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7627879 |
Interactive optical cards and other hand-held devices with increased connectivity
A system for deriving benefits from the reception and processing of composite video signals by a hand-held device, such as a smart card. Video signals are modulated with auxiliary data creating...
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7590992 |
Universal methods and device for hand-held promotional opportunities
A method and system for auxiliary data detection. Data is received on a hand-held device from a display of a signal on a monitor. The signal is visually displayed on the monitor at a frequency. A...
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7555767 |
TV program distribution system and TV broadcast signal receiving device for receiving a pay TV program distributed from the system
A TV program distribution system comprises: a TV broadcast signal distribution device for distributing a scrambled pay TV program provided by a TV program provider; an auction management device for...
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7552456 |
Interactive optical cards and other hand-held devices with increased connectivity
A system for deriving benefits from the reception and processing of composite video signals by a hand-held device, such as a smart card. Video signals are modulated with auxiliary data creating...
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7546617 |
Credit based media presentation
A method for monitoring and controlling the presentation of electronic media according to a credit-based scheme. “Debit-bearing” media may include video, audio, interactive software, etc....
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7500256 |
Viewing terminal, viewing authorization system, method for authorizing viewing, remote education method, and recorded medium
An audiovisual terminal, an audiovisual authentication system, a method of authenticating audiovisual education, a remote education method, and a recording medium readable with the audiovisual...
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7500103 |
Data parsing and tokenizing apparatus, method and program
Apparatus for parsing and tokenizing a data stream comprises: a storage component to store a history buffer containing an unencoded version of a previously encoded string; a comparison component to...
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7493636 |
Method and apparatus for providing electronic coupons
Electronic coupons are provided for items comprising products and services. The coupon information is received along with broadcasts of associated television programs. Selected coupon modes alert a...
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7489780 |
Security integrated circuit
A semiconductor integrated circuit for the processing of conditional access television signals comprises an input interface for receiving encrypted television signals and an output interface for...
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7477909 |
System and method for conducting a search using a wireless mobile device
A method and system are provided by which a wireless mobile device takes a vocally entered query and transmits it in a text message format over a wireless network to a search engine; receives...
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7464135 |
Point management server and point management system
A point management server comprising transmission/reception means ( 33 ) for receiving a download request from a user's communication terminal, download authorization means ( 32 ) for authorizing...
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7430752 |
Method for evaluating a bonus from authorized playbacks of a recording on a device other than a device used to make the recording
In a “Pay per view” system ( 5 ), a playback device ( 1,2,3 ) of a user of the “Pay per view” system ( 5 ) obtains a playback authorization by an authorizing device ( 4 ) from a recording...
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7396281 |
Participant interaction with entertainment in real and virtual environments
A system of interaction between an electronic theme park experience and live theme park interaction and activity earns rewards. The interaction permits for rewards earned in the electronic theme...
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7389522 |
Device and method for receiving information and device and method for transmitting information
The present invention makes viewers surely view commercial programs. When a commercial program is broadcasted and displayed on a display ( 7 A), a viewer is requested a response. The viewer...
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7343625 |
System, method and computer program product for automated interaction with and data extraction from Java applets
A system, method and computer program product for extracting data from an applet are provided. Data from a data page is downloaded to a browser. The data includes an applet written in Java....
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7313802 |
Method and system to provide deals and promotions via an interactive video casting system
A viewer of an interactive video casting system can be presented with promotions having purchase offers or offers of credits toward future purchases. These promotions can be provided by correlating...
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7302696 |
System and method to provide an interactive coupon channel a video casting network
A system and method to provide an interactive coupon channel via a video casting network. A viewer can tune to the coupon channel to search for coupons by keyword or category. The coupon channel...
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7296282 |
Interactive optical cards and other hand-held devices with increased connectivity
A system for deriving benefits from the reception and processing of composite video signals by a hand-held device, such as a smart card. Video signals are modulated with auxiliary data creating...
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7269835 |
Method and system for managing timed responses to A/V events in television programming
Exemplary embodiments provide an incentive for a viewer to watch and react to audio/video programming. For example, the viewer may be prompted during a program to provide an indicated response to...
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7213254 |
Universal methods and device for hand-held promotional opportunities
A system is described for deriving benefits from the reception and processing of composite video signals from a display device 10 by a hand-held device 12 , such as a smart card, personal...
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7206754 |
System for issuing short life coupons or other promotional devices
An improved short life coupon system which allows a television viewer to select discount or promotional coupons while viewing a television commercial. Coupon information relating to the commercial...
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7150028 |
Method and system for downloading, storing and displaying coupon data using the horizontal overscan portion of a video signal
A method and system for decoding and storing encoded coupon data delivered via the horizontal overscan area of a video signal. An electronic coupon displays representations of coupons defined by...
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7043746 |
System and method for re-assuring delivery of television advertisements non-intrusively in real-time broadcast and time shift recording
An advertising content redelivery system for use with real-time broadcasting and time shift recording includes a confirmation component detecting skipping of advertising content by a user. An input...
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7030753 |
Information and security audio and video transmission reception system
Disclosed is a transmission and reception system for security and information exchange. The system allows audio, video, and other types of monitoring of a location and the presentation of various...
