# US 11,445,260 B2 · Video streaming playback system and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,445,260 B2 - Document ID: US11445260B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/186,949 - Filed: 2021-02-26 - Published: 2021-07-01 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-27 - Applicants: Tetsuro Kiyooka - Inventors: Tetsuro Kiyooka - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11445260B2 ## CPC - H04N 21/4784: receiving rewards - H04N 21/2743: Video hosting of uploaded data from client - H04N 21/4756: {for rating content, e.g. scoring a recommended movie} - H04N 21/812: {involving advertisement data (advertising per se G06Q30/02)} - H04N 21/8545: for generating interactive applications - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract A video streaming playback system is provided with a video playback module configured to provide a video to a video hosting site by a content creator on a user interface displayed on a computer of a content consumer so as to enable streaming playback of the video over an electronic network; a tipping module; a reward download button/link display module; and a reward setup interface configured for the content creator to upload content as a reward file, the content being different from the video for streaming playback; wherein the tipping module comprises: a tipping button/link display module configured to display an activated tipping button/link on a user interface; and a tip processing module configured to, in response to a content consumer operating the activated tipping button/link, process payment of a tip of a specific amount according to a default setting or a setting made by the content creator; wherein the reward download button/link display module is configured to display, depending on the processing of the tip payment, an activated reward download button/link on the user interface, enabling the content consumer to download the reward file which was uploaded from the reward setup interface. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer program product for implementing a video streaming playback system, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium embodying computer-executable program instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause one or more computers to execute: a video playback module, configured to provide a video that was previously uploaded to a specific video hosting site by a user who is a content creator on a user interface displayed on a computer of a content consumer so as to enable streaming playback of the video over an electronic network, the video playback module having a video playback operation to allow the video to be played on the user interface; a tipping module configured to operate in tandem with the video playback operation performed by the video playback module, the tipping module configured to perform a tipping process; a reward button/link display module configured to operate in tandem with the tipping process performed by the tipping module; and a reward setup interface configured for the user who is a content creator to upload content as a reward file, the content being different from the video for streaming playback; wherein the tipping module comprises: a tipping button/link display module configured to display an activated tipping button/link on the user interface; and a tip processing module configured to, in response to the content consumer operating the activated tipping button/link, process payment of a tip of a specific amount according to a default setting or a setting made by the user who is a content creator; wherein the reward button/link display module is configured to display, depending on the processing of the tip payment, an activated reward button/link on the user interface, enabling the content consumer to download, or display within an in-site page or on an external page the reward file which was uploaded from the reward setup interface. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer program product according to claim 1, the reward setup interface is further configured so that the video for streaming playback itself can be set as a download reward. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the reward file includes an audio file. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The computer program product according to claim 3, further comprising: a content conversion module for generating the audio file by extracting audio from a video uploaded by the user who is a content creator. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein: the reward button/link display module displays an indicator corresponding to a type of a downloadable reward as a reward button/link. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the reward setup interface is configured for the user who is a content creator to select to offer a reward or not offer a reward for the video which the user who is a content creator has uploaded upon payment of a tip; and wherein the reward button/link display module is configured to: (i) display an activated reward button/link on the user interface when the user who is a content creator has selected using the reward setup interface to offer a reward upon payment of a tip, or has not selected using the reward setup interface to not offer a reward upon payment of a tip, and (ii) not display an activated reward button/link on the user interface when the user who is a content creator has not selected using the reward setup interface to offer a reward upon payment of a tip, or has selected using the reward setup interface to not offer a reward upon payment of a tip. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein the specific amount according to a default setting is preset by an operator of the video playback system.