公开(公告)号：US07064675B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-20

申请号：US10641424

申请日：2003-08-15

申请人： Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Dov Green

发明人： Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Dov Green

IPC分类号： G08C19/00 ,  H04N5/44

CPC分类号： G08C17/02 ,  G08C2201/91 ,  G08C2201/92 ,  H04B1/202 ,  H04L12/2803 ,  H04L12/282

摘要： Subject matter includes a reprogrammer for roving remote controllers that are capable of being used in multiple locations with different devices to be controlled at each location. An exemplary roving remote controller changes control code sets to operate whatever devices are present in a particular room. In one implementation, an exemplary multimedia system has reprogrammers for one or more roving remote controllers that adapt to their setting. When a remote controller is moved from a first room to a second room, the program content being controlled in the first room is automatically transferred to the second room.

公开(公告)号：US07051351B2

公开(公告)日：2006-05-23

申请号：US09264432

申请日：1999-03-08

申请人： Phillip Y. Goldman ,  Michael A. Killianey ,  Daniel J. Zigmond

发明人： Phillip Y. Goldman ,  Michael A. Killianey ,  Daniel J. Zigmond

IPC分类号： H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/10

CPC分类号： H04L67/20 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0242 ,  G06Q30/0269 ,  G06Q30/0277 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/2668 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： Systems and methods for selecting and inserting advertisements in an information document displayed to a user, wherein the selection is based at least in part on television programming viewed by the user. The systems and methods may be implemented using the Internet or another information retrieval system that includes a client system and a remote server. The client system monitors television programming viewed by the user and compiles a user profile characterizing the television programming. When the user requests an Internet resource using the client system, the television programming information in the user profile is utilized to select an appropriate advertisement. The advertisement is then inserted in the information document and displayed to the user. Advertisement selection and insertion may be conducted at the remote server, the client system, or at the level of the Internet service provider. Such selection of advertisement increases the efficiency by which Internet advertisements are tailored to individuals. Instead of advertisements, information relating to the television programming may be retrieved over the Internet and displayed without direct user assistance.

公开(公告)号：US06966066B1

公开(公告)日：2005-11-15

申请号：US10029055

申请日：2001-10-25

申请人： Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Dean J. Blackketter

发明人： Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Dean J. Blackketter

IPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04N7/087 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04N21/262 ,  H04N21/433 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/478 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/61 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N21/8543 ,  H04N21/858 ,  G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/445

CPC分类号： H04N21/26275 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N7/17327 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/47815 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/6125 ,  H04N21/6175 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/8543 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N21/8586

摘要： In interactive television, a broadcaster may broadcast triggers to a great many receiver units prompting the receiver units to attempt to send requests to a single destination on the Internet at roughly the same time. Such a large number of simultaneous requests can give rise to throughput problems and server overload. A receiver unit in accordance with the invention, rather than immediately attempting to send a request, waits a period of time (for example, a random period) before sending the request so as not to overload the server. In one embodiment, a trigger is received on an interactive television receiver unit prompting the viewer to select an icon. If the viewer selects the icon, then a browser in the receiver unit retrieves a web page on the Internet identified by a URL in the trigger. The web page includes an indication of a destination, scheduling information, and a form area. The viewer enters user information in association with the form area. The browser captures that user information, incorporates it into a request, and then stores the request in a queue along with the scheduling information. The browser periodically checks the scheduling information in the queue and determines from the scheduling information if it is time to send the request. When the browser determines the time has come to send a request in the queue, the browser retrieves the request and sends it to the destination. The browser may then receive a return response and display it.

摘要翻译： 在交互式电视中，广播者可以向许多接收机单元广播触发器，提示接收机单元大致同时在因特网上尝试向单个目的地发送请求。 如此大量的同时请求可能会导致吞吐量问题和服务器过载。 根据本发明的接收机单元，而不是立即尝试发送请求，在发送请求之前等待一段时间（例如，随机时段），以免使服务器过载。 在一个实施例中，触发器被接收在交互式电视接收机单元上，提示观众选择图标。 如果观众选择图标，则接收器单元中的浏览器检索由触发器中的URL识别的因特网上的网页。 网页包括目的地，调度信息和表单区域的指示。 观众与表单区域相关联地输入用户信息。 浏览器捕获用户信息，将其并入到请求中，然后将请求与调度信息一起存储在队列中。 浏览器定期检查队列中的调度信息，并从调度信息确定是否是发送请求的时间。 当浏览器确定在队列中发送请求的时间到来时，浏览器检索请求并将其发送到目的地。 然后，浏览器可以接收返回响应并显示它。

公开(公告)号：US06766524B1

公开(公告)日：2004-07-20

申请号：US09566695

申请日：2000-05-08

申请人： John R. Matheny ,  Daniel J. Zigmond

发明人： John R. Matheny ,  Daniel J. Zigmond

IPC分类号： H04H900

CPC分类号： H04H20/38 ,  G06Q30/0226 ,  G06Q30/0235 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04N7/17309 ,  H04N21/42684 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4758 ,  H04N21/4784 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8586

摘要： Described are methods and apparatus for encouraging viewers to pay attention to television programs, commercials in particular, by offering viewers some incentive to watch. In one embodiment, viewers are notified that they can receive frequent-flier miles for answering one or more simple questions at the conclusion of the commercial. To verify that the viewer paid attention to the commercial, the answer to the question may be based on the content of the commercial. A sponsor might ask, for example, that the viewer identify the name of the sponsor or the color of an announcer's shirt. A correct answer indicates that the viewer watched the commercial, and that the viewer is therefore entitled to some reward. For example, viewers who watch the commercial may be entered in a prize drawing, or may receive prize points, such as frequent-flier miles. In other embodiments, viewers may verify that they watched a given program by selecting an icon or pressing a button on a remote control.

