Systems and methods for providing promotions with recorded programs

• US 20010029610A1
• Filed: 02/01/2001
• Published: 10/11/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Hedges, L. Joe, Corvin, Johnny B.
• Application Number:
  US09/775,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20010029610A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/42
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4345 Extraction or processing of SI, e.g. extracting service information from an MPEG stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44222 Analytics of user selections, e.g. selection of programs or purchase activity monitoring of user selections in data processing systems G06F11/34; arrangements for monitoring the user's behaviour or opinions in broadcast systems H04H60/33
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4821 using a grid, e.g. sorted out by channel and broadcast time
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

The invention provides systems and methods for providing promotions with recorded programs. These systems and methods provide for selecting a program to record, selecting a promotion, recording the selected program; and recording the promotion with the program or inserting the promotion during playback of the recorded program. The invention also provides a receiver for receiving signals and/or data (e.g., programs, promotions, program guides, etc.) on a single broadcast channel or on a plurality of broadcast channels, one or more memory storage units for storing signals and/or data, and a processor for selecting a program, selecting a promotion, causing selected programs to be recorded, and controlling the insertion of promotions into a program during recording of the program or during playback of the program.

Claims

1. A method for providing promotions with recorded programs comprising:

selecting a program to record;

selecting a promotion to record; and

causing the program and the promotion to be recorded.

2. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the promotion is selected based upon the content of the program.

3. The method of

claim 1

wherein the selecting of the program is based on user input.

4. The method of

claim 3

wherein the user input is a selection of a specific program.

5. The method of

claim 3

wherein the user input is a program designation.

6. The method of

claim 1

further comprising recording both the program and the promotion on a storage unit.

7. The method of

claim 6

wherein the promotion is recorded at the beginning of the program.

8. The method of

claim 7

, further comprising recording a flag with the promotion to indicate the beginning of the program during playback.

9. The method of

claim 6

wherein the promotion is recorded at the end of the program.

10. The method of

claim 6

wherein promotions are recorded at the beginning and the end of the program.

11. The method of

claim 6

wherein the promotion is recorded at any desired point within the program.

12. The method of

claim 1

further comprising receiving the program and the promotion.

13. The method of

claim 12

further comprising receiving program guide data.

14. The method of

claim 13

wherein the program, the promotion, and the program guide data are received on a single broadcast channel.

15. The method of

claim 13

wherein the program, the promotion, and the program guide data are received on a plurality of broadcast channels.

16. The method of

claim 13

further comprising storing the program, the promotion, and the program guide data.

17. The method of

claim 16

wherein the program, the promotion, and the program guide data are stored on a storage unit.

18. The method of

claim 16

, wherein the program, the promotion, and the program guide data are stored on a plurality of storage units.

19. A method for providing promotions with recorded programs comprising:

selecting a program to record;

selecting a promotion;

causing the program to be recorded; and

causing the promotion to be presented during a playback of the program.

20. The method of

claim 19

wherein the promotion is selected based upon the content of the program.

21. The method of

claim 19

wherein the selecting of the program is based on user input.

22. The method of

claim 21

wherein the user input is a selection of a specific program.

23. The method of

claim 21

wherein the user input is a program designation.

24. The method of

claim 19

further comprising causing the promotion to be integrated at the beginning of the program.

25. The method of

claim 19

further comprising causing the promotion to be integrated at the end of the program.

26. The method of

claim 19

further comprising causing promotions to be integrated at the beginning and the end of the program.

27. The method of

claim 19

further comprising causing the promotion to be integrated at any desired point within the program.

28. The method of

claim 19

further comprising receiving the program and the promotion.

29. The method of

claim 28

further comprising receiving the program guide data.

30. The method of

claim 29

wherein the program and the promotion are received on a single broadcast channel.

31. The method of

claim 29

wherein the program and the promotion are received on a plurality of broadcast channels.

32. The method of

claim 29

further comprising storing the program, the promotion, and the program guide data.

33. The method of

claim 32

wherein the program, the promotion, and the program guide data are stored on a storage unit.

34. The method of

claim 32

wherein the program, the promotion, and the program guide data are stored on a plurality of storage units.

35. A system for providing promotions with recorded programs comprising:

a user input device that receives user input; and

a processor that selects a program to be recorded, selects a promotion to be recorded, and causes the program and the promotion to be recorded.

36. The system of

claim 35

wherein the processor selects the promotion based upon the content of the program.

37. The system of

claim 35

wherein the processor selects the program to be recorded based on the user input.

38. The system of

claim 37

wherein the user input is a selection of a specific program.

39. The system of

claim 37

wherein the user input is a program designation.

40. The system of

claim 35

wherein the processor causes the promotion to be recorded at the beginning of the program.

41. The system of

claim 40

, wherein the processor causes a flag to be recorded with the promotion to indicate the beginning of the program during playback.

42. The system of

claim 35

wherein the processor causes the promotion to be recorded at the end of the program.

43. The system of

claim 35

wherein the processor causes promotions to be recorded at the beginning and at the end of the program.

44. The system of

claim 35

wherein the processor causes the promotion to be recorded at any desired point within the program.

45. The system of

claim 35

further comprising a receiver that receives signals and data.

46. The system of

claim 45

wherein the receiver receives signals and data on a single broadcast channel.

47. The system of

claim 45

wherein the receiver receives signals and data on a plurality of broadcast channels.

48. The system of

claim 35

further comprising a storage unit that stores the program and the promotion.

49. A system for providing promotions with recording programs comprising:

a user input device that receives user input, and

a processor that selects a program to be recorded, selects a promotion to be recorded, causes the program to be recorded, and causes the promotion to be presented during a playback of the program.

50. The system of

claim 49

wherein the processor selects the promotion based upon the content of the program.

51. The system of

claim 49

wherein the processor selects the program to be recorded based on the user input.

52. The system of

claim 49

wherein the processor integrates the promotion at the beginning of the program.

53. The system of

claim 49

wherein the processor integrates the promotion at the end of the program.

54. The system of

claim 49

wherein the processor integrates promotions at the beginning and at the end of the program.

55. The system of

claim 49

wherein the processor integrates the promotion at any desired point within the program.

56. The system of

claim 49

further comprising a receiver that receives signals and data.

57. The system of

claim 56

wherein the receiver receives signals and data on a single broadcast channel.

58. The system of

claim 56

wherein the receiver receives signals and data on a plurality of broadcast channels.

59. The system of

claim 49

further comprising a storage unit that stores the program and the promotion.