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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 19, 2011
Applicants:

Suhas Sadanandan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Sudharsan Vasudevan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Sudha Mahajan, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Suhas Sadanandan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Sudharsan Vasudevan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Sudha Mahajan, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Yahoo! Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/2343 (2011.01); H04N 21/44 (2011.01); H04N 21/262 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/262 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/23439 (2013.01); H04N 21/44016 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention provides techniques relating to rich media advertising. Techniques are provided in which an advertiser-provided image-based component of an advertisement creative is matched with an advertiser-provided audio component of the advertisement creative. A rich media advertisement may be served that includes the image-based component and a synchronously presented audio component. Presentation of the rich media advertisement on a user computer may not require downloading or utilization of a video player.


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