Sponsored-Content-Item Stories for Live Media Items
AssigneeFacebook, Inc.
InventorDebashish Paul
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a server computing machine provides an interface operable to permit a first user to broadcast a live video to one or more second users. The server computing machine provides sponsored content items to the second users while also providing the live video. In response to receiving an indication that the first user selected an option to display a sponsored content item while broadcasting the live video, the server computing machine reduces the image size of the live video, superimposes the live video of reduced size on the sponsored content item to define a combined image having a sponsored portion on which the sponsored content item is displayed and a live portion on which the live video is displayed. The combined image is then sent to the one or more second users.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- by one or more computing devices, providing an interface operable to permit a first user to broadcast a live video to one or more second users;
- and
- by the one or more computing devices, in response to receiving an indication that the first user selected an option within the interface to display a sponsored content item while broadcasting the live video:
- reducing an image size of the live video;
- combining the live video of reduced size and the sponsored content item to define a combined image having a sponsored portion on which the sponsored content item is displayed and a live portion on which the live video of reduced size is displayed;
- and
- sending the combined image for display to the one or more second users.
One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
- provide an interface operable to permit a first user to broadcast a live video to one or more second users;
- and
- in response to receiving an indication that the first user selected an option within the interface to display a sponsored content item while broadcasting the live video:
- reduce an image size of the live video;
- combine the live video of reduced size and the sponsored content item to define a combined image having a sponsored portion on which the sponsored content item is displayed and a live portion on which the live video of reduced size is displayed;
- and
- send the combined image for display to the one or more second users.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to:
- provide an interface operable to permit a first user to broadcast a live video to one or more second users;
- and
- in response to receiving an indication that the first user selected an option within the interface to display a sponsored content item while broadcasting the live video:
- reduce an image size of the live video;
- combine the live video of reduced size and the sponsored content item to define a combined image having a sponsored portion on which the sponsored content item is displayed and a live portion on which the live video of reduced size is displayed;
- and
- send the combined image for display to the one or more second users.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.