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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2009
Richard W. Tom, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eric I. Feng, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Hua Zheng, Beijing, CN;
Jean-paul Colaco, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Adam W. Miller, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Richard W. Tom, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eric I. Feng, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Hua Zheng, Beijing, CN;
Jean-Paul Colaco, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Adam W. Miller, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Hulu, LLC, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for providing advertisements into a streamed media program is disclosed. One embodiment comprises a user computer for accepting user input, the user input directly defining user preferences regarding the presentation of the advertisements in the streamed media program and for inserting advertisements in the streamed media program according to the defined user preferences; and a media program provider communicatively coupled to the user computer, for transmitting the streamed media program to the user computer for presentation to the user on a display communicatively coupled to the user computer.