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Definitions

• the object of the invention is a device and a method for interfering in the content of audio-video signals through displaying interactive, personalised advertising and information forms, applicable in the digital communication, including the reception of television signals in linear television, and in non-linear (on-demand) television, of signals for additional devices, including DVD players, game consoles and others, when managing dedicated advertising services correlated with the content displayed.
• Displaying of additional content is performed independently of the source from which the signal is transmitted to the TV set (tuner / decoder / DVD player or other), independently of any specific "TV channel" which is selected by each user on his TV set, and also independently of what television broadcasters broadcast in open or encoded form.
• an apparatus comprising: a display unit; a video processor which processes an image for being displaying on the display unit; a memory unit which stores status information related to at least one of a structure and a function of the display apparatus, and a controller which controls the video processor.
• Currently known and used equipment for co-emission of at least two audio-video signals do not include bidirectional communication with a viewer, in particular advertising communication, by matching the preferences for the content viewed and by determining benefits in exchange for viewing thereof.
• the aim of the invention is to change the passive reception of the content by the viewer for the reception which is bidirectional, interactive and personalised per each user individually, i.e. to maximise the advertising effect and to minimise the negative feelings related to unmatched and unwanted advertisement. Personalisation is possible thanks to the fact that the viewer himself determines how often he wants to view advertisements / information, and what types of categories of advertisements / information are interesting to him at a given moment.
• this communication is combined with a system of remuneration for their loyalty, meaning that for every interaction with specific information or advertisement the viewer receives remuneration in the form of real cash, and for a distance purchase which began with an information / advertisement displayed by means of the invention, the viewer receives a refund of part of the money spent. Remunerations are paid into a dedicated bank account / payment card.
• a device for interfering in the content of audio-video signals connected in series between a signal source and a receiver, allowing for the use of a part of a screen of a receiver in order to introduce an independent additional content, characterised in that it is provided with a central module processing an input audio-video signal and an output modified audio-video signal, controlling the operation of modules connected thereto, including a module managing the input signal from sources and a module handling the output signal, in particular responsible for adjusting the quality and manner of displaying the content on the receiver, and also a module which manages bidirectional communication, sending and receiving messages from/to a server, and also manages the access to a transmission network.
• the device also has a module responsible for managing and configuring the user's profile, and for bidirectional communication with a remote control device.
• the module managing bidirectional communication is connected to a non-volatile memory containing data on the device configuration, additional and optional content.
• the device has a module responsible for periodic and uninterruptible checking the capabilities for exchanging information with the server, said module checking the connection status, checking whether there are new control commands, exchanging messages and content bidirectionally with the server.
• the device has a physical input for audio-video signals in an analogue or digital form being one of the input signal sources.
• the device has a unique serial code which allows identification of the device on a remote server, said identification allowing for communication personalisation per device, for command personalisation, and for content personalisation.
• the device generates an image broadcasted to a form compatible with the display standard, handles possible remote connections to the signal source, decodes the signal from the signal sources, allows the user to control the broadcast content.
• a method for interfering in a content of audio-video signals through generating additional personalised and interactive content, independently of a source of the original content and regardless of the method of transmission of this content, is characterised in that an image broadcasted from a device is placed on a receiver screen simultaneously with an image broadcasted from the sources, wherein by means of a transmission network the device communicates, via a module responsible for bidirectional communication, with a server, receives messages controlling the additional content of the image broadcasted, receives packets of personalised additional content, receives messages on remote management of the device, sends feedback on how the device is used by a user, and furthermore the user remotely manages the content of additional broadcasted image by means of a module for configuring and managing the user content and a remote control device which may be a dedicated device (a remote control) or an application on any electronic device allowing for wireless communication, preferably by Bluetooth protocol or wireless Internet.
• the management by means of the remote control device relates to additional content and is performed by means of a module for managing an input signal of content management from the sources.
• the module for communicating with the remote server switches the source of additional content to a copy of last packet kept in a non-volatile cache memory, allowing for displaying the additional content also in case of disappearance of a transmission channel, wherein displaying from the non-volatile memory takes place until the connection with the server is re-established through the transmission network.
• the content from the signal sources is interfered with through reducing the image matched to a monitor-receiver so as to obtain an area to display additional content on the same monitor-receiver simultaneously with or instead of the content from the signal sources.
• the user interacts by means of the remote control with the displayed additional content of informative and/or advertising nature, wherein interactions are performed by means of the control device and the monitor-receiver, they relate to interactions as viewing, interactions as clicking and redirecting to another form of information displayed on the receiver screen, interactions as performing an action, interactions as a distance purchase.
• interactions as viewing, interactions as clicking and redirecting to another form of information is remunerated by payments to a bank account / payment card, wherein the amount of payment is determined automatically by a settling module based on base price list and Adserver module calculating the final price based on the attractiveness of a given user for advertisers in a given period of time, and furthermore the amount is divided by the system between the end user and the system operator, wherein the ratio of this division is regulated by the system operator.
