RESPECTING PRIVACY IN A TARGETED ADVERTISING SYSTEM

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APP PUB NO 20110088059A1
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12774529

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A method and apparatus for delivering targeted assets to subscribers using communication media, wherein each subscriber has a set top box, the method comprising the steps of generating a profile of each subscriber at the set top box associated with the respective subscriber, broadcasting an asset to all subscribers along with target information; and delivering the asset only to subscribers whose profiles match the target information. The delivery of the asset, and accumulated information from delivery of the asset to other subscribers, is reported to a user using an asset delivery notification, without identifying the subscriber to the user. A privacy manager is used to strip identification information from the asset delivery notification. The profile, which may include real time information, for example on whether the subscriber set is on and what it is tuned to, is generated by monitoring the viewing habits of the subscriber and storing the information at a set top box.

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INVIDI TECHNOLOGIES CORPSUITE 620 MANULIFE PLACE 10180-101 STREET EDMONTON ALBERTA T5J 3S4

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
BOULET, DANIEL A Sherwood Park, CA 11 1693
MICHAELS, DEAN T Edmonton, CA 2 215
TORRIERI, SANDRO A Edmonton, CA 2 215
WILSON, DANIEL C Edmonton, CA 73 3407

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