Entries |
Document | Title | Date |
20080244635 | METHOD TO ENCOURAGE DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDING USERS TO VIEW ADVERTISEMENTS BY PROVIDING COMPENSATION OFFERS - A method, computer program product, and system are provided for encouraging users to view advertisements. A television device receives an incoming signal. The incoming signal includes an advertisement from an advertiser. The television device determines if the advertisement includes a compensation offer descriptor. Responsive to a presence of the compensation offer descriptor, the television device determines if a user views the advertisement on a display in its entirety. Responsive to the user viewing the advertisement in its entirety, the television device issues a compensation offer to the user. | 10-02-2008 |
20080295127 | GAME FOR INCREASING VIEWERSHIP OF TELEVISION COMMERICALS AND A METHOD FOR PLAYING THE GAME | 11-27-2008 |
20080320509 | Quantitative Assessment of Marketing Strategies - Systems and methods allow business and marketing professionals to quantitatively measure the success of distributed marketing information and the quality of the sales opportunity at any given phase in the sales process. | 12-25-2008 |
20090138904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC COUPONS - Electronic coupons are provided for items comprising products and services. The coupon information is received along with broadcasts of associated television programs. Selected coupon modes alert a viewer when coupon information is available for an item. The viewer alert comprises displayed marks superimposed over the broadcast of the television program. The displayed marks comprise indicators for each item for which coupon data is available, and the indicators may be representative of the items to which the indicators correspond. The coupon information for a particular item is selected when the viewer selects the indicator corresponding to the item in which the viewer is interested. Upon selection, the coupon information is displayed along with the broadcast of the currently selected television program. Coupon information may be selected for storage on a removable recording medium along with data corresponding to the television program with which the coupon information is associated. The coupon information is redeemed by the viewer by a merchandise retailer or dealer. | 05-28-2009 |
20090150920 | System and method for aggregating, distributing, and monetizing the collective wisdom of consumers - A networked system collects, aggregates, and distributes the collective wisdom of consumers. An aggregation module obtains, from each of a plurality of reviewing consumers: i) a file comprising a motion video clip depicting a video product review of a product; and ii) the reviewing consumer's indication of at least one categorization data element identifying the product. A motion video clip database stores each motion video clip. A search database stores, for each motion video clip, the at least one product categorization data element identifying the product depicted in the motion video clip. A search module receives a search term from a searching consumer and identifies a selected group of video product reviews. The selected group of video product reviews comprises those video product reviews that are a relevant video product review. A relevant video product review comprises a video product review that is associated with a product categorization data element corresponding to the search term. A monetization module debits a first predetermined value from a merchant's account upon each occurrence of a target event. The target event may comprise the searching consumer initiating interaction with a link associated with web content comprising additional information about the product depicted in the video product review. | 06-11-2009 |
20090165032 | Method And Apparatus For Managing Broadcasting Services Using Broadcast Tokens - A method of managing radio broadcasting services includes: generating a broadcast token including information for associating a service with one or more subscriber groups, using the broadcast token to configure a transmission of the service by a broadcaster, and broadcasting the service to the subscriber group. At the broadcaster, the service can be configured by using parameters in the broadcast token to retrieve service content from a resource manager. | 06-25-2009 |
20090172721 | Interactive Television System - A method includes, providing a television, a reading device, an input device, and a printer. The reading device is connected to receive a digital signal transmitted by a television signal provider. The reading device is connected to provide a first output signal to the television and a second output signal to the printer under control of the input device. The method includes receiving a digital signal with the reading device wherein the digital signal is transmitted by the television signal provider. It also includes sending the first output signal from the reading device to the television for display to a viewer. If the viewer uses the input device to choose to print, it also includes printing information provided in the second output signal. | 07-02-2009 |
20090249384 | ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT PURCHASE VIA ADVERTISING VIEWING CREDIT - The purchase of entertainment content online via advertising credits is disclosed herein. One disclosed embodiment comprises providing an advertising content item to a user over a network, and awarding an amount of advertising viewing credit to the user based upon the advertising content item provided to the user. Next, a request is received from the user to view an entertainment content item. In response, the entertainment content item is provided to the user, and at least a portion of the advertising viewing credit is deducted in exchange for providing the entertainment content item. | 10-01-2009 |
20100058378 | COMPUTER-COST SUBSIDIZING METHOD - A computer-cost subsidizing method wherein an interface medium ( | 03-04-2010 |
20100138853 | Receiving apparatus capable of receiving digital contents and commercial messages - A receiving apparatus comprises a recorder of the received digital contents and commercial messages. Commercial message retrieved from the recorder is interposed into a digital content or between a pair of digital contents in accordance with the type of commercial message. Interposition of commercial message is controlled by internal information, such as history of actually displaying the same commercial message, or history of skipping the same commercial message. The receiving apparatus controls the repetition time of displaying the same commercial message, or decision whether or not actually displaying a specific commercial message, or the order of displaying commercial messages. Skip of commercial message is prevented unless display has been repeated over a minimum requirement, or user agrees with a compensation for the skip. Repetition of the same commercial message ceases with skip repeated over a limit. Notice of interposing commercial message or of compensation for skip is made in advance. | 06-03-2010 |
20100162289 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUBSCRIBER INCENTIVES TO VIEW ADVERTISING THAT ACCOMPANIES PROGRAMMING CONTENT DELIVERED OVER A CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A method is provided for incentivizing a viewer to view advertisements presented during programming delivered over a content delivery system. The method includes receiving over a content delivery system a program and one or more advertisements associated therewith. At least a portion of the program and at least one of the advertisements associated therewith is rendered. A first video segment is received over the content delivery system. The first video segment prompts the viewer to provide user input indicating that the viewer has viewed at least one of the advertisements. The prompt is presented to the viewer. The user input is received in response to presentation of the prompt. The viewer is rewarded after at least one predetermined criterion is met. The predetermined criterion includes a determination that the user input is a proper response to the prompt. | 06-24-2010 |
20100205627 | Method of generating revenue from broadcasted program(s) - A method of generating revenue from broadcasted program(s) is created, where code(s) is implemented to the broadcasted program(s) that allows the viewers/listeners to participate in the broadcasting program and to collect points (money) as an award for watching/listening the broadcasted program(s). | 08-12-2010 |
20100251281 | MEDIA CONTROL SYSTEM WITH VIEWER REWARDS - Systems and methods for viewing media content are provided. A set of media content with at least one feedback application is created. In response to the set creation and activation, media content may be tuned and launched automatically while other programming is restricted. User input associated with feedback applications may be received and media content rewards may be awarded. | 09-30-2010 |
