Interactive television program guide system with local advertisements
First Claim
1. A system in which a television distribution facility is used to distribute advertisements to user television equipment on which an interactive television program guide is implemented, comprising:
- means for providing the advertisements with advertisement usage information; and
means for enforcing an advertisement usage policy at the television distribution facility based on the advertisement usage information.
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Abstract
A program guide system is provided in which local advertisements may be distributed to interactive television program guides implemented on the user television equipment associated with a television distribution facility such as a cable system headend. The local advertisements contain information that is directed toward the particular users in a local area. The local advertisements may be displayed when a user selects a related global advertisement. The local advertisements may also be displayed automatically by cycling global advertisements and local advertisements. Advertisements may be blocked based on content or time shifted. Policies regarding advertisement usage may be enforced.
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15 Claims
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1. A system in which a television distribution facility is used to distribute advertisements to user television equipment on which an interactive television program guide is implemented, comprising:
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means for providing the advertisements with advertisement usage information; and
means for enforcing an advertisement usage policy at the television distribution facility based on the advertisement usage information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for using a system in which a television distribution facility is used to distribute advertisements to user television equipment on which an interactive television program guide is implemented, comprising the steps of:
providing the advertisements with advertisement usage information;
and enforcing an advertisement usage policy at the television distribution facility based on the advertisement usage information.- View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium encoded with machine-readable instructions for use in a system in which a television distribution facility is used to distribute advertisements to user television equipment on which an interactive television program guide is implemented, the machine-readable instructions comprising:
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providing the advertisements with advertisement usage information; and
enforcing an advertisement usage policy at the television distribution facility based on the advertisement usage information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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