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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2011
Kenneth Alan Rudman, South Pasadena, CA (US);
David Anthony Campana, Kirkland, WA (US);
Kenneth Alan Rudman, South Pasadena, CA (US);
David Anthony Campana, Kirkland, WA (US);
Thomson Licensing, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Abstract
In multiple screen environments, an advertising server and a media server can interact with the multiple screens to ensure that advertisements are acknowledged by a viewer. In one example, a main or first screen is obscured to some extent until a viewer acknowledges the advertisement on one or more secondary devices. The extent of obscuring the main screen can be varied as well as the frequency of displaying the advertisement. This allows the user's viewing behavior to be modified based on the method of advertisement placement.