Apparatus and method for managing marketing
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1. A server, comprising:
- a memory to store executable instructions; and
a controller coupled with the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising;
transmitting media programming to a group of set top boxes for presentation with an overlay superimposed onto the media programming;
receiving a first comment generated at a first set top box of the group of set top boxes during presentation of the media programming;
receiving a second comment generated at a second set top box of the group of set top boxes during presentation of the media programming, the first and second comments being associated with the media programming and being presentable in the overlay during presentation of the media programming;
analyzing text of the first comment to determine a first marketing parameter;
transmitting a first advertisement to the first set top box for presentation with the overlay, the first advertisement being determined based on the first marketing parameter;
analyzing text of the second comment to determine a second marketing parameter;
transmitting a second advertisement to the second set top box for presentation with the overlay, the second advertisement being determined based on the second marketing parameter,wherein the first advertisement and the second advertisement are different from each other and shown in temporal proximity to each other by the first set top box and second set top box respectively during presentation of the media programming,wherein the first advertisement comprises a plurality of advertisements presented in a graphical user interface with the overlay,wherein the plurality of advertisements are presented in a plurality of successive automatically recurring arrangements relative to each other and relative to the graphical user interface, with a different one of the plurality of advertisements being automatically successively shown more prominently than other advertisements of the plurality of advertisements,wherein the overlay comprises a time line corresponding to the presentation of the media programming and wherein a first advertisement icon and a second advertisement icon are displayed along the time line corresponding to a respective time of presentation of the first advertisement and the second advertisement during presentation of the media programming,wherein the first advertisement icon and the second advertisement icon respectively comprise a first identifier associated with the first set top box and a second identifier associated with the second set top box, andwherein the first identifier in the first advertisement icon and the second identifier in the second advertisement icon identify viewers of the media programming via the first set top box and the second set top box respectively.
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Abstract
A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, the steps of transmitting media content to a group of set top boxes for presentation with an overlay superimposed onto the media content, receiving a first comment from a first set top box of the group of set top boxes where the first comment is presentable with the overlay and the media content by the group of set top boxes, determining a first advertisement based on the first comment, and transmitting the first advertisement to the first set top box for presentation with the overlay and the media content. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A server, comprising:
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a memory to store executable instructions; and a controller coupled with the memory, wherein the controller, responsive to executing the instructions, performs operations comprising; transmitting media programming to a group of set top boxes for presentation with an overlay superimposed onto the media programming; receiving a first comment generated at a first set top box of the group of set top boxes during presentation of the media programming; receiving a second comment generated at a second set top box of the group of set top boxes during presentation of the media programming, the first and second comments being associated with the media programming and being presentable in the overlay during presentation of the media programming; analyzing text of the first comment to determine a first marketing parameter; transmitting a first advertisement to the first set top box for presentation with the overlay, the first advertisement being determined based on the first marketing parameter; analyzing text of the second comment to determine a second marketing parameter; transmitting a second advertisement to the second set top box for presentation with the overlay, the second advertisement being determined based on the second marketing parameter, wherein the first advertisement and the second advertisement are different from each other and shown in temporal proximity to each other by the first set top box and second set top box respectively during presentation of the media programming, wherein the first advertisement comprises a plurality of advertisements presented in a graphical user interface with the overlay, wherein the plurality of advertisements are presented in a plurality of successive automatically recurring arrangements relative to each other and relative to the graphical user interface, with a different one of the plurality of advertisements being automatically successively shown more prominently than other advertisements of the plurality of advertisements, wherein the overlay comprises a time line corresponding to the presentation of the media programming and wherein a first advertisement icon and a second advertisement icon are displayed along the time line corresponding to a respective time of presentation of the first advertisement and the second advertisement during presentation of the media programming, wherein the first advertisement icon and the second advertisement icon respectively comprise a first identifier associated with the first set top box and a second identifier associated with the second set top box, and wherein the first identifier in the first advertisement icon and the second identifier in the second advertisement icon identify viewers of the media programming via the first set top box and the second set top box respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by a system comprising a server, media content to a group of set top boxes for presentation with an overlay superimposed onto the media content; receiving, by the system, a first comment from a first set top box of the group of set top boxes, wherein the first comment is presentable with the overlay and the media content by the group of set top boxes; analyzing, by the system, text of the first comment to determine a marketing parameter; determining, by the system, a first advertisement based on the marketing parameter; and transmitting, by the system, the first advertisement to the first set top box for presentation with the overlay and the media content; transmitting, by the system, a second advertisement to a second set top box of the group of set top boxes for presentation with the overlay and the media content, wherein the first advertisement comprises a plurality of advertisements presented in a graphical user interface with the overlay, and wherein the plurality of advertisements are presented in a plurality of successive automatically recurring arrangements relative to each other and relative to the graphical user interface, with a different one of the plurality of advertisements being automatically successively shown more prominently than other advertisements of the plurality of advertisements, wherein the overlay comprises a time line corresponding to the presentation of the media content and wherein a first advertisement icon and a second advertisement icon are displayed along the time line corresponding to a respective time of presentation of the first advertisement and the second advertisement during presentation of the media content, wherein the first advertisement icon and the second advertisement icon respectively comprise a first identifier associated with the first set top box and a second identifier associated with the second set top box, and wherein the first identifier in the first advertisement icon and the second identifier in the second advertisement icon identify viewers of the media content via the first set top box and the second set top box respectively. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the storage medium being embedded with instructions to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:
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presenting by a first set top box media content; presenting by the first set top box an overlay superimposed onto the media content, wherein the overlay is presentable by a second set top box of a group of set top boxes that includes the first set top box; receiving an input of a first comment at the first set top box, wherein the first comment is presentable by the overlay by the second set top box; receiving at the first set top box a first advertisement, wherein the first advertisement is selected based on an analysis of text of the first comment; presenting by the first set top box the first advertisement with the overlay and the media content; and presenting by the second set top box a second advertisement with the overlay and the media content, wherein the first advertisement comprises a plurality of advertisements presented in a graphical user interface with the overlay, and wherein the plurality of advertisements are presented in a plurality of successive automatically recurring arrangements relative to each other and relative to the graphical user interface, with a different one of the plurality of advertisements being automatically successively shown more prominently than other advertisements of the plurality of advertisements, wherein the overlay comprises a time line corresponding to the presentation of the media content and wherein a first advertisement icon and a second advertisement icon are displayed along the time line corresponding to a respective time of presentation of the first advertisement and the second advertisement during presentation of the media content, wherein the first advertisement icon and the second advertisement icon respectively comprise a first identifier associated with the first set top box and a second identifier associated with the second set top box, and wherein the first identifier in the first advertisement icon and the second identifier in the second advertisement icon identify viewers of the media content via the first set top box and the second set top box respectively. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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