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

• US 20140279143A1
• Filed: 04/23/2013
• 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:
  US13/868,335
• Publication Number:
  US 20140279143A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.3
• 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

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152. A system, comprising:

a bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption;

a bid acquiring module configured to acquire a bid from the end user computing device as a result, at least in part, to relaying of the bidding tag to the end user computing device, the bid to be acquired 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

a content providing module configured to provide the content to the end user computing device in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the bid.

154. The system of claim 152, wherein said bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

a bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device a bidding tag that at least identifies that the content being offered for consumption is news content.

159. The system of claim 152, wherein said bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

a bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device a bidding tag that at least identifies that the content being offered for consumption includes a consumable media.

161. The system of claim 152, wherein said bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

162. The system of claim 161, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device data that at least facilitates generation of the selection GUI at a remote computing device that receives the data.

163. The system of claim 161, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

164. The system of claim 163, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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 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.

165. The system of claim 163, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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 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.

166. The system of claim 165, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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 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.

167. The system of claim 165, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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 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.

168. The system of claim 161, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

169. The system of claim 168, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

170. The system of claim 168, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

171. The system of claim 168, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device data that at least facilitates generation of at least 10 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 10 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.

174. The system of claim 161, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

175. The system of claim 174, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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 the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

176. The system of claim 174, wherein said selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

a selection GUI data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

177. The system of claim 152, wherein said bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

an access level identifying data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

178. The system of claim 177, wherein said access level identifying data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

an access level identifying data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

179. The system of claim 177, wherein said access level identifying data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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:

an access level identifying data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device data that identifies for at least 10 different levels of access for accessing the content at least 10 corresponding content access latency and associated fee pairs.

180. The system of claim 152, wherein said bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

a formula data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

181. The system of claim 152, wherein said bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

a latency data and fee formula data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

182. The system of claim 152, wherein said bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

a fee data and latency formula data relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device 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.

183. The system of claim 152, wherein said bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

a bidding tag relaying module including a contextual information relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device contextual information related to the content that is being offered for consumption at the different levels of access for accessing the content.

184. The system of claim 183, wherein said bidding tag relaying module including a contextual information relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device contextual information related to the content that is being offered for consumption at the different levels of access for accessing the content comprises:

a contextual information relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device historical background information related to the content.

185. The system of claim 152, wherein said bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption comprises:

a previous consumer information relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

186. The system of claim 185, wherein said previous consumer information relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content comprises:

a previous consumer information relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device information that identifies the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content and/or the number of the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

187. The system of claim 185, wherein said previous consumer information relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content comprises:

a previous consumer information relaying module configured to relay to the end user computing device information that indicates when and/or how the one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content actually accessed the content.

193. The system of claim 152, wherein said bid acquiring module configured to acquire a bid from the end user computing device as a result, at least in part, to relaying of the bidding tag to the end user computing device, the bid to be acquired 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:

a bid acquiring module configured to acquire from the end user computing device 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.

196. The system of claim 152, wherein said bid acquiring module configured to acquire a bid from the end user computing device as a result, at least in part, to relaying of the bidding tag to the end user computing device, the bid to be acquired 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:

a bid acquiring module configured to acquire from the end user computing device a bid that includes a request for previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

199. The system of claim 152, wherein said bid acquiring module configured to acquire a bid from the end user computing device as a result, at least in part, to relaying of the bidding tag to the end user computing device, the bid to be acquired 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:

a user entry responsive bid acquiring module configured to acquire from the end user computing device 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 the particular level of access for accessing the content from the 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.

206. The system of claim 152, wherein said content providing module configured to provide the content to the end user computing device in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the bid comprises:

a news content providing module configured to provide to the end user computing device news content.

211. The system of claim 152, wherein said content providing module configured to provide the content to the end user computing device in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the bid comprises:

a consumable media providing module configured to provide to the end user computing device consumable media.

215. The system of claim 152, wherein said content providing module configured to provide the content to the end user computing device in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the bid comprises:

a content providing module configured to provide to the end user computing device the content only after a latency associated with the particular level of access has lapsed.

216. The system of claim 215, wherein said content providing module configured to provide to the end user computing device the content only after a latency associated with the particular level of access has lapsed comprises:

a content providing module configured to provide to the end user computing device 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.

217. The system of claim 152, wherein said content providing module configured to provide the content to the end user computing device in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the bid comprises:

a content providing module including a content access releasing instructions providing module configured to provide to the end user computing device 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.

218. The system of claim 152, wherein said content providing module configured to provide the content to the end user computing device in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the bid comprises:

a previous consumer information providing module configured to provide to the end user computing device previous consumer information related to one or more content consumers who have previously accessed the content.

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226. An article of manufacture, comprising:

one or more instructions for relaying to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption;

one or more instructions for acquiring a bid from the end user computing device as a result, at least in part, to relaying of the bidding tag to the end user computing device, the bid to be acquired 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

one or more instructions for providing the content to the end user computing device in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the bid.

227. A server system, comprising:

a bidding tag relaying module configured to relay to an end user computing device a bidding tag that is designed to elicit at least one bid for accessing a content that is being offered for consumption through the bidding tag 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 relayed to the end user computing device at least partially identifying the content to be offered for consumption;

a bid acquiring module configured to acquire a bid from the end user computing device as a result, at least in part, to relaying of the bidding tag to the end user computing device, the bid to be acquired 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;

a content providing module configured to provide the content to the end user computing device in accordance with the particular level of access that was requested through the bid; and

a network interface.