Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for dynamically including advertisements in content sent to a user device. A server computing device deployed in a service provider network may select an advertisement from one of a plurality of advertisement decision services (ADSs), generate a thumbnail of the selected advertisement, and compare the generated thumbnail to previously generated thumbnails to determine whether the selected advertisement was previously sent to the user device within a time period. The server may also determine whether the number of times that the selected advertisement has been sent to the user device within the time period exceeds a threshold value, and include the selected advertisement in the content sent the user device in response to determining that the number of times that the selected advertisement has been sent to the user device within the time period does not exceed the threshold value.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing an aggregated and interactive content service over a network. In one embodiment, extant high-bandwidth capabilities of a managed network are leveraged for delivering content downstream to network users or subscribers, and standards-compliant ultra-low latency and high data rate services (e.g., 5G NR based) are leveraged for (i) uploading content, and (ii) enabling interaction with the content based on user input. In one embodiment, the exemplary apparatus and methods are implemented to aggregate content from various third-party sources at a managed content delivery network (CDN) and deliver it as a combined or fused single stream (versus multiple distinct content streams), and allow interaction with the aggregated content stream via the low-latency connection to the aggregation processing entity.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing an aggregated and interactive content service over a network. In one embodiment, extant high-bandwidth capabilities of a managed network are leveraged for delivering content downstream to network users or subscribers, and standards-compliant ultra-low latency and high data rate services (e.g., 5G NR based) are leveraged for (i) uploading content, and (ii) enabling interaction with the content based on user input. In one embodiment, the exemplary apparatus and methods are implemented to aggregate content from various third-party sources at a managed content delivery network (CDN) and deliver it as a combined or fused single stream (versus multiple distinct content streams), and allow interaction with the aggregated content stream via the low-latency connection to the aggregation processing entity.