Credit system
First Claim
19. A method of rewarding credits that may be used by a user to purchase multimedia content delivered to a client, comprising:
- selecting a permissive marketing offer that includes an offer of a credit award in exchange for the user viewing content;
transmitting the content to the client for display;
displaying the content on the client;
the client generating an event, wherein the event is proof that the content has been displayed;
the client communicating the event to a server remote from the client;
the server validating the event; and
the server crediting the credit award to a user account.
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Abstract
A credit system and method that enables users to purchase and earn credits that may be redeemed to purchase multimedia content transmitted to a client. The credit system and method enables permissive marketing in which third-parties to reward users with credits in exchange for the users performing a requested action. The credit system and method provide a method of rewarding credits that may be used by a user to purchase multimedia content delivered to a client. The method comprises providing a permissive marketing offer. The permissive marketing offer specifies a number of credits that the user will be rewarded for performance of a requested action. The method further comprises the user performing the requested action, validating performance of the requested action, and crediting a user account with the rewarded credits. The credits in the user account may be used by the user to purchase multimedia content.
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39 Claims
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19. A method of rewarding credits that may be used by a user to purchase multimedia content delivered to a client, comprising:
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selecting a permissive marketing offer that includes an offer of a credit award in exchange for the user viewing content;
transmitting the content to the client for display;
displaying the content on the client;
the client generating an event, wherein the event is proof that the content has been displayed;
the client communicating the event to a server remote from the client;
the server validating the event; and
the server crediting the credit award to a user account. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of rewarding credits that may be used by a user to purchase multimedia content delivered to a client, comprising:
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broadcasting an educational program, wherein the educational program specifies a number of credits that may be earned by a first user;
displaying the educational program; and
transferring the specified number of credits from a second user account to a first user account so that the first user may use the credits to purchase multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (31)
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32. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for rewarding credits that may be used by a user to purchase multimedia content delivered to a client, by:
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displaying a permissive marketing offer, wherein the permissive marketing offer specifies a number of credits that the user will be rewarded for performance of a requested action;
generating an event, wherein the event indicates that the user has performed the requested action; and
transmitting the event to a server for validation of the event and rewarding of the specified number of credits to a user account. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 33, 34)
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33-1. The computer-readable medium of claim 32, further comprising instructions for:
the client receiving proof from the user that the user has performed the requested action, wherein the client receiving proof from the user triggers execution of the generating instruction.
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35. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for rewarding credits that may be used by a user to purchase multimedia content delivered by a server, by:
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transmitting a permissive marketing offer to a client, wherein the permissive marketing offer specifies a number of credits that the user will be rewarded for performance of a requested action;
receiving an event, wherein the event indicates that the user has performed the requested action; and
validating the event, whereby the authenticity of the event is verified; and
rewarding the specified number of credits to a user account. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. A card for use in a multimedia content delivery system that delivers multimedia content to clients and in which credits may be used by a user to purchase multimedia content for viewing, the card including:
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a balance of credits, maintained in electronic form, that indicates how many credits that are available to the user for purchasing multimedia content; and
a ID number that identifies the card. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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