摘要翻译： 描述了鼓励观众注意电视节目，特别是广告的方法和设备，通过为观众提供一些观察的动机。 在一个实施例中，通知观众他们可以在商业结束时接收频繁飞行里程来回答一个或多个简单问题。 为了验证观众注意商业广告，问题的答案可能是基于广告的内容。 赞助者可能会问，例如，观众识别赞助商的名字或播音员衬衫的颜色。 正确的答案表示观众观看了商业广告，因此观众有权获得一些奖励。 例如，观看商业广告的观众可以输入奖品，或者可以获得奖励积分，例如频繁飞行里程。 在其他实施例中，观看者可以通过选择图标或按下遥控器上的按钮来验证他们是否观看了给定的节目。

公开(公告)号：US06698020B1

公开(公告)日：2004-02-24

申请号：US09094851

申请日：1998-06-15

申请人： Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Phillip Y. Goldman

发明人： Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Phillip Y. Goldman

IPC分类号： H04N710

CPC分类号： H04N7/0887 ,  H04N5/44513 ,  H04N21/2547 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/44016 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/4524 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/458 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/812 ,  Y10S707/99945 ,  Y10S707/99948

摘要： A system and method for selecting and inserting advertisements into a video programming feed at the household level. An advertisement insertion device in a home entertainment system receives a plurality of advertisements from an advertisement source. The advertisement insertion device selects one of the advertisements for display to a viewer according to advertisement selection criteria combined with viewer and system information. The video programming is displayed to a viewer while the advertisement insertion device monitors the programming feed for a triggering event indicating an appropriate time to display the selected advertisement. At the appropriate time, the video programming feed is interrupted and the selected advertisement is displayed. Selecting advertisements at the household level allows advertisers to target viewers with a high degree of specificity. In particular, the advertisement selection criteria may take into account, for example, demographic data relating to the household, the geographical location of the household, of individual viewing habits. The method optionally includes monitoring and reporting viewer response to the selected advertisements.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在家庭级别选择和插入广告到视频节目提要中的系统和方法。 家庭娱乐系统中的广告插入装置从广告源接收多个广告。 广告插入装置根据与观众和系统信息相结合的广告选择标准，向观众选择要显示的广告之一。 当广告插入设备监视编程馈送以指示显示所选择的广告的适当时间的触发事件时，将视频节目显示给观看者。 在适当的时候，视频节目提要被中断，并显示选定的广告。 在家庭层级选择广告，广告客户可以高度专注于定位观众。 特别地，广告选择标准可以考虑例如与家庭有关的人口统计数据，家庭的地理位置，个人观看习惯。 该方法可选地包括监视和报告对所选广告的观看者响应。

公开(公告)号：US06415438B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-02

申请号：US09412839

申请日：1999-10-05

申请人： Dean J. Blackketter ,  Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Timothy F. Park

发明人： Dean J. Blackketter ,  Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Timothy F. Park

IPC分类号： H04N716

CPC分类号： H04N21/8547 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N7/088 ,  H04N7/17318 ,  H04N21/235 ,  H04N21/2393 ,  H04N21/2665 ,  H04N21/4331 ,  H04N21/435 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/8586

摘要： An interactive television trigger has a time attribute value that indicates a future time when the trigger is to be executed. In many situations, the trigger is sent to the receiver unit prior to the future time (e.g., to account for bandwidth limitations or to allow prefetching of an information resource associated with the trigger). Redundant triggers may be sent as the future time draws closer. In this way, if the receiver unit did not receive a previously sent trigger for some reason, a redundant trigger is available for execution. The receiver unit may ignore duplicate triggers. The time attribute value also may indicate a life span during which the trigger is valid so that, if a user switches video channels but returns to a video channel for which execution of the trigger is desired, the trigger may be re-executed during the life span.

摘要翻译： 交互式电视触发器具有时间属性值，其指示将要执行触发的将来时间。 在许多情况下，在未来的时间（例如，考虑带宽限制或允许预取与触发相关联的信息资源）的触发器被发送到接收器单元。 随着未来时间的延长，可能会发送冗余触发器。 以这种方式，如果由于某种原因接收器单元没有接收到先前发送的触发，则冗余触发可用于执行。 接收器单元可能会忽略重复触发。 时间属性值还可以指示触发有效期间的寿命，使得如果用户切换视频通道但是返回到期望触发器的执行的视频通道，则可以在生命期间重新执行触发 跨度。

公开(公告)号：US08984547B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-17

申请号：US13083663

申请日：2011-04-11

申请人： Diane Lambert ,  Daniel J. Zigmond

发明人： Diane Lambert ,  Daniel J. Zigmond

IPC分类号： H04N7/16 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/66 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/24

CPC分类号： H04H60/45 ,  H04H60/66 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/25883

摘要： Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for estimating demographic compositions of television audiences. In an aspect, audience demographics are estimated from viewing device log records and household demographic data describing demographic segments to which members of the households belong.

