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System and method for selecting advertisements

US8522274B2 · kind B2 · utility

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174References

17Claims

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Assignee

Interval Licensing LLC · US

Inventors

Malcolm Slaney · Los Altos Hills, US
Bonnie M. Johnson · Palo Alto, US
Annarosa Tomasai · Palo Alto, US
Steven E. Saunders · Cupertino, US
J. Thomas Ngo · Sunnyvale, US
Gavin S. P. Miller · Palo Alto, US
Michele Covell · Palo Alto, US
Paul A. Freiberger · San Mateo, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 18, 2012
Grant date	Aug 27, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 18, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04N21/478
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

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.

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