Granted Patent B2

US 12,219,213 · App. 18/321,452 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Inventors: Donald Jude Loheide (Mableton, GA); Matthew Paul Giles (Marietta, GA); Gregory McClain Stigall (Douglasville, GA); Nishith Kumar Sinha (Mableton, GA); Cindy Loren Campbell (Atlanta, GA); James J Arnzen (Atlanta, GA); Nicolas Paul Webb (McDonough, GA)

Assignee: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

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Abstract

Claims (30)

1. A system comprising memory and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to:

generate a client manifest comprising one or more pointers to programming media content and a plurality of time intervals;

identify one or more candidate time intervals of the plurality of time intervals, wherein a candidate time interval represents a slot in the programming media content (i) corresponding to an event opportunity point within the programming media content, and (ii) during which tags associated with personalized media content may be associated with the client manifest;

generate one or more tags each comprising a pointer to a media asset of the personalized media content to be presented within a playback duration of the one or more candidate time intervals, wherein the one or more tags are configured for invocation by a client device, and wherein invocation of the one or more tags causes playback of the media asset of the personalized media content by the client device for the playback duration of the one or more candidate time intervals; and

transmit the client manifest and the one or more tags to the client device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the client manifest is configured to cause transmission, originating from the client device, a request for the personalized media content.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the request for the personalized media content comprises one or more of user intent information or targeting parameters associated with a user of the client device.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the user intent information comprises one or more of event information, situation information, or circumstance information associated with user engagement with the programming media content at the client device.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the targeting parameters comprise one or more of user preferences, a user profile, demographic details, historical preferences, a time of day, a time of next event, or external inputs associated with the client device.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the external inputs comprise one or more of a calendar schedule, local weather conditions, a boarding pass, a geographical location of the user, or a local traffic report.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein a tag of the one or more tags further comprises an instruction for modification in a display view associated with playback of the media asset.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the instruction for modification in the display view is generated based at least in part on one or more constraints.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more constraints comprise one or more of a content constraint, a media format constraint, a time constraint, an inventory constraint, or a device constraint.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein a tag of the one or more tags further comprises a pointer for a defined playback duration in a candidate time interval of the plurality of time intervals.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the tag is represented by one or more of a signal, a beacon, a SCTE-35 message, a marker, textual information, binary information, visual information, or aural information.

12. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more candidate time intervals correspond to a first time interval prior to a start of the programming media content, a second time interval during playback of the programming media content, or a third time interval at an end of the programming media content.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein one or more of the first time interval, the second time interval, or the third time interval corresponding to one or more of a start credit, an end credit, an advertising break, tagged media content, or a lull point in the programming media content.

14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more pointers to the programming media content are associated with a content distribution network hosting the programming media content.

15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the client device comprises one or more of a Set-Top-Box (STB), an (internet protocol television) IPTV, a hybrid box, a cable converter, a smartphone, a laptop, and a tablet, a smart TV, or a digital media player.

16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more event opportunity points indicate an opportunity to trigger an event in the playback duration of the programming media content.

17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the personalized media content is retrieved by the client device from a content store or media store.

18. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

generate a client manifest comprising one or more pointers to programming media content and a plurality of time intervals;

identify one or more candidate time intervals of the plurality of time intervals, wherein a candidate time interval represents a slot in the programming media content (i) corresponding to an event opportunity point within the programming media content, and (ii) during which tags associated with personalized media content may be associated with the client manifest; generate one or more tags each comprising a pointer to a media asset of the personalized media content to be presented within a playback duration of the one or more candidate time intervals, wherein the one or more tags are configured for invocation by a client device, and wherein invocation of the one or more tags causes playback of the media asset of the personalized media content by the client device for the playback duration of the one or more candidate time intervals; and

transmit the client manifest and the one or more tags to the client device.

19. A computer-implemented method comprising:

generating, by one or more processors, a client manifest comprising one or more pointers to programming media content and a plurality of time intervals;

identifying, by the one or more processors, one or more candidate time intervals of the plurality of time intervals, wherein a candidate time interval represents a slot in the programming media content (i) corresponding to an event opportunity point within the programming media content, and (ii) during which tags associated with personalized media content may be associated with the client manifest;

generating, by the one or more processors, one or more tags each comprising a pointer to a media asset of the personalized media content to be presented within a playback duration of the one or more candidate time intervals, wherein the one or more tags are configured for invocation by a client device, and wherein invocation of the one or more tags causes playback of the media asset of the personalized media content by the client device for the playback duration of the one or more candidate time intervals; and

transmitting, by the one or more processors, the client manifest and the one or more tags to the client device.

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