Methods and apparatuses for presenting targeted advertise ments to DVR users are
described. After a DVR has finished playing a recorded television program, or in response to …

Methods and apparatuses for providing enhanced advertis ing media are described herein.
In particular, interactive advertisements may be presented to a user through a display …

The present invention generally relates to managing the delivery of advertising impressions
on devices that are inter mittently-connected to a network. More specifically, the present …

Methods and apparatus for an advertisement display service using metadata is disclosed.
The method for providing a selective advertisement display comprises constructing a user's …

Techniques to collect data indicative of Viewer habits and preferences relating to television
viewing and/or use of a user interface (eg, an interactive program guide) provided at the …

Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for presenting
advertisements in association with broadcast video content on a presentation device in a …

According to Some embodiments of the present invention, methods of advertising include
alerting a viewer of available Video advertising content associated with an object displayed …

BACKGROUND Media presentation systems may include a user interface having a program
guide or tool to assist a user in parsing or searching through content (eg, television …

Described are methods and apparatus for encouraging view ers to pay attention to television
programs, commercials in particular, by offering viewers some incentive to watch. In one …

BACKGROUND 0001 Current delivery of commercials is essentially a one-way transaction.
The commercials are included in the broadcast media content. The viewer is presented with …