US2009158333A1PendingUtilityA1

Enabling Advertisements in Designated Periods of a Recurring Schedule

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Feb 11, 2002Filed: Feb 20, 2009Published: Jun 18, 2009
Est. expiryFeb 11, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Arturo A. RodriguezJohn Eric West
G06Q 30/0242H04N 21/443H04N 21/4335G06Q 30/0257H04N 21/433H04N 21/4755H04N 21/812H04N 21/4331H04N 21/478G06Q 30/0241H04N 21/4667H04N 21/4532
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Abstract

Systems and methods of enabling advertisements in a digital home communication terminal according to a recurring schedule are disclosed. One such method comprises receiving and storing an advertisement. The method further comprises associating the stored advertisement with a recurring schedule. The method further comprises presenting the advertisement in accordance with the associated recurring schedule.

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1 . A method of enabling advertisements in a digital home communication terminal according to a recurring schedule, the method comprising:
 receiving and storing an advertisement;   associating the stored advertisement with a recurring schedule; and   presenting the stored advertisement in accordance with the associated recurring schedule.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the recurring schedule is a weekly schedule. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the recurring schedule is a daily schedule. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 preventing the presentation of the stored advertisement during time periods not included in the associated recurring schedule.   
     
     
         5 . A method of enabling advertisements in a digital home communication terminal according to a recurring schedule, the method comprising:
 receiving and storing a plurality of advertisements, each of the advertisements associated with one of a plurality of categories;   associating each category with a recurring schedule; and   presenting the plurality of stored advertisements in accordance with the corresponding associated recurring schedule.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the recurring schedule is a weekly schedule. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the recurring schedule is a daily schedule. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 preventing the presentation of any of the advertisements for a particular category during time periods not included in the associated recurring schedule.

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