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Patent No.:

US 8850464 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 09, 2006

Systems and methods for real-time interactive television polling

Applicants:

Raul Aldrey, Brookline, MA (US);

Edwin Elberg, Woburn, MA (US);

Luis Blando, Wobum, MA (US);

Diego Crespo, Boston, MA (US);

Anil Guntupalli, Waltham, MA (US);

Enrique Ruiz-velasco, Flower Mound, TX (US);

Shafiq Kassam, Lewisville, TX (US);

Maitreyi Krishnaswamy, New York, NY (US);

Inventors:

Raul Aldrey, Brookline, MA (US);

Edwin Elberg, Woburn, MA (US);

Luis Blando, Wobum, MA (US);

Diego Crespo, Boston, MA (US);

Anil Guntupalli, Waltham, MA (US);

Enrique Ruiz-Velasco, Flower Mound, TX (US);

Shafiq Kassam, Lewisville, TX (US);

Maitreyi Krishnaswamy, New York, NY (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:

Benjamin R Bruckart

Assistant Examiner:

Jason Thomas

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/14 (2006.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04H 60/33 (2008.01); H04N 21/475 (2011.01); H04N 21/25 (2011.01); H04N 21/466 (2011.01); H04H 60/93 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 60/33 (2013.01); H04H 2201/30 (2013.01); H04H 60/93 (2013.01); H04N 21/4756 (2013.01); H04N 21/252 (2013.01); H04N 21/4667 (2013.01); H04N 21/4758 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for providing polling related data to viewers in an interactive cable televisions system. Users viewing a program can initiate a request for participating in a polling activity. The request and other program-related information are sent to the cable television system provider. Appropriate polling window data is returned to the set top box allowing a polling window to be displayed to the viewer. The viewer may choose one or several selections, and transmit the response to the cable television system provider. User responses can be tallied and presented in real time to the viewer audience. Program producers can incorporate the results of viewer feedback in real-time allowing the outcome of the program to be based on the collective viewer feedback.

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