公开(公告)号：US10003846B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-19

申请号：US14195547

申请日：2014-03-03

申请人： THE NIELSEN COMPANY (US), LLC

发明人： David Henry Harkness ,  Arun Ramaswamy ,  Jerome Samson ,  Jan Besehanic ,  Venugopal Srinivasan ,  Alexander Pavlovich Topchy

IPC分类号： H04N21/442 ,  H04N21/258 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/658 ,  H04N7/173 ,  H04H20/86 ,  H04H20/31 ,  H04H60/14 ,  H04H60/68

CPC分类号： H04N21/442 ,  H04H20/31 ,  H04H20/86 ,  H04H60/14 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04H2201/40 ,  H04N7/17327 ,  H04N21/25891 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/4394 ,  H04N21/4398 ,  H04N21/44222 ,  H04N21/6582

摘要： Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to provide media content are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving an audio signal output by a first media presentation device, the audio signal being associated with first media content, decoding the audio signal to extract a code from the audio signal, the code identifying at least one of the first media content or a broadcaster of the first media content, setting a clock using a timestamp associated with the code, obtaining second media content based on the code and the timestamp, the second media content comprising a plurality of pieces of secondary content for respective ones of a plurality of timestamps, and presenting, at a second media presentation device, a first of the plurality of pieces of secondary media when its respective timestamp substantially corresponds to a time value obtained from the clock.

公开(公告)号：US09742512B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-22

申请号：US11460709

申请日：2006-07-28

申请人： Karen L. Smetana ,  Jerome O. Vogedes

发明人： Karen L. Smetana ,  Jerome O. Vogedes

IPC分类号： H04N7/173 ,  H04H60/66 ,  H04H60/68

CPC分类号： H04H60/66 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04H2201/40

摘要： A system including a wireless communication network entity and a wireless terminal having a broadcast receiver for receiving content. The network entity is, for example, a broadcast content provider and/or a wireless communication network. A process includes sending preview information to the terminal wherein the preview information references content not yet received by the wireless terminal, and sending expiration notification information metadata for the content referenced by the preview information wherein the expiration notification metadata enables presentation of content expiration information on a user interface of the terminal.

公开(公告)号：US09160471B2

公开(公告)日：2015-10-13

申请号：US14312294

申请日：2014-06-23

申请人： Facebook, Inc.

发明人： Jeffrey Jonathan Spurgat ,  Stephen Christopher Gladwin ,  Hoyet Harrison Andrews, III

IPC分类号： H04H20/71 ,  H04H60/88 ,  G11B27/10 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/439 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06

CPC分类号： H04H60/88 ,  G11B27/10 ,  G11B27/105 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04L65/608 ,  H04L67/1095 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04N21/4104 ,  H04N21/4126 ,  H04N21/436 ,  H04N21/439

摘要： A wireless communication system and in particular to a wireless communication system for digital audio players that provides for increased functionality, such as communication, interaction and synchronization between a computing platform and various mobile, portable or fixed digital audio players, as well as providing a communication link between the various digital audio players themselves. The computing platform may act, for example, through a wireless network or wireless communication platform, to control the digital audio players; to act as a cache of digital audio data for the digital audio players; as well as provide a gateway to the Internet to enable the digital audio players to access additional digital audio content and other information. The computing platform may also be used to automatically update digital audio content on the digital audio players; synchronize digital audio content and playlists between digital audio players; and automatically continue a particular playlist as the user moves from one digital audio player to another.

摘要翻译： 一种无线通信系统，特别涉及用于数字音频播放器的无线通信系统，其提供诸如计算平台与各种移动，便携式或固定数字音频播放器之间的通信，交互和同步等增加的功能，以及提供通信 各种数字音频播放器之间的连接。 计算平台可以例如通过无线网络或无线通信平台来操作以控制数字音频播放器; 作为数字音频播放器的数字音频数据缓存; 以及提供到因特网的网关，以使数字音频播放器能够访问附加的数字音频内容和其他信息。 计算平台还可用于自动更新数字音频播放器上的数字音频内容; 在数字音频播放器之间同步数字音频内容和播放列表; 并且随着用户从一个数字音频播放器移动到另一个数字音频播放器，它自动继续播放特定

公开(公告)号：US20050273811A1

公开(公告)日：2005-12-08

申请号：US11126593

申请日：2005-05-11

申请人： Joseph Koff ,  David Smith ,  Darren Shapiro ,  Jeffrey Sleete

发明人： Joseph Koff ,  David Smith ,  Darren Shapiro ,  Jeffrey Sleete

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04H60/98 ,  H04N7/025 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04H60/98 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04H60/06 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04N21/2547 ,  H04N21/25883 ,  H04N21/812

摘要： A method and system of integrated television and direct mail advertising with a value-added pricing approach, which integrates television advertising with direct mail from a sole source broadcaster. The broadcaster markets television air-time to direct-mail advertisers and adds a value-added direct mail incentive at no cost to transition them into new-media advertising. The direct mail component comprises a monthly circular with cross-media tactics, such as contests, promotions, coupons, and other incentives, which are cross-referenced between the dual media advertisements. The cross-referencing of the direct mail circular in television advertising, and vice versa, makes the dual-media advertising truly integrated in its approach.

