Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,995,134 · App. 08/572,540
Method and apparatus for enticing a passive television viewer by automatically playing promotional presentations of selectable options in response to the viewer's inactivity
Inventor:
Michael T. Hayashi
Patented Case
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Granted: Nov 30, 1999
Filed: Dec 14, 1995
Inventor
Michael T. Hayashi
Assignee (at issue)
Time Warner Cable Inc.
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