WO2001047156A3 - Method and system for providing targeted advertisements - Google Patents

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WO2001047156A3
WO2001047156A3 PCT/US2000/034421 US0034421W WO0147156A3 WO 2001047156 A3 WO2001047156 A3 WO 2001047156A3 US 0034421 W US0034421 W US 0034421W WO 0147156 A3 WO0147156 A3 WO 0147156A3
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Scott R Swix
John R Stefanik
John C Batten
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Abstract

A method and system for providing targeted advertisements over a networked media delivery system, especially interactive television networks, the system comprising tracking and storing viewer selections, analyzing the selections, and delivering targeted advertisements that appeal to the particular subscriber making the selections, the system including a merge processor, a file server, a profile processor, and a broadcast server contained in a head end in communication with a plurality of set-top boxes through a distribution network. Based on a subscriber's viewing habits and account information, the present invention delivers different, customized advertisements to different viewers watching the same program or channel. The present invention delivers the advertisements as either still frame bit maps or as video streams advertisement insertion in a playlist or a broadcast media program.
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