摘要翻译： 一种以增值定价方式整合的电视和直邮广告的方法和系统，其将电视广告与来自唯一来源广播机构的直接邮件相结合。 广播公司将电视机播放时间直播给广告商，并增加增值的直接邮寄奖励，免费转换为新媒体广告。 直接邮件部分包括跨媒体战术的每月通知，例如比赛，促销，优惠券和其他激励措施，这些双重媒体广告之间是相互参照的。 电视广告中的直接电子邮件循环的相互参照，反之亦然，使得双媒体广告真正融入其中。

公开(公告)号：US5761606A

公开(公告)日：1998-06-02

申请号：US597432

申请日：1996-02-08

申请人： Thomas R. Wolzien

发明人： Thomas R. Wolzien

IPC分类号： G06F13/00 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H20/38 ,  H04H20/93 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/081 ,  H04N7/083 ,  H04N7/087 ,  H04N7/088 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/858 ,  H04N1/00 ,  H04N7/10 ,  H04N7/14 ,  H04N11/00

CPC分类号： H04H20/28 ,  H04H20/38 ,  H04H20/93 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04H60/82 ,  H04N21/812 ,  H04N21/8586 ,  H04N7/088 ,  H04H2201/30 ,  H04H2201/37 ,  H04N21/4622

摘要： A system is disclosed for providing direct automated access to an online information services provider through an address embedded in a video or audio program, commercial message, or news story. The system operates with video or audio programs which are received through broadcast, cable or pre-recorded media, and which are encoded in either analog or digital formats. The address of an online information provider is encoded in a vertical blanking interval or other non-displayed portion of an electronic signal which represents the video or audio program so as not to interfere with the program as displayed or transduced on a television or audio sound system. The online information provider address is detected and decoded from the electronic signal and used in establishing a direct digital communication link to the online information provider. Upon detecting an online provider address, the system indicates to the user that more information is available. The user may then elect to establish a connection with the online information provider by giving a simple command, e.g., pushing a special button on a remote control. The system then automatically establishes a direct digital communication link to the online information provider through the address and provides for interactive information exchange and processing to permit signals received from the online information provider to be displayed on a conventional television, transduced on a sound system, or also on a high resolution reproducing system such as a computer monitor, or other reproduction device.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于通过嵌入在视频或音频节目，商业消息或新闻故事中的地址直接自动访问在线信息服务提供商的系统。 该系统通过广播，有线或预录媒体接收的视频或音频节目进行操作，并以模拟或数字格式进行编码。 在线信息提供者的地址被编码在表示视频或音频节目的电子信号的垂直消隐间隔或其他未显示部分中，以便不影响在电视或音频声音系统上显示或转换的节目 。 从电子信号检测和解码在线信息提供者地址，并用于建立到在线信息提供者的直接数字通信链路。 在检测到在线提供商地址时，系统向用户指示更多信息可用。 然后，用户可以通过给出简单的命令（例如，按下遥控器上的特殊按钮）来选择与在线信息提供者建立连接。 然后，该系统通过地址自动建立到在线信息提供者的直接数字通信链路，并提供交互式信息交换和处理，以允许从在线信息提供者接收的信号显示在传统的电视上，在声音系统上传输，或 还可以在诸如计算机监视器或其他再现设备的高分辨率再现系统上。

公开(公告)号：US5283734A

公开(公告)日：1994-02-01

申请号：US763672

申请日：1991-09-19

申请人： Henry Von Kohorn

发明人： Henry Von Kohorn

IPC分类号： A63F13/12 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G09B7/06 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/64 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/088 ,  G06F15/28 ,  A63B71/00

CPC分类号： H04H60/33 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/338 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3248 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G09B7/063 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/64 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/0806 ,  H04N7/0884 ,  A63F2300/409

摘要： 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 with the television program, or time-multiplexed with a television. At each of a plurality of remote receiving stations, one or more members of a remote audience has the opportunity to respond to a situation presented in the television program by entering a response on a keyboard. The system includes, at each remote receiving station, a memory responsive to the instructional signal for storing acceptable responses, a comparison circuit for comparing responses entered at the keyboard with those stored in the memory, circuitry for scoring responses in accordance with commands from the instructional signal, and a recording device for providing a permanent record of the audience score at the remote station. For playing a lottery, numbers are entered at the remote stations and are stored at a central facility for verification upon presentation of lottery tickets. The tickets having both a played number(s) and a winning number(s) are printed at the remote stations. The program may be presented live conducted by a host at a central station, or by a prerecorded message accessible by telephone from a remote station with regulation from a central station.

