Title:
INTERACTIVE TELEVISION PROGRAM GUIDE SYSTEM WITH LOCAL ADVERTISEMENT
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2010158081
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a program guide system which can distribute local advertisements in an interactive television program guide, executed by a user television equipment associated with a television distribution facility, including a cable system head-end.
The local advertisements contain information to specified users in the local area. The local advertisements is displayed, when users select a related global advertisement. Moreover, the local advertisements can be automatically displayed by cycling the global advertisements and the local advertisements. The advertisement can be blocked based on the contents or time-shifted. Policies regarding advertisement usage can be applied.
COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Inventors:
BOYAN PETER C III
THOMAS WILLIAM L
HASSELL JOEL G
ELLIS MICHAEL D
THOMAS WILLIAM L
HASSELL JOEL G
ELLIS MICHAEL D
Application Number:
JP2010095505A
Publication Date:
July 15, 2010
Filing Date:
April 16, 2010
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES INC
International Classes:
H04N5/445; H04N7/52; H04N21/222; H04N21/235; H04N21/236; H04N21/2668; H04N21/431; H04N21/435; H04N21/45; H04N21/454; H04N21/478; H04N21/482; H04N21/81; H04N21/84; H04N7/173
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2002505558A | 2002-02-19 | |||
| JPH03504186A | 1991-09-12 |
Foreign References:
| WO1998018259A1 | 1998-04-30 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita
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