IP Library Granted Patent US 9,197,939
Granted Patent B2
US 9,197,939 · App. 14/044,969 · Granted Nov 24, 2015

Moving image data delivery system, an advertising image data delivery system, and a moving image viewing apparatus

Inventors: Masahide Tanaka (Osaka, JP); Tohru Matsui (Nara, JP)
Assignee: NL GIKEN INCORPORATED
H04N21/4784G06Q30/02G06Q30/0207H04N21/25435H04N21/4334H04N21/47214H04N21/812
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Patent No.
US 9,197,939
App. No.
14/044,969
Granted
Nov 24, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An advertisement provider issues coupons to an audiences of television set in exchange of viewing a commercial message and receives advertising rate from the advertiser of the commercial message in exchange of informing of the coupon issuance. A television station allows the audience to decompress a downloaded digital image data of a television program in exchange of presentation of the coupon. The television station receives allotment of the advertising rate in exchange of informing of the coupon presentation form audiences. The television station sorts the presented coupons by the advertisement providers to inform each advertisement provider of the coupon presentation. The television station allows the decompression even in a shortage of the presented coupon, provided that it will be compensated by money or later presentation of coupon by due data. The commercial messages are provided automatically or by request. The audience may voluntarily replace television program by commercial message.

Claims (24)

1. A moving image viewing apparatus capable of being in communication with a moving image data delivery system and an advertising image data delivery system comprising:

a display capable of displaying a television program provided by the moving image data delivery system and a commercial message provided by the advertising image data delivery system without intermediary of the delivery of the moving image data by the moving image data delivery system;

a first controller to electrically receive form the advertising image data delivery system an electric data denoting a right of viewing the television program on the display in exchange of a commercial message view by the moving image viewing apparatus on the display provided by the advertising image data delivery system, wherein no electric payment is made to the moving image data delivery system when the advertising image data delivery system issues the electric data to the moving image viewing apparatus in exchange of viewing commercial message;

a second controller allowed to view on the display the television program provided by the moving image data delivery system in exchange of a presentation of the electric data to the moving image data delivery system; and

a third controller to inform the moving image data delivery system of a report of the presentation of the electric data to the moving image data delivery system, wherein an electric payment from the advertising image data delivery system is made in exchange of a presentation of the report from the moving image data delivery system to the advertising image data delivery system.

2. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second controller is allowed to view on the display the television program even in the case of insufficiency of the electric data, provided that the insufficiency is to be compensated later by money in due date.

3. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the second controller is allowed to view on the display the television program in advance conditioned on a late presentation of the electric data to be received by the moving image viewing apparatus in exchange of viewing a commercial message prior to a due date by means of the first controller.

4. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the advertising image data delivery system includes a controller to electrically provide a plurality of advertising image data of commercial massages to the moving image viewing apparatus in an automatic manner.

5. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the advertising image data delivery system includes a controller to electrically provide one of a plurality of advertising image data of commercial messages to the moving image viewing apparatus by request thereof.

6. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the advertising image data delivery system includes a controller to electrically provide one of a plurality of advertising image data of commercial messages to the moving image viewing apparatus, the advertising image data of commercial message being related to a television program designated by the moving image viewing apparatus.

7. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the advertising image data delivery system includes a controller to electrically provide one of a plurality of advertising image data of commercial messages to the moving image viewing apparatus, the plurality of advertising image data of commercial messages including an advertisement of a television program.

8. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first controller is to receive the electric data in exchange of selecting one of the plurality of advertising image data of commercial massages provided in an automatic manner.

9. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a fourth controller to inform of searched information of a plurality of commercial messages, wherein the first controller is to receive the electric data in exchange of selecting one of the plurality of advertising image data of commercial massages informed by the fourth controller.

10. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a fourth controller to inform of a plurality of commercial messages related to a television program designated by the moving image viewing apparatus, wherein the first controller is to receive the electric data in exchange of selecting one of the plurality of advertising image data of commercial massages informed by the fourth controller.

11. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a manual operating portion to voluntary direct the moving image viewing apparatus to at least partially replace the television program by the commercial message on the display.

12. A moving image viewing apparatus capable of being in communication with a moving image data delivery system and an advertising image data delivery system comprising:

a display capable of displaying a television program provided by the moving image data delivery system and a commercial message provided by the advertising image data delivery system without intermediary of the delivery of the moving image data by the moving image data delivery system;

a first controller to electrically receive form the advertising image data delivery system an electric data denoting a right of viewing the television program on the display in exchange of a commercial message view by the moving image viewing apparatus on the display provided by the advertising image data delivery system, wherein no electric payment is made to the moving image data delivery system when the advertising image data delivery system issues the electric data to the moving image viewing apparatus in exchange of viewing commercial message;

a second controller allowed to view on the display the television program provided by the moving image data delivery system in advance conditioned on a late presentation of the electric data to be received by the moving image viewing apparatus in exchange of viewing a commercial message prior to a due date by means of the first controller, the received electric data being presented later to the moving image data delivery system; and

a third controller to inform the moving image data delivery system of a report of the presentation of the electric data to the moving image data delivery system, wherein an electric payment from the advertising image data delivery system is made in exchange of a presentation of the report from the moving image data delivery system to the advertising image data delivery system.

13. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the second controller is to compensate the television program view by money in the due date.

14. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 12 further comprising a fourth controller to inform of searched information of a plurality of commercial messages, wherein the first controller is to receive the electric data in exchange of selecting one of the plurality of advertising image data of commercial massages informed by the fourth controller.

15. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 12 further comprising a fourth controller to inform of a plurality of commercial messages related to a television program designated by the moving image viewing apparatus, wherein the first controller is to receive the electric data in exchange of selecting one of the plurality of advertising image data of commercial massages informed by the fourth controller.

16. The moving image viewing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the advertising image data delivery system includes a controller to electrically provide one of a plurality of advertising image data of commercial messages to the moving image viewing apparatus, the plurality of advertising image data of commercial messages including an advertisement of a television program.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2024
From: TANAKA, MASAHIDE
To: NL GIKEN INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 066264/0902 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: MATSUI, TOHRU
To: TANAKA, MASAHIDE
Reel/Frame 066050/0178 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-188733 · Jul 9, 2006 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 11774605 · Jul 8, 2007
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