System and Method for Providing a Directory of Advertisements
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a signal comprising at least one advertisement and corresponding advertisement data for each advertisement;
storing in at least one database each advertisement and corresponding advertisement data; and
indexing each advertisement for retrieval based on the corresponding advertisement data.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a system and method for providing a directory of advertisements comprising receiving a menu command, outputting a user menu at a display device in response to receiving the menu command, receiving one or more entries based on interactions with the user menu to select an advertisement and corresponding advertisement data, retrieving the advertisement and corresponding advertisement data in response to receiving on one or more entries, and outputting, at the display device, at least one of the retrieved advertisement and the retrieved corresponding advertisement data.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a signal comprising at least one advertisement and corresponding advertisement data for each advertisement; storing in at least one database each advertisement and corresponding advertisement data; and indexing each advertisement for retrieval based on the corresponding advertisement data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system, comprising:
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a media control station; and a server comprising; a receiver configured to receive a signal from a network provider, wherein the signal comprises at least one advertisement and corresponding advertisement data for each advertisement; at least one database configured to store the at least one advertisement and corresponding advertisement data; and an indexer configured to index the at least one advertisement for retrieval by the media control station based on the corresponding advertisement data. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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receiving a menu command; outputting, at a display device, a user menu in response to receiving the menu command; receiving one or more entries based on interactions with the user menu to select an advertisement and corresponding advertisement data; retrieving the advertisement and corresponding advertisement data in response to receiving on one or more entries; and outputting, at the display device, at least one of the retrieved advertisement and the retrieved corresponding advertisement data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a menu command from a remote control device; a processor configured to provide a user menu in response to the menu command and for retrieving an advertisement based on one or more entries from the remote control device, wherein the one or more entries are based on interactions with the user menu; and an output configured to provide the advertisement for display on a display device based on the one or more entries. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a signal from a network provider, wherein the signal comprises at least one advertisement and corresponding advertisement data for each advertisement; at least one database configured to store the at least one advertisement and corresponding advertisement data; and an indexer configured to index the at least one advertisement and corresponding advertisement data for retrieval based on the corresponding advertisement data. an output configured to transmit the at least one retrieved advertisement and corresponding advertisement data. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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