DYNAMIC PRICING OF ONLINE CONTENT
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- determining, by a computer system of a service provider, a geographic location of a user consuming or interested in consuming an online content hosted by the service provider;
determining, by the computer system, at least one price point at which to offer to the user rights to consume the online content or virtual goods associated with the online content, that is tailored for the geographic location to increase likelihood of acceptance of the offer by the user; and
causing to be presented to the user, at another computer system of the user, by the computer system, the at least one price point.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and system for dynamically pricing online content. The method may include determining a geographic location of a user consuming or interested in consuming an online content hosted by the service provider. At least one price point may be determined at which to offer to the user rights to consume the online content or virtual goods associated with the online content. The price point may be tailored for the geographic location to increase likelihood of acceptance of the offer by the user. The price point may be presented to the user. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.
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25 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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determining, by a computer system of a service provider, a geographic location of a user consuming or interested in consuming an online content hosted by the service provider; determining, by the computer system, at least one price point at which to offer to the user rights to consume the online content or virtual goods associated with the online content, that is tailored for the geographic location to increase likelihood of acceptance of the offer by the user; and causing to be presented to the user, at another computer system of the user, by the computer system, the at least one price point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein, the computer-readable code comprising instructions configured to enable an apparatus, in response to execution of the instructions, to perform a number of operations, including:
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determining a geographic location of a user consuming or interested in consuming an online content hosted by the service provider; determining at least one price point at which to offer to the user rights to consume the online content or virtual goods associated with the online content, that is tailored for the geographic location to increase likelihood of acceptance of the offer by the user; determining at least one amount of virtual goods associated with the online content to offer to the user at the at least one price point; and causing to be presented to the user, at a computer system of the user, the at least one price point for the amount of virtual goods. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; a content module configured to be operated by a processor of the one or more processors to facilitate, by a user at a computer system of the user, consumption of a content provided by a service provider; a data collection module configured to be operated by a processor of the one or more processors to collect data relating to past consumption of content of the service provider by a plurality of users, including the user, over a period of time; and a monetization module configured to be operated by a processor of the one or more processors to; determine a geographic location of a user consuming or interested in consuming an online content hosted by the service provider; determine at least one price point at which to offer to the user rights to consume the online content or virtual goods associated with the online content, that is tailored for the geographic location to increase likelihood of acceptance of the offer by the user; and cause to be presented to the user, at a computer system of the user, the at least one price point. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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