TRANSMITTING CONTENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PARTICULAR LEVEL OF REQUESTED ACCESS ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF CONTENT ACCESS LATENCY

• US 20140279127A1
• Filed: 04/22/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Elwha LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Hyde, Roderick A., Levien, Royce A., Lord, Richard T., Lord, Robert W., Malamud, Mark A., Pan, Tony S., Wood, Lowell L. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US13/867,313
• Publication Number:
  US 20140279127A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions

Abstract

Computationally implemented methods and systems include transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption, receiving a bid as a result, at least in part, to transmitting of the bidding tag, the bid to be received being a request for accessing the content at a particular level of access, the particular level of access being for accessing the content with a particular amount of content access latency and for a particular amount of associated fee, the particular level of access having been selected from the different levels of access for accessing the content; and transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.

Claims

1. A computationally-implemented method, comprising:

transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption; and

receiving a bid as a result, at least in part, to transmitting of the bidding tag, the bid to be received being a request for accessing the content at a particular level of access, the particular level of access being for accessing the content with a particular amount of content access latency and for a particular amount of associated fee, the particular level of access having been selected from the different levels of access for accessing the content; and

transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid.

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76. A computationally-implemented system, comprising:

means for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption;

means for receiving a bid as a result, at least in part, to transmitting of the bidding tag, the bid to be received being a request for accessing the content at a particular level of access, the particular level of access being for accessing the content with a particular amount of content access latency and for a particular amount of associated fee, the particular level of access having been selected from the different levels of access for accessing the content; and

means for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid.

79. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

means for transmitting the bidding tag that at least partially identifies the content to be offered for consumption by transmitting a bidding tag that at least identifies that the content being offered for consumption is news content.

84. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

means for transmitting the bidding tag that at least partially identifies the content being offered for consumption by transmitting a bidding tag that at least identifies that the content being offered for consumption includes a consumable media.

86. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing the content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection graphical user interface (selection GUI) that is designed for selecting the particular level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content.

87. The computationally-implemented system of claim 86, wherein said means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing the content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection graphical user interface (selection GUI) that is designed for selecting the particular level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content comprises:

means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates the generation of the selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI at a remote computing device that receives the data.

88. The computationally-implemented system of claim 86, wherein said means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing the content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection graphical user interface (selection GUI) that is designed for selecting the particular level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content comprises:

means for transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI that includes a slider feature having an elongated element and a slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along length of the elongated element having a first end and a second end at opposite ends of the length of the elongated element, the slider icon being designed to be moved along the length of the elongated element from the first end to the second end to select the level of access for accessing the content.

89. The computationally-implemented system of claim 88, wherein said means for transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI that includes a slider feature having an elongated element and a slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along length of the elongated element having a first end and a second end at opposite ends of the length of the elongated element, the slider icon being designed to be moved along the length of the elongated element from the first end to the second end to select the level of access for accessing the content comprises:

means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI that includes the slider feature having the elongated element and the slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along the length of the elongated element having the first end and the second end by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a slider feature that includes a slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along the length of the elongated element having a first end and a second end and having multiple points along the length of the elongated element including the first end and the second end, the multiple points along the length of the elongated element from the first end to the second end being associated with graduated levels of access for accessing the content with varying amounts of latencies for accessing the content and varying amounts of associated fees, the first end corresponding to highest level of access that is available along the elongated element for accessing the content with lowest amount of latency and highest fee that are available along the elongated element and the second end corresponding to lowest access available along the elongated element for accessing the content with highest amount of latency and lowest fee that are available along the elongated element, and each point along the elongated element from the second end to the first end corresponding to incrementally increasing levels of access for accessing the content with decreasing amounts of latencies and increasing amounts of associated fees.

90. The computationally-implemented system of claim 88, wherein said means for transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI that includes a slider feature having an elongated element and a slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along length of the elongated element having a first end and a second end at opposite ends of the length of the elongated element, the slider icon being designed to be moved along the length of the elongated element from the first end to the second end to select the level of access for accessing the content comprises:

means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI that includes the slider feature having the elongated element and the slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along the length of the elongated element having the first end and the second end by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a slider feature having an elongated element and a slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along the length of the elongated element having at least a first end and a second end and having at least three points along the length of the elongated element including the first end, the second end, and at least a third point between the first end and the second end, each of the at least three points along the length of the elongated element from the first end to the second end being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee.

