Multi-Platform Live Video Ad Overlay and Revenue Distribution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack a straightforward method for monetizing efforts in live video feeds across multiple social media platforms, failing to incentivize third-party platforms to participate in advertising revenue sharing.

Innovation Solution

A system and method for simultaneous multi-platform social media advertising and revenue sharing through digital overlays on real-time video feeds, where compensation is distributed among participating platforms, using a self-contained system of computing devices and software to manage and display advertisements, including AI-driven selection and biometric analysis for targeted ad placement.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a host streams a live video feed with high-quality content across multiple social media platforms, then viewer engagement and viewership are improved, but monetization capability and revenue generation remain insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemonetization capabilityVSAvoideffort put into producing content
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables a single live video feed to be simultaneously distributed across multiple social media platforms (Twitch, YouTube, Facebook, etc.), allowing the host's content creation effort to generate revenue from multiple sources simultaneously. The advertisement overlay system works universally across all partnered platforms, converting the host's multi-platform presence into monetization opportunities without requiring separate content production for each platform.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The advertisement management system operates autonomously by automatically selecting relevant advertisements based on the live video content, real-time viewer demographics, and platform-specific characteristics. The system dynamically overlays ads without requiring manual intervention from the host, converting their content creation efforts into revenue-generating streams while they focus on producing quality content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Productivity

If third-party platforms allow access to their live video feeds for advertising purposes, then advertising revenue is generated, but platform participation incentive is reduced without compensation distribution

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadvertising revenue generationVSAvoidplatform participation incentive
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a compensation distribution mechanism that provides real-time feedback to third-party platforms about the revenue generated from their live video feeds. Platforms receive a share of the advertising revenue based on their contribution to the viewership and engagement, creating a positive feedback loop that incentivizes continued participation and integration with the advertisement system.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The revenue sharing model segments the total advertising revenue according to each platform's specific contribution, such as viewer count, engagement metrics, and platform-specific performance. This segmented compensation approach ensures each platform receives appropriate incentive based on their individual value to the advertising ecosystem, rather than a uniform distribution.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

3Productivity

If advertisements are displayed on live video feeds, then revenue is generated, but viewer experience and content quality may be degraded

Engineering Contradiction:
Improverevenue generationVSAvoidviewer experience degradation
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies different advertisement strategies to different segments of the live video feed, placing ads in locations and formats that are least intrusive to the viewer experience. Advertisements are selectively positioned based on platform-specific best practices, content type, and viewer engagement patterns, ensuring that revenue-generating ad placements do not significantly degrade the overall content quality or viewer enjoyment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The advertisement overlay system dynamically adjusts ad placement, frequency, and visibility based on real-time viewer engagement metrics, content type, and platform-specific characteristics. When viewer engagement is high or content quality is critical, the system reduces ad prominence or frequency, automatically balancing revenue generation with viewer experience preservation through continuous adaptation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS12200275B2Method of multi-platform social media and/or streaming media advertising and revenue sharing via digital overlays on real-time video feeds
Publication Date: 2025.01.14 HALO INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS LLC
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AI summary

A method of multi-platform social media advertising and revenue sharing via digital overlays on real-time video feeds enables a host streamer profile to select and display one or more advertisement elements on a real-time video feed, which is broadcast on a host social media platform in addition to being broadcast to one or more third-party platforms. The advertisements may be chosen through various means and customized by advertisers according to desired parameters. Each advertisement is associated with a financial compensation amount. After an advertisement or advertisements are displayed on the real-time video feed, the financial compensation amount is distributed among the host streamer profile, the host platform, and each of the at least one social media platform, thus incentivizing each to participate in the social media advertising and revenue sharing system.