• performing interactions as a distance purchase is remunerated by refunding a part of the amount spent to the bank account / payment card, wherein the amount of the refund is divided by the settling module between the end user and the system operator, wherein the ratio of this division is regulated by the system operator.
• the level of remuneration for user interactions with advertising forms is managed by the operator.
• the user is allowed to preview his bank account balance on the monitor-receiver or a dedicated Internet service (207), including preview of account number, list of all revenues for the interactions, also with information on distance purchases.
• the provider of additional content is allowed to electronically send multimedia files of additional content by means of a campaign wizard, to preview their appearance and method of operation or ordering delivery thereof to an external specialised company integrated in the system through a Document Circulation module.
• external providers of additional content are allowed to manage their information and/or advertising campaigns on a dedicated Internet service, by monitoring the campaign progress - implementation of the assumed budget, reporting on reaching the target groups, manual price management of their realtime price auctions in an Adserver - maximum amount for a single remuneration for interaction, amount of allowable payable interactions per user.
• a advertising campaign module and a document circulation module to accept for publication, to deposit, to manage, to modify, by authorised users, of all additional content created by providers on the monitors- receivers of end users.
• it is allowed by means of a module CRM 210 and the document circulation module to have an interactive communication between the end user and the operator or/and broadcasters of advertising and/or information content.
• additional information and/or advertising content is made available to the external providers through a mechanism or the affiliation server having information on the additional content displayed ultimately on the monitors- receivers of end users, for each of them individually.
• groups of end users are selected through a profiler module based on their declarations of preferences for categories of additional information and based on recordings of their behaviours in relation to the additional content displayed so far - a behaviour recording module, and the additional content displayed to them according to conditions specified by external providers of additional content.
• groups of end users are selected through the profiler module and additional content is displayed to them according to conditions specified by external providers of additional content.
• the operator is allowed in the module CRM 210 to perform the management of various data on end users, which consists in adding and modifying information, creating aggregated collections of profiles of end users according to set parameters, wherein said management is performed manually or automatically using the client profiler, the behaviour recorder, an expenditure recorder.
• the behaviour recorder records performed actions, and the profiler adds him temporarily to a particular category of preferences.
• the operator is allowed through a sales module to settle sales commissions for the access to end users' devices, in particular it is allowed to manage sales structure, to manage inventory, internal and external orders, circulation of internal documents, accounting and financial documents, and to generate reports.
• it is allowed to publish, by means of an Internet service, information in the modules: my account, my account advertiser, sales, campaign wizard.
• the end users are allowed, for remuneration due at the moment of accession of a new member, to indicate via the module "recommend to a friend" other users for accession.
• Fig. 1 shows an operation diagram for the device
• Fig. 2 shows an operation diagram for the server.
• the solution according to the invention increases advertising possibilities by providing the use of the service to local, small and medium advertisers for a very low financial contribution.
• the solution according to the invention combines television with Internet capabilities. Remuneration for viewing advertisements increases the effectiveness of the campaign by targeting the selected customer and his needs.
• the solution according to the invention personalises users by treating them as individual entities having unique needs and preferences.
• a device 100 for interfering in the content of audio-video signals, connected in series between a signal source and a receiver, allowing the use of a part of the screen of the receiver in order to introduce an independent additional content is provided with a central module C processing the input audio-video signal and the output modified audio-video signal, controlling the operation of modules connected thereto, including a module B managing the input signal from sources A1 , A2, Ax and a module G handling the output signal, in particular responsible for adjusting the quality and manner of displaying the content on the receiver O, and also a module D which manages the bidirectional communication, the sending and receiving of messages with the server S, manages the access to the transmission network T, and a module E responsible for managing and configuring the user profile, and also for bidirectional communication with a remote control device R.
• a central module C processing the input audio-video signal and the output modified audio-video signal, controlling the operation of modules connected thereto, including a module B managing the input signal from sources A1 , A2, Ax and a module G handling
• the module D managing the bidirectional communication is connected to a nonvolatile memory M containing data on the device configuration, additional and optional content.
• the device 100 has a module responsible for periodic and uninterruptible checking the capabilities for exchanging information with the server S, which checks the connection status, checks whether there are new control commands, exchanges messages and content bidirectionally with the server.
• the device 100 has a physical input for audio-video signals in analogue or digital form which is one of the sources of input signals Ax.
• the device 100 has a unique serial code ID which allows identification of the device on a remote server, wherein the said identification allows for communication personalisation per device, commands personalisation, content personalisation.
• the device 100 generates an image broadcasted to a form compatible with the display standard, handles possible remote connections to the signal source A1 , A2, Ax, decodes the signal from the signal sources A1 , A2, Ax, allows the user to control the content of broadcasting.
