Devices, Systems, and Methods Regarding Advertisement on Demand
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1. A method comprising:
- responsive to a first signal from a television control device, causing a display of a predetermined video advertisement, said video advertisement pre-recorded from a video stream responsive to a second signal from said television control device, said first signal adapted to cause a detection of a first determined frame of a video broadcast interrupted by said display of said predetermined video advertisement, said first signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be recorded on a memory device beginning at said first determined frame, said television control device adapted to cause a display of a web page responsive to a user selection of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) embedded in said video advertisement, said first signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be resumed beginning at said first determined frame upon an automatically detected completion of said display of said video advertisement or said display of said web page.
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Abstract
Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a method, which can comprise, responsive to a signal from a television control device, causing a display of a video advertisement. The video advertisement can interrupt the video broadcast. The signal can be adapted to cause a detection of a determined frame of a video broadcast interrupted by the display of the video advertisement.
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1. A method comprising:
responsive to a first signal from a television control device, causing a display of a predetermined video advertisement, said video advertisement pre-recorded from a video stream responsive to a second signal from said television control device, said first signal adapted to cause a detection of a first determined frame of a video broadcast interrupted by said display of said predetermined video advertisement, said first signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be recorded on a memory device beginning at said first determined frame, said television control device adapted to cause a display of a web page responsive to a user selection of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) embedded in said video advertisement, said first signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be resumed beginning at said first determined frame upon an automatically detected completion of said display of said video advertisement or said display of said web page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A machine-readable medium comprising machine instructions for activities comprising:
responsive to a signal from a television control device, causing a display of a predetermined video advertisement, said signal adapted to cause a detection of a first determined frame of a video broadcast interrupted by said display of a predetermined video advertisement, said signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be recorded on a memory device beginning at said first determined frame, said signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be resumed beginning at said first determined frame upon an automatically detected completion of said display of said video advertisement, said signal adapted to automatically cause a cessation of recordation of said video broadcast responsive to an automatically detected last frame of said video broadcast.
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20. A method comprising:
responsive to a signal from a television control device, causing a display of a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), said television control device adapted to cause a display of a web page responsive to a user selection of said URL, said television control device adapted to allow a user of said television control device to save said URL in a memory device as a favorite URL, said signal adapted to cause a detection of a first determined frame of a video broadcast interrupted by said display of said URL or said user selection of said URL, said signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be recorded on a memory device beginning at said first determined frame, said signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be resumed beginning at said first determined frame upon an automatically detected completion of said display of said URL or said display of said web page, said signal adapted to automatically cause a cessation of recordation of said video broadcast responsive to an automatically detected last frame of said video broadcast.
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21. A television control device comprising:
a key adapted to cause a signal to be transmitted to a set top box, said signal adapted to cause a display of a predetermined video advertisement, said signal adapted to cause a detection of a first determined frame of a video broadcast interrupted by said display of a predetermined video advertisement, said signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be recorded on a memory device beginning at said first determined frame, said signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be resumed beginning at said first determined frame upon an automatically detected completion of said display of said video advertisement, said signal adapted to automatically cause a cessation of recordation of said video broadcast responsive to an automatically detected last frame of said video broadcast.
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22. A system comprising:
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a television control device that comprises a key adapted to cause a signal to be transmitted to a set top box, said signal adapted to cause a display of a video advertisement that has been prerecorded responsive to an instruction received via said television control device, said signal adapted to cause a detection of a first determined frame of a video broadcast interrupted by said display of a predetermined video advertisement, said signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be recorded on a memory device beginning at said first determined frame, said signal adapted to cause said video broadcast to be resumed beginning at said first determined frame upon an automatically detected completion of said display of said video advertisement, said signal adapted to automatically cause a cessation of recordation of said video broadcast responsive to an automatically detected last frame of said video broadcast; and said set top box.
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