System and method for tracking and rewarding media and entertainment usage including substantially real time rewards
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1. A system for rewarding a viewer for engaging with entertainment comprising:
- a database for storing a viewer account associated with the viewer;
a viewer identification engine that interacts with and obtains information from the viewer, the viewer identification engine populating the viewer account;
an audio capture program deployed local to the viewer, the audio capture program being in operable association with a microphone and a user interface that provides for activation of the microphone such that an audio segment is captured from the entertainment as part of a check-in process associated with the entertainment;
an audio identification engine operably connected to the audio capture program to receive the captured audio segment and compare the captured audio segment to known audio segments associated with known entertainment to identify the entertainment and for checking into the identified entertainment;
a viewer feedback engine operably connected to the user interface such that the viewer is provided with feedback regarding the viewer'"'"'s engagement with the checked into entertainment, wherein the feedback provides incentives to the viewer;
a reward identification engine operably connected to the audio identification engine and the viewer identification engine, said reward identification engine for identifying an awardable action associated with the checked into entertainment, tracking the viewer'"'"'s interaction with the system, and assigning the loyalty points based on that interaction and the awardable action; and
a reward fulfillment engine that facilitates the viewer'"'"'s redemption of the loyalty points for rewards and distributes the rewards.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for rewarding entertainment consumers, and more specifically to a system and method for rewarding people for watching or otherwise engaging in various forms of media and entertainment (e.g. broadcast TV, on-demand TV, games, live entertainment, movies, and radio) to promote loyalty to or improve recognition of all entertainment, while collecting useful data about the media consumption habits as well as the rewards consumption patterns associated with those consumers.
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1. A system for rewarding a viewer for engaging with entertainment comprising:
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a database for storing a viewer account associated with the viewer; a viewer identification engine that interacts with and obtains information from the viewer, the viewer identification engine populating the viewer account; an audio capture program deployed local to the viewer, the audio capture program being in operable association with a microphone and a user interface that provides for activation of the microphone such that an audio segment is captured from the entertainment as part of a check-in process associated with the entertainment; an audio identification engine operably connected to the audio capture program to receive the captured audio segment and compare the captured audio segment to known audio segments associated with known entertainment to identify the entertainment and for checking into the identified entertainment; a viewer feedback engine operably connected to the user interface such that the viewer is provided with feedback regarding the viewer'"'"'s engagement with the checked into entertainment, wherein the feedback provides incentives to the viewer; a reward identification engine operably connected to the audio identification engine and the viewer identification engine, said reward identification engine for identifying an awardable action associated with the checked into entertainment, tracking the viewer'"'"'s interaction with the system, and assigning the loyalty points based on that interaction and the awardable action; and a reward fulfillment engine that facilitates the viewer'"'"'s redemption of the loyalty points for rewards and distributes the rewards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for rewarding a viewer for engaging with entertainment comprising:
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a database for storing a viewer account; a viewer identification engine that interacts with and obtains information from the viewer, the viewer identification engine populating the viewer account, wherein the view identification engine is configured to send communications to the viewer to incentivize the view to log into the system; an audio capture program deployed local to the viewer, the audio capture program being in operable association with a microphone such that an audio segment is captured from the entertainment as part of a check-in process associated with the entertainment; an audio identification engine operably connected to the audio capture program to receive the captured segment and compare the captured segment to known segments associated with known entertainment in a database to identify the entertainment and for checking into the identified entertainment; a viewer feedback engine operably connected to the user interface such that the viewer is provided with feedback regarding the viewer'"'"'s engagement with the checked into entertainment, wherein the feedback provides incentives to the viewer; a reward identification engine operably connected to the viewer identification engine that identified an awardable action associated with the checked into entertainment, tracks the viewer'"'"'s interaction with the system, and assigns loyalty points based on that interaction and the awardable action, wherein the reward identification engine provides for adjusting the loyalty points on a viewer-by-viewer basis based on data in the viewer account; and a reward fulfillment engine that facilitates the viewer'"'"'s redemption of the loyalty points for rewards and distributes the rewards. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for rewarding a viewer for engaging with entertainment comprising:
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a database for storing a viewer account; a viewer identification engine that interacts with and obtains information from the viewer, the viewer identification engine populating the viewer account with information provided by the viewer or obtained during the viewer'"'"'s interaction with the system; an audio capture program deployed local to the viewer, the audio capture program being in operable association with a microphone such that an audio segment is captured from the entertainment as part of a check-in process associated with the entertainment; an audio identification engine operably connected to the audio capture program to receive the captured segment and compare the captured segment to known segments associated with known entertainment in a database to identify the entertainment and for checking into the identified entertainment; a viewer feedback engine operably connected to the user interface such that the viewer is provided with feedback regarding the viewer'"'"'s engagement with the checked into entertainment, wherein the feedback provides incentives to the viewer; a reward identification engine operably connected to the viewer identification engine that identifies an awardable action associated with the checked into entertainment, tracks the viewer'"'"'s interaction with the system and assigns the loyalty points based on that interaction and the awardable action; and a reward fulfillment engine that facilitates the viewer'"'"'s redemption of the loyalty points for rewards and distributes the rewards, wherein the reward fulfillment engine provides for adjusting a plurality of rewards available to the viewer on a viewer-by-viewer basis for redemption with a number of loyalty points based on data from the viewer account. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method of rewarding a viewer for engaging with entertainment comprising:
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capturing an audio segment from the entertainment upon viewer activation of a microphone associated with an audio capture program as part of a check-in process associated with the entertainment; comparing, by a processor, the captured segment to known segments associated with known entertainment to identify the entertainment and for checking into the identified entertainment; providing the viewer with feedback regarding engagement with the checked into entertainment, wherein the feedback provides incentives to the viewer; interacting with the viewer to obtain information about the viewer; identifying an awardable action associated with the checked into entertainment; tracking the viewer'"'"'s interaction with the system and assigning loyalty points based on the viewer'"'"'s interaction with the system and the awardable action; and facilitating the viewer'"'"'s redemption of the loyalty points for rewards. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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