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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2000
Mike Arthur Derrenberger, Fishers, IN (US);
John Frederick Teskey, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomas Herman Hamilton, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Steven Charles Rhoads, Carmel, IN (US);
Michael Eugene Willcox, Knightstown, IN (US);
Hugh Boyd Morrison, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert Joseph Logan, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jill Suzanne Allen, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Mike Arthur Derrenberger, Fishers, IN (US);
John Frederick Teskey, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomas Herman Hamilton, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Steven Charles Rhoads, Carmel, IN (US);
Michael Eugene Willcox, Knightstown, IN (US);
Hugh Boyd Morrison, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert Joseph Logan, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Jill Suzanne Allen, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
A system and a method is disclosed which allows both advertisement and program information to be shown on a channel banner, while user changes channel. In another embodiment, an 'advertisement channel' is inserted into an active channel list (e.g., scan list), so that when a user is changing channel, a selected ad will be displayed. In yet another embodiment, a method for tracking and collating advertisement display activity in a video system supporting composite display of image data associated with different multimedia functions and advertisements is disclosed.