WEBCAST VIEWER VERIFICATION METHODS
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1. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, collectively referred to as ‘
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an attendance verification software application that interacts with the viewer by remotely controlling the viewing device, wherein the attendance verification software application, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, prompts the user to react using a computer mouse or similar input device;
an attendance verification database wherein the interaction with the viewer is logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers and the elapsed time of the session.
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Abstract
A system and associated method verify the attendance and/or identity of viewers of audio/video/data streams transmitted over the internet. The system and method captures various types of interaction with the viewers and either takes appropriate action, as configured by a webcast program administrator, or simply logs this interaction to a database where audience attention and identity can be validated at a later date.
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1. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, collectively referred to as ‘
- webcasts’
, wherein a viewer is an individual person, the method comprising;an attendance verification software application that interacts with the viewer by remotely controlling the viewing device, wherein the attendance verification software application, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, prompts the user to react using a computer mouse or similar input device; an attendance verification database wherein the interaction with the viewer is logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers and the elapsed time of the session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, collectively referred to as ‘
- webcasts’
, wherein a viewer is an individual person, the method comprising;an attendance verification software application that interacts with the viewer by remotely controlling the viewing device, wherein the attendance verification software application, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, challenges the user to answer a question, or set of questions, concerning the previous segment of the session. an attendance verification database wherein the attendance verification interaction with the viewer is logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers and the elapsed time of the session. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a viewer is an individual person, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that interacts with the viewer by remotely controlling the viewing device, wherein the attendance verification software application, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, presents the viewer with randomly generated number, unique to that viewer, and requests the viewer to enter the presented number into a specific field on the screen of the viewing device; an attendance verification database wherein the interaction with the viewer is logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers and the elapsed time of the session. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention and identity of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a viewer is an individual person, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that captures, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, still images of the viewer by remotely controlling a camera device located with the viewing device; an attendance verification database wherein the still images of the viewer are logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers, the elapsed time of the session. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention and identity of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a viewer is an individual person, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that continuously captures, during an audio/video presentation session, real-time video of the viewer by remotely controlling a camera device located with the viewing device; an attendance verification database wherein the captured video of the viewer is logged, as well as the start and end times and dates and the associated session identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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18. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention and identity of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a viewer is an individual person, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that captures at random intervals, or at regular intervals, during an audio/video presentation session, real-time video of the viewer by remotely controlling a camera device located with the viewing device; an attendance verification database wherein the captured video of the viewer is logged, as well as the start and end times and dates, the associated session identifiers and the elapsed times of the session at the start and end of the video capture periods.
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21. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention and identity of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a viewer is an individual person, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that captures, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, voice clips from the viewer by remotely controlling a microphone device located with the viewing device; an attendance verification database wherein the voice clips of the viewer are logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers, the elapsed time of the session. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention and identity of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet wherein a viewer is an individual person, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that captures, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, biometric readings of the viewer by prompting the viewer to press a fingertip to a fingerprint scanner or look into a retinal or corneal scanner, located with the viewing device, and then receiving the digital output of that biometric reading device; an attendance verification database wherein the biometric readings of the viewer are stored, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers and the elapsed time of the session at the moment that the biometric reading was taken. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a group of viewers, each an individual person, are sharing a single viewing device, the method comprising:
an attendance verification software application that interacts with the viewers by remotely controlling the viewing device, wherein the attendance verification software application, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, presents the viewers with a randomly generated number, unique to that viewing device. In order to later verify their attendance the viewers are required to record each number as it appears. Viewers who complete the session and have paid attention throughout have thereby collected a list of random numbers. This list of random numbers is presented by the individual viewer as required after the event to verify their attendance.
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30. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a group of viewers, each an individual person, are sharing a single viewing device, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that interacts with the viewer by remotely controlling the viewing device, wherein the attendance verification software application, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, challenges viewers to indicate their attention by interacting with viewer verification client application on their mobile device; an attendance verification database wherein the interaction with the viewer is logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers and the elapsed time of the session.
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31. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a group of viewers, each an individual person, are sharing a single viewing device, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that interacts with the viewer by remotely controlling the viewing device, wherein the attendance verification software application, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, presents a randomly generated number, unique to that viewing device, and requests the viewer to enter the presented number into a viewer verification client application on their mobile device; an attendance verification database wherein the interaction with the viewer is logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers and the elapsed time of the session.
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32. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a group of viewers, each an individual person, are sharing a single viewing device, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that interacts with the viewer by remotely controlling a viewer verification client application on their mobile device, wherein the attendance verification software application, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, challenges the user to answer a question, or set of questions, concerning the previous segment of the session. an attendance verification database wherein the interaction with the viewer is logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers and the elapsed time of the session.
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33. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a group of viewers, each an individual person, are sharing a single viewing device, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that captures, at random or regular intervals during an audio/video presentation session, still images of the collected viewers by remotely controlling a camera device located with the viewing device; an attendance verification database wherein the interaction with the viewer is logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers and the elapsed time of the session.
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34. A computer-implemented method for verifying the attention of viewers attending video and audio presentations delivered remotely over a wide-area telecommunications network such as the internet, wherein a group of viewers, each an individual person, are sharing a single viewing device, the method comprising:
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an attendance verification software application that continuously captures, during an audio/video presentation session, real-time video of the viewer by remotely controlling a camera device located with the viewing device; an attendance verification database wherein the interaction with the viewer is logged, as well as the time and date, the session identifiers and the elapsed time of the session.
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