Apparatus and methods for selective enforcement of secondary content viewing

P Stern, ML LaJoie, M Angus - US Patent 9,854,280, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for selectively enforcing required insertion or viewing of secondary
content, such as advertisements or promotions, in a content distribution network. In one …

Enhanced content distribution using advertisements

J Zhao - US Patent 9,106,964, 2015 - Google Patents
Methods, devices, and computer program products are provided to enhance viewing of an
entertainment content in the presence of advertisements. At a compliant device, an …

Methods and apparatus for targeted secondary content insertion

J Tidwell, EG Samame, B Santangelo - US Patent 8,813,124, 2014 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for identification and insertion of content targeted to a particular
audience within a content based network, such as a cable television or satellite network. In …

Methods and apparatus for targeted secondary content insertion

J Tidwell, EG Samame, B Santangelo - US Patent 10,051,304, 2018 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for identification and insertion of content targeted to a particular
audience within a content-based network, such as a cable television or satellite network. In …

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for presenting advertisement content within trick files

M Chen, BR Bradley - US Patent 8,079,052, 2011 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatuses and systems for inserting advertisement segments into trick
content. Advertisement segments present in the original video content are extracted from the …

Methods and apparatus to monitor advertisement exposure

A Ramaswamy - US Patent 8,302,120, 2012 - Google Patents
CC et a. 5,287,266 A 2f1994 Malec et al. ting an indication of an association between the
computing 5,457,807 A 10/1995 Weinblatt resource access and the media content …

Methods and apparatus for identifying media content

A Ramaswamy, D Wright, A Bosworth - US Patent App. 11/559,787, 2007 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0003) Determining audience size and demographics of programs and
program sources (eg, a television broadcast, a radio broadcast, an internet webcast, a pay …

Methods and apparatus for secondary content management and fraud prevention

K Gould, V Patel - US Patent 10,586,023, 2020 - Google Patents
Manipulator (MM) configured cooperate to receive client requests for secondary content,
select one or more secondary content elements (eg, advertisements), and generate and …

Refreshing advertisements in offline or virally distributed content

GA Morten, BA Baker - US Patent 9,911,126, 2018 - Google Patents
A method, apparatus, and system are directed towards providing advertisement insertions at
a point of consumption into digital content, such as broadcast television content. A content …

Program telecast monitoring using watermarks

FG McMillan - US Patent 8,578,404, 2013 - Google Patents
Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture for program telecast monitoring using
watermarks are disclosed. An example method for program monitoring disclosed herein …