

25. The medium of claim 24 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to populate information of the identified advertised item into the static ad template.

26. The medium of claim 21 , wherein the available ad template comprises an image captured from the media program, and said image comprises the identified advertised item.

27. The medium of claim 26 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to generate an interactive ad using the available ad template.

28. The medium of claim 26 , wherein the image comprises an indicia box indicating the identified advertised item.

29. The medium of claim 27 , wherein the interactive ad comprises a rating of the identified advertised item.

30. The medium of claim 27 , wherein the interactive ad comprises an immediate purchasing option including a URL to a merchant shopping site.

31. The medium of claim 21 , wherein the interactive ad comprises an option for a user to enter a rating for the identified advertised item.

32. The medium of claim 21 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to: provide options to a user to browse interactive ads.

33. The medium of claim 32 , wherein the options comprises: browsing interactive ads by any of: character, item category, season, episode.

34. The medium of claim 21 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to: receive a user interaction with the generated ad; and analyze ad delivery and effects.

35. The medium of claim 34 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to:

assign a weighing score to the user interaction.

36. The medium of claim 35 , wherein the weighing score is determined based on a type of the user interaction.

37. The medium of claim 35 , wherein the user interaction comprises any of: entry of product rating, click to view more, and click to purchase.

38. The medium of claim 21 , wherein the processor further issues instructions to: obtain user advertisement exposure data from any of mobile metering, social media, and URL capturing.

39. A processor-implemented media content based advertising system, comprising:

means to provide TV program schedule listing data including a plurality of ad tags to a user mobile device,

means to receive a user media program selection message from the user mobile device;

means to retrieve an ad tag associated with the user selected media program from the TV program schedule listing data;

means to identify the advertised item featured in the media program based on the retrieved ad tag;

means to determine an available ad template associated with the retrieved ad tag;

means to generate an ad for the embedded advertised item based on the available ad template; and

means to provide the generated ad to the user mobile device based on a timestamp of the ad tag.

40. The system of claim 39 , wherein the ad tag is related to an advertisement played during a commercial break associated with the user selected media program.

41. The system of claim 40 , wherein the ad tag is related to an embedded ad placed in a scene of the user selected media program.

42. The system of claim 40 , wherein the ad tag further comprises the timestamp of an ad, and information related to the advertised item.

43. The system of claim 40 , wherein the available ad template comprises a static ad template.

44. The system of claim 43 , further comprising:

means to populate information of the identified advertised item into the static ad template.

45. The system of claim 40 , wherein the available ad template comprises an image captured from the media program, and said image comprises the identified advertised item.

46. The system of claim 45 , further comprising:

means to generate an interactive ad using the available ad template.

47. The system of claim 45 , wherein the image comprises an indicia box indicating the identified advertised item.

48. The system of claim 46 , wherein the interactive ad comprises a rating of the identified advertised item.

49. The system of claim 46 , wherein the interactive ad comprises an immediate purchasing option including a URL to a merchant shopping site.

50. The system of claim 40 , wherein the interactive ad comprises an option for a user to enter a rating for the identified advertised item.

51. The system of claim 40 , further comprising:

means to provide options to a user to browse interactive ads.

52. The system of claim 51 , wherein the options comprises: browsing interactive ads by any of: character, item category, season, episode.

53. The system of claim 40 , further comprising:

means to receive a user interaction with the generated ad; and analyze ad delivery and effects.

54. The system of claim 53 , further comprising:

means to assign a weighing score to the user interaction.

55. The system of claim 54 , wherein the weighing score is determined based on a type of the user interaction.

56. The system of claim 54 , wherein the user interaction comprises any of:

entry of product rating, click to view more, and click to purchase.

57. The system of claim 40 , further comprising:

means to obtain user advertisement exposure data from any of mobile metering, social media, and URL capturing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2017
From: BHATIA, MANISH; SAXON, MICHAEL S.; PRATT, NIGEL S.; GURHA, PYEUSH
To: SYMPHONY ADVANCED MEDIA
Reel/Frame 041175/0662 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13341118 · Dec 30, 2011
Provisional Application 61504913 · Jul 6, 2011
Related Publication 20160088333A1 · Mar 24, 2016