Method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership
First Claim
1. A process for enhancing the viewership of television advertisements in a digital video recorder (DVR) environment, comprising the steps of:
- partitioning the beginning and end of each commercial break in a program segment;
wherein each partition is of a predetermined length of time; and
wherein said beginning and end partitions are carefully authored to provide a teaser to entice the viewer to watch multiple commercials during the break.
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Abstract
A method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership provides a method wherein the first or last number of seconds of a commercial break are carefully authored to provide a “teaser” to entice the viewer to watch multiple commercials during the commercial break instead of skipping the commercial break using the fast forward or jump functions of the DVR. A bookending function displays an advertisement before and/or after a program that has been recorded on the DVR'"'"'s storage device is played to the viewer. The viewer selects a recorded program from the DVR'"'"'s storage device to playback. Before the program is played back, an advertisement is retrieved from the storage device and is displayed before the program is run. Another advertisement is retrieved and then played after the program is over.
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13 Claims
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1. A process for enhancing the viewership of television advertisements in a digital video recorder (DVR) environment, comprising the steps of:
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partitioning the beginning and end of each commercial break in a program segment;
wherein each partition is of a predetermined length of time; and
wherein said beginning and end partitions are carefully authored to provide a teaser to entice the viewer to watch multiple commercials during the break. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A process for enhancing the viewership of television advertisements in a digital video recorder (DVR) environment, comprising the steps of:
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partitioning the beginning and end of a television advertisement;
wherein each partition is of a predetermined length of time; and
wherein said beginning partition and said end partition contain the more important content designed to get the desired message across to the viewer in the predetermined length of time. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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5. A process for enhancing the viewership of television advertisements in a digital video recorder (DVR) environment, comprising the steps of:
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providing a storage device;
recording television program material onto said storage device;
receiving advertisements from an external source;
storing said advertisements on said storage device;
selecting an advertisement from said storage device;
playing back said television program material from said storage device to the viewer; and
wherein said playing back step displays said advertisement to the viewer before and/or after said television program material is played back to the viewer.
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8. An apparatus for enhancing the viewership of television advertisements in a digital video recorder (DVR) environment, comprising:
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a storage device;
a module for recording television program material onto said storage device;
a module for receiving advertisements from an external source;
a module for storing said advertisements on said storage device;
a module for selecting an advertisement from said storage device;
a module for playing back said television program material from said storage device to the viewer; and
wherein said playing back step displays said advertisement to the viewer before and/or after said television program material is played back to the viewer.
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11. A program storage medium readable by a computer, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the computer to perform method steps for enhancing the viewership of television advertisements in a digital video recorder (DVR) environment, comprising the steps of:
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providing a storage device;
recording television program material onto said storage device;
receiving advertisements from an external source;
storing said advertisements on said storage device;
selecting an advertisement from said storage device;
playing back said television program material from said storage device to the viewer; and
wherein said playing back step displays said advertisement to the viewer before and/or after said television program material is played back to the viewer.
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