US 11,792,492 B2
Milestone determination associated with video presentation
Trevor Deren Hunsaker, Bountiful, UT (US); and Ofer Shem Tov, Tel Aviv (IL)
Assigned to YAHOO AD TECH LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Yahoo Ad Tech LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/886,601.
Application 17/886,601 is a continuation of application No. 17/126,702, filed on Dec. 18, 2020, granted, now 11,418,854.
Prior Publication US 2022/0385990 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01); H04L 67/02 (2022.01); H04N 21/462 (2011.01); H04L 67/01 (2022.01)
CPC H04N 21/812 (2013.01) [H04L 67/01 (2022.05); H04L 67/02 (2013.01); H04N 21/4622 (2013.01); H04N 21/8456 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
transmitting a first request for presentation of a first video via a first client device;
receiving a manifest comprising:
a first web address associated with accessing a first content item associated with the first video;
one or more first milestone markers of the first content item; and
one or more beacon web addresses associated with the one or more first milestone markers; and
responsive to displaying a first portion of the first content item, transmitting, by the first client device to a server and based upon the manifest, an indication addressed to a first beacon web address of the one or more beacon web addresses, wherein:
the first beacon web address is associated with a first milestone marker of the one or more first milestone markers;
the first milestone marker corresponds to the first portion of the first content item; and
the indication addressed to the first beacon web address is usable to determine that the first client device displayed the first portion of the first content item.