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Advertising in a digital media playback system

US10061742B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 2010
Grant dateAug 28, 2018
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4394
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques pertaining to advertising through a digital data network are disclosed. Advertisement information is embedded in multimedia data stream as structured metadata, and transmitted through networks. Multimedia players installed in different locations, or zones, in a data network are configured to receive the stream data, and detect the presence of the embedded metadata. Through a network interface in the player, the metadata information is transmitted to and displayed on a controller. A user input interface in the controller allows a user to response to the displayed metadata and select to obtain the desired information accordingly.

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