20100287581 | METHOD FOR USING BANNER ADVERTISEMENTS DURING COMMERCIAL BREAKS - Apparatus is provided by which a television viewer can view other images e.g. during commercials or main program. For example, during a commercial, a viewer may channel surf or surf the internet. A banner is provided on a viewing screen while the viewer watches these other images. In this way the advertiser providing those commercials can still reach those viewers who are channel or internet surfing. Also, the banner will indicate to the viewer when the commercial is over and the normal programming has resumed. In another embodiment, during the main program user can activate one or more small commercial windows and position them on the screen based on his preference, e.g. using a remote device. Information is communicated to a broadcaster by the viewer's video system indicating the above-mentioned commercial windows are open on the viewer's screen. When each commercial window is positioned on the screen the viewer receives compensation based on the amount of time the commercial windows are displaying commercials to the viewer. All or part of commercial windows automatically close when a main commercial block starts. The commercial windows automatically open when the main commercial block finishes. In one embodiment, the viewer can turn the commercial windows ON/OFF on his discretion | 11-11-2010 |
20100293569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSUMER-SELECTED ADVERTISING AND BRANDING IN INTERACTIVE MEDIA - Participants in an interactive environment implemented by computer networks and other media such as interactive television are recruited to advertise products and brands to the other participants and viewers that are users of the media. Each participant may select from a set of available advertisements, which can be displayed in association with the user's avatar, virtual space and virtual objects within or embodying the virtual world. Participants are given incentives to do this by the availability of rewards, such as coupons, real or virtual money or other resources, which are provided by the advertising sponsors, based on adoption of the advertising by the participant, as well as on factors such as exposure of the selected advertisements to other users. Allowing the users to exercise advertising choice, as participant or viewer, the invention also facilitates collection of data regarding consumer preferences. | 11-18-2010 |
20100306792 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CORRELATED INFORMATION SERVICES - Methods and systems are disclosed for providing correlated information services with broadcast multimedia content. In conjunction with a broadcast system offering a plurality of primary channels that carry entertainment, informational, and educational multimedia programs, the disclosed systems may provide one or more auxiliary channels containing complementary, correlated, or/and personalized information. Broadcast services are typically carried in a mass distribution system, such as a co-axial cable distribution network, a telephone distribution network, a satellite system, a radio system, a TV broadcast system, or a cellular broadcast system. The one or more auxiliary channels for delivery of the complementary, correlated, and/or personalized information service can be established in the same or different data distribution system, such as a cable modem system, a DSL system, a WiFi network, a WiMAX network, or a wireless data network. | 12-02-2010 |
20110072450 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A NETWORK LINK BETWEEN BROADCAST CONTENT AND CONTENT LOCATED ON A COMPUTER NETWORK - The invention relates, in various aspects, to systems and methods for linking content stored on a computer network with content broadcast over a television network. The system includes a database, a trigger mechanism, a communications interface, and a packet generator. The database stores tokens representative of links to the stored content and delivery information representative of at least a duration for delivering the token. The trigger mechanism indicates an instruction to deliver a token over the television network, generating a signal indicating a respective one of the stored tokens and a time for starting the delivery of the respective token. The communications interface has a channel in communication with a television set top box device for transferring the respective token to the television set top box device. The packet generator generates packets within a stream of television content to be broadcast over the television network. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072451 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELAXING MEDIA ACCESS RESTRICTIONS OVER TIME - A disk bears a multimedia program and a player plays the program. The player is responsive to an image restraint token (IRT) to play the multimedia program only in a low resolution format and not in a high resolution format prior to an IRT expiration date. The player is then responsive to a key that is publicly available only on or after the expiration date and entered into the player to play the multimedia program in the high resolution format. | 03-24-2011 |
20110093879 | Banking video frames associated with links and processing the banked frames - A method of banking video frames associated with links, includes the steps of associating multiple links with a video frame in a series of video frames, each of the links having information associated therewith, selecting and banking the video frame from among the series of video frames; and selecting and displaying the frame in connection with representations of the links. The method may further include a step of selecting one of the links and displaying the information associated therewith. In one embodiment, the links may be lead ins for an advertisement such as a telescoping advertisement, they may be purchase opportunities, the may be opportunities for coupons, or other interactive activities. An apparatus for performing the method includes a set top box with memory, a processor, and a digital converter for converting digital video images into suitable picture images. The apparatus stores the selected frame either locally or at a network or head-end. Banking frames can be done with a standard remote control using the up, down, left and right arrow keys to navigate the screen, and the select or enter key to perform the storage function, or by adding a key or keys, such as “bank”, “click” or “store” to perform the storage function. | 04-21-2011 |
20110107362 | SYSTEM PROVIDING SPONSORED CONTENT - A system receives an indication of selection of an item in a broadcast segment from an end device. A broadcast segment is identified by the selection and a broadcast segment schedule. An item ID is determined using the identified broadcast segment and the broadcast segment schedule, and a corresponding sponsor of the item is determined using the item ID and the identified broadcast segment. An anonymized message, including the item ID and a request for information, is sent to the corresponding sponsor. A reply is received from the corresponding sponsor, and forwarded to an end user contact. | 05-05-2011 |
20110107363 | SEQUENCED VIDEO OVERLAY ADVERTISEMENTS - The present invention provides methods and systems for advertising in connection with a video segment. Methods are provided in which a time-spaced sequence of video overlay advertisements are displayed. Advertisements of the sequence may be user-interactive and may relate to subject matter of the video segment displayed during display of the advertisements. A later one or more advertisements of the sequence may relate to, or tie together, each of several of the preceding advertisements of the sequence, and may be provided as part of, or may help provide, a reward to the user for interaction with each of the several preceding advertisements. | 05-05-2011 |
20110119696 | GIFTING MULTIMEDIA CONTENT USING AN ELECTRONIC ADDRESS BOOK - A method and system for gifting multimedia content enables a first user of a multimedia content distribution network (MCDN) to select a recipient for an obtainable multimedia asset from an electronic address book. The electronic address book may be accessible via a public network and/or via the MCDN. The recipient may be a second user of the MCDN. The first user may be charged for the multimedia asset. The second user may be authorized to receive and view the multimedia asset. | 05-19-2011 |
20110202950 | Interactive Multimedia System and Methods - A system, and methods for using that system, are provided that encourage viewers to watch and listen to a variety of multimedia event presentations. The various multimedia event presentations are received by the viewers on a receiving module and are displayed on a display module. Along with the multimedia event presentations (primary in the form of broadcast shows and ancillary in the form of advertisements and commercials), the viewers are provided with one or more interactive presentations (games) and additional browsing features by means of graphics-rich overlays through which they can participate and interact. Interaction is provided for by way of user input (communications) modules connected to the receiving modules and the display modules. | 08-18-2011 |
20110209172 | Interactive Television Advertising Method - A method of providing advertising from a central database server connected to a global computer network to distributed sites via interactive television. A representative icon is presented to a subscriber on a television screen indicating an advertisement. When a the icon is selected, an advertisement information detail is retrieved from storage in a local memory, or from the central database server and presented to the subscriber on the television screen. | 08-25-2011 |
