US 11,966,946 B2
Selective transmission of media feedback
Mark R. Allen, Aliso Viejo, CA (US); and Jeffrey Lee Littlejohn, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Assigned to IHEARTMEDIA MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc., San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on May 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/738,737.
Application 17/738,737 is a continuation of application No. 16/774,355, filed on Jan. 28, 2020, granted, now 11,328,318.
Application 16/774,355 is a continuation of application No. 15/951,735, filed on Apr. 12, 2018, granted, now 10,572,895, issued on Feb. 25, 2020.
Application 15/951,735 is a continuation of application No. 14/057,664, filed on Oct. 18, 2013, granted, now 9,953,339, issued on Apr. 24, 2018.
Application 14/057,664 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/318,778, filed on Jan. 8, 2009, granted, now 8,666,807, issued on Mar. 4, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/006,357, filed on Jan. 8, 2008.
Prior Publication US 2022/0261842 A1, Aug. 18, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/02 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0242 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0272 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0244 (2013.01) [G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0241 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0272 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at an analytics module included in a processing system, performance feedback related to a broadcast media item, wherein the performance feedback includes metadata associated with the feedback;
distinguishing, based on the metadata, between first performance feedback provided by automated programs and second performance feedback provided by valid users;
transmitting the second performance feedback, but not the first performance feedback, to a media proposal server; and
determining, by the media proposal server based on the second performance feedback, that the broadcast media item is to be replaced by a replacement broadcast media item.