Targeted television advertisements based on online behavior
First Claim
1. A method implemented using a programmed hardware computer system, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving at the computer system electronic indicia of a first online user interface device identifier;
(b) receiving at the computer system electronic indicia derived automatically from online activity of a first user via a first online user interface device indicated by the first online user interface device identifier; and
(c) using information sent to or received from a third party provider of television service to the first user, with a server of the computer system automatically facilitating direction of a first television advertisement, so that it is presented, selectively, via a first set-top box indicated by a first set-top box identifier, which first set-top box identifier is electronically associated with the first online user interface device identifier by the television service provider, without causing online behavioral profile information pertaining to the first user to be transmitted to the television service provider, and without receiving from the television service provider personally identifiable information pertaining to the first user.
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Abstract
In a method for delivering targeted television advertisements based on online behavior, IP addresses indicating online access devices and IP addresses indicating television set-top boxes are electronically associated for a multitude of users. Using user profile information derived from online activity from one of the online access IP addresses, a television advertisement is selected, such as by using behavioral targeting or demographic information, and automatically directed to the set-top box indicated by the set-top IP address associated with that online access IP address. Preferably neither the user profile information nor the electronic association of online access and set-top box IP addresses includes personally identifiable information.
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1. A method implemented using a programmed hardware computer system, the method comprising:
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(a) receiving at the computer system electronic indicia of a first online user interface device identifier; (b) receiving at the computer system electronic indicia derived automatically from online activity of a first user via a first online user interface device indicated by the first online user interface device identifier; and (c) using information sent to or received from a third party provider of television service to the first user, with a server of the computer system automatically facilitating direction of a first television advertisement, so that it is presented, selectively, via a first set-top box indicated by a first set-top box identifier, which first set-top box identifier is electronically associated with the first online user interface device identifier by the television service provider, without causing online behavioral profile information pertaining to the first user to be transmitted to the television service provider, and without receiving from the television service provider personally identifiable information pertaining to the first user. - 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)
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