Patent ID: 11871051
Assignee: TIVO CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A method comprising:
transmitting a video stream to a client device, the video stream comprising a first marker defining a beginning of a depiction of an engagement surface in the video stream and a second marker defining an end of the depiction of the engagement surface in the video stream, wherein the engagement surface is a portion of the video stream available for insertion of a media asset;
receiving a request to insert the media asset into the video stream, wherein the request defines a display length for the media asset in the video stream; and
in response to determining that a length of a segment defined by the markers matches or is greater than the display length defined by the request: modifying the segment to display the media asset by inserting the media asset on the engagement surface of the video stream.