WO2002104001A3 - Method of substituting content during program breaks - Google Patents

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WO2002104001A3
WO2002104001A3 PCT/US2002/009157 US0209157W WO02104001A3 WO 2002104001 A3 WO2002104001 A3 WO 2002104001A3 US 0209157 W US0209157 W US 0209157W WO 02104001 A3 WO02104001 A3 WO 02104001A3
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Ted M Tsuchida
Douglas A Miller
Robert E Novak
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Abstract

A method of substituting content during a program break, includes: detecting a break in a broadcast program, and in response to the break, showing substitute content. A method of substituting broadcast content displayed on a screen, includes: determining an occurrence of a break in a broadcast content (520); and in response to the occurrence of the break, displaying substitute content on the screen (530). The method may further include: displaying the broadcast content when the break terminates (570).
PCT/US2002/009157 2001-06-14 2002-03-25 Method of substituting content during program breaks WO2002104001A2 (en)

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US09/963,092 US8375407B2 (en) 2001-06-14 2001-09-24 System and apparatus for displaying substitute content
US09/963,093 US20020194595A1 (en) 2001-06-14 2001-09-24 Aggregation & substitution of user-specified content
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