CA2475723A1 - Management of television advertising - Google Patents

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CA2475723A1
CA2475723A1 CA002475723A CA2475723A CA2475723A1 CA 2475723 A1 CA2475723 A1 CA 2475723A1 CA 002475723 A CA002475723 A CA 002475723A CA 2475723 A CA2475723 A CA 2475723A CA 2475723 A1 CA2475723 A1 CA 2475723A1
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Abstract

A method for providing television advertising includes receiving user input for selecting an advertising parameter and providing a user with an advertisement corresponding to the advertising parameter.

Claims (21)

What is claimed is:
1. A method for providing television advertising, comprising:
receiving user input for selecting an advertising parameter; and providing a user with an advertisement corresponding to the advertising parameter.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein a television broadcast presentation is interrupted for providing the advertisement.
The method of claim 1, wherein the user input is received significantly in advance of the advertisement being provided to the user.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
providing the user with a plurality of advertisements corresponding to the advertising parameter.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein a plurality of television broadcast presentations are interrupted for providing the plurality of advertisements.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertising parameter corresponds to one of a title for an advertisement, a type of product, a trademark, a service mark, and a company.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein a number of times that the advertisement is presented via a digital home communication terminal (DHCT) depends at least in part on a number of times that the advertisement is determined to have been viewed via the DHCT.
The method of claim 1, wherein a number of times that the advertisement is presented via a digital home communication terminal (DHCT) depends at least in part on a value associated with the advertisement.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein a number of times that the advertisement is presented via a digital home communication terminal (DHCT) depends at least in part on a duration of the advertisement.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertisement is stored in a digital home communication terminal (DHCT).
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the advertisement is deleted from the DHCT
after it is presented by the DHCT a predetermined number of times.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein the advertisement is deleted from the DHCT
after the DHCT receives at least a predetermined number of user inputs for confirming viewing of the advertisement.
13. The method of claim 10, wherein the advertisement is deleted from the DHCT
after a predetermined time period.
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertisement is presented via a digital home communication terminal (DHCT) at least a predetermined number of times.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertisement is only presented during a predetermined span of time.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein user input is received immediately prior to the advertisement being provided to the user.
17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving user input selecting another advertisement parameter; and providing a user with an advertisement corresponding to the other advertisement parameter.
18. The method of claim 1, wherein the advertisement is only provided to the user during an enabled viewing period.
19. The method of claim 1, wherein a type of the advertisement is responsive to a type of a television program being provided to the user immediately prior to the provision of the advertisement.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein a type of the advertisement is not responsive to a type of a television program being provided to the user immediately prior to the provision of the advertisement.
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