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System and method for delivering advertising content according to a selection received from subscriber equipment

US9021521B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 2013
Grant dateApr 28, 2015
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/64322
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a server comprising a memory to store executable instructions and a controller coupled to the memory. The controller, reponsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising presenting a graphical user interface enabling selectable advertisements or a selectable channel distribution service for delivery to a set top box, presenting filters for targeted delivery of advertisements to subscriber equipment based on information descriptive of the subscriber, selecting advertisements from an advertising server based on detected selections of advertisements or a detected channel distribution service preference, transmitting a globally unique identifier of the set top box to a billing server, initiating storage of the selectable advertisements at a remote advertisement delivery server, and presenting the selectable advertisements to the set top box. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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