• a method for interfering in the content of audio-video signals through generating additional personalised and interactive content, independently of the source of the original content and regardless of the method of transmission of this content, is characterised in that the image broadcasted from the device 100 is placed on the screen of the receiver O simultaneously with the image broadcasted from the sources A1 , A2, Ax, wherein by means of the transmission network T the device 100 communicates, via the module D responsible for bidirectional communication, with the server S, receives messages controlling the additional content of the image broadcasted, receives packets of personalised additional content, receives messages on remote management of the device 100, sends feedback on how the device 100 is used by the user.
• the user remotely manages the content of additional broadcasted image by means of the module E for managing and configuring the user content and the remote control device R which is a dedicated device (a remote control).
• the management by means of the remote control device R relates to additional content and is performed by means of the module B for managing the input signal of content management from the sources A1 , A2, Ax.
• the module for communicating with the remote server D switches the source of additional content to the copy of last packet kept in the non-volatile cache memory M, which allows for displaying the additional content also in case of disappearance of the transmission channel T. Displaying from the non-volatile memory M takes place until the connection with the server S is re-established through the transmission network T.
• the content from the signal sources A1 , A2, Ax is interfered with through reducing the image matched to the monitor-receiver so as to obtain an area to display additional content on the same monitor-receiver simultaneously with or instead of the content from the signal sources A1 , A2, Ax.
• the user interacts by means of the remote control R with the displayed additional content of informative and/or advertising nature, wherein interactions are performed by means of the control device R and the monitor-receiver O, they relate to interactions as viewing, interactions as clicking and redirecting to another form of information displayed on the receiver screen, interactions as performing an action, interactions as a distance purchase.
• interactions as viewing, interactions as clicking and redirecting to another form of information is remunerated by payments to a bank account / payment card, wherein the amount of payment is determined automatically by a settling module 214 based on base price list and Adserver module 201 calculating the final price based on the attractiveness of a given user for advertisers in a given period of time.
• the amount is divided by the system between the end user and the system operator, wherein the ratio of this division is regulated by the system operator.
• Performing interactions as a distance purchase CPS is remunerated by refunding a part of the amount spent to the bank account / payment card, wherein the amount of the refund is divided by the settling module 214 between the end user and the system operator, wherein the ratio of this division is regulated by the system operator.
• the level of remuneration for user interactions with advertising forms is managed by the operator. The user is allowed to preview his bank account balance on the monitor-receiver O or a dedicated Internet service 207, including preview of account number, list of all revenues for the interactions, also with information on distance purchases.
• the provider of additional content is allowed to prepare and electronically send multimedia files of additional content by means of campaign wizard 205 or affiliation server (213), to preview their appearance and method of operation or ordering delivery thereof to an external specialised company integrated in the system through document circulation module 216.
• External providers of additional content are allowed to manage their information and/or advertising campaigns on a dedicated Internet service 206, by monitoring the progress of the campaign - implementation of the assumed budget, reporting on reaching the target groups, manual price management of their realtime price auctions in Adserver (201 ) - maximum amount for a single remuneration for interaction, amount of allowable payable interactions per user or other actions associated with campaign management and optimisation.
• the advertising campaign module 200 and the document circulation module 216 It is allowed in the advertising campaign module 200 and the document circulation module 216 to accept for publication, to deposit, to manage, to modify, by authorised users, all additional content created by providers on the monitors-receivers O of end users. It is allowed by means of the module CRM 210 and the document circulation module 216 to have an interactive communication between the end user and the operator or / and broadcasters of advertising and/or information content. Additional information and/or advertising content is made available to the external providers through a mechanism 205 or an affiliation server 213 having information on the additional content displayed ultimately on the monitors-receivers O of end users, for each of them individually.
• Groups of end users are selected through a profiler module 209 based on their declarations of preferences for categories of additional information and based on recordings of their behaviours in relation to the additional content displayed so far - a behaviour recording module 203, and the additional content displayed to them according to conditions specified by external providers of additional content. Groups of end users are selected through the profiler module 209 and additional content is displayed to them according to conditions specified by external providers of additional content.
• the operator is allowed in the module CRM 210 to perform the management of various data on end users, which consists in adding and modifying information, creating aggregated collections of profiles of end users according to set parameters. The said management is performed manually or automatically using the client profiler 209, the behaviour recorder 203, an expenditure recorder 204.
• the behaviour recorder 203 It is allowed to record all interactions of end users with the additional content displayed, wherein for each user individually, the behaviour recorder 203 records performed actions, and the profiler 209 adds him temporarily to a particular category of preferences. It is allowed to record interactions by means of the behaviour recorder 203 for each of the end users individually and to record expenditures 204 from the dedicated bank account and from the payment card 300 integrated thereto.
• the operator is allowed through a sales module 212 to settle sales commissions for the access to end users' devices 100, in particular it is allowed to manage sales structure, to manage inventory, internal and external orders, circulation of internal documents, accounting and financial documents, and to generate reports.

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