Promotional philosophy for a video-on-demand-related interactive display within an interactive television application

• US 20050125823A1
• Filed: 07/22/2004
• Published: 06/09/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Original Assignee: United Video Properties Incorporated (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: McCoy, Robert H., DeWeese, Toby, Lumley, Daniel I., Drummond, Bryan Mitchell
• Application Number:
  US10/898,002
• Publication Number:
  US 20050125823A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25808 Management of client data terminal profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/303
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42202 environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• 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 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing an interactive display having indicators of video-on-demand programs are described. The systems and methods select indicators for inclusion in the interactive display according to a promotional selection algorithm.

Claims

1. A method for providing video-on-demand program listings in an interactive display according to a promotional selection algorithm comprising:

receiving video-on-demand program listings, advertisements associated with video-on-demand programs, and data that define the promotional selection algorithm;

selecting one or more of the video-on-demand program listings for inclusion in the interactive display according to the promotional selection algorithm as defined by the data; and

selecting one or more of the advertisements for inclusion in the interactive display according to the promotional selection algorithm; and

generating an interactive display that presents the video-on-demand program listings and the advertisements selected according to the promotional selection algorithm.

2. The method defined in claim 1 wherein the interactive display is a browse display that provides a user with an opportunity to browse through the video-on-demand program listings selected according to the promotional selection algorithm.

3. The method defined in claim 1 wherein the interactive display is a video-on-demand program listings display that provides a user with an opportunity to navigate within the video-on-demand program listings selected according to the promotional selection algorithm.

4. The method defined in claim 1 wherein the interactive display is a screening room that provides a user with an opportunity to preview a video-on-demand program associated with a program listing selected according to the promotional selection algorithm.

6. The method defined in claim 1 further comprising providing the video-on-demand program listings.

7. The method defined in claim 1 wherein selecting one or more of the video-on-demand program listings comprises selecting the one or more of the video-on-demand program listings according to a user preference profile.

8. The method defined in claim 1 further comprising:

generating a selection log; and

updating the promotional selection algorithm based on the selection log.

10. The system defined in claim 8 wherein the interactive display is a browse display that provides a user with an opportunity to browse through the video-on-demand program listings selected by the means for selecting according to the promotional selection algorithm.

5. (canceled)

9. A system in which video-on-demand program listings are provided in an interactive display according to a promotional selection algorithm comprising:

means for receiving video-on-demand program listings, advertisements associated with video-on-demand programs, and data that define the promotional selection algorithm;

means for selecting one or more of the video-on-demand program listings for inclusion in the interactive display according to the promotional selection algorithm as defined by the data;

means for selecting one or more of the advertisements for inclusion in the interactive display according to the promotional selection algorithm; and

means for generating an interactive display that presents the video-on-demand program listings and the advertisements selected according to the promotional selection algorithm.

11. The system defined in claim 9 wherein the interactive display is a video-on-demand program listings display that provides a user with an opportunity to navigate within the video-on-demand program listings selected by the means for selecting according to the promotional selection algorithm.

12. The system defined in claim 9 wherein the interactive display is a screening room that provides a user with an opportunity to preview a video-on-demand program associated with a program listing selected by the means for selecting according to the promotional selection algorithm.

14. The system defined in claim 9 further comprising means for providing the video-on-demand program listings.

15. The system defined in claim 9 wherein the means for selecting one or more of the video-on-demand program listings comprises means for selecting the one or more of the video-on-demand program listings according to a user preference profile.

16. The system defined in claim 9 further comprising:

means for generating a selection log; and

means for updating the promotional selection algorithm based on the selection log.

18. The system defined in claim 15 wherein the interactive display is a browse display that provides a user with an opportunity to browse through the video-on-demand program listings selected by the indicator selector according to the promotional selection algorithm.

13. (canceled)

17. A system in which video-on-demand program listings are provided in an interactive display according to a promotional selection algorithm comprising:

a communications device configured to receive video-on-demand program listings, advertisements associated with video-on-demand programs, and data that define the promotional selection algorithm;

an indicator selector configured to select one or more of the video-on-demand program listings for inclusion in the interactive display according to the promotional selection algorithm as defined by the data, the indicator selector is further configured to select one or more of the advertisements for inclusion in the interactive display according to the promotional selection algorithm; and

an interactive application configured to generate an interactive display that presents the video-on-demand program listings and the advertisements selected according to the promotional selection algorithm.

19. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the interactive display is a video-on-demand program listings display that provides a user with an opportunity to navigate within the video-on-demand program listings selected by the indicator selector according to the promotional selection algorithm.

20. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the interactive display is a screening room that provides a user with an opportunity to preview a video-on-demand program associated with a program listing selected by the indicator selection according to the promotional selection algorithm.

22. The system defined in claim 17 further comprising a data source configured to provide the video-on-demand program listings.

23. The system defined in claim 17 wherein the indicator selector is further configured to select one or more of the video-on-demand program listings according to a user preference profile.

24. The system defined in claim 17 further comprising:

a log generator configured to generate a selection log; and

a log analyzer configured to receive the selection log and update the promotional selection algorithm based on the selection log.

21. (canceled)