System and method for efficient ad management storage for recorded assets

A method of recording a network program including targeted commercial advertisements, comprising:

• receiving a digital audio-video stream including program content and targeted commercial advertisements;
• identifying the targeted commercial advertisements included within the digital audio-video stream;
• removing the targeted commercial advertisements from the digital audio-video stream;
• associating a unique Ad ID with each different targeted commercial advertisement, wherein Ad IDs are used to determine uniqueness of targeted commercial advertisements;
• storing the targeted commercial advertisements separate from the program content at a first memory location, where each different targeted commercial advertisement is stored only once;
• inserting into the digital audio-video stream index points identifying positions within the digital audio-video stream at which the targeted commercial advertisements occur;
• creating an index file associating each index point with the Ad ID of the targeted commercial advertisement occurring at the position identified by each index point;
• and
• storing the received digital audio-video stream including the program content and the index points in place of the targeted commercial advertisements at a second memory location.

A system for recording a network program including targeted commercial advertisements, comprising;

• a computing device receiving a first digital audio-video stream;
• a processing device configured to:
• identify a first targeted commercial advertisement included within the first digital audio-video stream;
• remove the first targeted commercial advertisement from the first digital audio-video stream;
• store the first targeted commercial advertisement at a first memory location;
• associate a first Ad ID with the first targeted commercial advertisement;
• insert into the digital audio-video stream a first index point identifying a position within the first audio-video stream at which the first targeted commercial advertisement occurs;
• associate the first index point with the first Ad ID;
• store the first index point and the first Ad ID in an index file;
• and
• store the received first audio-video stream including the first index point in place of the first targeted commercial advertisement at a second memory location.

A system for recording a network program including targeted commercial advertisements, comprising:

• a computing device receiving a digital audio-video stream including program content and targeted commercial advertisements;
• a processor configured to:
• identify the targeted commercial advertisements included within the digital audio-video stream;
• remove the targeted commercial advertisements from the digital audio-video stream;
• associate a unique Ad ID with each different commercial advertisement;
• storing the targeted commercial advertisements separate from the program content at a first memory location, where each different targeted advertisement is stored only once;
• insert into the digital audio-video stream index points identifying positions within the digital audio-video stream at which the targeted commercial advertisements occur;
• associate a unique Ad ID with each different commercial advertisement;
• creating an index file associating each index point with the Ad ID of the targeted commercial advertisement occurring at the position identified by each index point;
• and
• store the received digital audio-video stream including the program content and the index points in place of the targeted commercial advertisements at a second memory location.