Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Passing control of inserting third-party content into a media stream
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Application No.: US17158502Application Date: 2021-01-26
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Publication No.: US11587124B2Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Daniel N. MacTiernan , Thomas Drapeau , Lasse Hamre , Pablo Calamera , Kevin R. Lockhart , Richard D. Wooden , Jeffrey D. Zigler , Jacqueline J. Lockhart
- Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX San Antonio
- Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX San Antonio
- Agency: Garlick & Markison
- Agent Edward J. Marshall
- Main IPC: H04L51/10
- IPC: H04L51/10 ; H04L12/18 ; G06Q30/0251 ; G06F16/68 ; G06F16/635 ; G06F16/638 ; G06Q30/0207 ; H04L67/306 ; H04L51/52 ; H04L65/75 ; H04L65/611

Abstract:
A first server controls insertion of media content into a media stream, and transmits the media stream from the first server to a media player. The first server also transmits, to a second server, information linking a particular consumer to both a third-party service and to the media player. Control of inserting media content into the media stream is passed from the first server to the second server. The second server receives consumer-specific content associated with the particular consumer from the third-party service, and maps the consumer-specific content to the media player based, at least in part, on the information linking the particular consumer to both the third-party service and to the media player. The second server then inserts the consumer-specific content into the media stream during a time period the second server is in control of inserting media content into the media stream.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210150581A1 PASSING CONTROL OF INSERTING THIRD-PARTY CONTENT INTO A MEDIA STREAM Public/Granted day:2021-05-20
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