Using audio/visual environment to select ads on game platform
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1. A game console comprising:
- a microphone;
a camera;
a processor;
a memory storing advertisements and instructions, the instructions comprising;
storing sound received at the microphone and an image received at the camera;
identifying information contained in the sound and image;
selecting an advertisement for display based on the information; and
rendering the advertisement.
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for capturing audio/visual related information and selecting advertising based on the information.
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16 Claims
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1. A game console comprising:
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a microphone;
a camera;
a processor;
a memory storing advertisements and instructions, the instructions comprising;
storing sound received at the microphone and an image received at the camera;
identifying information contained in the sound and image;
selecting an advertisement for display based on the information; and
rendering the advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising
receiving sound at a microphone; -
receiving an image at a camera;
storing the sound and image in a memory;
analyzing the sound and image to determine the characteristics of a user based on the sound and image;
selecting an advertisement from a plurality of advertisements based on the characteristics, wherein the plurality of advertisements are based on different characteristics; and
rendering the selected advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of selecting advertising comprising:
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receiving an image and sound transmitted over a network from a computer;
analyzing the image and sound to determine a characteristic associated with the environment surrounding the computer;
selecting an advertisement based on the characteristic;
transmitting the advertisement to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method comprising
receiving an image at a camera and a sound at a microphone; -
storing the image and sound in a memory;
analyzing the image and sound to determine characteristics of a user or a user'"'"'s environment based on the image.
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