Method and apparatus for transmission receipt and display of advertisements

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7552458
SERIAL NO

09532755

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An apparatus for the intelligent display of advertisements to a television services user includes a transmitter, a receiver and a display on which an electronic television program guide, television programs, and advertisements are displayed. Advertising and electronic program guide data are transmitted to a receiver used by one or more television service users. The electronic program guide data includes information characterizing television programs listed in an electronic program guide. Similarly, the advertising data includes advertisements and information characterizing the transmitted advertisements. A selection history contains information characterizing those programs selected by a user for viewing. Received advertisements are displayed to the user based upon a comparison between the information characterizing each of the plurality of advertisements and the information in the selection history.

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THE DIRECTV GROUP INC2230 E IMPERIAL HIGHWAY CA / LA1 / A109 EL SEGUNDO CA 90245

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Arsenault, Robert G Redondo Beach, US 85 3079
Brown, Jeffrey A Roseville, US 99 6304
Finseth, Craig A St. Paul, US 19 1443
Hsiao, Philip E Eden Prairie, US 17 1297
Leminh, Tam T Cypress, US 23 1158

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