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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020

Filed:

Jun. 04, 2019
Applicant:

The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Earl James Bonovich, Tinley Park, IL (US);

Don E. Cansino, Redondo Beach, CA (US);

Assignee:

The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/433 (2011.01); H04N 21/61 (2011.01); H04N 21/435 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/4758 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2013.01); H04N 21/435 (2013.01); H04N 21/4331 (2013.01); H04N 21/44222 (2013.01); H04N 21/6143 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01); H04N 21/8173 (2013.01);
Abstract

A user receiving device includes at least one transceiver module that receives a video and an ad. The ad is played out as part of the video is for a product or service. An output module displays the video and the ad on a display. The display is associated with the user receiving device. A transaction module initiates a purchase transaction based on an initiation signal and, after initiating the purchase transaction, displays an additional offer based on a purchasable object corresponding to the ad or a stored customer history. The transaction module generates an offer response to the additional offer and receives a confirmation response based on the offer response.


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