摘要翻译： 用于投注和评估对诸如电视节目的广播节目的响应的系统和方法包括调制到与电视节目同时发送的信号或与电视机进行时分复用的指令信号。 在多个远程接收站中的每一个处，远程受众的一个或多个成员有机会通过在键盘上输入响应来响应电视节目中呈现的情况。 该系统在每个远程接收站处包括响应于用于存储可接受响应的指令信号的存储器，用于将在键盘输入的响应与存储在存储器中的响应进行比较的比较电路，用于根据来自指令的命令评分响应的电路 信号和用于在远程站提供观众得分的永久记录的记录装置。 打彩票时，在远程电台输入号码，并存放在中央机构进行彩票验证。 具有播放的号码和获胜号码的票据被打印在远程站。 节目可以由中央电台的主持人进行，也可以通过电话从远程电台接收来自中央电台的规定的预先记录的消息。

公开(公告)号：US5034807A

公开(公告)日：1991-07-23

申请号：US424089

申请日：1989-10-19

申请人： Henry Von Kohorn

发明人： Henry Von Kohorn

IPC分类号： A63F13/12 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G09B7/06 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/64 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/088

CPC分类号： H04H60/33 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/338 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3248 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G09B7/063 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/64 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/0806 ,  H04N7/0884 ,  A63F2300/409

摘要： 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 television program, or time-multiplexed with a television. At each of a plurality of remote receiving stations, one or more members of a remote audience has the opportunity to respond to a situation presented in the television program by entering a response on a keyboard. The system includes, at each remote receiving station, a memory responsive to the instructional signal for storing acceptable responses, and a comparison circuit for comparing responses entered at the keyboard with those stored in the memory. Also provided is electronic circuitry for scoring the responses in accordance with commands from the instructional signal, and a recording device for providing a permanent record of the audience score at each of the remote receiving stations. Scoring is performed at differing levels of difficulty, set by a host or by a contestant, with credit being given also for the length of time required for response. The mode of response includes the use of a key word or phrase. Alternatively, the program may be presented by a prerecorded message accessible by telephone from a remote station with regulation from a central station.

公开(公告)号：US4876592A

公开(公告)日：1989-10-24

申请号：US192248

申请日：1988-05-10

申请人： Henry Von Kohorn

发明人： Henry Von Kohorn

IPC分类号： A63F13/12 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G09B7/06 ,  H04H1/00 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/088

CPC分类号： G06Q30/0212 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/338 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/3248 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G09B7/063 ,  H04H20/28 ,  H04H60/33 ,  H04H60/68 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/0806 ,  H04N7/0884 ,  A63F2300/409

摘要： A system and method for evaluating responses to broadcast programs, such as television programs, for the selling of merchandise includes a modifiable instructional signal modulated onto a voice signal transmitted concurrently with a television program, or time-multiplexed with a television transmission. At each of a plurality of remote receiving stations, one or more members of a remote shopping audience has the opportunity to respond to a situation presented in the television program by entering a response on a keyboard. The system includes, at each remote receiving station, a memory responsive to the instructional signal for storing desired responses, and a comparison circuit for comparing responses entered at the keyboard with those stored in the memory. Also provided is electronic circuitry for scoring the responses in accordance with commands from the instructional signal, and a recording device for providing a permanent record of the audience score at each of the remote receiving stations. Scoring is performed at differing levels of difficulty, set by a host or by a contestant, with credit being given also to the length of time required for response and the mode of response such as by use of a key word or phrase. By including sales information in the programs, and by printing out award certification, the system encourages telephonic purchasing of merchandise.

摘要翻译： 用于评估对诸如电视节目的广播节目的响应的用于销售商品的响应的系统和方法包括调制到与电视节目同时发送的语音信号或与电视传输时间复用的可修改的教学信号。 在多个远程接收站中的每一个处，远程购物者的一个或多个成员有机会通过在键盘上输入响应来响应电视节目中呈现的情况。 该系统在每个远程接收站处包括响应于用于存储所需响应的指令信号的存储器，以及用于将在键盘输入的响应与存储在存储器中的响应进行比较的比较电路。 还提供了根据来自教学信号的命令对响应进行评分的电子电路，以及用于在每个远程接收站处提供观众得分的永久记录的记录装置。 评分由不同的难度进行，由主持人或参赛者设定，还可以通过使用关键词或短语来响应所需的时间长短和响应方式。 通过在节目中包含销售信息，通过打印奖励认证，系统鼓励电话购买商品。