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US 2015/0189343 A1Published application
Dynamic media segment pricing
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorPeter S. Lee
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for dynamically segmenting and pricing segments of a premium media asset. The method and apparatus is operable to price content centrally or locally according to a factor or a combination of factors, such as topic, age, popularity, or duration.
Claims20
A method of processing an audio video program comprising the steps of:
- receiving the audio video program;
- segmenting the audio video program into a plurality of audio video segments;
- determining a price for at least one of said audio video segments;
- receiving a request for said at least one audio video segment;
- and
- displaying said audio video segment;
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A method of distributing an audio video program comprising the steps of:
- segmenting the audio video program into a plurality of audio video segments;
- determining a price for at least one of said audio video segments;
- receiving a request for said at least one audio video segment;
- and
- transmitting said audio video segment in response to said request;
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.