摘要翻译： 方法，系统和装置，包括在计算机存储介质上编码的计算机程序，用于估计电视观众的人口组成。 在一个方面，观众人口统计是通过查看设备日志记录和家庭成员数据来估计的，这些数据描述了家庭成员所属的人口统计部分。

公开(公告)号：US08453173B1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-28

申请号：US13077493

申请日：2011-03-31

申请人： Per R. Anderson ,  Diane Lambert ,  Daniel J. Zigmond

发明人： Per R. Anderson ,  Diane Lambert ,  Daniel J. Zigmond

IPC分类号： H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/173 ,  G06Q30/00 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06N5/00 ,  G06N5/02 ,  G06N7/00 ,  G06N7/08

CPC分类号： H04N21/442 ,  G06N99/005 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/45 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N21/252 ,  H04N21/254

摘要： Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for estimating demographic compositions of television audiences from audience similarities. In an aspect, pairwise cosine similarities of segment of viewers of rated and unrated television programs are determined, demographic information of rated programs is attributed to the unrated programs from the cosine similarity measures and demographic information for the rated programs.

摘要翻译： 方法，系统和装置，包括在计算机存储介质上编码的计算机程序，用于从观众的相似性估计电视观众的人口组成。 在一方面，确定了额定和未分级电视节目的观众段的成对余弦相似性，评级节目的人口统计信息归因于来自余弦相似性度量的未分级节目和评级节目的人口统计信息。

公开(公告)号：US08438591B2

公开(公告)日：2013-05-07

申请号：US13302531

申请日：2011-11-22

申请人： Geoffrey R. Smith ,  Kaustuv ,  Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Jay Shrauner ,  John Alastair Hawkins ,  Simon M. Rowe ,  Michael A. Killianey ,  Yaroslav Volovich ,  Iain Merrick

发明人： Geoffrey R. Smith ,  Kaustuv ,  Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Jay Shrauner ,  John Alastair Hawkins ,  Simon M. Rowe ,  Michael A. Killianey ,  Yaroslav Volovich ,  Iain Merrick

IPC分类号： H04N7/16 ,  H04H60/32

CPC分类号： H04N21/44204 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0242 ,  G06Q30/0273 ,  H04N21/2407 ,  H04N21/2547 ,  H04N21/4667 ,  H04N21/6582 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： Reporting data related to content processing devices, e.g., television devices, are processed to identify channel tunes and corresponding tune times of the content processing devices. Automatically generated channel tunes based on the corresponding tune times are identified. Content items that are aired during a time period defined by the corresponding tune times can be adjusted.

摘要翻译： 处理与内容处理设备（例如电视设备）相关的报告数据，以识别内容处理设备的频道曲调和相应的调谐时间。 识别基于相应调谐时间的自动生成的通道曲调。 可以调整在相应调谐时间定义的时间段内播放的内容项目。

公开(公告)号：US07885517B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-08

申请号：US11115669

申请日：2005-04-27

申请人： Dean J. Blackketter ,  Timothy F. Park ,  Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Sharon F. Glusker ,  John R. Matheny

发明人： Dean J. Blackketter ,  Timothy F. Park ,  Daniel J. Zigmond ,  Sharon F. Glusker ,  John R. Matheny

IPC分类号： H04N5/765

CPC分类号： H04N5/44513 ,  H04N5/44543 ,  H04N21/4334 ,  H04N21/4532 ,  H04N21/4622 ,  H04N21/47214 ,  H04N21/4722 ,  H04N21/4758 ,  H04N21/488 ,  H04N21/4882 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： A television receiving system displays an advertisement for a future television program. If the future television program is identified as recordable, the system also displays an option to set a reminder for the advertised program and/or an option to record the advertised program on a video recorder. If a viewer of the advertisement selects the reminder option, then a reminder is programmed in the system. If the viewer selects the record option, then the system automatically programs the video recorder to record the advertised program. If the viewer has established an interactive session during a television advertisement, and has not completed the interactive session when the advertisement ends, then the current television program is paused until the interactive session is completed.

摘要翻译： 电视接收系统显示未来电视节目的广告。 如果未来的电视节目被识别为可记录的，则该系统还显示一个选项，用于为所通告的节目设置提醒和/或在广播节目录像机上记录所宣传节目的选项。 如果广告的观众选择提醒选项，则在系统中编程提醒。 如果观众选择记录选项，则系统自动对录像机进行编程，以记录所通告的节目。 如果观众在电视广告期间建立了交互式会话，并且当广告结束时尚未完成交互式会话，则暂停当前电视节目直到交互式会话完成。