Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for distributing promotional materials
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Application No.: US13159690Application Date: 2011-06-14
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Publication No.: US08484670B2Publication Date: 2013-07-09
- Inventor: Reuben Klein , Sreenivasa Gorti , Karen Mullis
- Applicant: Reuben Klein , Sreenivasa Gorti , Karen Mullis
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Guntin & Gust, PLC
- Agent Andrew Gust
- Main IPC: H04N7/16
- IPC: H04N7/16

Abstract:
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120324501A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS Public/Granted day:2012-12-20
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