Internet-based submission of cable network content
First Claim
1. A television network content delivery system configured to provide advertising information via a digital broadcast channel of a television network, said television network content delivery system comprising:
- a data gateway configured to store the advertising information, the advertising information being adapted by a cable content generator for transmission over the digital broadcast channel of the television network based on content information received from an advertiser over an internet;
an advertising information retriever configured to process a user search received via the digital broadcast channel of the television network, and to retrieve the advertising information from said data gateway based on the user search; and
an advertising information provider configured to transmit, based on the user search, advertising information retrieved by said advertising information retriever via the digital broadcast channel of the television network.
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Abstract
A cable network content delivery system providing advertising information via a cable network and an advertising content interface are described. An advertiser submits advertising content over an internet which is then adapted for a cable network. A data gateway stores the advertising information. The system processes a user command received via the cable network, including an advertising information search command, and provides advertising information retrieved via the cable network.
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19 Claims
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1. A television network content delivery system configured to provide advertising information via a digital broadcast channel of a television network, said television network content delivery system comprising:
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a data gateway configured to store the advertising information, the advertising information being adapted by a cable content generator for transmission over the digital broadcast channel of the television network based on content information received from an advertiser over an internet;
an advertising information retriever configured to process a user search received via the digital broadcast channel of the television network, and to retrieve the advertising information from said data gateway based on the user search; and
an advertising information provider configured to transmit, based on the user search, advertising information retrieved by said advertising information retriever via the digital broadcast channel of the television network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An advertising content interface configured to provide advertising information adapted for transmission over a digital broadcast channel of a television network by a television network headend, said advertising content interface comprising:
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an interface unit configured to receive content information from an advertiser via an internet;
a cable content generator configured to process the content information received by said advertiser interface and to generate advertising information adapted for transmission over the cable network; and
a data gateway configured to store the advertising information generated by said cable content generator and to respond to an information demand from the cable network by providing the advertising information to the cable network headend for transmission over the cable network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of receiving content information and to provide advertising information over a cable network, said method comprising:
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receiving content information from an advertiser via an internet;
processing the content information received and generating advertising information adapted for transmission over the cable network;
storing the generated advertising information;
receiving via the digital broadcast channel of the television network an advertising search and retrieving the stored advertising information according to the advertising search; and
providing the retrieved advertising information via the digital broadcast channel of the television network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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