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Interactive Video Distribution Systems > Operator Interface > To Facilitate Tuning Or Selection Of Video Signal > Electronic Program Guide > For Displaying Additional Information > Commercial Or Advertisement Commercial Or AdvertisementCommercial Or Advertisement patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/15/07 - 20070266400 - Method and apparatus for local storage and insertion of television commercials A method and system for inserting television commercials that are selected according to the unique interests and purchasing habits of viewers in individual households, or the relative location of the household within a local broadcast area. The present system provides a cable or satellite television set top box that stores ... 11/15/07 - 20070266399 - System and/or method for distributing media content The subject matter disclosed herein relates to distribution of media content. ... 09/20/07 - 20070220550 - System and method for advertising on remote devices The present invention is directed to a system and method for delivering advertisement messages to mobile communication devices. Specifically, in accordance with a preferred embodiment, advertisement messages are sent to mobile communication device in advance of a time an date on which the advertisement messages are to be presented on ... 08/16/07 - 20070192794 - Systems and methods for placing advertisements Systems and methods provide techniques for associating advertisements with relevant content on a user interface. A method for placing advertisements on a user interface includes providing a user interface having a plurality of user interface screens, at least some of the plurality of user interface screens containing user-selectable control objects, ... 08/09/07 - 20070186240 - System and method for targeted advertisement display responsive to user characteristics A system and method for utilizing data stored in an EPG database for modifying advertisement information. In this way, a service provider and/or an advertiser can transmit a single advertisement to all the television stations regardless of their geographic location and other user specific information, and need not re-transmit the ... 07/05/07 - 20070157238 - Advertising method in a dvr system The present invention provides an advertising method for a DVR system. First, a monitor display of the DVR system is separated into a main display region and a banner display region. The main display region is used to broadcast a live scene. The banner display region is used to display ... 07/05/07 - 20070157237 - Systems and methods for episode tracking in an interactive media environment Systems and methods for monitoring a user's viewing progress of media in a series are provided. The user may setup a media profile containing a list of program series to be monitored. The interactive media monitoring application may track the user's viewing progress of programs in the program series on ... 05/31/07 - 20070124767 - System for determining return on investment from television and on-line marketing communications A method of determining effectiveness of television and on-line marketing communications is disclosed. A method for determining when transference occurs between different marketing vehicles is also disclosed. The method uses a modular system for determining effectiveness of marketing communications which provides an efficient and timely process for measuring the effectiveness ... 04/19/07 - 20070089134 - Remote advertising system A remote advertising system and method are provided. The advertising media (such as video, pictures, audio and text) may be stored on computer servers. The advertising media is downloaded to one or more kiosks at scheduled intervals and displayed on a rotating schedule. Users may interact with the advertisement to ... 04/05/07 - 20070079331 - Advertising impression determination Systems and methods for defining and tracking advertising campaigns across a channel video game network are disclosed. The system allows advertisements to be dynamically activated in video games. Advertisements are tracked to determine user impressions and user exposure to the advertisement. In the system, an impression area is defined relative ... 03/22/07 - 20070067800 - Advanced television system A digital television recording method comprising: broadcasting a television program associated with a broadcaster set of parameters enabling access to a first set of predetermined portions of the program; operating an agent for determining whether to record the program and for associating with the program, upon recording of the program, ... 02/08/07 - 20070033613 - System and method for targeted advertisement display responsive to user characteristics A system and method for utilizing data stored in an EPG database for modifying advertisement information. In this way, a service provider and/or an advertiser can transmit a single advertisement to all the television stations regardless of their geographic location and other user specific information, and need not re-transmit the ... 01/18/07 - 20070016926 - System and method for modifying advertisement responsive to epg information A system and method for utilizing data stored in an EPG database for modifying advertisement information. In this way, a service provider and/or an advertiser can transmit a single advertisement to all the television stations regardless of their geographic location and other user specific information, and need not re-transmit the ... 01/04/07 - 20070006263 - Electronic device, image-processing device, and image-processing method An electronic device includes a reception unit configured to receive a television broadcast including a television-program broadcast and a commercial-message broadcast transmitted during the television-program broadcast, a determination unit configured to determine to which of the television-program broadcast and the commercial-message broadcast does the received television broadcast correspond, a recording ... 01/04/07 - 20070006262 - Automatic content presentation Automatic content presentation is described. In an embodiment, a subscription content on-demand system includes subscription on-demand channels that each provide on-demand content which can be selected for viewing. The system also includes a promotional preview to display preview segments of the on-demand content that is available via a subscription on-demand ... 