US007305691B2
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`(12) United States Patent
`Cristofalo
`
`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 7,305,691 B2
`Dec. 4, 2007
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`(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING
`TARGETED PROGRAMMING OUTSIDE OF
`THE HOME
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`75
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`Inventor. l(\{IJ1Sc;1ael Crlstofalo, DoylestoWn, PA
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`(73) Assignee: ACTV, Inc., NeW York, NY (US)
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`( * ) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 919 days.
`
`(21) Appl. No.: 09/851,030
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`(22) Filed:
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`May 7, 2001
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`FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`“Overview,” located at www.clariacom/companyinfo/ visited on
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`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2002/0166119 A1
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`gomrighous
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`is
`3/l958 HZISIETIIFOH
`2’826’828 A
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`O
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`Primary ExamineriKiewOanh Bui
`(741341201515? Agent, or FirmiMarc S. Kaufman; Nixon
`ea 0 Y
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`ABSTRACT
`(57)
`A System and method for providing targeted programming to
`a user outside of the user’s home. The method of receiving
`at least one of a user identi?cation and a user pro?le,
`selecting a program based at least in part on the at least one
`of the user identi?cation and the user pro?le, and providing
`a program for presentation to a user outside of the user’s
`home is disclosed. A system including presentation device
`connected to a controller is also disclosed. The controller
`receives at least one of a user identi?cation and a user
`pro?le, obtains a program based at least in part on the at least
`one of the user identi?cation and the user pro?le and
`provides a program to a presentation device for presentation
`to a user outside of the user’s home.
`
`72 Claims, 8 Drawing Sheets
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`/ 22
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`Identi?cation
`Device
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`Memory ‘ t
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`Controller
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`4
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`\ 28
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`K 26
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`O O C
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`A’
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`User Pro?le
`Database
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`32
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`0 -
`
`a
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`Identi?cation
`Device
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`K 22
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`Presentation
`Device
`K 24
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`_
`Presentation
`Device
`K 24
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