摘要 |
<p>This disclosure is related to methods and systems involving combination of sponsored advertisements with multimedia files and methods of playback. In one representative embodiment, a method of combining advertising content with multimedia content available for download by a user comprises receiving a request to download a multimedia file from a multimedia content server available through a multimedia provider service, the request originating from a client media player. The method further comprises combining the multimedia file with advertisements provided by sponsors to create a combined multimedia and advertisement file, transmitting the combined multimedia and advertisement file to the client media player, saving the combined multimedia and advertisement file for later playback, and playing the advertisements when the combined multimedia and advertisement file is played back. The advertisements can be configured to play a predetermined number of times and then cease playing after the combined multimedia and advertisement file has been played back the predetermined number of times.</p> |