20110225604 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING TELEVISION BRAND ADVERTISING WITH PROMOTIONAL MARKETING - A method for integrating television brand advertising with promotional marketing includes providing an image to be displayed in different television commercials for products from different advertisers, the image indicating a website; and providing at the website coupon offers for the products from the different advertisers. The image will alert a viewer of the television commercial that a special coupon offer is available at a website. The viewer will go to the website and be able to select from one or more coupon offers available to consumers in their market area. The consumer then prints the coupons, or adds credit to a coupon card, which is then redeemed at the retailer. The system allows for Point Of Sale (POS) redemption, or more traditional redemption through a coupon clearinghouse. The television commercials may be encoded with information to be used at a television signal processing location for selecting the images, and different images may be provided to television signal processing locations associated with different market areas. | 09-15-2011 |
20110225605 | Interactive Television Advertising Method - A method of providing advertising from a central database server connected to a global computer network to distributed sites via interactive television. A representative icon is presented to a subscriber on a television screen indicating an advertisement. When a the icon is selected, an advertisement information detail is retrieved from storage in a local memory, or from the central database server and presented to the subscriber on the television screen. | 09-15-2011 |
20110247029 | TECHNIQUES FOR OFFERING CONTEXT TO SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILIZING INCENTIVES - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of offering incentive based context to service providers, comprising securely capturing private context information of a user and distributing the approved context information to the service provider, wherein the service provider provides an incentive to the user for the context information. | 10-06-2011 |
20110247030 | INCENTIVES BASED TECHNIQUES FOR OFFERING CONTEXT TO SERVICE PROVIDERS UTILIZING SYNCRONIZING PROFILE STORES - An embodiment of the present invention provides a method, comprising creating a secure profile store to maintain a version of a user's profile on each of a plurality of platforms the user may be using, offering incentive based context to service providers by capturing context information of the user, wherein the platforms owned by the user will store a local version of the user's profile in the profile store. | 10-06-2011 |
20110307917 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE MOBILE COUPON/OFFER DELIVERY, STORAGE AND REDEMPTION SYSTEM - A method for providing an interactive coupon/offer delivery via a mobile device is disclosed. The method involves receiving a request from a mobile device to establish a location of the mobile device, determining the location of the mobile device, sending an offer to the mobile device based on the determined location, receiving confirmation from the mobile device that the offer has been received, and processing the offer based on a request received from the mobile device, wherein the processing is at least one of redeeming and sharing the offer in an alternate embodiment, instead of location being used, the relative time within a broadcasted audio/video content can be used for redeeming and sharing offers. | 12-15-2011 |
20110307918 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE MOBILE COUPON/OFFER DELIVERY STORAGE AND REDEMPTION SYSTEM USING A RECEIVING DEVICE AND A SECOND INTERACTIVE DEVICE - A method for providing real-time interaction with broadcasted audio/video content is disclosed. The method involves sampling an audio segment from a broadcasted audio/video content, converting the sampled audio segment to a digital signal, comparing the digital signal with a digital snapshot of an audio pattern that corresponds to the audio portion of the broadcasted audio/video content, determining a current position relative to a beginning of the broadcasted audio/video content based on the comparing, displaying on a second audio/video device an interactive display based on the determined current position. In alternate embodiments, the method provides an interactive coupon/offer delivery via a mobile device, a method for bookmarking a point within a video stream, and a method for retrieving a stored video stream. | 12-15-2011 |
20110314487 | PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE (PED) COOPERATING WITH AN AIRCRAFT IFE SYSTEM FOR REDEEMING AN IN-FLIGHT COUPON AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A communications system for an aircraft includes an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system and at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger. The aircraft IFE system includes an IFE video entertainment source, IFE passenger seat displays, an IFE wireless transceiver, and an IFE controller. The TEE controller selectively displays video from the IFE entertainment source on the IFE passenger seat displays, and generates a respective registration token image on each IFE passenger seat display. The PED includes a PED optical sensor, a PED memory for storing an in-flight coupon to be redeemed by the passenger while in-flight, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller. The PED controller communicates with the IFE wireless transceiver via the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED optical sensor sensing the registration token image so that the PED controller is registered with the IFE controller. After registration, the PED controller provides the stored in-flight coupon to the IFE controller for redemption. | 12-22-2011 |
20110314488 | AIRCRAFT IFE SYSTEM INTERFACING WITH A PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE (PED) FOR REDEEMING AN IN-FLIGHT COUPON AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A communications system for an aircraft includes at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger, and an aircraft IFE system. The PED includes a PED display, a PED memory for storing an in-flight coupon to be redeemed by the passenger while in-flight, and a PED controller for displaying the stored in-flight coupon on the PED display. The in-flight coupon has an in-flight coupon token image associated therewith. The aircraft IFE system includes an IFE video entertainment source, IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each IFE passenger seat display, and an IFE controller. The IFE controller selectively displays video from the IFE entertainment source on the IFE passenger seat displays, and receives the stored coupon for redemption based upon a respective IFE optical sensor sensing the displayed in-flight coupon token image associated therewith on the PED display. | 12-22-2011 |
20110314489 | AIRCRAFT IFE SYSTEM COOPERATING WITH A PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE (PED) OPERATING AS A COMMERCE DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A communications system for an aircraft includes an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system and at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger. The aircraft IFE system includes an IFE advertisement source, IFE passenger seat displays, an IFE wireless transceiver, an IFE controller, and a purchase acceptance controller. The PED includes a PED optical sensor, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller for communicating with the IFE wireless transceiver via the PED wireless transceiver based upon the PED optical sensor sensing a selected advertisement token image. The purchase acceptance controller cooperates with the IFE controller to accept purchase of the selected advertisement token image. | 12-22-2011 |
20110314490 | REGISTRATION OF A PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE (PED) WITH AN AIRCRAFT IFE SYSTEM USING PED GENERATED REGISTRATION TOKEN IMAGES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An aircraft communications system includes at least one personal electronic device (PED) carried by an aircraft passenger, and an aircraft in-flight entertainment (IFE) system. The PED includes a PED display, a PED wireless transceiver, and a PED controller for generating a respective registration token image on the PED display. The aircraft IFE system includes an IFE video entertainment source, IFE passenger seat displays, a respective IFE optical sensor associated with each of the IFE passenger seat displays, an IFE wireless transceiver, and an IFE controller. The IFE controller is for selectively displaying video from the IFE entertainment source on the IFE passenger seat displays, and for communicating with the PED wireless transceiver via the IFE wireless transceiver based upon a respective IFE optical sensor sensing the registration token image on the PED display. | 12-22-2011 |
20110314491 | METHOD FOR ACCESSING GOODS OR SERVICES FOLLOWING AN ACTION PERFORMED BY A VIEWER OF BROADCAST PROGRAM CONTENT - A method is described for rewarding a viewer of a broadcast program in exchange for the viewer proving his presence at the time that certain program content is being broadcast. The method involves the use of running an application in a television environment, said application displaying a graphic inviting the viewer to intervene in some manner and to subsequently log the viewer's intervention, thereby documenting his viewing activity. The method further allows for the convenient and mobile reporting of the status of a log of the viewer's viewing activity. Finally, the method allows for the convenient and flexible redemption of accrued credit, as documented in the viewing log, against goods and/or services. | 12-22-2011 |
