System and method for delivering targeted advertisements to consumers using direct commands
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1. A system for delivery of targeted advertisements from a head end system to individual consumers at at least one consumer display site comprising:
- (a) a control device at the at least one consumer display site; and
(b) a controller at the head end system for sending a signal to the control device at the at least one display site for causing an advertisement to be displayed at said at least one display site intended for a particular consumer;
(c) the controller at the head end system including a program database supplying program materials and a commercial database supplying advertisements for display at the at least one display site, the commercial database further storing information concerning the type of each advertisement;
the head end system further including a consumer database having information about a consumer at the at least one display site, and an instruction formatter having inputs from the consumer database, the program database and the commercial database for generating an instruction for the control device at the at least one display site, the instruction being generated based on the type information stored in the commercial database and the information about the consumer at the at least one display site and optionally a characteristic of the program materials;
the controller at the head end system further downloading the instruction to the control device at the at least one display site to command the control device to select an advertisement from the head end system intended for display at the at least one display site.
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A system and method for targeting TV advertisements to individual consumers delivering a plurality of advertisements to a display site. A command signal is sent to the display site commanding the display of a selected advertisement suited for the individual consumer. In another embodiment, a predetermined advertisement is delivered upon command from a control center to a viewing site intended for the particular consumer.
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1. A system for delivery of targeted advertisements from a head end system to individual consumers at at least one consumer display site comprising:
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(a) a control device at the at least one consumer display site; and (b) a controller at the head end system for sending a signal to the control device at the at least one display site for causing an advertisement to be displayed at said at least one display site intended for a particular consumer; (c) the controller at the head end system including a program database supplying program materials and a commercial database supplying advertisements for display at the at least one display site, the commercial database further storing information concerning the type of each advertisement;
the head end system further including a consumer database having information about a consumer at the at least one display site, and an instruction formatter having inputs from the consumer database, the program database and the commercial database for generating an instruction for the control device at the at least one display site, the instruction being generated based on the type information stored in the commercial database and the information about the consumer at the at least one display site and optionally a characteristic of the program materials;
the controller at the head end system further downloading the instruction to the control device at the at least one display site to command the control device to select an advertisement from the head end system intended for display at the at least one display site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for targeting advertisements from a head end system to consumers at at least one remote display site comprising:
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(a) a control device at the at least one display site; (b) a controller at the head end system for delivering a program and a plurality of advertisements to said control device at the at least one display site for display; (c) the controller at the head end system sending a command signal to the at least one display site for determining which advertisement is to be displayed at the display site while preventing the display of the remaining plurality of advertisements, the controller at the head end system including a program database supplying said program, a commercial database supplying said advertisement, the commercial database further storing information concerning the type of each advertisement;
a consumer database having information about a consumer at the at least one display site and an instruction formatter having inputs from the consumer database, the program database and the commercial database for generating the command signal for the control device at the at least one display site, the command signal being generated based on the type information stored in the commercial database and the information about the consumer at the at least one display site and optionally a characteristic of the program;
the controller at the head end system further downloading the command signal to the control device at the at least one display site to command the control device to select an advertisement from the head end system for display at the at least one display site. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for targeting advertisements from a head end system to consumers at first and second display sites comprising:
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control devices at each of the first and second display sites; a controller at the head end system for delivering a program to said control devices at said first and second display sites having a plurality of predetermined breaks and a plurality of advertisements; and the controller at the head end system sending a command signal to the first display site for determining which of said plurality of advertisements is to be displayed at the first display site during a first break intended for a first consumer and simultaneously sending a command signal to the second display site for determining which of said plurality of advertisements is to be displayed at the second display site during said first break intended for a second consumer;
the controller at the head end system including a program database supplying said program, a commercial database supplying said plurality of advertisements, the commercial database further storing information concerning the type of each advertisement;
a consumer database having information about a consumer at each of the first and second display sites and an instruction formatter having inputs from the consumer database, the program database and the commercial database for generating said command signals for the control devices at the first and second display sites, the command signals being generated based on the type information stored in the commercial database and the information about the consumer at the at least one display site and optionally a characteristic of the program;
the controller at the head end system further downloading the command signals to the control devices at the first and second display sites to command the control devices to select an advertisement from the head end system for display at the display sites. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for targeting advertisements from a head end system to consumers at at least one consumer display site comprising:
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a control device at the at least one display site displaying a program having a break for displaying an advertisement; a controller at the head end system for delivering a plurality of advertisements to said at least one display site appropriate to a particular consumer; and the controller at the head end system sending a command signal for selecting one advertisement of said plurality of advertisements for display during said break appropriate for a particular consumer, the controller at the head end system including a program database supplying program materials, a commercial database supplying said plurality of advertisements, the commercial database further storing information concerning the type of each advertisement;
a consumer database having information about a consumer at the display site and an instruction formatter having inputs from the consumer database, the program database and the commercial database for generating said command signal for the control device at the at least one display site;
