Patent ID: 8409000
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
1. A method for configuring advertisements in a video segment based on a game result, by at least one computer, the method comprising: receiving a game result from an interactive game process prior to enabling play of a requested video segment on a client device; determining, based on the game result satisfying a defined condition, a video segment configuration including at least: (a) selected advertisements to play during ad slots to be included in the video segment, and (b) a number of the ad slots; configuring the video segment with the number of ad slots so that the selected advertisements are played during the ad slots when the video segment is streamed to the client device if the number of ad slots is greater than zero, and no advertisements are played when the video segment is streamed to the client device if the number of ad slots is zero; and transmitting an interactive game application to the client device, wherein the interactive game application is configured to operate on the client device to provide a user interface for the interactive game process.