Submission + - Verizon's wild targeted advertising patent (fiercecable.com)
SteveDonohue writes: Verizon just patented a method for using conversations and objects detected near a TV for targeted advertising.
In the spirit of full disclosure my wife is one of the researchers involved with this project, and while I have a vested interest in seeing this succeed that does not lessen the merit of these projects and initiative.
People will buy anything that's one to a customer.