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System and method for insertion and modification of advertisements
Assignee: Accessify LLC
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Filing: 2001-06-18
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Granted: 2007-06-12
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Expires: 2021-06-18
Abstract
Abstract Advertisements or commercials are integrated into an entertainment program or display by designating locations or fields in the entertainment program or display into which targeted advertisements or commercials may in inserted and/or modified, so that the advertisements blend into the scene in which they are inserted without disrupting the entertainment program or display.
Inventors
- 👤 Ta-Ching Pong
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:51
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/80; H04N21/85; H04N21/858; H04N21/8583; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/433; H04N21/4331; H04N21/44; H04N21/4402; H04N21/45; H04N21/462; H04N21/4622; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/4722; H04N21/478; H04N21/4782; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/8586; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A method of delivering advertising and/or commercials to a user, viewer, or consumer via composite images displayed to the user, viewer, or consumer through a media display device, comprising the steps of: displaying a program; and inserting, while said program is being displayed, an advertisement into a selected portion of the displayed program, said advertisement being displayed in a manner appropriate to a content of the displayed program so that the advertisement appears to be a part of said content wherein said program is an interactive program, said program having several possible paths, said paths being determined by responses by the user, viewer, or consumer to said content, and wherein said advertisement is updated based on said responses to said content, said responses to said content being submitted by the user, viewer, or consumer, via an interface device.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
138 words
A method of delivering advertising and/or commercials to a user, viewer, or consumer via composite images displayed to the user, viewer, or consumer through a media display device, comprising the steps of: displaying a program; and inserting, while said program is being displayed, an advertisement into a selected portion of the displayed program, said advertisement being displayed in a manner appropriate to a content of the displayed program so that the advertisement appears to be a part of said content wherein said program is an interactive program, said program having several possible paths, said paths being determined by responses by the user, viewer, or consumer to said content, and wherein said advertisement is updated based on said responses to said content, said responses to said content being submitted by the user, viewer, or consumer, via an interface device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said step of inserting said advertisement comprises the step of merging a simulated image into the program.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said simulated image is merged using so-called “blue screen” technology.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein application of the blue screen technology involves adding blue coloring to portions of a real-life environment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
79 words
A method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said real-life environment is a sports venue, and said coloring portions of the real-life environment are areas on which advertisements would normally be displayed, including areas selected from the group consisting of billboards, portions of a playing field, and surfaces of an airship, as well as portions of the sports venue on which advertisements may be displayed without detracting from viewing of a sporting event taking place at the venue.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein said real-life environment is a setting of a musical event, and said advertisements are displayed on a background of a stage.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said advertisement is updated in real time.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said advertisement is updated by the content provider or advertisement sponsor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the user is given the option of performing on-line or off-line transactions in response to the advertisements.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a login process including the steps of: a. determining an identity and location of the user; b. organizing the identity and location information into a suitable information packet; and c. storing the packet in the user's computing device or in computing devices located in the premises of the provider.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein said interface device is a computing device, and further comprising the steps of permitting the user to select whether to accept updating of the computing device.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
139 words
A system of delivering advertising and/or commercials to a user, viewer, or consumer via composite images displayed to the user, viewer, or consumer through a media display device, comprising: means for displaying a program; and means for inserting, while said program is being displayed, an advertisement into a selected portion of the displayed program, said advertisement being displayed in a manner appropriate to a content of the displayed program so that the advertisement appears to be a part of said content, wherein said program is an interactive program, said program having several possible paths, said paths being determined by responses by the user, viewer, or consumer to said content, and wherein said advertisement is updated based on said responses to said content, said responses to said content being submitted by the user, viewer, or consumer, via an interface device.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
139 words
A system of delivering advertising and/or commercials to a user, viewer, or consumer via composite images displayed to the user, viewer, or consumer through a media display device, comprising: means for displaying a program; and means for inserting, while said program is being displayed, an advertisement into a selected portion of the displayed program, said advertisement being displayed in a manner appropriate to a content of the displayed program so that the advertisement appears to be a part of said content, wherein said program is an interactive program, said program having several possible paths, said paths being determined by responses by the user, viewer, or consumer to said content, and wherein said advertisement is updated based on said responses to said content, said responses to said content being submitted by the user, viewer, or consumer, via an interface device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A system as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said means for inserting said advertisement comprises means for merging a simulated image into a broadcast program.
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