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Real-time audience monitoring, content rating, and content enhancing

  • US 20070294740A1
  • Filed: 08/21/2007
  • Published: 12/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • at a Set-Top Box, monitoring received input from one or more viewers, the Set-Top box comprising a temporary power backup, the Set-Top Box comprising a software component adapted to send an event notification responsive to a determination that the Set-Top Box is no longer receiving AC power; and

    in response to detecting that the received input is an interaction of a type of interest, sending an event message to an event server, the event message identifying the type of the detected interaction and an indication of the Set-Top Box and receiving new digital content responsive to the event message.

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