Configuring advertisements in a video segment based on a game result

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor configured for:
• receiving a game result from an interactive game process, prior to enabling play of a requested video segment on a client device, determining, based on the game result satisfying a defined condition, a video segment configuration including at least:
• (a) selected advertisements to play during ad slots to be included in the video
• segment, and (b) a number of the ad slots, and configuring the video segment with the number of ad slots so that the selected advertisements are played during the ad slots when the video segment is streamed to the client device if the number of ad slots is greater than zero, and no advertisements are played when the video segment is streamed to the client device if the number of ad slots is zero;
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data;
• and transmitting an interactive game application to the client device, wherein the interactive game application is configured to operate on the client device to provide a user interface for the interactive game process.

A method for providing input for configuring advertisements in a video segment based on a game result, by at least one client device, the method comprising:

• requesting, by a client device, play of a video segment from a network node;
• executing an interactive game process on the client device, as a condition precedent to playing the requested video segment;
• reporting a game result of the interactive game process to the network node;
• and
• playing the video segment to include at least one of (a) selected advertisements determined by the network node based on the game result playing during ad slots defined in the video segment, or (b) a number of the ad slots determined by the network node based on the game result.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor configured for:
• requesting play of a video segment from a network node, executing an interactive game process on the client device, as a condition precedent to playing the requested video segment, reporting a game result of the interactive game process to the network node, playing the video segment to include based on the defined game result condition:
• (a) selected advertisements determined by the network node based on the game result playing during ad slots defined in the video segment, and (b) a number of the ad slots determined by the network node based on the game result;
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data;
• and transmitting an interactive game application to the client device, wherein the interactive game application is configured to operate on the client device to provide a user interface for the interactive game process.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for requesting play of a video segment from a network node, executing an interactive game process on the client device, as a condition precedent to playing the requested video segment, reporting a game result of the interactive game process to the network node, and playing the video segment to include based on the defined game result condition, at least (a) selected advertisements determined by the network
• node based on the game result playing during ad slots defined in the video segment, and (b) a number of the ad slots determined by the network node based on the game result;
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data;
• and transmitting an interactive game application to the client device, wherein the interactive game application is configured to operate on the client device to provide a user interface for the interactive game process.