Apparatus, method and system for brokering and provision of intelligent advertisement

    公开(公告)号:US09959383B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-01

    申请号:US10937963

    申请日:2004-09-10

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    CPC分类号: G06Q30/02

    摘要: The disclosure details the implementation of an apparatus, method, and system for brokering SmartAds. The disclosure teaches a efficient ad brokering as between advertisers, broadcast service providers, and media consumers by employing a SmartAds Client (SAC) and a SmartAds Server (SAS). The SAC may provide viewers with programming and integrate ads in an intelligent manner based on criteria supplied to it. The SAC is used to display SmartAds to television viewers. The ad brokering SAS is complementary to the SAC media consumer and provides services, ads, and ad related information to the SAC. By employing intelligence from a SAC and SAS, ads may be dynamically provided, changed, and/or augmented with programming. The SAS collects and matches media consumer profiles and advertiser bids against one another and an ad database to provide better targeted ads to media consumers. The manner and way in which this is achieved, results in the expiration of stale ads. Such stale ads are replaced with more intelligent, dynamically placed ads that are better targeted, tracked, and managed.

    Method and apparatus for concealing portions of a video screen
    2.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for concealing portions of a video screen 有权
    隐藏视频屏幕部分的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08493510B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-23

    申请号:US11637310

    申请日:2006-12-12

    IPC分类号: H04N7/00 H04N11/00 H04N5/76

    摘要: A simple, cost-effective, and robust method and system to obstruct crawls, logos, and other annoying and distracting images overlaid on a video signal and displayed on a TV set or monitor is provided. The method and system may detect the presence of the unwanted images and block them automatically, or they may accept manual input from the user via a handheld control device to block or obstruct these images.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种简单,经济有效且鲁棒的方法和系统来阻止爬行,标识和其他烦人和分心的图像叠加在视频信号上并显示在电视机或监视器上。 该方法和系统可以检测不需要的图像的存在并自动阻止它们,或者它们可以经由手持式控制装置接受来自用户的手动输入以阻挡或阻挡这些图像。

    PRESENCE AND PROXIMITY RESPONSIVE PROGRAM DISPLAY
    4.
    发明申请
    PRESENCE AND PROXIMITY RESPONSIVE PROGRAM DISPLAY 审中-公开
    存在和接近程序显示

    公开(公告)号:US20100220972A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-02

    申请号:US12719384

    申请日:2010-03-08

    申请人: David Alan Bryan

    发明人: David Alan Bryan

    IPC分类号: H04N5/91

    摘要: Certain digital technology based consumer media devices such as personal video recorders have the ability to find and watch television shows, and/or automatically record programs of interest. The present disclosure provides systems and methods that allow a user to control the display, pausing or recording of programs based on the user's presence in, or proximity to, a program viewing area. Also disclosed are methods for controlling program display based on a priority or rank assigned to the users. The disclosed methods also allow users to control the programs that certain individuals see or hear, and in particular minor children.

    摘要翻译: 某些基于数字技术的消费媒体设备(如个人录像机)能够查找和观看电视节目,和/或自动记录感兴趣的节目。 本公开提供了允许用户基于用户在节目观看区域中或附近的存在来控制节目的显示,暂停或记录的系统和方法。 还公开了基于分配给用户的优先级或等级来控制节目显示的方法。 所公开的方法还允许用户控制某些人看到或听到的节目,特别是未成年子女。

    System and method for recommending programming to television viewing communities
    5.
    发明授权
    System and method for recommending programming to television viewing communities 有权
    向电视观看社区推荐节目的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07895625B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-22

    申请号:US10990223

    申请日:2004-11-16

    摘要: Digital technology based consumer media devices have many desirable features, including the ability to easily find and watch television shows, and/or automatically record programs of interest. Disclosed is a system and method for allowing a group of television viewers to share program viewing information. This information, exchanged through various on-line community modalities (including Internet chat rooms, email, Internet Web Logs, and the like), can be used within a consumer media device, such as a Digital video Recorder to influence the decision process concerning which programs to record, buffer or view.

