Method and apparatus for synchronizing commercial advertisements across multiple communication channels
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1. A TV commercial control system for the synchronization of a commercial across multiple channels including means for relatively precise commercial reception for viewing at a TV receiver whereby a commercial is simultaneously aired with sufficient precision to appear substantially simultaneously to the viewer of the TV receiver despite changing channels;
- a command center for controlling commercial delivery to the TV receiver for the synchronization of the commercial across multiple channels.
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Abstract
A satellite uplink/studio system has timing means coupled therewith for precise commercial timing such that prerecorded commercials are simultaneously started with sufficient precision to appear simultaneously to viewers changing channels.
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1. A TV commercial control system for the synchronization of a commercial across multiple channels including means for relatively precise commercial reception for viewing at a TV receiver whereby a commercial is simultaneously aired with sufficient precision to appear substantially simultaneously to the viewer of the TV receiver despite changing channels;
a command center for controlling commercial delivery to the TV receiver for the synchronization of the commercial across multiple channels. - 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 set top box comprising:
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analog video circuitry for receiving analog TV signals; compressed digital video circuitry coupled thereto for receiving digital TV signals; a channel processor means for storing information about which channels have the same prerecorded commercial so that when a new channel is requested by the viewer from a viewing channel and that channel has the same commercial, the commercial is completed on the receiving channel before the new channel is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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