Patent ID: 8560391
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for downloading a media file, the method comprising: retrieving a media file responsive to a request for the media, wherein the media file is a copy of at least a portion of a master media file; creating a copy digital imprint of the media file, wherein the copy digital imprint comprises an indication of positions within the media file to insert at least one of a plurality of advertisements based upon content of the media file; comparing, via a processor, the copy digital imprint with a master digital imprint, wherein the master digital imprint comprises an indication of positions within the master media file to insert at least one of a plurality of advertisements based upon content of the master media file; determining, via the processor, a level of similarity between the indication of positions to insert at least one of a plurality of advertisements within the copy digital imprint and the indication of positions to insert at least one of a plurality of advertisements within the master digital imprint; and approving the transmission of the media file when the determined level of similarity is within a pre-determined range of levels of similarity.