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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Richard Winter, Honolulu, HI (US);
Thomas F. Jung, San Rafael, CA (US);
Predraq Dozgic Krpan, Larkspur, CA (US);
Richard Winter, Honolulu, HI (US);
Thomas F. Jung, San Rafael, CA (US);
Predraq Dozgic Krpan, Larkspur, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A media control player includes a central processing unit, a graphics processing unit, an audio/video input, an audio/video output, a memory device, and a media control player housing. The media control player to receives broadcast content from a broadcast source and proprietary targeted messages from a proprietary targeted message source. The proprietary targeted messages are based on one or more viewers within a viewing area of a display device, sales data associated with the one or more viewers, and inventory data selected based at least in part on the sales data. The media control player combines the proprietary targeted messages and the broadcast content into a merged output signal, and provides the merged output signal to the display device such that the proprietary targeted messages are displayed in a message region of the display device and the broadcast content is displayed in a broadcast content region of the display device.