Patent ID: 7334251
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method implemented by a television set-top terminal (STT) configured to provide television programs and a viewer's preference for advertisement categories, the method comprising: outputting to a television by the STT a graphical user interface (GUI) that comprises a menu having a plurality of viewer selectable advertisement categories, said plurality of viewer selectable advertisement categories including a first advertisement category and a second advertisement category that is different from the first advertisement category; receiving by the STT a first viewer input corresponding to the first advertisement category and a second viewer input corresponding to the second advertisement category; responsive to receiving the first and second viewer inputs, storing the first and second advertisement categories in the memory of the STT configured to store the viewer's preference for advertisement categories; receiving a first advertisement and a second advertisement by the STT from a remote server after the STT receives the first and second viewer inputs; storing the first and second advertisements in the STT; receiving at a future time, a television program by a tuner in the STT; outputting the television program to the television by the STT; and outputting the stored first and second advertisements to the television by the STT during an interruption in the presentation of the television program being output by the STT.