Asset qualification for content on demand insertion

摘要

Systems and methods presented herein provide for qualifying assets for insertion into selected COD content. In one embodiment, a system is operable to select from a plurality of assets for insertion into a Content On Demand (COD) content selection. The system includes an interface operable to process a request for asset insertion into the COD content selection to extract information of the COD content selection including a provider of the COD content selection (e.g., a head end). The system also includes an asset qualification module operable to communicate with the provider of the COD content selection to validate the request, to analyze the information of the COD content selection to validate the assets for insertion into the COD content selection, and to remove one or more of the assets from insertion selection based on the validation of the assets.

主权项

1. A system operable to select from a plurality of assets for insertion into a Content On Demand (COD) content selection, the system remotely located from a provider of the COD content selection and comprising:
an interface operable to communicate with a plurality of content providers, and to receive a request for asset insertion into the COD content selection; and a processor operable to implement an asset qualification module, wherein the asset qualification module is operable to evaluate a format of the request, to parse the request for a first identifier that correlates the request with an authorized provider and a second identifier that indicates whether an account of the authorized provider is current, and to validate the provider based on the first identifier and the second identifier to enable the provider to receive a selection of assets validated for insertion into the COD content selection by the asset qualification module.