Dynamic Skip Option Timing for Video Ad Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Viewers often skip video advertisements as soon as the option becomes available, reducing engagement with the advertising content and defeating the purpose of the advertisement.
Innovation Solution
Configuring a plurality of skip options to be available for selection for a pre-defined duration, presented randomly in time and space within the advertising content, to incentivize viewers to pay attention and engage with the advertising content before selecting the skip option.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a skip option is provided immediately at the beginning of the advertisement, then the viewer can easily skip the ad, but the viewer engagement with the advertising content is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The skip option is made dynamic by limiting its availability to a specific time window (e.g., 5 seconds) rather than being continuously available. This temporal limitation creates urgency and encourages viewers to engage with the ad content during the brief period when the skip option is active, resolving the contradiction between ease of skipping and viewer engagement
Solution Approach 2:
The skip option is presented periodically or in intervals rather than continuously. By making the skip option available only for a predetermined duration or at specific moments during the advertisement, the system creates periodic opportunities for skipping while maintaining viewer engagement during other periods when the ad content is being consumed
2Loss of time
If the skip option is made available for a long duration, then the viewer has more time to skip, but the advertising content is less effective
Solution Approach 1:
The duration parameter of the skip option availability is optimized to a predetermined time window (e.g., 5-10 seconds) that balances viewer convenience with advertising effectiveness. This parameter change ensures that viewers who want to skip can do so quickly, while the limited duration prevents excessive time loss and maintains advertising productivity
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AI summary
A computer implemented method and apparatus for improving viewer engagement in video advertising. The method comprises configuring a plurality of skip options for presentation in advertising content, such that each skip option of the plurality of skip options is presented in series for a limited duration during display of the advertising content until a presented one of the skip options is selected.