Systems and methods for distribution of entertainment and advertising content
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1. A method for displaying advertisements at a user location, comprising:
- displaying entertainment content at the user location, the entertainment content including one or more insertion points;
receiving a plurality of advertisements at the user location; and
inserting, at the user location, at least one of the received plurality of advertisements into a first insertion point of the entertainment content, wherein the inserted at least one of the received plurality of advertisements is selected based on user preferences from a plurality of user locations and in accordance with a winning bid of an advertiser in an auction.
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Abstract
A device for generating audiovisual display signals, including a first input terminal receiving content signals representative of an audiovisual event, the signals including insertion points indicating the output of an advertisement, a second input terminal receiving ad signals representative of an advertisement, a first buffer storing the ad signals, and a processor converting the content signals into display signals of the event and converting ad signals stored in the first buffer into display signals of an advertisement upon detection of an insertion point.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for displaying advertisements at a user location, comprising:
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displaying entertainment content at the user location, the entertainment content including one or more insertion points; receiving a plurality of advertisements at the user location; and inserting, at the user location, at least one of the received plurality of advertisements into a first insertion point of the entertainment content, wherein the inserted at least one of the received plurality of advertisements is selected based on user preferences from a plurality of user locations and in accordance with a winning bid of an advertiser in an auction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer readable storage medium comprising instructions for displaying advertisements at a user location, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to display entertainment content at the user location, the entertainment content including one or more insertion points; instructions to receive a plurality of advertisements at the user location; and instructions to insert, at the user location, at least one of the received plurality of advertisements into a first insertion point of the entertainment content, wherein the inserted at least one of the received plurality of advertisements is selected based on user preferences from a plurality of user locations and in accordance with a winning bid of an advertiser in an auction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for displaying advertisements at a user location, the system comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a plurality of advertisements at the user location; and a device configured to; display entertainment content at the user location, the entertainment content including one or more insertion points, and insert, at the user location, at least one of the received plurality of advertisements into a first insertion point of the entertainment content, wherein the inserted at least one of the received plurality of advertisements is selected based on user preferences from a plurality of user locations and in accordance with a winning bid of an advertiser in an auction. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for displaying advertisements at a user location, the system comprising:
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means for displaying entertainment content at the user location, the entertainment content including one or more insertion points; means for receiving a plurality of advertisements at the user location; and means for inserting, at the user location, the selected at least one of the received plurality of advertisements into a first insertion point of the entertainment content, wherein the inserted at least one of the received plurality of advertisements is selected based on user preferences from a plurality of user locations and in accordance with a winning bid of an advertiser in an auction. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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