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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2015
The Directv Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Randall M. Desmond, Lawndale, CA (US);
Flemming R. Hansen, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Eswari Panchal, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Vanessa K. Jupe, Adkins, TX (US);
The DIRECTV Group, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A user receiving device including at least one transceiver module, an output module, a control module, and a transaction module. The at least one transceiver module is configured to receive an ad or an offer transmitted from at least one backend device to the user receiving device. The offer is directed to a product and/or service referred to in the ad. The output module is configured to display the ad or the offer on a display. The display is connected to the user receiving device. The at least one transceiver module is configured to receive a response signal transmitted from a mobile device to the user receiving device. The response signal is in response to the offer. The transaction module is configured to perform a transaction between the at least one backend device and a user of the mobile device based on the response signal.