91. The computationally-implemented system of claim 90, wherein said means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI that includes the slider feature having the elongated element and the slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along the length of the elongated element having the first end and the second end by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a slider feature having an elongated element and a slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along the length of the elongated element having at least a first end and a second end and having at least three points along the length of the elongated element including the first end, the second end, and at least a third point between the first end and the second end, each of the at least three points along the length of the elongated element from the first end to the second end being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee comprises:

means for transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a slider feature having an elongated element and a slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along the length of the elongated element having at least 10 points along the length of the elongated element including a first end and a second end, each of the at least 10 points along the length of the elongated element from the first end to the second end being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee.

92. The computationally-implemented system of claim 90, wherein said means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI that includes the slider feature having the elongated element and the slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along the length of the elongated element having the first end and the second end by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a slider feature having an elongated element and a slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along the length of the elongated element having at least a first end and a second end and having at least three points along the length of the elongated element including the first end, the second end, and at least a third point between the first end and the second end, each of the at least three points along the length of the elongated element from the first end to the second end being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee comprises:

means for transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a slider feature having an elongated element and a slider icon that is designed to be moveable, in response to user input, along the length of the elongated element having at least 30 points along the length of the elongated element including a first end and a second end, each of the at least 30 points along the length of the elongated element from the first end to the second end being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee.

93. The computationally-implemented system of claim 86, wherein said means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing the content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection graphical user interface (selection GUI) that is designed for selecting the particular level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content comprises:

means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a plurality of icons that are designed to be used for selecting a specific level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content, each of the plurality of icons to be generated being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee.

94. The computationally-implemented system of claim 93, wherein said means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a plurality of icons that are designed to be used for selecting a specific level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content, each of the plurality of icons to be generated being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee comprises:

means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the plurality of icons by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a plurality of button icons that are designed to be used for selecting the specific level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content.

95. The computationally-implemented system of claim 93, wherein said means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a plurality of icons that are designed to be used for selecting a specific level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content, each of the plurality of icons to be generated being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee comprises:

means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the plurality of icons by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of at least three icons that are designed to be used for selecting the specific level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content, each of the at least three icons to be generated being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee.

96. The computationally-implemented system of claim 93, wherein said means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a plurality of icons that are designed to be used for selecting a specific level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content, each of the plurality of icons to be generated being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee comprises:

means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the plurality of icons by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of at least ten icons that are designed to be used for selecting the specific level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content, each of the at least ten icons to be generated being associated with a different level of access for accessing the content with a different amount of latency for accessing the content and different amount of associated fee.

99. The computationally-implemented system of claim 86, wherein said means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing the content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection graphical user interface (selection GUI) that is designed for selecting the particular level of access for accessing the content from the different levels of access for accessing the content comprises:

means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI that includes an option for retrieving and/or presenting previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

100. The computationally-implemented system of claim 99, wherein said means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI that includes an option for retrieving and/or presenting previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content comprises:

means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI that includes an option for retrieving and/or presenting the previous consumer information related to the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI that includes an option for retrieving and/or presenting information that identifies the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content and/or the number of one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

101. The computationally-implemented system of claim 99, wherein said means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI that includes an option for retrieving and/or presenting previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content comprises:

means for transmitting the data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI that includes an option for retrieving and/or presenting the previous consumer information related to the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content by transmitting data that at least facilitates generation of a selection GUI that includes an option for retrieving and/or presenting information that indicates when and/or how the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content actually accessed the content.

102. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that identifies the different levels of access for accessing the content including identifying for each level of access for accessing the content a corresponding content access latency and associated fee pair.

103. The computationally-implemented system of claim 102, wherein said means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that identifies the different levels of access for accessing the content including identifying for each level of access for accessing the content a corresponding content access latency and associated fee pair comprises:

means for transmitting the data that identifies the different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that identifies for at least three different levels of access for accessing the content at least three corresponding content access latency and associated fee pairs.

104. The computationally-implemented system of claim 102, wherein said means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that identifies the different levels of access for accessing the content including identifying for each level of access for accessing the content a corresponding content access latency and associated fee pair comprises:

means for transmitting the data that identifies the different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that identifies for at least ten different levels of access for accessing the content at least ten corresponding content access latency and associated fee pairs.

105. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing the content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that provides one or more formulas for generating, for each level of access for accessing the content, a corresponding content access latency and associated fee pair.

106. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing the content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that identifies different corresponding content access latencies for each of the different levels of access for accessing the content and data that identifies one or more formulas that when applied to each of the identified corresponding content access latencies generates an associated fee.

107. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

means for transmitting the bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing the content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting data that identifies associated fees for each of the different levels of access for accessing the content and data that identifies a formula that when applied to each of the identified associated fees generates a corresponding content access latency.

108. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

means for transmitting the bidding tag by transmitting contextual information related to the content that is being offered for consumption at the different levels of access for accessing the content.

109. The computationally-implemented system of claim 108, wherein said means for transmitting the bidding tag by transmitting contextual information related to the content that is being offered for consumption at the different levels of access for accessing the content comprises:

means for transmitting the contextual information related to the content that is being offered for consumption at the different levels of access for accessing the content by transmitting historical background information related to the content.

110. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

means for transmitting the bidding tag by transmitting previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

111. The computationally-implemented system of claim 110, wherein said means for transmitting the bidding tag by transmitting previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content comprises:

means for transmitting the previous consumer information related to the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content by transmitting information that identifies the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content and/or the number of one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

112. The computationally-implemented system of claim 110, wherein said means for transmitting the bidding tag by transmitting previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content comprises:

means for transmitting the previous consumer information related to the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content by transmitting information that indicates when and/or how the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content actually accessed the content.

118. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for receiving a bid as a result, at least in part, to transmitting of the bidding tag, the bid to be received being a request for accessing the content at a particular level of access, the particular level of access being for accessing the content with a particular amount of content access latency and for a particular amount of associated fee, the particular level of access having been selected from the different levels of access for accessing the content comprises:

means for receiving the bid that is a request for accessing the content at the particular level of access by receiving a bid that identifies the particular amount of content access latency and the particular amount of associated fee that are associated with the requested particular level of access for accessing the content.

121. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for receiving a bid as a result, at least in part, to transmitting of the bidding tag, the bid to be received being a request for accessing the content at a particular level of access, the particular level of access being for accessing the content with a particular amount of content access latency and for a particular amount of associated fee, the particular level of access having been selected from the different levels of access for accessing the content comprises:

means for receiving the bid that is a request for accessing the content at the particular level of access by receiving a bid that includes a request for previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

124. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for receiving a bid as a result, at least in part, to transmitting of the bidding tag, the bid to be received being a request for accessing the content at a particular level of access, the particular level of access being for accessing the content with a particular amount of content access latency and for a particular amount of associated fee, the particular level of access having been selected from the different levels of access for accessing the content comprises:

means for receiving the bid by receiving a bid that was sent in response, at least in part, to a user entry that was entered through a selection graphical user interface (GUI) that was remotely generated based, at least in part, on information provided through the transmitted bidding tag and designed to be used for selecting a particular level of access for accessing the content from different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees.

131. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid comprises:

means for transmitting the content by transmitting news content.

136. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid comprises:

means for transmitting the content by transmitting consumable media.

140. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid comprises:

means for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid by transmitting the content only after a latency associated with the particular level of access has lapsed.

141. The computationally-implemented system of claim 140, wherein said means for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid by transmitting the content only after a latency associated with the particular level of access has lapsed comprises:

means for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid by transmitting the content only after the latency associated with the particular level of access has lapsed, the lapse of the latency being immediately following earliest point in time in which the content becomes available for consumption.

142. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid comprises:

means for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access by transmitting the content prior to lapse of a latency associated with the particular level of access, and transmitting one or more instructions to provide access to the content only after the latency has lapsed.

143. The computationally-implemented system of claim 76, wherein said means for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid comprises:

means for transmitting the content including transmitting previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

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151. A system, comprising:

circuitry for transmitting a bidding tag that is designed to elicit one or more bids for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption at different levels of access for accessing the content, the different levels of access for accessing the content being associated with different amounts of content access latencies and different amounts of associated fees, and the bidding tag to be transmitted at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption;

circuitry for receiving a bid as a result, at least in part, to transmitting of the bidding tag, the bid to be received being a request for accessing the content at a particular level of access, the particular level of access being for accessing the content with a particular amount of content access latency and for a particular amount of associated fee, the particular level of access having been selected from the different levels of access for accessing the content; and

circuitry for transmitting the content in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the received bid.