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DIGITAL BROADCAST PROGRAM ORDERING

  • US 20090031335A1
  • Filed: 10/01/2008
  • Published: 01/29/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1992
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A billing system in a television program delivery network, comprising:

  • a central processing unit (CPU) that receives program access data from subscribers to the television program delivery network;

    an accounting routine operating on the CPU, comprising;

    a program access routine that reads the program access data;

    an update routine that updates a subscriber access history file using the read program access data;

    a pricing routine that determines an amount to bill a subscriber based of data in a price category file and the read program access file; and

    a billing report generation routine that produces a billing report for the subscriber based on the output of the pricing routine; and

    a transmission system that transmits the billing report to the subscriber.

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