Method and system for providing content with an option
AssigneeIndividual Network, Inc.
InventorsDenis Khoo, Raymond F. Ratcliff III
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Abstract
A method and system is provided for providing content from a content provider to a viewer over a data network. The content is associated with an option to: (1) view content with advertisements during the content for no compensation; or (2) view content without advertisements during the content for compensation.
Claims27
A method for providing a content from a content provider to a viewer over a data network, the content being associated with an option, comprising:
- offering to the viewer the option, the option being a choice between
- a first choice of viewing the content without an advertisement being displayed during the content by making a choice compensation to the content provider from the viewer, and
- a second choice of viewing the content with the advertisement being displayed during the content by not making the choice compensation to the content provider from the viewer;
- selecting, by the viewer, the first choice or the second choice;
- communicating the option selected to the content provider;
- and
- providing the content, from the content provider to the viewer, based on the option selected.
A system for providing a content from a content provider to a viewer over a data network, the content being associated with an option, comprising:
- a content display device for displaying content;
- a content providing server, the content providing server having a processor for communicating with the content display device and a content storage device;
- and
- the content storage device, the content storage device having computer instructions stored thereon, that, when loaded into a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of:
- offering to the viewer the option, the option being a choice between
- a first choice of viewing the content without an advertisement being displayed during the content by making a choice compensation to the content provider from the viewer, and
- a second choice of viewing the content with the advertisement being displayed during the content by not making the choice compensation to the content provider from the viewer;
- selecting, by the viewer, the first choice or the second choice;
- communicating the option selected to the content provider;
- and
- providing the content, from the content provider to the viewer, based on the option selected.
A computer readable medium having computer instructions stored thereon that, when loaded into a computer system, cause the computer system to perform the method for providing a content from a content provider to a viewer over a data network, the content being associated with an option, the method comprising:
- offering to the viewer the option, the option being a choice between
- a first choice of viewing the content without an advertisement being displayed during the content by making a choice compensation to the content provider from the viewer, and
- a second choice of viewing the content with the advertisement being displayed during the content by not making the choice compensation to the content provider from the viewer;
- selecting, by the viewer, the first choice or the second choice;
- communicating the option selected to the content provider;
- and
- providing the content, from the content provider to the viewer, based on the option selected.
An electronic signal, comprising:
- computer instructions that, when loaded into a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for providing a content from a content provider to a viewer over a data network, the content being associated with an option, the method comprising:
- offering to the viewer the option, the option being a choice between
- a first choice of viewing the content without an advertisement being displayed during the content by making a choice compensation to the content provider from the viewer, and
- a second choice of viewing the content with the advertisement being displayed during the content by not making the choice compensation to the content provider from the viewer;
- selecting, by the viewer, the first choice or the second choice;
- communicating the option selected to the content provider;
- and
- providing the content, from the content provider to the viewer, based on the option selected.
A method for providing a content from a content provider to a listener over a data network, the content being associated with an option, comprising:
- offering to the listener the option, the option being a choice between
- a first choice of listening to the content without an advertisement being played during the content by making a choice compensation to the content provider from the listener, and
- a second choice of listening to the content with the advertisement being played during the content by not making the choice compensation to the content provider from the listener;
- selecting, by the listener, the first choice or the second choice;
- communicating the option selected to the content provider;
- and
- providing the content, from the content provider to the listener, based on the option selected.
A system for providing a content from a content provider to a listener over a data network, the content being associated with an option, comprising:
- a content playback device for playing content;
- a content providing server, the content providing server having a processor for communicating with the content playback device and a content storage device;
- and
- the content storage device, the content storage device having computer instructions stored thereon, that, when loaded into a computer, cause the computer to perform the method of:
- offering to the listener the option, the option being a choice between
- a first choice of listening to the content without an advertisement being played during the content by making a choice compensation to the content provider from the listener, and
- a second choice of listening to the content with the advertisement being played during the content by not making the choice compensation to the content provider from the listener;
- selecting, by the listener, the first choice or the second choice;
- communicating the option selected to the content provider;
- and
- providing the content, from the content provider to the listener, based on the option selected.
A computer readable medium having computer instructions stored thereon that, when loaded into a computer system, cause the computer system to perform the method for providing a content from a content provider to a listener over a data network, the content being associated with an option, the method comprising:
- offering to the listener the option, the option being a choice between
- a first choice of listening to the content without an advertisement being played during the content by making a choice compensation to the content provider from the listener, and
- a second choice of listening to the content with the advertisement being played during the content by not making the choice compensation to the content provider from the listener;
- selecting, by the listener, the first choice or the second choice;
- communicating the option selected to the content provider;
- and
- providing the content, from the content provider to the listener, based on the option selected.
An electronic signal, comprising:
- computer instructions that, when loaded into a computer, cause the computer to perform a method for providing a content from a content provider to a listener over a data network, the content being associated with an option, the method comprising:
- offering to the listener the option, the option being a choice between
- a first choice of listening to the content without an advertisement being played during the content by making a choice compensation to the content provider from the listener, and
- a second choice of listening to the content with the advertisement being played during the content by not making the choice compensation to the content provider from the listener;
- selecting, by the listener, the first choice or the second choice;
- communicating the option selected to the content provider;
- and
- providing the content, from the content provider to the listener, based on the option selected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.