Categorizing digital content providers

Abstract

The examples provide a content item distributor computing system that is configured to determine characteristics of content providers and providing content items to certain categories of content providers. In one embodiment, the content item distributor receives a request from a content provider to receive content items and determines if a provided set of video content has a minimum number of viewers and meets a standard for upload content. In response to the determination, the content item distributor communicates a content item to the video content provider to present in conjunction with video content.

1 . (canceled) 
     
     
         2 . A computer-implemented method to categorize video content providers, comprising:
 receiving, by one or more computing devices, a request from a provider of media content to present content items in conjunction with media content provided by the provider;   analyzing, by the one or more computing devices, a set of media content provided by the provider;   determining, by the one or more computing devices, that the set of media content has a minimum number of viewers; and   in response to determining that the set of video content has the minimum number of viewers and based on a media upload frequency of the provider of the video content, communicating, by the one or more computing devices, a content item to present in conjunction with media content provided by the provider.   
     
     
         3 . The computer implemented method of  claim 2 , wherein the video content items are determined to be original based on a digital fingerprinting of the video content items. 
     
     
         4 . The computer implemented method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 determining a number of strikes accumulated by the provider; and   refraining from providing additional content items to present in conjunction with media content provided by the provider when the number of strikes exceeds a specified level.   
     
     
         5 . The computer implemented method of  claim 4 , wherein determining a number of strikes comprises determining a number of copyright strikes against the provider based on the provider uploading media items copyrighted by a third party. 
     
     
         6 . The computer implemented method of  claim 4 , wherein determining a number of strikes comprises determining a number of media items removed through a take down request. 
     
     
         7 . The computer implemented method of  claim 4 , wherein determining a number of strikes comprises determining whether the provider has used an account of another provider. 
     
     
         8 . The computer implemented method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 determining, by the one or more computing devices, that the set of media content has been played for a minimum cumulative amount of time; and   in response to determining that the set of media content has been played for the minimum cumulative amount of time, communicating, by the one or more computing devices, a content item to the video content provider to present in conjunction with video content.   
     
     
         9 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage device storing instructions that when executed by one or more computing devices cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a request from a provider of media content to present content items in conjunction with media content provided by the provider;   analyzing a set of media content provided by the provider;   determining that the set of media content has a minimum number of viewers; and   in response to determining that the set of video content has the minimum number of viewers and based on a media upload frequency of the provider of the video content, communicating a content item to present in conjunction with media content provided by the provider.   
     
     
         10 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of  claim 9 , wherein the video content items are determined to be original based on a digital fingerprinting of the video content items. 
     
     
         11 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of  claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations further comprising:
 determining a number of strikes accumulated by the provider; and   refraining from providing additional content items to present in conjunction with media content provided by the provider when the number of strikes exceeds a specified level.   
     
     
         12 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of  claim 11 , wherein determining a number of strikes comprises determining a number of copyright strikes against the provider based on the provider uploading media items copyrighted by a third party. 
     
     
         13 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of  claim 11 , wherein determining a number of strikes comprises determining a number of media items removed through a take down request. 
     
     
         14 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of  claim 11 , wherein determining a number of strikes comprises determining whether the provider has used an account of another provider. 
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage device of  claim 9 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more computing devices to perform operations further comprising:
 determining, by the one or more computing devices, that the set of media content has been played for a minimum cumulative amount of time; and   in response to determining that the set of media content has been played for the minimum cumulative amount of time, communicating, by the one or more computing devices, a content item to the video content provider to present in conjunction with video content.   
     
     
         16 . A system, comprising:
 a storage device;   a network device; and   a processor communicatively coupled to the storage device and the network device, wherein the processor executes application code instructions that are stored in the storage device to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
 receiving a request from a provider of media content to present content items in conjunction with media content provided by the provider; 
 analyzing a set of media content provided by the provider; 
 determining that the set of media content has a minimum number of viewers; and 
 in response to determining that the set of video content has the minimum number of viewers and based on a media upload frequency of the provider of the video content, communicating a content item to present in conjunction with media content provided by the provider. 
   
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the video content items are determined to be original based on a digital fingerprinting of the video content items. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions cause the system to perform operations further comprising:
 determining a number of strikes accumulated by the provider; and   refraining from providing additional content items to present in conjunction with media content provided by the provider when the number of strikes exceeds a specified level.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein determining a number of strikes comprises determining a number of copyright strikes against the provider based on the provider uploading media items copyrighted by a third party. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein determining a number of strikes comprises determining a number of media items removed through a take down request. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein determining a number of strikes comprises determining whether the provider has used an account of another provider.