METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING INFORMATION TO A USER

摘要

Techniques are described for providing a service to user of an output or display device to control screen time, such as on behalf of advertisers. The techniques include providing a service to switch to a second input source/port during switching times, wherein the user is watching content through the display device's first input source/port at the time of switch. The system is configurable to switching rental times, specify additional conditions for a switching to take place including specifying acceptable ad tags and minimum acceptable compensation.

主权项

1. A method for providing an information selection service by a server connected with an input selection device via a network, the input selection device connected with a first input of the display device, a second input of the display device connected with a content provider device, an output of the display device configured to be selected from the input selection device via the first input or the content provider device via the second input, the method including, by the server:
determining a switching period defining a period of time when output of the display device is selected from the input selection device via the first input; detecting an arrival of the switching period while the output of the display device is selected from the content provider device via the second input; and in response to detecting the arrival of the switching period, sending a trigger to the input selection device via the network to initiate the switching period such that the output of the display device switches from the second input connected with the content provider device to the first input connected with the input selection.