    摘要翻译: 基于数字技术的消费媒体设备具有许多期望的特征,包括容易地找到和观看电视节目的能力,和/或自动记录感兴趣的节目。 公开了一种允许一组电视观众共享节目观看信息的系统和方法。 通过各种在线社区模式(包括互联网聊天室,电子邮件,互联网日志等)交换的信息可以在消费者媒体设备(例如数字录像机)中使用,以影响关于哪个 要记录,缓冲或查看的程序。

    Method and apparatus for concealing portions of a video screen
    6.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for concealing portions of a video screen 有权
    隐藏视频屏幕部分的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20080138030A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-12

    申请号:US11637310

    申请日:2006-12-12

    IPC分类号: H04N5/93

    摘要: A simple, cost-effective, and robust method and system to obstruct crawls, logos, and other annoying and distracting images overlaid on a video signal and displayed on a TV set or monitor is provided. The method and system may detect the presence of the unwanted images and block them automatically, or they may accept manual input from the user via a handheld control device to block or obstruct these images.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种简单,经济有效且鲁棒的方法和系统来阻止爬行,标识和其他烦人和分心的图像叠加在视频信号上并显示在电视机或监视器上。 该方法和系统可以检测不需要的图像的存在并自动阻止它们,或者它们可以经由手持式控制装置接受来自用户的手动输入以阻挡或阻挡这些图像。

    Method and apparatus for authenticating usage of an application
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for authenticating usage of an application 有权
    用于认证应用程序使用的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08327459B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-04

    申请号:US12755790

    申请日:2010-04-07

    IPC分类号: G06F21/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for authenticating the usage of an application. A request to execute an application is received from a user device. The application is executed based on the request. An application-level usage indicator is received from the user device. The application-level usage indicator corresponds to current operation of the application by a user and comprises at least (i) user input commands and (ii) passive usage metrics. The identity of the user is determined by comparing the application-level usage indicator with a pre-established user profile wherein the user profile is associated with previous operation of the application by the user and comprises at least (i) user input commands and (ii) passive usage metrics. Execution of the application is terminated at the user device if the identified user is not entitled to use the application according to the user profile.

    摘要翻译: 描述了包括计算机程序产品在内的方法和装置,用于认证应用的使用。 从用户设备接收到执行应用的请求。 应用程序根据请求执行。 从用户设备接收应用级使用指示符。 应用级使用指示符对应于用户的应用的当前操作,并且至少包括(i)用户输入命令和(ii)被动使用度量。 通过将应用级使用指示符与预先建立的用户简档进行比较来确定用户的身份,其中用户简档与用户的应用程序的先前操作相关联,并且至少包括(i)用户输入命令和(ii) )被动使用指标。 如果识别的用户没有权利根据用户简档使用应用程序,则在用户设备处终止应用的执行。

    Method and Apparatus for Authenticating Usage of an Application
    9.
    发明申请
    Method and Apparatus for Authenticating Usage of an Application 有权
    用于认证应用程序使用的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100199347A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-05

    申请号:US12755790

    申请日:2010-04-07

    IPC分类号: H04L9/32 G06F21/00 G06F3/048

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for authenticating the usage of an application. A request to execute an application is received from a user device. The application is executed based on the request. An application-level usage indicator is received from the user device. The application-level usage indicator corresponds to current operation of the application by a user and comprises at least (i) user input commands and (ii) passive usage metrics. The identity of the user is determined by comparing the application-level usage indicator with a pre-established user profile wherein the user profile is associated with previous operation of the application by the user and comprises at least (i) user input commands and (ii) passive usage metrics. Execution of the application is terminated at the user device if the identified user is not entitled to use the application according to the user profile.

    摘要翻译: 描述了包括计算机程序产品在内的方法和装置,用于认证应用的使用。 从用户设备接收到执行应用的请求。 应用程序根据请求执行。 从用户设备接收应用级使用指示符。 应用级使用指示符对应于用户的应用的当前操作,并且至少包括(i)用户输入命令和(ii)被动使用度量。 通过将应用级使用指示符与预先建立的用户简档进行比较来确定用户的身份,其中用户简档与用户的应用程序的先前操作相关联,并且至少包括(i)用户输入命令和(ii) )被动使用指标。 如果识别的用户没有权利根据用户简档使用应用程序,则在用户设备处终止应用的执行。

    Method and apparatus for authenticating usage of an application
    10.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for authenticating usage of an application 有权
    用于认证应用程序使用的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07730546B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-01

    申请号:US11174441

    申请日:2005-07-01

    IPC分类号: G06F7/04

    摘要: A method and apparatus for determining a current user by receiving an application-level usage indicator; determining a user identifier by consulting a pre-established set of one or more user profiles according to the application-level usage indicator; and executing the application when the determined user identifier is associated with a user that is entitled to use the application.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过接收应用级使用指示符来确定当前用户的方法和装置; 通过根据所述应用级使用指示符咨询预先建立的一个或多个用户简档集合来确定用户标识符; 以及当所确定的用户标识符与有权使用该应用的用户相关联时执行该应用。