Patent ID: 9414011
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a first message by a first broadcasting entity of a plurality of broadcasting entities, the first message specifying attributes of a first graphics object to overlay on a video, wherein the attributes of the first graphics object comprise: (i) a network address of a template for the first graphics object, (ii) a time in the video to overlay the first graphics object, and (iii) a geographic region identifier for inserting the first graphics object; determining that a geographic region identifier of the first broadcasting entity matches the geographic region identifier for inserting the first graphics object, wherein the geographic region identifier of the first broadcasting entity is related to a first geographic region, of a plurality of geographic regions, where an audience of the first broadcasting entity is located; receiving a second message by the first broadcasting entity, the second message specifying attributes of a second graphics object to overlay on the video, the wherein the attributes comprise: (i) a network address of a template for the second graphics object, (ii) a time in the video to overlay the second graphics object, and (iii) a geographic region identifier for inserting the second graphics object; determining that a geographic region identifier of the first broadcasting entity does not match the geographic region identifier for inserting the second graphics object; refraining from overlaying the second graphics object on the video; and broadcasting, by the first broadcasting entity, the video with the first graphics object and without the second graphics object to the audience in the first geographic region.