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6983479 |
Dynamic content activation by locating, coordinating and presenting content publishing resources such that content publisher can create or change content
Content subscribers can dynamically activate content and content publishing resources that are distributed on a network by locating, coordinating and presenting content publishing resources such...
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6961953 |
System and method for broadcasting advertisements
A broadcast system provides consumers with inducement to consume portions in which they may not have an active interest, such as commercials. To dissuade consumers from leaving the vicinity of the...
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6892387 |
System and method for compensating viewer for viewing of designated channel with reduction of telephone charges
Disclosed is a system for compensating a viewer for viewing of a designated channel with reduction of telephone charges. The system comprises a signal input port to which image signals from a...
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6766524 |
System and method for encouraging viewers to watch television programs
Described are methods and apparatus for encouraging viewers to pay attention to television programs, commercials in particular, by offering viewers some incentive to watch. In one embodiment,...
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6681393 |
Viewer interaction feedback method and system for use with an interactive telecommunication system
A viewer response method for use with an interactive telecommunications system. The viewer response method includes accumulating a user interaction history of a user of the system, the user...
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6678890 |
Bidirectional transmission/reception system and method and transmission apparatus
A system and a method for bidirectional transmission/reception in which the information aired in e.g., television broadcast can be received with a high probability to permit a sponsor to readily...
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6606745 |
Method and system for communicating advertising and entertainment content and gathering consumer information
An effective, entertaining and rewarding way to advertise. Transforms advertising from something Consumers avoid to a drawing card that attracts the Consumers. Communicates Consumer Rewarded...
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6317881 |
Method and apparatus for collecting and providing viewer feedback to a broadcast
The present invention provides an improved method and apparatus to collect and provide viewer feedback to broadcasts. According to one aspect of the present invention, a rating is generated for a...
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6237145 |
System for accessing promotion information and for generating redeemable coupons therefrom
A system for accessing and displaying promotion information and for generating redeemable coupons based on at least one of the accessed promotions stores promotion information records each of which...
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6075971 |
Method and apparatus for providing and monitoring coupons via a network
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for targeting specific audiences for coupon distribution. In one embodiment, users of an entertainment network are monitored to determine...
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6057872 |
Digital coupons for pay televisions
Digital coupons are selectively transmitted in a communication network to subscriber terminals for promotional purposes. Subscribers automatically receive coupon credits when they meet the...
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5978013 |
Apparatus and method for generating product coupons in response to televised offers
Coupon information is stored in a memory at a cable television station. The cable television station may simultaneously transmit multiple video signals, each representing different sources of...
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5953047 |
Television signal activated interactive smart card system
Disclosed is a system for a) transmitting an value/benefit including a recordable product identification and offer of value, b) recording the product identification and value and c) reading the...
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5915243 |
Method and apparatus for delivering consumer promotions
A method and apparatus for offering promotions to a consumer on the basis of a dynamic information profile for that consumer. The dynamic information profile is formed by creating an initial...
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5880769 |
Interactive smart card system for integrating the provision of remote and local services
The present invention includes methods and apparatus for increasing the efficiency of remote service transactions. According to the present invention, a smart card includes optics for receiving...
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5604542 |
Using the vertical blanking interval for transporting electronic coupons
A system and method for transmitting an electronic advertisement within the vertical blanking interval of a video signal. The system includes an encoder that formats and inserts an electronic...
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5508731 |
Generation of enlarged participatory broadcast audience
A system and method for wagering and for evaluating responses to broadcast programs, such as television programs, includes an instructional signal modulated onto a signal transmitted concurrently...
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5504519 |
Method and apparatus for printing coupons and the like
An electronic device and method for accessing remote electronic facilities and displaying associated information on a conventional television set. The electronic device self-configures itself upon...
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5483276 |
Compliance incentives for audience monitoring/recording devices
Systems and methods are provided for promoting use by an audience member of a portable broadcast exposure monitoring and/or recording device in accordance with a predetermined usage criterion. A...
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5287181 |
Electronic redeemable coupon system and television
An electronic redeemable coupon generating system includes: an encoder for encoding coupon-related data in a television signal transmission, the transmission including picture information for...
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5249044 |
Product information storage, display, and coupon dispensing system
A system for generating product coupons at remote locations. The system includes an apparatus for receiving and storing product information signals broadcast from a central location. The apparatus...
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5128752 |
System and method for generating and redeeming tokens
Tokens and coupons are generated in a television viewer's home by the viewer entering selected product information and authentication data transmitted to and displayed on the television into a home...
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5077607 |
Cable television transaction terminal
A cable television transaction terminal comprises a keyboard for entry of selection and field completion data and a teletext screen generator for actuating a visual display of teletext screens...
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5057915 |
System and method for attracting shoppers to sales outlets
A system and method for evaluating responses to broadcast programs, such as televison programs, includes an instructional signal modulated onto a signal transmitted concurrently with the television...
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5034807 |
System for evaluation and rewarding of responses and predictions
A system and method for evaluating responses to broadcast programs, such as television programs, includes an instructional signal modulated onto a signal transmitted concurrently with the...
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4926255 |
System for evaluation of response to broadcast transmissions
A system and method for evaluating responses to broadcast programs, such as television programs, includes an instructional signal modulated onto a voice signal transmitted concurrently with the...
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