Method and system for providing a reward for playing content received over a data network
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1. A method for providing a reward for displaying a motion picture content over a data network, comprising:
- providing the motion picture content;
providing a reward engine;
transmitting the motion picture content over the data network to a content display device, the content display device having information for identifying a viewer of the motion picture content;
displaying, by the content display device, the motion picture content for a display period;
transmitting over the data network, to the reward engine, a display verification data verifying that the motion picture content has been displayed by the content display device for the display period; and
providing the reward to the viewer for displaying the motion picture content.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing a reward for displaying motion picture and audio content over a data network. Content is sent over the data network to a content display or playback device. Information identifying a viewer or listener of the content is preferably stored within the device. The content is played back on the display or playback device for a display period. Display verification data is then sent over the data network to a reward engine to verify that the content was played back for the display period. A reward is then provided to the viewer or listener.
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62 Claims
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1. A method for providing a reward for displaying a motion picture content over a data network, comprising:
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providing the motion picture content;
providing a reward engine;
transmitting the motion picture content over the data network to a content display device, the content display device having information for identifying a viewer of the motion picture content;
displaying, by the content display device, the motion picture content for a display period;
transmitting over the data network, to the reward engine, a display verification data verifying that the motion picture content has been displayed by the content display device for the display period; and
providing the reward to the viewer for displaying the motion picture content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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25. A method for providing a reward for transmitting an audio content over a data network, comprising:
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providing the audio content;
providing a reward engine;
transmitting the audio content to a content playback device over the data network, the content playback device having information for identifying a listener of the audio content;
transmitting, by the content playback device, the audio content for a transmission period;
transmitting, to the reward engine over the data network, a transmission verification data verifying that the audio content has been transmitted by the content playback device for the transmission period; and
providing the reward to the listener for transmitting the audio content.
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44. A system for providing a reward for displaying a motion picture content over a data network, comprising:
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a content display device for displaying the motion picture content;
a content providing server, the content providing server having a processor for communicating with the content display device and a content storage device, the content providing server further having a reward engine; and
the content storage device, the content storage device having computer instructions stored thereon, that, when loaded into a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of;
transmitting the motion picture content over the data network to the content display device, the content display device having a viewer information for identifying a viewer of the motion picture content;
displaying, by the content display device, the motion picture content for a display period;
transmitting over the data network, to the reward engine, a display verification data verifying that the motion picture content has been displayed for the display period; and
providing the reward to the viewer for displaying the motion picture content. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A system for providing a reward for transmitting an audio content over a data network, comprising:
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a content playback device for transmitting the audio content;
a content providing server, the content providing server having a processor for communicating with the content playback device and a content storage device, the content providing server further having a reward engine; and
the content storage device, the content storage device having computer instructions stored thereon, that, when loaded into a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of;
transmitting the audio content to the content playback device over the data network, the content playback device having information for identifying a listener of the audio content;
transmitting, by the content playback device, the audio content for a transmission period;
transmitting, to the reward engine over the data network, a transmission verification data verifying that the audio content has been transmitted by the content playback device for the transmission period; and
providing the reward to the listener for transmitting the audio content. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A computer readable medium having computer instructions stored thereon that, when loaded into a computer system, cause the computer system to perform the method for providing a reward for displaying a motion picture content over a data network, the method comprising:
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providing the motion picture content;
providing a reward engine;
transmitting the motion picture content over the data network to a content display device, the content display device having information for identifying a viewer of the motion picture content;
displaying, by the content display device, the motion picture content for a display period;
transmitting over the data network, to the reward engine, a display verification data verifying that the motion picture content has been displayed by the content display device for the display period; and
providing the reward to the viewer for displaying the motion picture content.
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60. A computer readable medium having computer instructions stored thereon that, when loaded into a computer system, cause the computer system to perform the method for providing a reward for transmitting an audio content over a data network, comprising:
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providing the audio content;
providing a reward engine;
transmitting the audio content to a content playback device over the data network, the content playback device having information for identifying a listener of the audio content;
transmitting, by the content playback device, the audio content for a transmission period;
transmitting, to the reward engine over the data network, a transmission verification data verifying that the audio content has been transmitted by the content playback device for the transmission period; and
providing the reward to the listener for transmitting the audio content.
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61. An electronic signal, comprising:
computer instructions that, when loaded into a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for providing a reward for displaying a motion picture content over a data network, the method comprising;
providing the motion picture content;
providing a reward engine;
transmitting the motion picture content over the data network to a content display device, the content display device having information for identifying a viewer of the motion picture content;
displaying, by the content display device, the motion picture content for a display period;
transmitting over the data network, to the reward engine, a display verification data verifying that the motion picture content has been displayed by the content display device for the display period; and
providing the reward to the viewer for displaying the motion picture content.
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62. An electronic signal, comprising:
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computer instructions that, when loaded into a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for providing a reward for transmitting an audio content over a data network, comprising;
providing the audio content;
providing a reward engine;
transmitting the audio content to a content playback device over the data network, the content playback device having information for identifying a listener of the audio content;
transmitting, by the content playback device, the audio content for a transmission period;
transmitting, to the reward engine over the data network, a transmission verification data verifying that the audio content has been transmitted by the content playback device for the transmission period; and
providing the reward to the listener for transmitting the audio content.
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