SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SELECTIVE CHANNEL OR ADVERTISING DELIVERY
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium operating in a set top box (STB), comprising computer instructions to:
- present a graphical user interface (GUI) enabling selectable advertisement preferences and selectable channel distribution service preferences for delivery to the STB, wherein storage of portions of the selectable advertisement preferences and the selectable channel distribution service preferences is initiated responsive to one or more detected selections from the GUI; and
enable presentation of the at least one advertisement and the at least one media channel responsive to a detected unicast signal.
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Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network device having a controller programmed to store a subscriber selectable preference for advertisements and for video channel distribution to send to a set top box (STB) and receive a signal from a broadcast stream indicating the location for insertion of an advertisement based on the subscriber selectable preference. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium operating in a set top box (STB), comprising computer instructions to:
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present a graphical user interface (GUI) enabling selectable advertisement preferences and selectable channel distribution service preferences for delivery to the STB, wherein storage of portions of the selectable advertisement preferences and the selectable channel distribution service preferences is initiated responsive to one or more detected selections from the GUI; and enable presentation of the at least one advertisement and the at least one media channel responsive to a detected unicast signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A set top box (STB) comprising a controller programmed to:
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receive subscriber selectable Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) channel distribution service selections selected from a channel service catalog for delivery of a plurality of individually selected video channels to the STB, wherein storage of identifiers corresponding to the plurality of selected video channels at an IPTV billing system and an IPTV subscriber management system are initiated in response to receiving the subscriber selectable IPTV channel distribution service selections; and receive the plurality of selected video channels. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A network device comprising a controller programmed to:
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store a subscriber selectable preference for advertisements and for video channels used for selecting advertisements and for video channel distribution to send to a set top box (STB) in an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) network; and receive a signal from a broadcast stream indicating a location for insertion of an advertisement based on the subscriber selectable preference. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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