WO2001058132A3 - System and method for transmitting and displaying targeted information - Google Patents

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WO2001058132A3
WO2001058132A3 PCT/US2001/003201 US0103201W WO0158132A3 WO 2001058132 A3 WO2001058132 A3 WO 2001058132A3 US 0103201 W US0103201 W US 0103201W WO 0158132 A3 WO0158132 A3 WO 0158132A3
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Gerard K Kunkel
Scott A Piette
Douglas A Perham Jr
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Abstract

A system and method for transmitting and displaying information in a television distribution system (10), or the like, transmits information that is targeted to a viewer matching particular demographic data. The results of a viewer completed demographic survey are used to generate a database known as a bit mask (30) that is made up of the viewer's demographic data. The bit mask (30) is used to control the particular advertising or other related information that is received by each system viewer. In a first technique, the transmission signal carrying the program or advertisement displayed to all viewers is embedded with one or more codes. These codes are compared to the bit mask to determine whether the viewer fits the desired demographic profile, and should be provided with additional information. In a second technique, multiple ads for demographic selective receipt by each viewer are simultaneously transmitted, and are automatically selected for viewing, depending on the viewer's stored demographic data.
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BR0108295-7A BR0108295A (en) 2000-02-02 2001-02-01 System and method for transmitting and displaying directed information
AU2001234699A AU2001234699A1 (en) 2000-02-02 2001-02-01 System and method for transmitting and displaying targeted information
CA002399502A CA2399502A1 (en) 2000-02-02 2001-02-01 System and method for transmitting and displaying targeted information
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