The Digital TV Tuner Regulator Platform

• US 20060075445A1
• Filed: 10/29/2003
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert O'Kane
• Original Assignee: Robert O'Kane
• Inventors: O'Kane, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 8,234,165 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0257 User requested
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4722 for requesting additional data associated with the content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/165 Centralised control of user terminal subsequent to an upstream request signal H04N7/17345; Registering at central by two-way working H04N7/17309

Abstract

The Televisional Tledgement Trigger invention is consumer friendly allowing them to distribute content legally, in some cases free for the trigger induced advertising medium provides royalty to the content owners for the users “use” of content. Since the FCC mandates, numerous consumer groups have criticized what the FCC is doing saying it could limit traditional fair use rights. The Television (TV) Digital Tuner. Acknowledgement Trigger invention is designed to make consumers happy while making the content owners happy.

Claims

1. A process comprising a digital acknowlegement trigger.

2. A device which generates a digital acknowlegement trigger.