EP1434432A2
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Interactive television program guide system with local advertisements
Assignee: Adeia Guides Inc
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Filing: 1999-06-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2019-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A system and method in which advertisements are distributed to user television equipment on which an interactive television program guide is implemented, comprising distributing the advertisements to the user television equipment; and displaying only some of the advertisements on the user television equipment with the interactive television program guide based on the content of the advertisements.
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Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 03:42
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/02; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/24; H04N7/52; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/21; H04N21/222; H04N21/23; H04N21/235; H04N21/236; H04N21/23614; H04N21/23617; H04N21/25; H04N21/266; H04N21/2668; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/431; H04N21/4312; H04N21/435; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/454; H04N21/4542; H04N21/458; H04N21/47; H04N21/478; H04N21/47815; H04N21/482; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/83; H04N21/84; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N2007/1739
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A system in which advertisements are distributed to user television
equipment on which an interactive television program guide is implemented,
comprising: means for distributing the advertisements to the user television
equipment; and means for displaying only some of the advertisements on the user
television equipment with the interactive television program guide based on the
content of the advertisements.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system defined in claim 1 further comprising means for providing
the advertisements with content tags indicating the content of the
advertisements.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system defined in claim 1 further comprising: means for providing the advertisements with content tags indicating the
content of the advertisements; and means for displaying only those advertisements with desired content
tags.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system defined in claim 1 further comprising means for selecting
blocking criteria that are used to determine which of the advertisements are
displayed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The system defined in claim 1 further comprising means for distributing
advertisements with content tags.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system defined in claim 1 further comprising means for blocking
advertisements with undesired content tags.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system defined in claim 1 further comprising means for displaying
information in place of those advertisements that are not displayed based on
their content.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system defined in claim 1 further comprising means for displaying a
back-up advertisement in place of those advertisements that are not displayed
based on their content.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
61 words
A method for using a system in which advertisements are distributed to
user television equipment on which an interactive television program guide is
implemented, comprising the steps of: distributing the advertisements to the user television equipment; and displaying only some of the advertisements on the user television
equipment with the interactive television program guide based on the content
of the advertisements.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method defined in claim 9 further comprising the step of providing
the advertisements with content tags indicating the content of the
advertisements.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method defined in claim 9 further comprising the steps of: providing the advertisements with content tags indicating the content of
the advertisements; and displaying only those advertisements with desired content tags.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method defined in claim 9 further comprising the step of selecting
blocking criteria that are used to determine which of the advertisements are
displayed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method defined in claim 9 further comprising the step of
distributing advertisements with content tags.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method defined in claim 9 further comprising the step of blocking
advertisements with undesired content tags.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method defined in claim 9 further comprising the step of displaying
information in place of those advertisements that are not displayed based on
their content.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method defined in claim 9 further comprising the step of displaying
a back-up advertisement in place of those advertisements that are not displayed
based on their content.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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