Systems and methods for advertisement tracking

A communication system comprising:

• a first mobile computing device;
• a second mobile computing device different from the first mobile computing device, wherein the second mobile computing device is configured to receive content from the first mobile computing device;
• and
• a server communicatively connected to the first mobile computing device,
• wherein the first mobile computing device includes instructions stored thereon that, if executed, cause the first mobile computing device to determine if presentation of a content file having one or more advertisements is a first playback on the first mobile computing device and informing the server of the presentation of the content file having the one or more advertisements if the presentation is the first playback of the content file, wherein the server comprises:
• a processor;
• and a memory having instructions stored thereon that, if executed by the processor, cause the server to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, from the first mobile computing device, a request for the content file having the one or more advertisements;
• transmitting, in response to the request, the content file having the one or more advertisements to the first mobile computing device;
• and
• transmitting a digital content key to the first mobile computing device, wherein the digital content key unlocks the content file having the one or more advertisements for use on the first mobile computing device;
• wherein the first mobile computing device receives the content file having the one or more advertisements and the digital content key from the server, and
• wherein the first mobile computing device determines whether the content file having the one or more advertisements has been presented at the first mobile computing device before,
• if the content file having the one or more advertisements has not been presented at the first mobile computing device before, the first mobile computing device presents the content file having the one or more advertisements and communicates a first indication to the server that the content file having the one or more advertisements has been presented at the first mobile computing device,
• if the content file having the one or more advertisements has been presented at the first mobile computing device before, the first mobile computing device does not present the content file having the one or more advertisements at the first mobile computing device;
• wherein the second mobile computing device receives the content file having the one or more advertisements and the digital content key from the first mobile computing device, and
• wherein the second mobile computing device determines whether the content file having the one or more advertisements has been presented at the second mobile computing device before,
• if the content file having the one or more advertisements has not been presented before at the second mobile computing device before, the second mobile computing device presents the content file having the one or more advertisements and communicates a second indication to the server that the content file having the one or more advertisements has been presented at the second mobile computing device,
• if the content file having the one or more advertisements has been presented at the second mobile computing device before, the second mobile computing device does not present the content file having the one or more advertisements at the second mobile computing device;
• wherein the processor of the server further includes instructions that, if executed by the processor, cause the server to perform operations comprising:
• receiving from the first mobile computing device the first indication the content file having the one or more advertisements has been presented on the first mobile computing device and updating a count at the server indicating the one or more advertisements were presented on the first mobile computing device;
• and
• receiving from the second mobile computing device the second indication the content file having the one or more advertisements has been presented on the second mobile computing device and updating the count at the server indicating the one or more advertisements were presented on the second mobile computing device.