IP Library Patent Application 13627300
Patent Application
App. No. 13/627,300

SERVER OPERATIONAL EXPENSES COLLECTING METHOD, AND APPARATUS THEREFOR

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App. No.
13/627,300
Abstract

Disclosed are server operational expenses collecting method and apparatus for a server which transmits via the Internet an electronic program guide to a terminal apparatus operated by a user. The server generates customer analysis information on the basis of personal information of said user inputted from said terminal apparatus and program viewing log information about a program viewed by said user on said terminal apparatus. The server generates a second electronic program guide by reorganizing a first electronic program guide in accordance with the preference of said user on the basis of the generated customer analysis information. The server provides said generated customer analysis information to an advertiser who practices an advertising campaign to said terminal apparatus. The server, in response to the provision of said customer analysis information to said advertiser, collects the expenses, in a predetermined amount, for the provision of said customer analysis information from said advertiser.

Claims (24)

1 .- 2 . (canceled)

3 . A server operational expenses collecting method for a server which transmits via the Internet an electronic program guide to a terminal apparatus operated by a user, said server

generating a second electronic program guide by reorganizing a first electronic program guide in accordance with the preference of said user;

setting preset recording of a program listed in said second electronic program guide to said terminal apparatus via the Internet; and

in accordance with the setting of preset recording of said program, collecting preset recording setting expenses in a predetermined amount from said user.

4 . (canceled)

5 . A server operational expenses collecting method for a server which transmits via the Internet an electronic program guide to a mobile terminal apparatus operated by a user,

said user setting via the Internet the preset recording of a program listed in said electronic program guide from said mobile terminal to a remote terminal apparatus; and

said server, in response to the setting of preset recording of said program, collecting a predetermined preset recording setting fee from said user.

6 .- 7 . (canceled)

8 . A server operational expenses collecting method for a server which transmits via the Internet an electronic program guide to a terminal apparatus operated by a user, said server

in response to displaying an address indicative of a location on the Internet of program-associated information, which is information associated with a program listed in said electronic program guide, collecting a predetermined address placement fee from an advertiser who provides said program-associated information and practices an advertisement campaign to said terminal apparatus.

9 .- 10 . (canceled)

11 . A server operational expenses collecting apparatus for a server which transmits via the Internet an electronic program guide to a terminal apparatus operated by a user, said server

generating a second electronic program guide by reorganizing a first electronic program guide in accordance with the preference of said user;

setting preset recording of a program listed in said second electronic program guide to said terminal apparatus via the Internet; and

in accordance with the setting of preset recording of said program, collecting preset recording setting expenses in a predetermined amount from said user.

12 . (canceled)

13 . A server operational expenses collecting apparatus for a server which transmits via the Internet an electronic program guide to a mobile terminal apparatus operated by a user,

said user setting via the Internet the preset recording of a program listed in said electronic program guide from said mobile terminal to a remote terminal apparatus; and

said server, in response to the setting of preset recording of said program, collecting a predetermined preset recording setting fee from said user.

14 .- 15 . (canceled)

16 . A server operational expenses collecting apparatus for a server which transmits via the Internet an electronic program guide to a terminal apparatus operated by a user, said server

in response to displaying an address indicative of a location on the Internet of program-associated information, which is information associated with a program listed in said electronic program guide, collecting a predetermined address placement fee from an advertiser who provides said program-associated information and practices an advertisement campaign to said terminal apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 041455/0195 →