20120072943 | Delivering Advertisements Based on Electronic Coupons Transmitted from a Digital Television System to a Mobile Communication Device - A system for delivering advertisements based on a digital television system and a mobile communication device is disclosed. The television system and the mobile device are connectable in an ad hoc manner. When a user is attracted by an advertisement being broadcasted by the television, an instruction may be sent from a remote control device of the television system to trigger the television system to send an electronic coupon to the mobile device. An icon may then be displayed on a display screen of the mobile device to represent the coupon. When the icon is selected, the electronic coupon is displayed. The electronic coupon may include an advertising message. The user may select the message for receiving detailed information about the product from a data manager connected to the mobile device through a communication network. | 03-22-2012 |
20120079521 | INCENTIVIZING ADVERTISEMENT VIEWING AND VALIDATING ASSOCIATED PURCHASE - A system and method are configured to provide an incentive to one or more viewer(s) to view (watch) one or more displayed advertisement(s), to notify advertiser(s) that the viewer(s) viewed the advertisement(s) and to identify one or more purchase(s) associated with the viewed advertisement(s). | 03-29-2012 |
20120124608 | BROADCAST TELEVISION REWARD PROGRAM AND METHOD OF USE FOR ISSUING, AGGREGATING AND REDEEMING SPONSOR'S REWARD POINTS - A loyalty program operated in association with a television broadcast network, wherein reward content is provided along with television content (programming and/or advertising) to generate a television broadcast signal that is transmitted to a plurality of viewers. Each viewer may view or hear the reward content via their television receiver (or set top box, personal computer, etc.) along with the associated programming or advertisements, and as a result provide a reward response which may be a visit to a local merchant, a mail-in or call-in response, entered to a web site via the Internet, etc. Reward points, as well as prizes and product discounts may be provided as the reward to the viewer that provides the appropriate reward response. This program can be configured and adapted to provides incentives to viewers to visit certain merchants and sponsors, purchase certain products, view certain programs, and the like, based on the reward parameters employed. | 05-17-2012 |
20120151514 | INTELLIGENT OFFER GENERATION - A method may include receiving a user request to view a channel to which the user does not currently subscribe. Customer information regarding the user and marketing rules regarding a plurality of combination offers that include the channel may be obtained. A number of combination offers from the plurality of combination offers may be determined based on the customer information and the marketing rules. One or more of the determined combination offers may be provided to the user. A user request to purchase a selected one of the provided combination offers may be received. The channels included within the selected combination offer may be provisioned based on the user request. | 06-14-2012 |
20120151515 | PHYSICAL PRESENCE DIGITAL AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM - A method of retrieving data from broadcast programming on a communication device, the method comprising: mixing a data stream with media to be broadcast; broadcasting the media including the data stream; and processing the data stream on an electronic card. | 06-14-2012 |
20120210339 | System and method for synchronizing on-air commercial programming with interactive applications - There is provided a system and method for the synchronizing on-air commercial programming with interactive applications, providing interactive content synchronized with on-air television programming. There is provided a system comprising a client device with a display device and an input device and running a synchronization application. The client device receives digital data transmitted from a server, and transmits user feedback information generated from user interactions with the digital data back to the server. The digital data are interactive advertisements, such as online social games, that increase users' awareness of the advertised products or messages. The digital data are delivered to the user's client device in synchronization with the broadcasting of on-air television commercials. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210340 | WEB TO VIDEO-ON-DEMAND SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A system, an authentication engine and a method are described herein for authenticating an end user and associating their set-top box with a third party web based application to stream a third party video to the set-top box. In one example, the end user may utilize a client device (e.g., computer, laptop computer, smart phone) to access via the internet the third party video provider which lists a number of videos that the end user could watch on their television. The end user would select one of the videos to watch and then their cable provider would stream the video to the end-user's set-top box to be displayed on their television. To enable this service, the authentication system authenticates the end user and associates their set-top box with the third party video provider's web based application. | 08-16-2012 |
20120210341 | SYSTEM FOR REGULATING ACCESS TO AND DISTRIBUTING CONTENT IN A NETWORK - There is provided a system for regulating access and managing distribution of content in a network, such as the Internet. The system includes communication gateways, installed at a subscriber site, internet control points, installed remotely, and various network elements installed throughout the network. The communication gateways and network elements operate in conjunction with the internet control points to restrict or allow access to specified Internet sites and to manage efficient distribution of content such as music, video, games, broadband data, real-time audio and voice applications, and software to subscribers. | 08-16-2012 |
20120317595 | INTERFACING APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING MOVING IMAGE BETWEEN COMMUNICATION TERMINALS AND METHOD THEREOF - Apparatus and method for relaying moving images in real time using a communication terminal are provided. The apparatus for relaying the moving images in real time using the communication terminal includes a communication terminal of an information provider, configured to have functions of global positioning system, shooting moving images, and data transmission by accessing wireless Internet networks; a terminal of an information requester, configured to request moving images shot by the communication terminal of the information provider and receive moving image information on the shot moving images; and a relay server configured to provide a transmission program to the communication terminal of the information provider so as to track a location of the communication terminal and allow the information provider to transmit the moving image information in real time, and to control and guide, in real time, transmission of the moving image information between the communication terminal of the information provider and the terminal of the information requester. | 12-13-2012 |
20120324501 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a memory coupled to a processor. The processor can be operable to receive a request for promotional information responsive to a media processor detecting a promotional tag in a media program stream and transmit to the media processor promotional information associated with a promotion responsive to a determination that a promotional offer is available. The processor can also be operable to receive from the media processor a request for redeemable material associated with the promotion and store the redeemable material in a portion of a database associated with a user of the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-20-2012 |
20130014151 | Non-Intrusive Advertisement Presentation Methods and Systems - An exemplary method includes a non-intrusive advertisement presentation system subscribing a user to an advertisement service associated with a media content program, detecting a presentation of the media content program together with one or more advertisements associated with the media content program, and providing, in accordance with the advertisement service and in a manner independent of the presentation of the media content program together with the one or more advertisements, advertisement content associated with the one or more advertisements for selective access by the user. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 01-10-2013 |
20130014152 | SEARCHABLE TELEVISION COMMERCIALS - A mechanism is provided for indexing commercials. A viewer may query a search engine for a particular product or service. The index may include descriptors that are provided within a blanking interval within the media stream or within program guide information associated with the stream. The index information may also include Internet hyperlinks. Commercials may also have associated therewith a value that is relative to a value of media content. A viewer may accumulate value by viewing advertisements. Accumulated value may then be used to acquire more content. | 01-10-2013 |
