ENTERTAINMENT CONTENT PURCHASE VIA ADVERTISING VIEWING CREDIT
First Claim
1. A method of providing audio and/or video entertainment content to a user over a network, comprising:
- providing an advertising content item to the user;
awarding an amount of advertising viewing credit to the user based upon the advertising content item provided to the user;
receiving a request from the user to view an entertainment content item;
providing the entertainment content item to the user; and
deducting at least a portion of the advertising viewing credit in exchange for providing the entertainment content item.
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Abstract
The purchase of entertainment content online via advertising credits is disclosed herein. One disclosed embodiment comprises providing an advertising content item to a user over a network, and awarding an amount of advertising viewing credit to the user based upon the advertising content item provided to the user. Next, a request is received from the user to view an entertainment content item. In response, the entertainment content item is provided to the user, and at least a portion of the advertising viewing credit is deducted in exchange for providing the entertainment content item.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing audio and/or video entertainment content to a user over a network, comprising:
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providing an advertising content item to the user; awarding an amount of advertising viewing credit to the user based upon the advertising content item provided to the user; receiving a request from the user to view an entertainment content item; providing the entertainment content item to the user; and deducting at least a portion of the advertising viewing credit in exchange for providing the entertainment content item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computing device comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the computing device to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a request from a user for transmission of an entertainment content item; sending a request to the user regarding whether the user desires to pay for the entertainment content item via previously-earned advertising viewing credit or via another form of payment; receiving confirmation from the user to pay for the entertainment content item via the previously-earned advertising viewing credit; sending the entertainment content item to the user; and deducting at least a portion of the previously-earned advertising viewing credit in exchange for the entertainment content item. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by a computing device to perform a method of obtaining entertainment content from a server for playback, the instructions comprising:
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code executable to receive an advertising content item and to present the advertising content item; code executable to receive an input selecting an entertainment content item for playback and to send a request for the entertainment content item selected to an entertainment content server; code executable to receive an input to pay for the entertainment content item with advertising viewing credit earned via presentation of the advertising content item; code executable to receive the entertainment content item from the entertainment content server; and code executable to play the entertainment content item. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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