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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Anand N. Sankaran, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Amitkumar Singh, Chennai, IN;
Nishanth Madichetti, Chennai, IN;
Jubish C. Parambath, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Anil K. Guntupalli, Irving, TX (US);
Lisa A. Caputo, Dade City, FL (US);
Govinda R. Yenda, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Anand N. Sankaran, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Amitkumar Singh, Chennai, IN;
Nishanth Madichetti, Chennai, IN;
Jubish C. Parambath, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Anil K. Guntupalli, Irving, TX (US);
Lisa A. Caputo, Dade City, FL (US);
Govinda R. Yenda, Andhra Pradesh, IN;
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method, performed by a computer device, may include obtaining a viewing history, associated with a customer, from a set-top box associated with the customer, wherein the viewing history relates a particular television channel to a duration time associated with the particular television channel. The method may further include determining a keyword, associated with the customer, based on the obtained viewing history; calculating a keyword score for the keyword based on the obtained viewing history; selecting an advertisement, associated with the keyword, based on the calculated keyword score; and providing the selected advertisement to the set-top box associated with the customer, based on selecting the advertisement.