Systems and methods for viewer decision-based targeted commercials
First Claim
1. A method for targeting advertising to a television viewer, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more tuners of a television receiver, a television program wherein the television program comprises one or more commercials breaks;
outputting, by the television receiver, for presentation a user interface that permits the television viewer to select from among a plurality of advertising options for a predetermined minimum number of selections to be made by the television viewer prior to starting playback, wherein;
each advertising option of the plurality of advertising options corresponds to a commercial category; and
the user interface in response to a number of selections by the television viewer provides an indicator that indicates an additional number of selections required to be made by the television viewer from among the plurality of advertising options prior to starting playback;
receiving, by the television receiver, one or more selections from the television viewer from among the plurality of advertising options;
outputting, by the television receiver, the television program received via the one or more tuners for presentation to the television viewer;
selecting one or more commercials that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options;
tuning, by the television receiver, a tuner of the one or more tuners to a particular transponder stream on which the one or more commercials are received by the television receiver;
storing, by the television receiver, the one or more commercials received by the television receiver that match the one or more selections such that the one or more commercials are stored locally by the television receiver;
calculating, by the television receiver, a total incentive value awarded by totaling points associated with previously received ratings; and
outputting, by the television receiver, the one or more commercials that are stored locally and that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options during a first commercial break in the television program, wherein the one or more commercials are output for presentation with a user input feedback region that;
requests a rating from the television viewer for the one or more commercials;
presents the total incentive value awarded based on the totaled points associated with the previously received ratings; and
presents a commercial break duration that is determined at least in part on the total incentive value.
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Abstract
Various arrangements for targeting advertising to a television viewer are presented. A user interface may be output for presentation that permits the television viewer to select from among a plurality of advertising options. One or more selections may be received from the television viewer from among the plurality of advertising options. A television program may be output for presentation to the television viewer. One or more commercials may be selected that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options. The one or more commercials that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options may be output for presentation during a first commercial break in the television program.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for targeting advertising to a television viewer, the method comprising:
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receiving, by one or more tuners of a television receiver, a television program wherein the television program comprises one or more commercials breaks; outputting, by the television receiver, for presentation a user interface that permits the television viewer to select from among a plurality of advertising options for a predetermined minimum number of selections to be made by the television viewer prior to starting playback, wherein; each advertising option of the plurality of advertising options corresponds to a commercial category; and the user interface in response to a number of selections by the television viewer provides an indicator that indicates an additional number of selections required to be made by the television viewer from among the plurality of advertising options prior to starting playback; receiving, by the television receiver, one or more selections from the television viewer from among the plurality of advertising options; outputting, by the television receiver, the television program received via the one or more tuners for presentation to the television viewer; selecting one or more commercials that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options; tuning, by the television receiver, a tuner of the one or more tuners to a particular transponder stream on which the one or more commercials are received by the television receiver; storing, by the television receiver, the one or more commercials received by the television receiver that match the one or more selections such that the one or more commercials are stored locally by the television receiver; calculating, by the television receiver, a total incentive value awarded by totaling points associated with previously received ratings; and outputting, by the television receiver, the one or more commercials that are stored locally and that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options during a first commercial break in the television program, wherein the one or more commercials are output for presentation with a user input feedback region that; requests a rating from the television viewer for the one or more commercials; presents the total incentive value awarded based on the totaled points associated with the previously received ratings; and presents a commercial break duration that is determined at least in part on the total incentive value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for targeting advertising to a television viewer, the system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory communicatively coupled with and readable by the one or more processors and having stored therein processor-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to; receive, via one or more tuners, a television program wherein the television program comprises one or more commercials breaks; output for presentation a user interface that permits the television viewer to select from among a plurality of advertising options, wherein each advertising option of the plurality of advertising options corresponds to a category of commercial, and the user interface in response to a number of selections by the television viewer provides an indicator that indicates an additional number of selections required to be made by the television viewer from among the plurality of advertising options prior to starting playback; receive one or more selections from the television viewer from among the plurality of advertising options; output the television program received via the one or more tuners for presentation to the television viewer; select one or more commercials that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options; receive the one or more commercials; store the one or more commercials locally; calculate a total incentive value awarded by totaling points associated with previously received feedback; and output the one or more commercials that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options during a first commercial break in the television program, wherein at least one of the one or more commercials are output for presentation with a user input feedback region that; requests feedback from the television viewer on the at least one of the one or more commercials; and presents the total incentive value awarded based on the totaled points associated with the previously received feedback. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory processor-readable medium for targeting advertising to a television viewer, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
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receive, via one or more tuners, a television program wherein the television program comprises one or more commercials breaks; output for presentation a user interface that permits the television viewer to select from among a plurality of advertising options, wherein each advertising option of the plurality of advertising options corresponds to a category of commercial; receive one or more selections from the television viewer from among the plurality of advertising options; output the television program received via the one or more tuners for presentation to the television viewer; select one or more commercials that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options; tune at least one of the one or more tuners to a particular transponder stream on which the one or more commercials are received; store the one or more commercials locally; output one or more commercials that match the one or more selections from among the plurality of advertising options during a first commercial break in the television program; calculate a total incentive value awarded by totaling points associated with previously received ratings; and output at least one of the one or more commercials with a user input feedback region that; requests feedback from the television viewer on the at least one of the one or more commercials; presents the total incentive value awarded based on the totaled points associated with the previously received ratings; and presents information indicating additional feedback required to qualify for a second commercial break, wherein the second commercial break is shorter than the first commercial break.
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