20130019259 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CUSTOMIZED TELEVISION PROGRAMMING OVER THE INTERNET - A production facility receives program content from a plurality of broadcast feeds over the Internet. In an embodiment, the production facility comprises server on a computer network, such as the Internet. The server comprises computer programs configured to manipulate the audio and video data of the multiple program contents. At the production facility, the program content can be manipulated to produce a production. Program manipulation can comprise at least one of green screen technology, music, graphics, Foley, sound effects, voice over, advertising, or the like. The production is broadcast over the computer network to viewers, where the viewers receive the production. In an embodiment, the production is customized based on the viewers' input received while broadcasting. In other words, the production is customized in real time based at least in part on the interaction of the production with the viewers. In another embodiment, the viewers can further manipulate the program content of the production to create a new production, which can be broadcast over the customized programming system. | 01-17-2013 |
20130024881 | ELECTRONICALLY CLIPPING COUPONS - Methods, systems, computer readable media, and apparatuses for electronically clipping coupons are presented. In one aspect, a user request to electronically clip a vendor coupon may be received at a user device, where the vendor may be different from a supplier of the content. Account information associated with the user may be identified. Thereafter, information identifying the electronically clipped coupon and the account information may be transmitted to the vendor. The vendor subsequently may allow the user to redeem the clipped coupon the next time that the user visits the vendor and presents matching account information to the vendor. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024882 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SOCIAL COMMERCE SERVER FOR PERFORMING COUPON SEARCH - Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device may include a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit may provide access to at least one network. The control unit extracts a search keyword from contents received through the communication unit, searches for a coupon for at least one product corresponding to the search keyword in a social commerce network, and transmits a result of the coupon search to another predetermined electronic device. | 01-24-2013 |
20130042263 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GIVING VIDEO ON DEMAND ASSETS TO SOCIAL NETWORK FRIENDS - A method and apparatus for providing a Video On Demand (VOD) asset as a gift from a plurality of users to a social network friend. A user can discover from a friend's user profile that other users have contributed amounts toward the purchase of a VOD asset as a gift for the friend, and make an additional contribution. A gift server totals the contributions and notifies the friend. If the purchase price is completely paid by the user contributions, the friend can watch the VOD asset free of charge. Alternatively, if the friend decides to watch the VOD asset before the purchase price is completely paid by the user contributions, the friend pays a discounted price equal to the remainder of the purchase price. A billing server proportionally charges the account of each user for their respective contribution. | 02-14-2013 |
20130125160 | INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROMOTIONS - Embodiments for executing interactive television promotions are disclosed. One example embodiment includes an entertainment system comprising a sensor input to receive from one or more sensors observation information indicating a natural user interface behavior of a viewer, a program input to receive from a broadcaster a video program, an output configured to output to a display the video program, and a module input to receive from an interaction authority an experience module associated with the video program, the experience module configured to execute an experience instruction if the natural user interface behavior of the viewer satisfies a condition defined by the experience module. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125161 | AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS ACROSS TV ECOSYSTEM - Embodiments for awarding a user are provided. In one example embodiment, a method for awarding a user comprises receiving a user-viewing goal detailing a specific linear video content viewing behavior of the user. The method also includes receiving one or more user-specific reports of all linear video content viewing behaviors of the user while using each of a plurality of different applications, and granting an award to the user if the user-specific reports collectively indicate the user-viewing goal is reached by the user. | 05-16-2013 |
20130132994 | MEDIA CONTENT AGGREGATOR AND CONTENT RATING SYSTEM - Methods and systems include providing a plurality of rebroadcasting devices at a plurality of different geographic locations and controlling the plurality of rebroadcasting devices to receive local television broadcasts via their respective digital television tuners and upload the received local television broadcasts to a network server. The uploaded local television broadcasts can be received at the network server from the respective rebroadcasting devices. One or more of the uploaded local television broadcasts can be delivered to one or more computer devices via the Internet. | 05-23-2013 |
20130174191 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCENTIVIZING USER INTERACTION WITH PROMOTIONAL CONTENT ON A SECONDARY DEVICE - Systems and methods for incentivizing user interaction with promotional content on a secondary device are provided. The secondary device may be synchronized with the media content displayed on a primary device to provide promotional opportunities relevant to the displayed content. A promotional opportunity may allow a user to identify an object (which may be a product placement) embedded within the primary media content. For instance, the user may be prompted to select the object using a display screen on the secondary device. Alternatively, the user may use the secondary device to capture a photograph of the embedded object as displayed on the primary device. The user may then be rewarded for correctly identifying or photographing the embedded object. | 07-04-2013 |
20130191856 | COUPON DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, TELEVISION DEVICE AND SERVER - A coupon distribution system includes a television device and a server. The television device acquires program related information of a television program. The television device sends the program related information and a device ID of the television device via a network. The server has a user database that stores for each device a device ID and a device location. The server acquires the device ID of the television device via the network. The server searches in the user database for the device location of the television device based on the device ID of the television device. The server converts service information of a coupon providing store into a code image. The server sends the code image to the television device such that the television device displays the code image on a screen of the television device in response to receiving the code image from the server. | 07-25-2013 |
20130205324 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COUPONS BASED ON AUTOMATIC CONTENT RECOGNITION - An automatic content recognition (ACR)-enabled connected TV device may be operable to present an overlay offering a coupon utilizing an ACR system, where the overlay may also be presented on a paired device. The ACR-enabled connected TV device may present information associated with a value of the coupon based on interaction with the presented overlay by the viewer. The value of the coupon may be determined based on a profile associated with the ACR-enabled connected TV device. The profile may be determined and maintained utilizing the ACR system. The viewer may obtain the coupon associated with the value information from a microsite assigned to the viewer. The viewer may share information on a link of the microsite with one or more other viewers. The value of the coupon may change when one or more of the other viewers click on the link of the microsite to obtain the coupon. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205325 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OUTCOME PREDICTION UTILIZING AUTOMATIC CONTENT RECOGNITION - An automatic content recognition (ACR)-enabled connected TV device may be operable to identify, utilizing an ACR system, an event that is to take place in a presented program. An overlay, which comprises information on possible outcomes of the identified event, may be presented by the ACR-enabled connected device utilizing the ACR system, within a specific time window synchronized with the identified event. The ACR-enabled connected device may identify, utilizing the ACR system, a predicted outcome selected by a viewer. The predicted outcome may be selected, within the specific time window, via interaction with the overlay on the ACR-enabled connected device. An actual outcome that actually takes place may be identified by the ACR-enabled connected device utilizing the ACR system. The ACR-enabled connected device may present, utilizing the ACR system, a message indicating whether the viewer is correct based on the identified actual outcome. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205326 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF USER-INITIATED EVENTS UTILIZING AUTOMATIC CONTENT RECOGNITION - Systems, methods and/or techniques for detection of user-initiated events in relation to a media device are described, for example utilizing a content recognition system. A method may be executed in a media device that is operable to play video content. The method may include receiving user interaction with the media device and the user interaction causes initiation of a feature that affects video content that plays on the media device. The method may include receiving one or more interactive events from a content recognition system in response to the user interaction. The method may comprise executing the one or more interactive events to affect video content that is playing on the media device, and display one or more overlay windows corresponding to the affected video content. One or more video fingerprints that correspond to the affected video content may be communicated to the content recognition system. | 08-08-2013 |
