Management of ancillary content delivery and presentation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9474976-B2
Application number	US-201414308313-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 18, 2014
Priority date	Aug 11, 2009
Publication date	Oct 25, 2016
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention address delivery of content, including advertising, in an online or networked digital environment. Undesirable content or content that needs to be removed from the digital environment may be eliminated through invocation of a ‘kill switch’ that terminates further delivery of the aforementioned content. The ‘kill switch’ may also eliminate certain instantiations of that content already delivered to end-user client devices. In order to lessen the need for termination of content following delivery to the digital environment, content developers and content providers may view content scheduled for delivery in digital environment ‘mock ups’ prior to actual delivery. Content developers and content providers, too, may control certain attributes related to content scheduled for delivery to further obviate post-delivery termination or modification.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for mediating requests for content-related services, the method comprising:
receiving a request for a location-dependent content-related service sent from an end-user client device, wherein the end-user client device is determined to be in a geographic location;
assigning a location-dependent service provider from a plurality of service providers to provide the requested location-dependent content-related service to the end-user client device based on the determined geographic location of the end-user client device;
generating, by way of a mediation server, configuration information based on an indication that the end-user client device is located in the geographic location, wherein the configuration information specifies whether the end-user client device has access to the requested location-dependent content-related service;
sending, by way of the mediation server, the configuration information to the end-user client device; and
using the configuration information to:
provide the requested location-dependent content-related service over a communication network to the end-user client device in accordance with a set of identified permissions, wherein the set of permissions is based on the determined geographic location of the end-user client device, and
determine what online information is tracked and reported with respect to online activity associated with the requested location-dependent content-related service on the end-user device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information includes information regarding how to communicate with the service provider.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, at the mediation server, a request for a content-related service from an end-user client device, and wherein the configuration information includes information regarding the requested content-related service.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information includes information regarding service options.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of identified permissions indicates parameters for tracking and evaluating the activity associated with the requested content-related service.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by way of the mediation server, the set of identified permissions.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the set of identified permissions is generated based on geographic location information provided in a request for content-related service from the end-user client device.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: assigning a service provider from a plurality of service providers to an end-user client device based on a type of end-user client device; and generating the configuration information, by way of a mediation device, based on an indication that the end-user client device is associated with the type of end-user client device.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: assigning a service provider from a plurality of service providers to an end-user client device based on a user age; and generating the configuration information, by way of a mediation device, based on an indication that a user of the end-user client device is of the age.

10. A system for mediating requests for content-related services, the system comprising:
a mediation server that:
receives a request for a location-dependent content-related service sent from an end-user client device, wherein the end-user client device is determined to be in a geographic location,
assigns a location-dependent service provider from a plurality of service providers to provide the requested location-dependent content-related service to the end-user client device based on the determined geographic location of the end-user client device,
generates configuration information based on an indication that the end-user client device is located in the geographic location, wherein the configuration information specifies whether the end-user client device has access to the requested location-dependent content-related service, and
sends the configuration information to the end-user client device; and wherein the service provider uses the configuration information to:
provide the requested location-dependent content-related service over a communication network to the end-user client device in accordance with a set of identified permissions, wherein the set of permissions is based on the determined geographic location of the end-user client device, and
determine what online information is tracked and reported with respect to online activity associated with the requested location-dependent content-related service on the end-user device.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the configuration information includes information regarding how to communicate with the service provider.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the mediation server further receives a request for a content-related service from an end-user client device, and wherein the configuration information includes information regarding the requested content-related service.

13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the configuration information includes information regarding service options.

14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the set of identified permissions indicates parameters for tracking and evaluating the activity associated with the requested content-related service.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the mediation server further determines the set of identified permissions.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the mediation server determines the set of identified permissions based on geographic location information provided in a request for content-related service from the end-user client device.

17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the mediation server further: assigns a service provider from a plurality of service providers to an end-user client device based on a type of end-user client device; and generates the configuration information, by way of a mediation device, based on an indication that the end-user client device is associated with the type of end-user client device.

18. The system of claim 10 , wherein the mediation server further: assigns a service provider from a plurality of service providers to an end-user client device based on a user age; and generates the configuration information, by way of a mediation device, based on an indication that a user of the end-user client device is of the age.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied there on a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for mediating requests for content-related services, the method comprising:
receiving a request for a location-dependent content-related service sent from an end-user client device, wherein the end-user client device is determined to be in a geographic location;
assigning a location-dependent service provider from a plurality of service providers to provide the requested location-dependent content-related service to the end-user client device based on the determined geographic location of the end-user client device;
generating configuration information based on an indication that the end-user client device is located in the geographic location, wherein the configuration information specifies whether the end-user client device has access to the requested location-dependent content-related service;
sending the configuration information to the end-user client device; and
using the configuration information to:
provide the requested location-depen

Assignees

• Sony Interactive Entertainment America Llc

Inventors

• Capati Allister
• Huang Ennin

Classifications

• H04L67/02

  based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP] · CPC title

• H04L67/535

  Tracking the activity of the user (network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34) · CPC title

• A63F13/73 Primary

  Authorising game programs or game devices, e.g. checking authenticity · CPC title

• G06F2221/2109

  Game systems · CPC title

• A63F2300/552

  for downloading to client devices, e.g. using OS version, hardware or software profile of the client device · CPC title