IP Library Granted Patent US 8,516,516
Granted Patent B1
US 8,516,516 · App. 13/569,410 · Granted Aug 20, 2013

Interactive television offer presentations

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,516,516
App. No.
13/569,410
Granted
Aug 20, 2013
Kind
B1
Abstract

A method, a system, and computer readable medium comprising instructions for interactive television offer presentation are provided. The method comprises assigning a unique marketing key to a subscriber, storing the unique marketing key and information of the subscriber in a database, detecting a request from the subscriber comprising the unique marketing key, retrieving the information from the database based on the unique marketing key, and making at least one offer of a product or service to the subscriber based on the information.

Claims (27)

1. A non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable in at least one processor, the instructions for:

assigning a unique marketing key to a subscriber;

storing the unique marketing key assigned to the subscriber and information of the subscriber in a database;

detecting a request from the subscriber comprising the unique marketing key previously assigned to the subscriber;

making at least one offer of a product or service to the subscriber based on the information;

wherein making said at least one offer to the subscriber based on the information when the subscriber requests to watch a television program comprises:

(a) receiving an action from the subscriber to watch the television program;

(b) identifying the television program watched; and

(c) offering at least one product or service related to the television program;

wherein making said at least one offer to the subscriber based on the information when the subscriber requests to schedule or record the television program comprises:

(a) receiving an action from the subscriber to schedule or record the television program;

(b) identifying the television program to be watched or to be recorded; and

(c) offering at least one product or service related to the television program to be watched or to be recorded;

determining if at least one order is placed by the subscriber for the at least one product or service;

upselling another product or service to the subscriber if at least one order is placed by the subscriber;

wherein said upselling another product or service comprises:

(a) identifying a type of the television program watched by the subscriber;

(b) retrieving the information of the subscriber from the database;

(c) retrieving available product or service information from a service provider;

(d) retrieving a unique product or service key from the database identifying a particular product or service; and

(e) determining if the available product or service is related to the television program watched by the subscriber;

offering the available product or service to the subscriber if the available product or service is related to the television program watched by the subscriber;

identifying the order of the product or service by the subscriber;

identifying a unique product or service key for the product or service ordered;

identifying the unique marketing key associated with the order;

calculating a bill of the order for the subscriber based on the unique product or service key and the unique marketing key; and

sending the bill to the subscriber.

Assignments (4)
OMNIBUS ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Nov 25, 2024
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH (AS SUCCESSOR TO CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH IN ITS CAPACITY AS COLLATERAL AGENT)
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE SUCCESSOR COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 069438/0775 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 1, 2018
From: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: WEST CORPORATION; WEST INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION; WEST SAFETY SERVICES, INC.; WEST UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.; RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 046046/0547 →
NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Oct 10, 2017
From: WEST CORPORATION
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044166/0901 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2016
From: WEST CORPORATION; WEST INTERACTIVE SERVICES CORPORATION; WEST SAFETY SERVICES, INC.; WEST UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC.; RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 039093/0944 →