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System, device, and method for delivering multimedia

US8695031B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 1, 2007
Grant dateApr 8, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M7/0027
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for delivery of multimedia data includes a plurality of media devices coupled to each other via a network. Each of the media devices is configured to retrieve multimedia data and advertisement data from an external source such as a public and/or private network. The multimedia data may include a number of video clips and the advertisement data includes a number of advertisements. Each media device is also configured to associate an advertisement of the advertisement data to a video clip of the multimedia data based on one of a number of criteria and transmit the associated video clip and advertisement to a playback device for viewing thereon.

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