Content Break Point Management for Dynamic Ad Replacement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for dynamic advertisement insertion are cumbersome and lack sophistication in managing specific advertisements within content, necessitating more advanced systems for inserting or replacing advertisements based on content-specific break points.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for storing and managing content with defined break points, allowing for the selective replacement of older content advertisements with newer versions by determining break points and providing the updated content at those points, using a content management system with a processor to identify and replace advertisements based on temporal data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic advertisement insertion is used to separate and insert specific advertisements into content, then advertisement flexibility and targeting capability are improved, but system complexity and management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments content into distinct portions with defined break points, allowing advertisements to be inserted at specific locations without managing complex dynamic insertion systems. Each content portion is independently identifiable, enabling simplified advertisement placement while maintaining flexibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes break points and ad insertion points in advance during content creation or preprocessing. This preliminary structuring eliminates the need for complex real-time decision-making systems, reducing management complexity while preserving advertisement flexibility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple versions of content with different advertisements are stored and managed, then advertisement updating capability is improved, but storage requirements and management overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts advertisements from content as separate, identifiable portions associated with specific break points. This allows the content structure to remain constant while advertisements can be independently updated or replaced, reducing storage requirements compared to maintaining multiple full content versions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic advertisement selection system that chooses which advertisement version to play based on temporal data and break point information. This dynamic approach allows flexible advertisement updating without requiring static storage of multiple complete content versions.
3Manufacturing precision
If break points are defined and used to replace content portions with advertisements, then advertisement insertion precision is improved, but content processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides content into segments with clearly defined break points, making advertisement insertion precise without requiring complex processing. Each break point marks a specific location where advertisements can be inserted, replacing the need for complex temporal analysis during content delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses temporal data associated with break points to determine advertisement insertion timing and selection. By changing the parameter from complex content analysis to simple temporal comparison, the system achieves precise advertisement insertion with reduced processing complexity.
4Reliability
If newer advertisement versions are played in place of older ones based on temporal data, then advertisement relevance and user experience are improved, but system processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent pre-processes content to identify break points and associate temporal data with each portion. This preliminary action enables the system to make simple temporal comparisons during advertisement selection, ensuring advertisement relevance without requiring complex real-time processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms the advertisement selection problem into a simple temporal parameter comparison. By associating temporal data with break points and comparing timestamps, the system determines advertisement relevance efficiently, reducing processing requirements while maintaining high advertisement relevance.
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AI summary
Methods and systems for providing content are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving and/or storing first content comprising a first break point, receiving and/or storing second content comprising a second break point, providing the first content, and providing the second content at the second break point in place of the first content at the first break point. In an aspect, the first and second content can be first and second episode of a television show. The first content and the second content can comprise portions that may be commercials, alternate scenes, previews. The portions in the second content can be received at a later time. For example, the portions in the second content can be a newer version or updated version of the respective portions in the first content. The portions in the second content can be played when the first content is provided.