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    Interactive television system with newsgroups
    165.
    发明授权
    Interactive television system with newsgroups 有权
    互动电视系统与新闻组

    公开(公告)号：US08589978B2

    公开(公告)日：2013-11-19

    申请号：US12559955

    申请日：2009-09-15

    Applicant: Michael D. Ellis

    Inventor： Michael D. Ellis

    IPC: H04N5/445

    CPC classification number: H04N21/4828 ,  G06F17/30023 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N5/44591 ,  H04N7/165 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/222 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/4786 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8126 ,  H04N21/84 ,  H04N21/8586

    Abstract: An interactive television system is provided that supports newsgroup features. An interactive television application, such as an interactive television program guide, may be used to allow a user to view and post newsgroup messages to one or more newsgroup servers. The newsgroup servers may be located at a television distribution facility. The newsgroup servers may be Usenet servers accessed via the Internet. The user may use the newsgroup feature while watching television programming or while otherwise viewing other content provided by the interactive television application. Cross-referencing may be used to allow the user to access content related to a particular subject matter. Parental control features may be used to limit access to certain newsgroups. Newsgroup messages may contain links to other content made available through the interactive television application.

    Abstract translation: 提供支持新闻组功能的交互式电视系统。 诸如交互式电视节目指南的交互式电视应用可以用于允许用户查看和发布新闻组消息到一个或多个新闻组服务器。 新闻组服务器可以位于电视分配设施处。 新闻组服务器可能是通过互联网访问的Usenet服务器。 用户可以在观看电视节目时使用新闻组特征，或者另外观看交互式电视应用提供的其他内容。 可以使用交叉引用来允许用户访问与特定主题相关的内容。 家长控制功能可用于限制对某些新闻组的访问。 新闻组消息可能包含通过交互式电视应用程序提供的其他内容的链接。

    Systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs
    170.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for advertising television networks, channels, and programs 有权

    公开(公告)号：US08352978B2

    公开(公告)日：2013-01-08

    申请号：US12400649

    申请日：2009-03-09

    Applicant: Steven J. Reynolds ,  Robert A. Knee ,  Michael D. Ellis

    Inventor： Steven J. Reynolds ,  Robert A. Knee ,  Michael D. Ellis

    IPC: H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/025

    CPC classification number: H04N21/44222 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/812

    Abstract: The present invention allows control of the presentation of advertisements that are associated with television networks, channels, and programs, and enables a single broadcasting of each advertisement associated with a network to be made to numerous television systems in parallel. The presentation of advertisements that are associated with television networks, channels, and programs is controlled in the present invention by determining at television viewer equipment whether the television networks, channels, or programs with which the advertisements are associated are unavailable to the television viewer or are undesirable to the television viewer. Once this determination has been made, the television viewer equipment then presents the advertisements, or selects and presents suitable alternative advertisements. A single broadcasting of each network advertisement to all television systems is enabled in the present invention by broadcasting each advertisement with a network identifier to all television systems. At the television systems, the network identifier and channel map or program guide information located in television viewer equipment are then used by an interactive program guide or other application running in the television viewer equipment to determine whether a local affiliate for that network is available and not designated as undesirable by the television viewer. If the local affiliate is available and not designated as undesirable, the advertisement is then presented to the television viewer, otherwise a suitable alternative advertisement is then identified and presented to the television viewer.

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