Method and system for verifying exposure to message content delivered via subscription networks
First Claim
1. A method for providing advertising, comprising the steps of:
- collecting a subscription fee from a plurality of subscriber recipients of a mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network;
creating a prize pool comprising at least a portion of the subscription fee;
communicating via the mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network a plurality of advertisements to the subscriber recipients, the plurality of advertisements comprising advertising content for each advertisement;
communicating a query about a selected portion of the advertising content of at least one of the advertisements;
presenting an offer of a reward as an incentive for each subscriber recipient to become exposed to the advertisements and to submit a response to the query, the reward comprising one of at least a portion of the prize pool and a prize purchased with at least a portion of the prize pool; and
collecting, through a medium other than the mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network, the respective response to the query from each of responding ones of the subscriber recipients, wherein receipt of each response having a correct reply to the query verifies that the responding subscriber recipient has been exposed to at least the selected portion of the advertising content.
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Abstract
Providing advertising comprises communicating, through a mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network, an advertisement pod comprising multiple advertisements. Each advertisement comprises advertising content. A prize pool is created based on subscription fees, advertising premiums, sponsorship fees, user fees, entrance fees, and/or non-cash prizes. A query is communicated about a selected portion of the advertising content of at least one of the advertisements. An offer of a reward is presented as an incentive for each recipient to review the advertisements and to submit a response to the query. The reward is based on the prize pool. Respective responses to the query are collected through a response device from responding ones of the recipients. Receipt of each response having a correct reply to the query verifies that the responding recipient has been exposed to the selected portion of the advertising content. A winner of the reward is selected from responding recipients.
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1. A method for providing advertising, comprising the steps of:
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collecting a subscription fee from a plurality of subscriber recipients of a mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network;
creating a prize pool comprising at least a portion of the subscription fee;
communicating via the mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network a plurality of advertisements to the subscriber recipients, the plurality of advertisements comprising advertising content for each advertisement;
communicating a query about a selected portion of the advertising content of at least one of the advertisements;
presenting an offer of a reward as an incentive for each subscriber recipient to become exposed to the advertisements and to submit a response to the query, the reward comprising one of at least a portion of the prize pool and a prize purchased with at least a portion of the prize pool; and
collecting, through a medium other than the mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network, the respective response to the query from each of responding ones of the subscriber recipients, wherein receipt of each response having a correct reply to the query verifies that the responding subscriber recipient has been exposed to at least the selected portion of the advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing advertising, comprising the steps of:
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collecting a subscription fee from a plurality of subscriber recipients of a mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network comprising a plurality of channels, at least one of the channels being available to non-subscriber recipients;
creating a prize pool comprising at least a portion of the subscription fee;
communicating via the plurality of channels on the mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network a plurality of advertisements to the subscriber recipients and the non-subscriber recipients, the plurality of advertisements comprising advertising content for each advertisement;
communicating a query about a selected portion of the advertising content of at least one of the advertisements;
presenting an offer of a reward as an incentive for each subscriber recipient and non-subscriber recipient to become exposed to the advertisements and to submit a response to the query, the reward being based on the prize pool; and
collecting, through a medium other than the mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network, the respective response to the query from each of responding ones of the subscriber recipients and the non-subscriber recipients, wherein receipt of each response having a correct reply to the query verifies that the respective responding subscriber recipients and non-subscriber recipients have been exposed to at least the selected portion of the advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system for providing advertising, comprising:
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a mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network operative to communicate a plurality of advertisements to a mass audience comprising a plurality of subscriber recipients that receive the broadcast network upon payment of a subscription fee, the plurality of advertisements comprising advertising content for each advertisement;
a communications medium operative to communicate a query about a selected portion of the advertising content of at least one of the advertisements;
a reward communications medium operative to communicate an offer of a reward as an incentive to submit a response to the query, the reward based on a prize pool that comprises at least a portion of the subscription fee;
a plurality of response devices, each operative by one of the subscriber recipients to communicate, through a medium other than the mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network, a respective response to the query; and
an information gathering system operative to collect each response to the query communicated from the respective response devices, wherein receipt of each response having a correct reply to the query verifies that the responding subscriber recipient has been exposed to at least the selected portion of the advertising content. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for providing advertising, comprising the steps of:
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creating a prize pool;
communicating via a mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network a plurality of advertisements to a plurality of recipients, the plurality of advertisements comprising advertising content for each advertisement;
communicating a query about a selected portion of the advertising content of at least one of the advertisements;
presenting an offer of a reward as an incentive for each recipient to become exposed to the advertisements and to submit a response to the query, the reward being based on the prize pool;
collecting, through a medium other than the mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network, the respective response to the query from each of responding ones of the recipients, wherein receipt of each response having a correct reply to the query verifies that the responding recipient has been exposed to at least the selected portion of the advertising content; and
selecting a recipient that submits a response to the query as a winner of the reward. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method for providing advertising, comprising the steps of:
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communicating via a mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network a plurality of advertisements to a plurality of recipients, the plurality of advertisements comprising advertising content for each advertisement;
collecting an advertising premium for at least one of the advertisements;
creating a prize pool comprising at least a portion of the advertising premium;
communicating a query about a selected portion of the advertising content of at least one of the advertisements;
presenting an offer of a reward as an incentive for each recipient to become exposed to the advertisements and to submit a response to the query, the reward being based on at least a portion of the prize pool;
collecting, through a medium other than the mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network, the respective response to the query from each of responding ones of the recipients, wherein receipt of each response having a correct reply to the query verifies that the responding recipient has been exposed to at least the selected portion of the advertising content; and
selecting a recipient that submits a response to the query as a winner of the reward. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A method for providing advertising, comprising the steps of:
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communicating via a mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network a plurality of advertisements to a plurality of recipients, the plurality of advertisements comprising advertising content for each advertisement;
collecting an entrance fee from the recipients;
creating a prize pool comprising at least a portion of the entrance fee;
communicating a query about a selected portion of the advertising content of at least one of the advertisements;
presenting an offer of a reward as an incentive for each recipient to become exposed to the advertisements and to submit a response to the query, the reward being based on at least a portion of the prize pool;
collecting, through a medium other than the mass-media, non-interactive broadcast network, the respective response to the query from each of responding ones of the recipients, wherein receipt of each response having a correct reply to the query verifies that the responding recipient has been exposed to at least the selected portion of the advertising content; and
selecting a recipient that submits a response to the query as a winner of the reward. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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