Subscriber selected advertisement display and scheduling

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20020178445A1
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10116669

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A subscriber selected ad display and scheduling system which allows subscribers to request any one of a plurality of advertisements they wish to view from a library of advertisements stored at the set-top box. Generally, the set-top box stores a plurality of advertisements that have been targeted to the subscriber. Two different embodiments are provided. In one embodiment, the subscriber may view different available advertisements via an advertisement guide, and select one or more advertisements wherein upon selection, the contents of the selected advertisements are immediately displayed at the subscriber display. Alternatively, the subscriber may select one or more advertisements from a list of advertisements with the help of an advertisement guide. In this embodiment, the selected advertisements are scheduled for displays, i.e., as soon as the next avail (advertisement opportunity) is identified, the next selected advertisement is inserted in the avail.

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PRIME RESEARCH ALLIANCE E INC A CORPORATION OF BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDSCRAIGMUIR CHAMBERS P O BOX 71 ROAD TOWN TORTOLA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Eldering, Charles Doylestown, PA 16 2101
Flickinger, Gregory C Furlong, PA 46 4186
Gill, Komlika K Cherry Hill, NJ 4 806

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