12/21/06 - 20060288366 - Interactive television program guide system with local advertisements A program guide system is provided in which local advertisements may be distributed to interactive television program guides implemented on the user television equipment associated with a television distribution facility such as a cable system headend. The local advertisements contain information that is directed toward the particular users in a ... 12/07/06 - 20060277574 - System and method for displaying advertising, video, and program schedule listing A television schedule system and method for displaying television schedule information on a television screen includes a program guide having a schedule information area that depicts the programs that are being presented on each channel at each time during the day. An input device allows the viewer to browse through ... 10/26/06 - 20060242667 - Ad monitoring and indication A method and system are presented for indicating the termination of an advertisement break to a viewer. A program of interest on a first channel is determined and while the user watches other programming on alternate channels the first channel is monitored to determine when the advertisement break is over. ... 08/24/06 - 20060190964 - Queue-based head-end advertisement scheduling method and apparatus A method and apparatus for scheduling and inserting advertisements into a plurality of presentation channels in a communications network in which the presentation channels contain the same programming, but different advertisements. A single programming channel is split into a plurality of presentation channels. Different advertisements are inserted into the different ... 06/15/06 - 20060130095 - Method and system for displaying of transparent ads In order to enhance visual representation of an advertisement within a video game optical characteristics of the advertisement are specified. Specifically, downloaded data corresponding to an advertisement is used to provide an advertising image within a virtual environment of a video game. The advertising image is displayed having a portion ... 05/11/06 - 20060101489 - Methods, systems, and storage mediums for managing content storage and selection Exemplary embodiments relate to methods, systems, and storage mediums for managing content storage and selection activities. The method includes monitoring consumption of storage space with respect to storage capacity in at least one content device receiving content from a content provider, relocating content contained in the storage space of the ... 04/06/06 - 20060075430 - System and method for providing advertisement music Provided is a system and method for providing a user with a music file or detailed information about music contained in a broadcast advertisement. In the method, a broadcast advertisement including music and a program ID is broadcast at a broadcasting station. A download request signal including the program ID ... 03/16/06 - 20060059515 - Apparatus and method for displaying program listing A program listing displaying apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain program information, a producing unit configured to produce an electronic program listing based on the obtained program information, a display unit configured to display a part of area of the produced electronic program listing, and a switching unit ... 03/16/06 - 20060059514 - Method and apparatus for utilizing blank space on a high definition television screen A method and system for displaying media in the otherwise blank spaces remaining when a standard television signal is viewed on a high definition television screen and vice versa. In one embodiment, two separate media are accessed by a set top box for a high definition television screen. A standard ... 02/09/06 - 20060031878 - Method of delivering synchronized content to an a/v telecommunication device A method of presenting promotional content on an A/V telecommunication device including a network connection, a telecommunications processor connected to the network connection, and a video processor connected to the network connection, may be performed by providing first promotional content to a television at a predetermined time and providing related ... 11/10/05 - 20050251824 - Program guide system with monitoring of advertisement usage and user activities A program guide system is provided in which interactive television program guide advertisement usage is monitored. Advertisement usage may be monitored by monitoring when advertisements are transmitted from a television distribution facility to user television equipment. Advertisement usage information may also be monitored by monitoring when advertisements are received by ... 11/10/05 - 20050251823 - Coordinated cross media service The invention provides coordinated cross media services to users. Supplemental information is provided to multiple cross media devices in order to enhance a user's interaction with a coordinated cross media service. ... 10/13/05 - 20050229209 - Method and system for providing a video infomercial programming channel A method is described including the steps of collecting from third parties prerecorded video advertising segments directed to products and/or services for sale to consumers; overlaying additional information related to the products or services onto the video advertising; introducing the resulting video advertising with overlays into infomercial programming to substantially ... 09/29/05 - 20050216936 - Program guide system with advertisements An interactive television program guide is provided in which advertisements may be displayed on program guide screens. Banner advertisements may be displayed above and below program listings. Panel advertisements may be provided adjacent to program listings. The advertisements may contain video. The advertisements may be used to promote television programs ... 07/28/05 - 20050166231 - Control device, control method, electric apparatus, control method of an electric apparatus, electric apparatus system, control method of an apparatus system, and transmission medium Radio waves transmitted from the antenna of a broadcasting station are received by the antenna of a television receiver. The television receiver extracts an EPG from the received radio waves and transmits it to a remote controller via an infrared transmission/reception section. The remote controller displays the received EPG on ... 07/14/05 - 20050155060 - Display system for vending machine A vending machine display system includes a public server for allowing a delivering computer to periodically upload news data, a news server for downloading the updated news data from the public server, processing the updated news data into a form available for delivering to a vending machine and storing a ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |