Event Trigger System for Dynamic Audio Ad Timing

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Solution Overview

Problem

The complexity of audio advertising business sales channels in linear broadcast media does not align with modern methods, and there is a lack of real-time adaptation to consumer needs and events, leading to inefficient ad delivery and high costs.

Innovation Solution

Implementing event triggers to dynamically select ad creative, control ad campaign timing and pacing based on real-time events such as weather, sales, and audience response, using a computerized system for automated adaptation across stations and markets.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If event triggers are implemented to dynamically select ad creative and control campaign timing, then adaptability and targeting precision improve, but device complexity and system infrastructure requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereal-time adaptation to consumer needs and eventsVSAvoidcomplexity of audio advertising business sales channels
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an event trigger system as an intermediary layer between audio content and advertising delivery. This mediator monitors events (weather, sports scores, news) and automatically triggers relevant ad creative selection and timing decisions, resolving the contradiction by automating the adaptation process through a dedicated intermediate system rather than manually complex sales channels

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The event trigger system enables self-service automation where the advertising system automatically selects and delivers appropriate ads based on monitored events without human intervention. The system serves itself by having event triggers automatically initiate ad campaign actions, reducing the need for manual sales channel management while improving real-time adaptability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If traditional linear broadcast advertising is used, then ease of operation is maintained, but productivity and ROI are reduced due to inefficient ad delivery and over-saturation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvereturn on investment and ad delivery efficiencyVSAvoidsimplicity of advertising delivery system
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms static linear broadcast advertising into a dynamic system where ad delivery is continuously adjusted based on real-time events. Event triggers dynamically change ad creative selection, timing, and pacing according to current conditions (weather changes, sports scores, news events), improving productivity by ensuring ads are delivered when most relevant to consumers rather than following a fixed schedule

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback mechanisms where event monitoring continuously informs ad delivery decisions. By tracking events and consumer responses in real-time, the system receives feedback about what content is currently relevant and adjusts ad delivery accordingly, improving ROI by avoiding over-saturation and delivering ads only when contextual conditions are favorable

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11023924B1Event triggers in audio advertising
Publication Date: 2021.06.01 JELLI INC
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AI summary

One or more event trigger rules is stored, each event trigger rule including a trigger condition and a corresponding action. An indication is received that the trigger condition associated with a triggered event trigger rule has been satisfied. The corresponding action associated with the triggered event trigger rule is performed, based at least in part on the indication, wherein the corresponding action comprises a behavior associated with an audio advertising campaign.