公开(公告)号：US5488423A

公开(公告)日：1996-01-30

申请号：US341509

申请日：1994-11-17

申请人： M. Jay Walkingshaw ,  Lorne R. Somerville ,  Anthony R. Esdaile ,  David J. Stuart

发明人： M. Jay Walkingshaw ,  Lorne R. Somerville ,  Anthony R. Esdaile ,  David J. Stuart

IPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/20 ,  H04H60/46 ,  H04H60/63 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/81

CPC分类号： H04H60/63 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04N1/00098 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/20 ,  H04H60/46

摘要： Redeemable shopping coupons for products or information printouts in categories preferred by a consumer are printed in the consumer's premises when made available by a manufacturer or advertiser through the coupon and information service. Data identifying either or both product and information category and printout content are broadcast in conjunction with regular television programs and received in decoder-printer units in the homes of consumers subscribing to the service. If received product or information category data matches pre-programmed category data stored in the subscriber's unit, a printer in the unit is activated to generate a printout containing the received coupon data or other information. Operation of the subscriber's unit requires no interaction through the unit with the broadcasting service nor does operation of the unit affect operation of the subscriber's television set.

摘要翻译： 消费者首选的类别的产品或信息打印输出的可兑换购物券将通过制造商或广告商通过优惠券和信息服务提供给消费者的场所。 识别产品和信息类别和打印输出内容中的一者或两者的数据与常规电视节目一起被广播并且被接收在订阅该服务的消费者的家中的解码器 - 打印机单元中。 如果接收到的产品或信息类别数据与存储在用户单元中的预编程类别数据相匹配，则该单元中的打印机被激活以产生包含接收的优惠券数据或其他信息的打印输出。 用户单元的操作不需要通过具有广播业务的单元进行交互，也不要求单元的操作影响用户电视机的操作。