Patent ID: 9552594
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G06Q,H04N

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: monitoring, by a processing system including a processor, media content associated with a personal television channel of a media communication system, wherein the personal television channel is accessible by media devices of a plurality of subscribers of a media content system, wherein the personal television channel comprises a two-dimensional, segmented display configuration, wherein identification of a first segmented area of the two-dimensional, segmented display configuration of a presentation of the personal television channel to contain the media content, identification of a second segmented area of the two-dimensional, segmented display configuration to contain marketing content, and identification of a restricted group of marketing sources of a plurality of marketing sources are determined by a first media device of a first subscriber of the plurality of subscribers of the media communication system, wherein the media content comprises real-time media content, non-real time media content, or both; determining, by the processing system, consumption data based on access of the personal television channel by the media devices of the plurality of subscribers of the media communication system; providing, by the processing system, the consumption data to the restricted group of marketing sources; determining, by the processing system, an advertisement from a plurality of advertisements of the restricted group of marketing sources based on a bid received from a marketing source of the restricted group of marketing sources, wherein the bid is received in response to the providing of the consumption data; and associating, by the processing system, the advertisement with the personal television channel, wherein a presentation of the personal television channel by the media devices of the plurality of subscribers includes the advertisement in the second segmented area of the two-dimensional, segmented display configuration.