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US 9,438,966 B2Granted
System and/or method for distributing media content and providing an option to maintain an advertising experience
AssigneeDisney Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Barsook, Ariff Sidi, Anthony D'Angelo
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Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to distribution of media content and a system and method for presenting a user-selectable option to permit a user to change a setting for an advertising experience during presentation of such an advertising experience.
Claims14
A method for use by a media device including a processor and a display, the method comprising:
- presenting, using the processor, one or more gating advertisement segments required for gaining access to one or more protected segments;
- presenting, using the processor, during the presenting of the one or more gating advertising segments, a user-selectable option to override, via a first user input, a current default setting for the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments;
- modifying, using the processor, during the presenting of the one or more gating advertising segments, the default setting for the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments based on the first user input to override a current default setting for the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments;
- continue presenting, using the processor, after the modifying, the one or more gating advertisement segments based on the modified setting;
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- presenting, using the processor, the one or more protected segments after completing the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments, wherein after the one or more gating advertisement segments are presented, the one or more protected segments are re-accessible without viewing the one or more gating advertisement segments.
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A media device comprising:
- a display;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- present, using the processor, one or more gating advertisement segments required for gaining access to one or more protected segments;
- present, during the presenting of the one or more gating advertising segments, a user-selectable option to override, via a first user input, a current default setting for the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments;
- modify, during the presenting of the one or more gating advertising segments, the default setting for the presentation of the one or more gating advertisement segments based on the first user input to override a current default setting for the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments;
- continue presenting, after the modifying, the one or more gating advertisement segments based on the modified setting;
- and
- present the one or more protected segments after completing the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments, wherein after the one or more gating advertisement segments are presented, the one or more protected segments are re-accessible without viewing the one or more gating advertisement segments.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.