Forecasting TV Impressions
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1. A computer-implemented method of forecasting television impressions, comprising:
- receiving(a) information relating to previous television (TV) impressions at a time slot on a TV channel, and(b) information relating to one or more programs shown at the time slot on the TV channel; and
predicting a future TV impression at the time slot on the TV channel, wherein the future TV impression is based on at least one of the information related to previous TV impressions and the information related to programs shown at the time slot on the TV channel.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for forecasting television impressions comprises receiving information relating to previous television (TV) impressions at a time slot on a TV channel, information relating to one or more programs shown at the time slot on the TV channel and predicting a future TV impression at the time slot on the TV channel. The future TV impression is based on at least one of the information related to previous TV impressions and the information related to programs shown at the time slot on the TV channel.
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1. A computer-implemented method of forecasting television impressions, comprising:
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receiving (a) information relating to previous television (TV) impressions at a time slot on a TV channel, and (b) information relating to one or more programs shown at the time slot on the TV channel; and predicting a future TV impression at the time slot on the TV channel, wherein the future TV impression is based on at least one of the information related to previous TV impressions and the information related to programs shown at the time slot on the TV channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for forecasting television impressions, comprising:
an advertisement decision engine comprising; an advertisement inventory configured to receive information relating to previous television (TV) impressions at a time slot on a TV channel; and an impressions database configured to receive information relating to one or more programs shown at the time slot, wherein the advertisement decision engine is configured to predict a future TV impression at the time slot on the TV channel, wherein the future TV impression is based on at least one of the information related to previous TV impressions and the information related to programs shown at the time slot on the TV channel. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system comprising:
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means for receiving (a) information relating to previous television (TV) impressions at a time slot on a TV channel, and (b) information relating to one or more programs shown at the time slot; and means for predicting a future TV impression at the time slot on the TV channel, wherein the future TV impression is based on at least one of the information related to previous TV impressions and the information related to programs shown at the time slot on the TV channel. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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