20130212610 | VIDEO ON DEMAND GIFTING - A system receives, from a first user device associated with a giver, a request for a video-on-demand (VOD) gift, wherein the request identifies a recipient and a VOD selection. The system creates a billing event corresponding to the VOD gift, for an account associated with the giver, and generates a coupon code for the VOD gift. The coupon code is associated with the identified recipient and the VOD selection. The system sends, to a second user device associated with the recipient, an indication of the VOD gift that includes the coupon code. The system receives, from a third user device associated with the recipient, the coupon code and provides, to the third user device, information to enable access to VOD content corresponding to the coupon code. | 08-15-2013 |
20130212611 | USER DIRECTED CUSTOMIZED ADJUSTABLE CONTENT INSERTION - Methods, systems, and apparatuses can operate to provide user directed third party video content. In some implementations, a first segment of third party video content is provided to a user device for display to the user, and a request is received from the user to skip the first segment of third party video content. A second segment of third party video content is retrieved and provided to the user device for display to the user. | 08-15-2013 |
20130263170 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a memory coupled to a processor. The processor can be operable to receive a request for promotional information responsive to a media processor detecting a promotional tag in a media program stream and transmit to the media processor promotional information associated with a promotion responsive to a determination that a promotional offer is available. The processor can also be operable to receive from the media processor a request for redeemable material associated with the promotion and store the redeemable material in a portion of a database associated with a user of the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 10-03-2013 |
20130276014 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LIVE ACTION REWARDS - Systems and methods for use in games and entertainment systems are provided. The present system produces items for capture on one or more user devices that are triggered by live events. As an example, live events include, but are not limited to sporting events (e.g., football games, basketball games, rounds of golf, tennis matches), political debates, television shows, dramas, and other viewable events. The user of the user device is challenged to capture the correct item at the right moment. If the capture is successful, the user receives a reward. | 10-17-2013 |
20130283307 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING USER GENERATED VIDEO REVIEWS - A system and method that obtains and publishes user generated video product reviews by generating a user account and receiving a user generated video review associated with the user account, where the user generated video review comprises audio and video data featuring a reviewed product. A product tag associated with the reviewed product is received. A product description is associated to the reviewed product based on the product tag. The user generated video review is approved if a set of criteria are met. An incentive is distributed to the user account associated with the user generated video review. The user generated video review is stored to a database comprising a plurality of user generated video reviews. The user generated video review is published. | 10-24-2013 |
20130283308 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REWARDS FOR RESPONSES TO BROADCAST PROGRAMMING - A broadcast signal having reward and broadcast (programming and/or advertising) content is broadcast, and viewers provide reward responses in response to queries in the broadcast content. Viewers also provide consumer data associated with the reward response provided. Rewards may then be awarded based on the accuracy of the reward response as well as the utilization of the associated consumer data provided. | 10-24-2013 |
20130312024 | DATA DISTRIBUTION TO DEVICES - A system and method for the distribution of data to wireless devices. In particular, a system and method in which voucher data is received by a media viewer in conjunction with media data, and transmitted to a wireless device for use in an electronic payment system. | 11-21-2013 |
20130318548 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED FACILITIES IN TIME-SHIFTED BROADCASTS - In a system for time-shifted viewing of television broadcasts, advertisements | 11-28-2013 |
20130347020 | Apparatus Awarding Playtime Proportional to Test Results - An apparatus for awarding playtime credit proportional to positive performance on educational testing. The apparatus records correct answers to academic questions, such as math, as credits towards time allowed on an attached electronic play device. The amount of time earned or awarded is determined by the number of correct answers provided in response to displayed questions. | 12-26-2013 |
20140033243 | GROUP BASED MULTICAST STREAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Group based multicast streaming systems and methods are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a group based multicast streaming system defines a media multicast streaming event, determines that a group of users satisfies a minimum participation level associated with the media multicast streaming event, and executes, based on the determined satisfaction of the minimum participation level by the group of users, the media multicast streaming event by multicast streaming a media program to the group of users during a timeslot, and provides an incentive to the group of users for participation in the multicast streaming of the media program during the timeslot. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 01-30-2014 |
20140033244 | Moving Image Data Delivery System, An Advertising Image Data Delivery System, and A Moving Image Viewing Apparatus - An advertisement provider issues coupons to an audiences of television set in exchange of viewing a commercial message and receives advertising rate from the advertiser of the commercial message in exchange of informing of the coupon issuance. A television station allows the audience to decompress a downloaded digital image data of a television program in exchange of presentation of the coupon. The television station receives allotment of the advertising rate in exchange of informing of the coupon presentation form audiences. The television station sorts the presented coupons by the advertisement providers to inform each advertisement provider of the coupon presentation. The television station allows the decompression even in a shortage of the presented coupon, provided that it will be compensated by money or later presentation of coupon by due data. The commercial messages are provided automatically or by request. The audience may voluntarily replace television program by commercial message. | 01-30-2014 |
20140040935 | MULTI-SCREEN TARGETED ADVERTISING - A system provides, to consumers, coupon offers that correspond to television advertising seen by the consumer. The system may receive tracking information of a television advertisement presented to a user of a particular set-top box, and identify, from a group of stored coupon content, particular coupon content corresponding to the television advertisement. Based on stored delivery preferences for the user, the system sends the particular coupon content to a user device (e.g., a smart phone, computer, etc.) associated with the set-top box. | 02-06-2014 |
20140075466 | ENHANCED CONTENT DISTRIBUTION USING ADVERTISEMENTS - Methods, devices, and computer program products are provided to enhance viewing of an entertainment content in the presence of advertisements. At a compliant device, an indication is received that the entertainment content is associated with a content policy information relating to presentation of advertisements during, or prior to, presentation of the entertainment content. A further indication is received that the entertainment content is associated with an advertisement award program. An advertisement award program message provides that the advertisements may be presented in a modified form in exchange for a specific number of award points. Upon receiving an indication agreeing to such an exchange, advertisements are allowed to be presented in a modified form. The content policy information can be ascertained through extraction of watermarks embedded in the advertisements or the entertainment content and/or through computation and matching of fingerprints associated with the advertisements or the entertainment content. | 03-13-2014 |
