Methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating content-based selection of long-tail business models and billing
First Claim
1. A method of delivering content to customers of a service provider, comprising:
- receiving a request for content from a customer;
determining a position of the requested content on a content demand curve;
selecting a business model to be associated with the requested content, wherein the business model defines how the requested content is to be delivered to the customer and how the customer and/or a third party is to be billed for the requested content; and
delivering the requested content to the customer according to the selected business model.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for delivering content to customers of a service provider are provided. Upon receiving a request for content from a customer of a service provider, a position of the requested content on a content demand curve is determined. A business model to be associated with the requested content is selected, wherein the business model defines how the requested content is to be delivered to the customer and how the customer is to be billed for the requested content. The requested content is delivered to the customer according to the selected business model and the customer is billed according to the selected business model.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of delivering content to customers of a service provider, comprising:
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receiving a request for content from a customer; determining a position of the requested content on a content demand curve; selecting a business model to be associated with the requested content, wherein the business model defines how the requested content is to be delivered to the customer and how the customer and/or a third party is to be billed for the requested content; and delivering the requested content to the customer according to the selected business model. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for delivering content to customers of a service provider, comprising:
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a server that receives a request for content from a customer; a content examiner that determines a position of the requested content on a content demand curve; and a business model selector that selects a business model to be associated with the requested content, wherein the business model defines how the requested content is to be delivered to the customer and how the customer and/or a third party is to be billed for the requested content; wherein the server is configured to deliver the requested content to the customer according to the selected business model. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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