Method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8176512
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11182554

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A method for enhancing digital video recorder television advertising viewership provides a method wherein the first or last number of seconds of a commercial break are carefully authored to provide a “teaser” to entice the viewer to watch multiple commercials during the commercial break instead of skipping the commercial break using the fast forward or jump functions of the DVR. A bookending function displays an advertisement before and/or after a program that has been recorded on the DVR's storage device is played to the viewer. The viewer selects a recorded program from the DVR's storage device to playback. Before the program is played back, an advertisement is retrieved from the storage device and is displayed before the program is run. Another advertisement is retrieved and then played after the program is over.

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TIVO SOLUTIONS INC2160 GOLD STREET SAN JOSE CA 95002

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Barton, James M Los Gatos, US 184 9058

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