Patent ID: 9053486
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G11B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for ordering commercials that are provided to an audience by a content provider, wherein all steps are performed by the computer, the computer comprising a processor, a memory device and control logic stored therein, the method comprising: presenting a plurality of advertisement campaigns to a user through a computer interface for selection by the user, each advertising campaign comprising a plurality of fillable video segment slots, each fillable segment slot arranged at a specific time point within said advertisement campaign; in response to receiving a campaign selection input, presenting the user with a first set of criteria associated with the selected advertisement campaign; receiving a first criteria selection from the user; accessing a library of media segments stored in the memory device, each of the media segments comprising a portion of an advertisement, each media segment associated with metadata defining the media segment; transmitting the first criteria selection to an assembly component; searching the memory device for media segments having metadata correlating with the first criteria selection; retrieving at least one correlating media segment from the memory device; inserting the correlating media segment into one of the fillable media slots into the advertisement campaign, thereby generating a first version of a completed commercial; receiving instructions by the assembly component from the user to assemble a second version of a completed commercial using a second set of criteria; receiving a second criteria selection from the user; accessing the library of media segments stored in the memory device; transmitting the second criteria selection to an assembly component; searching the memory device for media segments having metadata correlating with the second criteria selection; retrieving at least one correlating media segment from the memory device; inserting the correlating media segment into one of the fillable media slots into the advertisement campaign, thereby generating a second version of a completed commercial; presenting on the display a preview of the first and second versions of the completed commercial prior to transmitting at least one of the first and second versions of the completed commercial to the content provider; receiving ordering instructions from the user; and transmitting at least one of the first and second versions of the completed commercial to one or more content providers in response to the ordering instructions.