Satellite Radio Advertisement System and Method

• US 20080311843A1
• Filed: 06/15/2007
• Published: 12/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Randall M. Freij, Richard O. Freij
• Original Assignee: Randall M. Freij, Richard O. Freij
• Inventors: Freij, Richard O., Freij, Randall M.
• Application Number:
  US11/764,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20080311843A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/3.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/90 specially adapted for satellite broadcast receiving

Abstract

A satellite radio system includes a satellite receiver receiving audio programming and an advertising packet including a plurality of visual advertisements. The satellite radio system further includes a computer controlling the display of the visual advertisements on the display as the audio programming is being played over a speaker. The visual advertisements are displayed one at a time on the display and them marked “used.” When a threshold number of the visual advertisements have been displayed, a new advertising packet is downloaded.

Claims

1. ) A method of displaying information on a satellite radio comprising:

compiling visual advertisements into a data pack;

transmitting said data pack to a satellite radio; and

displaying said visual advertisements on a satellite radio display screen.

2. ) The method of claim 1, including charging a fee for transmitting said visual advertisements.

3. ) The method of claim 1, wherein said visual advertisements are banner ads.

4. ) The method of claim 3, including the step of displaying said banner ads sequentially.

5. ) The method of claim 3, including the step of displaying said banner ads based on a user input.

6. ) A satellite radio system comprising:

a satellite provider delivering radio programming and visual advertisements to a satellite radio;

a radio display having a first designated area and a second designated area, wherein information relating to said radio programming is displayed on said first designated area and said visual advertisements are displayed on said second designated area; and

wherein said visual advertisements are displayed independently of said radio programming.

7. ) The satellite radio system of claim 6, wherein said visual advertisements include banner ads.

8. ) The satellite radio system of claim 6, wherein said visual advertisements are scrolling advertisements.

9. ) The satellite radio system of claim 6, wherein a plurality of said visual advertisements are grouped as an advertising packet for delivery to said satellite radio.

10. ) The satellite radio system of claim 9, wherein said visual advertisements are extracted from said advertising packet and displayed on said second area.

11. ) The satellite radio system of claim 10, wherein said visual advertisements are sequentially displayed on said second area.

12. ) The satellite radio system of claim 10, wherein said visual advertisements are marked as displayed after being displayed on said second area.

13. ) The satellite radio system of claim 12, wherein a new advertising packet is delivered to said satellite radio after a predetermined number of visual advertisements in the existing advertising packet have been displayed.

14. ) A satellite radio receiver system comprising:

a satellite receiver for receiving satellite signals containing audio programming and visual advertisements;

storage for a plurality of said visual advertisements received from the satellite receiver; and

a radio display having a first designated area and a second designated area, wherein information relating to said audio programming is displayed on said first designated area and said visual advertisements are displayed on said second designated area.

15. ) The satellite radio system of claim 14 wherein said visual advertisements are displayed independently of said audio programming.

16. ) The satellite radio system of claim 14 wherein the plurality of said visual advertisements are grouped as an advertising packet for delivery through the satellite receiver to said storage.

17. ) The satellite radio system of claim 16, wherein said plurality of visual advertisements are extracted from said advertising packet and displayed on said second area.