20140130078 | Providing a Viewer Incentive With Video Content - Video content may be transmitted with enhanced content or ancillary information that includes viewer loyalty incentives. The viewer loyalty incentives may be in the form of incentives, certificates or other information which may accumulate depending on viewing time. The more the viewer watches, the more incentives the viewer may receive. | 05-08-2014 |
20140150007 | AUTOMATED POINT-BASED ENTERTAINMENT BETTING - Various embodiments are generally directed to automated provision of online interactive activities to members of the audience of an audio/visual program (e.g., a program comprising audio and/or video). An apparatus comprises a processor circuit and a storage communicatively coupled to the processor circuit and arranged to store instructions operative on the processor circuit to receive a signal from a presentation server that indicates a selected possibility of multiple possibilities of an aspect of an episode of an audio/visual program; determine whether a bet placed on one possibility of the multiple possibilities was placed on the selected possibility; and update an individual account associated with the bet to add a quantity of points won to a quantity of accrued points of the individual account if the one possibility on which the bet was placed matches the selected possibility. Other embodiments are described and claimed herein. | 05-29-2014 |
20140189725 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server having a memory coupled to a processor. The processor can be operable to receive a request for promotional information responsive to a media processor detecting a promotional tag in a media program stream and transmit to the media processor promotional information associated with a promotion responsive to a determination that a promotional offer is available. The processor can also be operable to receive from the media processor a request for redeemable material associated with the promotion and store the redeemable material in a portion of a database associated with a user of the media processor. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 07-03-2014 |
20140196072 | DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA CONTENT INTEGRATION SYSTEM CLAIM OF BENEFIT TO PRIOR APPLICATION - Some embodiments include a process for providing free, consumer-controlled multimedia content to consumers and a digital multimedia content integration system that integrates subsystems for content distribution, advertising, marketing, and sales in each of a set of multimedia content platforms. Using the system, a content viewer can watch new content free of monetary charge. The content viewer is hosted, in some embodiments, by an announcer associated with one or more content items. The content watched by the viewer is free of commercial interruptions and the viewer gets rewarded sweepstakes points for every click and view, including branded and charity content associated with a content item episode. In some embodiments, each show episode directly benefits a local charity. | 07-10-2014 |
20140201775 | AUDIOVISUAL REPRODUCTION SYSTEM - Audiovisual reproduction system including a central unit managing a sound control circuit, and a telecommunications modem connected to a distribution network controlled by a host server, through a multitask operating system created around a tools and services library, in which the operating system includes a function that adjusts the sound control circuit to couple volumes in the various areas in which the loudspeakers in the audiovisual reproduction system are used, this function being accessible through a management mode of the multitask operating system, the coupling maintaining the ratios between the various volumes in each area when the volume in one area is modified. | 07-17-2014 |
20140259043 | GATHERING AND USING INFORMATION REGARDING VIEWERS' FAMILIARITY WITH MEDIA-CONTENT ITEMS - When an advertisement is presented to a viewer, that viewer is also presented with a question related to the contents of the advertisement. The viewer is rewarded if he correctly answers the question. In some embodiments, the reward is the cancellation of the unviewed portion of the advertisement. The viewer's response is directly related to this viewer's familiarity with and reaction to the advertising campaign. Information about that response is gathered and analyzed. If it is determined that the viewer is sufficiently aware of this advertisement, then a different advertisement could be sent in the future to avoid boring the viewer. Responses from several viewers could be used to determine when a particular phase of an advertising campaign has reached an optimum “saturation” level among the viewers. The campaign can then move on to the next phase. | 09-11-2014 |
20140259044 | Identity-Media Measurement Model (IMMM) - Identity-Media Measurement Model (IMMM), schema, table, database or other electronically transferrable form for reporting, measuring, quantifying or otherwise representing user metrics, values, etc. with respect to advertisements or other electronically interfaced propositions is contemplated. The IMMM may provide a ubiquitous tool for correlating information collected with a Media Event Data Model (MEDM) and a Media Measurement Data Model (MMDM) to represent user activities during media playback. | 09-11-2014 |
20140259045 | VIDEO ADVERTISEMENT WALL - Methods and systems are provided that can include iconization and later play of video content items, such as advertisements. During presentation of an online video, video advertisements may be presented. Upon user selection, during or after presentation of a particular video advertisement, the advertisement may cease to be presented, but an icon may be displayed that represents the video advertisement. The icon may be displayed in an area adjacent to the online video display area, which area may include multiple icons. Later, upon user selection of the icon, the video advertisement may be played, or may continue playing, utilizing local storage of the video advertisement. This, in turn, may provide, for example, efficient, convenient user access to the video advertisement, leading to enhanced advertisement performance with minimal intrusive impact on the user experience as a whole. | 09-11-2014 |
20140282676 | INTERACTIVE INCENTIVE DRIVEN PARTICIPATORY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGAGING MULTIMEDIA AUDIENCE - An interactive incentive driven participatory system provides incentives to viewers of an advertising commercial or promotional message. The system is used in conjunction with a device having capability to receive and transmit messages and accept input via a user interface. An interactive incentive website associated with software including entry of at least one advertising or promotional message, at least one query, and user information associated with a user of the machine is provided. The website displays the advertising or promotional message and the query to the user. The information of the website may also be displayed or audibly presented directly during a broadcast. At least one answer prompt is associated with the query adapted to prompt the user to respond. A central processing station receives, stores and assesses answers, and a central processor processes the user's answers into points/tickets correlating to incentives and market data. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282677 | SECOND SCREEN APPLICATION LINKED TO MEDIA CONTENT DELIVERY - A system and a method are disclosed for providing for display on a screen of a secondary device augmented content to a television show displayed on a screen of a primary device. A server receives from the secondary device, information corresponding to the television show currently playing on the screen of the primary device. A synchronization cue is identified based on the information corresponding to the television show. The synchronization cue identifies a current temporal segment within the television show currently being played by the primary device. Based on the synchronization cue, augmented content is generated relevant to the current temporal segment of the television show. The augmented content enables an interactive viewer experience with the television show. | 09-18-2014 |
20140337875 | CLOSE FULFILLMENT OF CONTENT REQUESTS - Systems and methods are described for subscriber-driven resource shifting in an attempt to maximize delivery of desirable content to subscribers while minimizing the impact of that content delivery to network infrastructure resources. When a media plan subscriber requests access to media content, and the requested object is determined not to be “watch-nowable” (e.g., it would be undesirable to deliver the object in substantially real time to the subscriber given present communications resource availability) embodiments identify a number of content objects that are presently watch-nowable content objects with respect to the requesting subscriber. Of those watch-nowable content objects, various techniques are presented for determining a set of alternate content objects, including those most likely to provide the subscriber with a similar level of engagement. Embodiments present those alternate content objects to the requesting subscriber as alternatives to the requested content object in exchange for a discount. | 11-13-2014 |
