Personal video recorder and method for inserting a stored advertisement into a displayed broadcast stream
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a targeted advertisement to a viewer of a display of an audiovisual system in conjunction with displaying a broadcast stream on the display, the method comprising:
- a. selecting a broadcast stream;
b. displaying the selected broadcast stream on the display;
c. receiving a first signal from a viewer control interface indicating a viewer command to the audiovisual system, wherein the audiovisual system is responsive to the viewer command by initiating a corresponding action selected from the group consisting of;
fast-forwarding the displayed selected broadcast stream, pausing the displayed selected broadcast stream, and replaying the displayed selected broadcast stream;
d. defining a viewer profile of the viewer of the display based on a content of the displayed selected broadcast stream, the viewer command indicating a reaction by the viewer to the content of the displayed selected broadcast stream, and a timestamp;
e. selecting a first advertisement for display during a selected advertisement time from a plurality of stored advertisements based on the viewer profile of the viewer of the display; and
f. displaying the first advertisement on the display during the selected advertisement time;
wherein, in response to receiving an additional signal from a viewer control interface indicating a viewer command to the audiovisual system to avoid a currently displayed advertisement during the selected advertisement time, repeating steps (e) and (f) with other selected advertisements from the plurality of stored advertisements until at least one of the plurality of stored advertisements has been displayed on the display during the selected advertisement time without receiving an additional signal from the viewer control interface indicating the viewer command to the audiovisual system to avoid the currently displayed advertisement.
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Abstract
The present invention may be regarded as personal video recorder and a method of displaying a targeted advertisement on a display in conjunction with displaying of a broadcast stream on the display. The method defines a viewer profile of a viewer of the display based on signals received by a controller indicating usage of a viewer control interface by the viewer, for example based on viewer reactions to a broadcast stream or to an advertisement. A targeted advertisement is selected from stored advertisements based on the viewer profile of the viewer of the display. The targeted advertisement is displayed on the display. The viewer profile is updated based on subsequent signals received by the controller indicating usage of the viewer control interface. The signals indicate viewer reactions, for example, a viewer reaction to a broadcast stream or a viewer reaction to an advertisement or a viewer purchase.
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1. A method for displaying a targeted advertisement to a viewer of a display of an audiovisual system in conjunction with displaying a broadcast stream on the display, the method comprising:
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a. selecting a broadcast stream; b. displaying the selected broadcast stream on the display; c. receiving a first signal from a viewer control interface indicating a viewer command to the audiovisual system, wherein the audiovisual system is responsive to the viewer command by initiating a corresponding action selected from the group consisting of;
fast-forwarding the displayed selected broadcast stream, pausing the displayed selected broadcast stream, and replaying the displayed selected broadcast stream;d. defining a viewer profile of the viewer of the display based on a content of the displayed selected broadcast stream, the viewer command indicating a reaction by the viewer to the content of the displayed selected broadcast stream, and a timestamp; e. selecting a first advertisement for display during a selected advertisement time from a plurality of stored advertisements based on the viewer profile of the viewer of the display; and f. displaying the first advertisement on the display during the selected advertisement time; wherein, in response to receiving an additional signal from a viewer control interface indicating a viewer command to the audiovisual system to avoid a currently displayed advertisement during the selected advertisement time, repeating steps (e) and (f) with other selected advertisements from the plurality of stored advertisements until at least one of the plurality of stored advertisements has been displayed on the display during the selected advertisement time without receiving an additional signal from the viewer control interface indicating the viewer command to the audiovisual system to avoid the currently displayed advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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