System and method for providing rewards based on annotations
First Claim
1. A method of providing rewards based on interactions with annotations, the method being implemented by a computer system that includes one or more physical processors executing one or more computer program instructions which, when executed, perform the method, the method comprising:
- receiving, at the computer system, a first annotation provided by a first user during a presentation of a first content item, wherein the first annotation corresponds to a reference time at which a product or service appears in the first content item, and wherein the first annotation is provided by the first user via a user device different from the computer system;
identifying, by the computer system, in the first annotation, a reference referring to the product or service;
modifying, by the computer system, the first annotation to include a mechanism that enables a transaction related to the product or service, wherein the first annotation is modified to include the mechanism based on the identification of the reference;
associating, by the computer system, the modified first annotation with a first user account of the first user;
providing, by the computer system, based on the corresponding reference time, a presentation of the modified first annotation during one or more presentations of the first content item to other users such that the mechanism is available for use by the other users via the modified first annotation during the one or more presentations of the first content item;
monitoring, by the computer system, during the one or more presentations of the first content item, use of the mechanism by the other users via the modified first annotation; and
determining, by the computer system, a reward to be provided to the first user account based on the monitored use of the mechanism by the other users via the modified first annotation.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and/or systems are providing for enabling a time-shifted, on-demand social network for watching, creating, and/or sharing time-shifted annotation datasets (e.g., commentary tracks) synced to any on-demand programming, and more particularly to providing rewards to users when they create annotations (e.g., comments), when other users interact with their annotations, when transactions are enabled via their annotations, or for other reasons.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing rewards based on interactions with annotations, the method being implemented by a computer system that includes one or more physical processors executing one or more computer program instructions which, when executed, perform the method, the method comprising:
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receiving, at the computer system, a first annotation provided by a first user during a presentation of a first content item, wherein the first annotation corresponds to a reference time at which a product or service appears in the first content item, and wherein the first annotation is provided by the first user via a user device different from the computer system; identifying, by the computer system, in the first annotation, a reference referring to the product or service; modifying, by the computer system, the first annotation to include a mechanism that enables a transaction related to the product or service, wherein the first annotation is modified to include the mechanism based on the identification of the reference; associating, by the computer system, the modified first annotation with a first user account of the first user; providing, by the computer system, based on the corresponding reference time, a presentation of the modified first annotation during one or more presentations of the first content item to other users such that the mechanism is available for use by the other users via the modified first annotation during the one or more presentations of the first content item; monitoring, by the computer system, during the one or more presentations of the first content item, use of the mechanism by the other users via the modified first annotation; and determining, by the computer system, a reward to be provided to the first user account based on the monitored use of the mechanism by the other users via the modified first annotation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing rewards based on interactions with annotations, the system comprising:
a computer system comprising one or more physical processors programmed to execute one or more computer program instructions which, when executed, cause the one or more physical processors to; receive a first annotation provided by a first user during a presentation of a first content item, wherein the first annotation corresponds to a reference time at which a product or service appears in the first content item, and wherein the first annotation is provided by the first user via a user device different from the computer system; identify, in the first annotation, a reference referring to the product or service; modify the first annotation to include a mechanism that enables a transaction related to the product or service, wherein the first annotation is modified to include the mechanism based on the identification of the reference; associate the modified first annotation with a first user account of the first user; provide, based on the corresponding reference time, a presentation of the modified first annotation during one or more presentations of the first content item to other users such that the mechanism is available for use by the other users via the modified first annotation during the one or more presentations of the first content item; monitor, during the one or more presentations of the first content item, use of the mechanism by the other users via the modified first annotation; and determine a reward to be provided to the first user account based on the monitored use of the mechanism by the other users via the modified first annotation. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of providing a hybrid system-modified user annotation during a presentation of a content item where the hybrid system-modified user annotation is based on (i) a user annotation that comprises a reference associated with a corresponding products or service appearing in the content item and (ii) system identification of the product-or-service reference in the user annotation, the method being implemented by a computer system that includes one or more physical processors executing one or more computer program instructions which, when executed, perform the method, the method comprising:
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receiving, by the computer system, a first annotation provided by a first user during a presentation of a first content item, wherein the first annotation corresponds to a reference time at which a product or service appears in the first content item, and wherein the first annotation is provided by the first user via a user device different from the computer system; identifying, by the computer system, in the first annotation, a reference referring to the product or service; modifying, by the computer system, the first annotation to include a mechanism that enables a transaction related to the product or service, wherein the first annotation is modified to include the mechanism based on the identification of the reference; and providing, by the computer system, a presentation of the modified first annotation during one or more presentations of the first content item to other users such that the mechanism is available for use by the other users via the modified first annotation during the one or more presentations of the first content item. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system for providing a hybrid system-modified user annotation during a presentation of a content item where the hybrid system-modified user annotation is based on (i) a user annotation that comprises a reference associated with a corresponding products or service appearing in the content item and (ii) system identification of the product-or-service reference in the user annotation, the system comprising:
a computer system comprising one or more physical processors programmed to execute one or more computer program instructions which, when executed, cause the one or more physical processors to; receive a first annotation provided by a first user during a presentation of a first content item, wherein the first annotation corresponds to a reference time at which a product or service appears in the first content item, and wherein the first annotation is provided by the first user via a user device different from the computer system; identify, in the first annotation, a reference referring to the product or service; modify, the first annotation to include a mechanism that enables a transaction related to the product or service, wherein the first annotation is modified to include the mechanism based on the identification of the reference; and provide a presentation of the modified first annotation during one or more presentations of the first content item to other users such that the mechanism is available for use by the other users via the modified first annotation during the one or more presentations of the first content item.
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