Methods for augmenting subscription services with pay-per-use services
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1. A method for augmenting subscription content information service services with pay-per-use services, comprising the steps of:
- providing content to a first user on a subscription basis; and
providing content to a second user on a pay-per-use basis by;
accepting a user token from the second user, the token having a unique indicia and a monetary value;
providing content to the second user responsive to the token unique indicia and monetary value; and
reducing the monetary value of the token based upon a value of the content provided to the second user.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for augmenting subscription services with pay-per-use services. One embodiment of the invention is a method comprising the following steps: providing content on a subscription basis; and providing content on a pay-per-use basis comprising: accepting a token having a unique indicia and a monetary value; providing subscription content; and, reducing the monetary value of the token based upon the value of the provided subscription content.
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1. A method for augmenting subscription content information service services with pay-per-use services, comprising the steps of:
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providing content to a first user on a subscription basis; and
providing content to a second user on a pay-per-use basis by;
accepting a user token from the second user, the token having a unique indicia and a monetary value;
providing content to the second user responsive to the token unique indicia and monetary value; and
reducing the monetary value of the token based upon a value of the content provided to the second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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