Meta channel media system control and advertisement technology
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1. A system comprising:
- a monitoring server;
a meta-channel server; and
a meta-channel base station,wherein the monitoring server is configured to detect an advertisement on a channel being experienced by a user and send, to the meta-channel server, a first signal indicating the detected advertisement on the channel being experienced by the user,wherein the meta-channel server is configured to receive, from the monitoring server, the first signal indicating the detected advertisement on the channel being experienced by the user, access advertisement preferences of the user, identify secondary content for the detected advertisement based on the accessed advertisement preferences of the user, and send, to the meta-channel base station, a first control command based on the identified secondary content;
wherein the meta-channel base station is configured to receive, from the meta-channel server, the first control command and forward, to at least one component of a media system associated with the user, at least one second control command that causes the at least one component of the media system to control the media system to output the identified secondary content;
wherein the monitoring server is configured to, after detecting the advertisement, monitor for completion of the detected advertisement, detect completion of the detected advertisement as a result of the monitoring, and, based on detection of the completion of the detected advertisement, send, to the meta-channel server, a second signal indicating advertisement completion;
wherein the meta-channel server is configured to receive, from the monitoring server, the second signal indicating advertisement completion, access, from a user profile, advertisement return preferences, determine that the advertisement return preferences result in a change to the media system, and, based on the determination that the advertisement return preferences result in a change to the media system, send, to the meta-channel base station, a third control command that indicates the change to the media system needed for the advertisement return preferences, andwherein the meta-channel base station is configured to receive, from the meta-channel server, the third control command and forward, to at least one component of the media system associated with the user, at least one fourth control command that causes the at least one component of the media system to control the media system to implement the change to the media system needed for the advertisement return preferences.
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Abstract
Media system control technology, in which an advertisement on a selected content channel being experienced by a user using a media system is detected, advertisement preferences of the user are accessed from electronic storage, and secondary content is selected based on the accessed advertisement preferences of the user. The secondary content is substituted for the advertisement on the selected content channel, and the media system is controlled to output the secondary content instead of the advertisement.
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1. A system comprising:
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a monitoring server; a meta-channel server; and a meta-channel base station, wherein the monitoring server is configured to detect an advertisement on a channel being experienced by a user and send, to the meta-channel server, a first signal indicating the detected advertisement on the channel being experienced by the user, wherein the meta-channel server is configured to receive, from the monitoring server, the first signal indicating the detected advertisement on the channel being experienced by the user, access advertisement preferences of the user, identify secondary content for the detected advertisement based on the accessed advertisement preferences of the user, and send, to the meta-channel base station, a first control command based on the identified secondary content; wherein the meta-channel base station is configured to receive, from the meta-channel server, the first control command and forward, to at least one component of a media system associated with the user, at least one second control command that causes the at least one component of the media system to control the media system to output the identified secondary content; wherein the monitoring server is configured to, after detecting the advertisement, monitor for completion of the detected advertisement, detect completion of the detected advertisement as a result of the monitoring, and, based on detection of the completion of the detected advertisement, send, to the meta-channel server, a second signal indicating advertisement completion; wherein the meta-channel server is configured to receive, from the monitoring server, the second signal indicating advertisement completion, access, from a user profile, advertisement return preferences, determine that the advertisement return preferences result in a change to the media system, and, based on the determination that the advertisement return preferences result in a change to the media system, send, to the meta-channel base station, a third control command that indicates the change to the media system needed for the advertisement return preferences, and wherein the meta-channel base station is configured to receive, from the meta-channel server, the third control command and forward, to at least one component of the media system associated with the user, at least one fourth control command that causes the at least one component of the media system to control the media system to implement the change to the media system needed for the advertisement return preferences. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a monitoring server, an advertisement on a channel being experienced by a user; sending, by the monitoring server and to the meta-channel server, a first signal indicating the detected advertisement on the channel being experienced by the user; receiving, by a meta-channel server and from the monitoring server, the first signal indicating the detected advertisement on the channel being experienced by the user; accessing, by the meta-channel server, advertisement preferences of the user; identifying, by the meta-channel server, secondary content for the detected advertisement based on the accessed advertisement preferences of the user; sending, by the meta-channel server and to the meta-channel base station, a first control command based on the identified secondary content; receiving, by a meta-channel base station and from the meta-channel server, the first control command; forwarding, by the meta-channel base station and to at least one component of a media system associated with the user, at least one second control command that causes the at least one component of the media system to control the media system to output the identified secondary content; after detecting the advertisement, monitoring, by the monitoring server, for completion of the detected advertisement; detecting, by the monitoring server, completion of the detected advertisement as a result of the monitoring; based on detection of the completion of the detected advertisement, sending, by the monitoring server and to the meta-channel server, a second signal indicating advertisement completion; receiving, by the meta-channel server and from the monitoring server, the second signal indicating advertisement completion; accessing, by the meta-channel server and from a user profile, advertisement return preferences; determining, by the meta-channel server, that the advertisement return preferences result in a change to the media system; based on the determination that the advertisement return preferences result in a change to the media system, sending, by the meta-channel server and to the meta-channel base station, a third control command that indicates the change to the media system needed for the advertisement return preferences; receiving, from the meta-channel server, the third control command; and forward, by the meta-channel base station and to at least one component of the media system associated with the user, at least one fourth control command that causes the at least one component of the media system to control the media system to implement the change to the media system needed for the advertisement return preferences. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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