System and method for selecting advertisements
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-007/025
H04N-007/16
G06F-003/00
출원번호
US-0793540
(2010-06-03)
등록번호
US-8185923
(2012-05-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Slaney, Malcolm
Johnson, Bonnie M.
Tomasi, Annarosa
Saunders, Steven E.
Ngo, J. Thomas
Miller, Gavin
Covell, Michele M.
Freiberger, Paul A.
출원인 / 주소
Interval Licensing LLC
대리인 / 주소
Perkins Coie LLP
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34인용 특허 :
170
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A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisem
A method for displaying interactive advertisements on a television having a controller connected thereto and configured for receiving input from a viewer of the television is disclosed. The controller has a receiver operable to receive advertisements and a processor operable to modify the advertisements. The method generally comprises requesting action by the viewer of the television, modifying an advertisement based on the action of the viewer, and displaying the modified advertisement on the television.
대표청구항▼
1. A computer-implemented method of displaying an interactive advertisement to a viewer via a television, wherein the television is connected to a set-top box, and wherein the set-top box is configured to receive input from the viewer via a user input device, the method comprising: receiving at the
1. A computer-implemented method of displaying an interactive advertisement to a viewer via a television, wherein the television is connected to a set-top box, and wherein the set-top box is configured to receive input from the viewer via a user input device, the method comprising: receiving at the set-top box at least one television advertisement, wherein the received television advertisement relates to at least one product offered by a particular advertiser, wherein the at least one product has multiple features, wherein different features of the at least one product are emphasized to different viewers based on personal information or preferences associated with the viewer, andwherein the personal information or preferences are obtained without providing a sequence of input prompts related to product attributes;requesting by the set-top box an action from the viewer during display of the television advertisement;receiving at the set-top box the requested action from the viewer during display of the advertisement, wherein the received action includes personal information or preferences associated with the viewer, andwherein at least a portion of the personal information or preferences is input by the viewer to the set-top box via the user input device;creating at the set-top box an interactive advertisement, wherein the interactive advertisement emphasizes certain features of the at least one product based on the personal information or preferences associated with the viewer, wherein the personal information associated with the viewer comprises an image of the viewer,wherein the interactive advertisement is created by modifying the received television advertisement based on the received action,wherein modifying comprises combining the personal information or preferences associated with the viewer with the received television advertisement, andwherein creating the interactive advertisement includes inserting the image of the viewer into the received advertisement;displaying the interactive advertisement to the viewer via the television; andtransmitting from the set-top box to a remote data collection site an indication of the displayed interactive advertisement and an indication of one or more demographic statistics associated with the viewer, while omitting from the transmission to the remote data collection site any personally identifiable information associated with the viewer, wherein the personally identifiable information includes the personal information or preferences associated with the viewer. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein requesting the action from the viewer comprises displaying a question on the television, wherein the received action includes an answer to the question, and wherein the answer to the question is input by the viewer to the set-top box via the user input device. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the personal information associated with the viewer comprises a name of the viewer. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein requesting the action from the viewer comprises displaying an interactive game to the viewer, wherein the received action includes interaction by the viewer with the interactive game, and wherein the interaction by the viewer is performed via the user input device. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein requesting the action from the viewer comprises requesting the viewer to input a personal profile via the user input device, wherein the received action comprises the requested personal profile, and wherein the requested personal profile is input by the viewer to the set-top box via the user input device. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein creating the interactive advertisement includes modifying the received television advertisement based on the personal profile input by the viewer. 7. The method of claim 1 wherein requesting the action from the viewer comprises displaying an interactive video catalog to the viewer, wherein the received action comprises interaction by the viewer with a product displayed in the interactive video catalog, and wherein the interaction by the viewer is performed via the user input device. 8. The method of claim 1 further comprising: identifying the viewer at the set-top box with a generic symbol, while omitting to identify the viewer with any personally identifiable information. 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the interactive advertisement includes at least one product, wherein the interactive advertisement further includes one or more links to information about the at least one product, and wherein the method further comprises: receiving at the set-top box a selection by the viewer of a link of the interactive advertisement; andin response to the received selection, directing the viewer to the information about the product. 10. The method of claim 1 further comprising: issuing a coupon to the viewer, wherein the coupon is issued by an advertiser based on the transmitted indication regarding the displayed interactive advertisement or the transmitted indication regarding the one or more demographic statistics associated with the viewer. 11. The method of claim 1 further comprising: transmitting from the set-top box to the remote data collection site information associated with programs watched by the viewer or channel changing activity of the viewer, while omitting from the transmission to the remote data collection site any personally identifiable information associated with the viewer. 12. The method of claim 1 further comprising: receiving, at the set-top box from each of multiple advertisers, a bid for the viewer, wherein the bid is based on at least one of the demographic statistics associated with the viewer; andselecting at the set-top box the received television advertisement based on a highest bid offered for the viewer. 13. A system for displaying an interactive advertisement to a viewer via a television, the television connected to a set-top box, and the set-top box configured to receive input from the viewer through a user input device, the system comprising: means for receiving at least one television advertisement at the set-top box, wherein the received television advertisement relates to at least one product offered by a particular advertiser,wherein the at least one product has multiple features, andwherein different features of the at least one product are emphasized to different viewers based on personal information or preferences associated with the viewer;means for requesting interaction at the set-top box from the viewer during display of the advertisement;means for receiving the requested interaction at the set-top box from the viewer during display of the television advertisement, wherein the received interaction includes personal information or preferences associated with the viewer,wherein at least a portion of the personal information or preferences is input by the viewer to the set-top box via the user input device, andwherein the personal information or preferences are obtained without providing a sequence of input prompts related to product attributes; means for creating an interactive advertisement at the set-top box,wherein the personal information associated with the viewer comprises an image of the viewer,wherein the interactive advertisement emphasizes certain features of the at least one product based on the personal information or preferences associated with the viewer,wherein the means for creating comprises modifying the received television advertisement based on the received interaction, andwherein modifying comprises combining the personal information or preferences associated with the viewer with the received television advertisement, and further includes inserting the image of the viewer into the received television advertisement;means for displaying the interactive advertisement to the viewer via the television; andmeans for transmitting from the set-top box to a remote data collection site an indication of the displayed interactive advertisement and an indication of one or more demographic statistics associated with the viewer, wherein the means for transmitting includes omitting from the transmission to the remote data collection site any personally identifiable information associated with the viewer,wherein the personally identifiable information includes the personal information or preferences associated with the viewer. 14. The system of claim 13 wherein the set-top box includes a camera, wherein the means for receiving the requested action includes taking a picture of the viewer with the camera, and wherein the viewer has consented to or initiated the taking of the picture with the camera. 15. The system of claim 13 wherein the set-top box includes a light sensor, wherein the system further comprises means for sensing via the light sensor a light intensity of a viewing environment of the viewer, and wherein the received television advertisement is selected based on the sensed light intensity. 16. The system of claim 13 wherein the set-top box includes a temperature sensor, wherein the system further comprises means for sensing via the temperature sensor a temperature of a viewing environment of the viewer, and wherein the received television advertisement is selected based on the sensed temperature. 17. The system of claim 13 wherein the set-top box includes a motion sensor, wherein the system further comprises sensing via the motion sensor a level of activity in a viewing environment of the viewer, and wherein the received television advertisement is selected based on the sensed level of activity. 18. The system of claim 13 wherein the set-top box includes a microphone, wherein the system further comprises sensing via the microphone a level of noise in a viewing environment of the viewer, and wherein the received television advertisement is selected based on the sensed level of noise.
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