Patent ID: 8826342
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing promotional content to a mobile device, the method comprising: storing, by a video hosting server, a video claimed by a content provider; storing, by the video hosting server, a promotional content item provided by the content provider; responsive to a user requesting the video from a mobile device, receiving, by the video hosting server from the mobile device, a request for video information associated with the video; providing, by the video hosting server to the mobile device, video information indicating whether a content provider has claimed ownership of the video, the mobile device determining to display promotional content with the video based on the video information indicating that a content provider has claimed ownership of the video; responsive to the mobile device determining to display promotional content, receiving, by the video hosting server, a request for an item of promotional content; providing, by the video hosting server, a promotional content item to the mobile device; and providing, by the video hosting server, the video to the mobile device, the promotional content item displayed on the mobile device with the video.