Consumer managed credit based advertisements
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorSanjay K. Udani
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Abstract
A device may include a storage device and a processor. The storage device may be configured to store video programs and advertisements. The processor may be configured to display a graphical user interface that provides a list of video programs and advertisements stored in the storage device, receive a user selection of a video program and advertisement in the list of video programs and advertisements, provide the advertisement to a content presentation device for user viewing, track whether the device plays the advertisement, determine a number of credits for playing the advertisement, and credit the user account based on the number of credits.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a request for a video program from a device;
- retrieving the video program and an advertisement that is associated with the video program in response to the request;
- sending the advertisement to the device;
- tracking whether the device plays the advertisement;
- determining a number of credits to be provided to the user based on the tracking;
- and
- crediting the user account.
A device comprising:
- a storage device configured to store video programs and advertisements;
- a processor configured to:
- display a graphical user interface that provides a list of video programs and advertisements stored in the storage device;
- receive a user selection of a video program and advertisement in the list of video programs and advertisements;
- provide the advertisement to a content presentation device for user viewing;
- track whether the device plays the advertisement;
- determine a number of credits for playing the advertisement;
- and
- credit the user account based on the number of credits.
A device comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- send an enhanced television application to a content player device;
- receive a user selection of a video program and advertisement via the enhanced television application;
- provide the advertisement to the content player device;
- track whether the content player device plays the advertisement;
- determine a number of credits for playing the advertisement;
- and
- credit a user account based on the number of credits;
- and
- provide the video program to the content player device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.