the command signal being generated based on the type information stored in the commercial database and the information about the consumer at the at least one display site and optionally a characteristic of the program materials;
the controller at the head end system further downloading the command signal to the control device at the at least one display site to command the control device to select an advertisement from the head end system for display at the at least one display site. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for targeting advertisements from a head end system to consumers at at least one consumer display site comprising:
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(a) a control device at the at least one display site; (b) a controller at the head end system sequentially delivering a plurality of advertisements to said at least one display site; and (c) the controller at the head end system sending a command signal for selectively displaying an advertisement of said plurality of advertisements, the controller at the head end system including a program database supplying program materials, a commercial database supplying said plurality of advertisements, the commercial database further storing information concerning the type of each advertisement;
a consumer database having information about a consumer at the at least one display site and an instruction formatter having inputs from the consumer database, the program database and the commercial database for generating the command signal for the control device at the at least one display site;
the command signal being generated based on the type information stored in the commercial database and the information about the consumer at the at least one display site and optionally a characteristic of the program materials;
the controller at the head end system further downloading the command signal to the control device at the at least one display site to command the control device to select an advertisement from the head end system for display at the display site. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A system for delivery of targeted advertisements from a head end system to individual consumers at at least one consumer display site comprising:
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a control device at the at least one consumer display site; and a controller at the head end system responsive to a consumer'"'"'s action for delivering a program, said program having at least one break; the controller at the head end system sending a command signal selectively to said at least one display site selecting a predetermined advertisement for display during said break intended for a particular consumer, the controller at the head end system including a program database supplying said program, a commercial database supplying advertisements, the commercial database further storing information concerning the type of each advertisement;
a consumer database having information about a consumer at the at least one display site and an instruction formatter having inputs from the consumer database, the program database and the commercial database for generating the command signal for the control device at the at least one display site;
the command signal being generated based on the type information stored in the commercial database and the information about the consumer at the at least one display site and optionally a characteristic of the program;
the controller at the head end system further downloading the command signal to the control device at the at least one display site to command the control device to select an advertisement from the head end system for display at the at least one display site. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for targeting TV advertisements from a head end system to consumers at at least one consumer display site comprising the steps of:
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preparing a set of TV advertisements; analyzing each advertisement as to its nature and focus; cataloging each advertisement and storing it in a central data base at the head end system selectively commanding the delivery of an advertisement to a consumer from the central data base that is targeted for that consumer, further comprising supplying program materials from the head end system into which at least one advertisement is to be inserted at the at least one display site, further comprising storing information at the head end system concerning the type of each advertisement;
supplying said at least one advertisement to the at least one display site;
storing information at the head end system about a consumer at the display site and generating an instruction at the head end system for a control device at the at least one display site, the instruction being generated based on the type information stored in the commercial database and the information about the consumer at the at least one display site and optionally a characteristic of the program materials;
further comprising downloading the instruction to the control device at the at least one display site to command the control device to select the advertisement from the head end system for display at the at least one display site. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68)
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56. A method for targeting TV advertisements from a head end system to consumers at at least one consumer display site comprising the steps of:
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preparing a set of TV advertisements; analyzing each advertisement as to its nature and focus; cataloging each advertisement and storing it in a central data base; selectively commanding the delivery of an advertisement to a consumer from the central data base that is targeted for that consumer, wherein the advertisements are classified into one of three categories which include (1) non-preemptable;
(2) conditionally preemptable and (3) unconditionally preemptable.
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69. A method for targeting an advertisement from a head end system to consumers at at least one viewing site comprising the steps of:
selectively delivering upon command from a control center at the head end system a predetermined advertisement for display at the at least one viewing site intended for a particular consumer, further comprising supplying program materials from the head end system into which the predetermined advertisement is to be inserted at the at least one display site, further comprising storing information at the head end system concerning the type of each advertisement;
providing a plurality of advertisements at the control center, storing information at the head end system about a consumer at the at least one viewing site and generating an instruction at the head end system for the at least one viewing site, the instruction being generated based on the type information stored in the commercial database and the information about the consumer at the at least one viewing site and optionally a characteristic of the program materials;
further comprising downloading the instruction to the at least one viewing site to command a control device at the viewing site to select the predetermined advertisement from the head end system for display at the at least one viewing site.
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70. A method for targeting advertisements from a head end system to consumers at at least one display site comprising the steps of:
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delivering a program and plurality of advertisements to the at least one display site for display; and selectively commanding the display of a first advertisement at said at least one display site from a control center while preventing the display of the remaining plurality of advertisements, further comprising supplying said program from the head end system into which the first advertisement is to be inserted at the at least one display site, supplying said plurality of advertisements to the at least one display site, further comprising storing information at the head end system concerning the type of each advertisement;
storing information at the head end system about a consumer at the at least one display site and generating an instruction for the at least one display site;
the instruction being generated based on the type information stored in the commercial database and the information about the consumer at the at least one display site and optionally a characteristic of the program;
further comprising downloading the instruction to the at least one display site to command the at least one display site to select the first advertisement from the head end system for display at the display site.
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