20150026713 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IN-FLIGHT HANDLING OF PERSONALIZED ENTERTAINMENT DATA - The present disclosure provides a method and system for in-flight handling of personalized entertainment data. The method and system stores a plurality of digital content of each of one or more digital entertainment systems associated with each of one or more aerial vehicles, associates an identifier with each of one or more users for accessing the one or more digital entertainment systems and saves a plurality of attributes associated with each of the identifier with each of the one or more users and access the one or more digital content from a first set of each of the one or more aerial vehicles pertaining to the digital entertainment systems associated with each of the identifier. | 01-22-2015 |
20150033249 | MEDIA CONTROL SYSTEM WITH VIEWER REWARDS - Systems and methods for viewing media content are provided. A set of media content with at least one feedback application is created. In response to the set creation and activation, media content may be tuned and launched automatically while other programming is restricted. User input associated with feedback applications may be received and media content rewards may be awarded. | 01-29-2015 |
20150128163 | COORDINATED SECOND-SCREEN ADVERTISEMENT - An application on a second-screen device can receive an advertisement stream and an interactive component. The application can display at least a partial display of the advertisement stream and the interactive component in a video display area on the second-screen device. The displayed advertisement stream can be associated with an advertisement stream being displayed by a primary display with the two advertisement streams being associated with the same content and substantially synchronized. | 05-07-2015 |
20150304698 | Dynamic Interactive Advertisement Insertion - A technology for an advertisement insertion system that is operable to dynamically inserting an advertisement into video content. One or more viable advertisement insertion areas (VAIAs) can be determined in a video content using advertisement criteria. One or more advertisements can be for inserting into the video content. The one or more VAIAs can be determined to insert the one or more selected advertisements into the video content. The one or more advertisements can be inserted at the one or more determined VAIAs into the video content. | 10-22-2015 |
20150326904 | INCENTIVIZING COMMERCE BY REGIONALLY LOCALIZED BROADCAST SIGNAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH AUTOMATIC FEEDBACK OR FILTERING - A method for digital commerce in conjunction with a digital broadcast may comprise presenting a commercial message with a display device associated with a digital broadcast receiving device if a predetermined condition exists, wherein the predetermined condition is detected by a vehicle sensor and/or a biometric sensor included in the ancillary device; generating response information using ancillary data, wherein the response information is usable to determine an effectiveness of the commercial message in generating a response of a percipient of the commercial message; and transmitting the response information if a commercial transaction associated with the commercial message is completed. An alternative method may comprise, inter alia, determining an effectiveness of the commercial message in generating a response of a percipient of the commercial message. | 11-12-2015 |
20150365713 | Systems and Methods for Defining Ad Spaces In Video - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for defining ad space in a video. For example, a computer can receive an identification of a video and an advertisement space definition that includes a time stamp for the advertisement space in the video and an advertisement length. The computer can receive a request to view the video. The computer can determine an advertisement to play in the advertisement space such that the advertisement is not longer than the advertisement length included in the video's advertisement space definition. The computer can provide access to the video, and when the video reaches the time stamp, the advertisement is played in the advertisement space. | 12-17-2015 |
20160007072 | DIGITAL DOWNLOADING JUKEBOX SYSTEM WITH USER-TAILORED MUSIC MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER TOOLS - A digital downloading jukebox system including a mechanism for delivering custom services to a recognized user, including services for creating playlists, communicating with others, accessing other features, etc. is provided. In some exemplary embodiments, after a user is recognized, the jukebox system allows users to access a special front-end via an Internet-enabled device or on an actual jukebox. Then, the user may, for example, create playlists, share songs with friends, send messages to friends, and access other value-added content. Such a system preferably learns about networks of friends, and enables managers to send similar messages to regular customers and/or others known to the system. In some exemplary embodiments, changes via a first user interface on a first device are reflected on second user interface on other properly-configured devices. | 01-07-2016 |
20160014462 | Template Based System, Device and Method for Providing Interactive Content | 01-14-2016 |
20160044386 | Moving Image Data Delivery System, An Advertising Image Data Delivery System, and A Moving Image Viewing Apparatus - An advertisement provider issues coupons to an audiences of television set in exchange of viewing a commercial message and receives advertising rate from the advertiser of the commercial message in exchange of informing of the coupon issuance. A television station allows the audience to decompress a downloaded digital image data of a television program in exchange of presentation of the coupon. The television station receives allotment of the advertising rate in exchange of informing of the coupon presentation form audiences. The television station sorts the presented coupons by the advertisement providers to inform each advertisement provider of the coupon presentation. The television station allows the decompression even in a shortage of the presented coupon, provided that it will be compensated by money or later presentation of coupon by due data. The commercial messages are provided automatically or by request. The audience may voluntarily replace television program by commercial message. | 02-11-2016 |
20160088351 | MEDIA CONTENT CROWDSOURCE - The provisioning of media content to computing devices that might not normally have access thereto. Example types of media or media content may include advertising media, broadcast media, social media, news media, and others. | 03-24-2016 |
20160142777 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REWARDS FOR RESPONSES TO BROADCAST PROGRAMMING - A broadcast signal having reward and broadcast (programming and/or advertising) content is broadcast, and viewers provide reward responses in response to queries in the broadcast content. Viewers also provide consumer data associated with the reward response provided. Rewards may then be awarded based on the accuracy of the reward response as well as the utilization of the associated consumer data provided. | 05-19-2016 |
20160150294 | Video Content Metadata for Enhanced Video Experiences - In embodiments of video content metadata for enhanced video experiences, metadata can be added to video content of a video prior to distribution of the video content to client devices, where the metadata is added along a video timeline coinciding with events that occur in the video when subsequently displayed for viewing. A client device can receive the video content from a distribution service and a video software component detects the metadata in the video content as the video content is being received for playback by the client device. The metadata can then be broadcast to additional devices via a wireless communication link, where an additional device receives the metadata and initiates an action that coincides with the event that occurs in the video and to enhance a viewing experience of the playback of the video content by the client device. | 05-26-2016 |
20160165292 | Interactive Television System - A method of providing information to a viewer having a television, an input device, and an output device includes transmitting a first digital signal that includes first information for display on the television. The method further includes providing an output device digital signal to the output device if the viewer sends an input device signal when the first information from said first digital signal is displayed to the viewer on the television. The output device digital signal includes second information for the output device to provide at least one from the group consisting of image and text. The second information is related to the first information displayed to the viewer on the television. | 06-09-2016 |
20160182932 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDIA CONTENT | 06-23-2016 |
20160198212 | System and Method for Synchronizing On-Air Commercial Programming with Interactive Applications | 07-07-2016 |