US 2019/0158902 A1 · METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING CONTENT SUBSCRIPTION USAGE

Abstract

In some aspects, control circuitry detects a plurality of instances in which the number of requests to simultaneously stream media from a subscription service to different devices exceeds a number of streams available to the user from the subscription service. The control circuitry generates a plurality of timestamps corresponding to the plurality of instances, and compares each timestamp to a range of timestamps that corresponds to a subscription period for the subscription service in order to determine a number of instances that occurred during the subscription period. The control circuitry compares the number of instances that occurred during the subscription period to a threshold number for the subscription period. Control circuitry transmits a message, from the server to one of the different devices, if the threshold is exceeded.

Claims21

Dependent claims

1-50. (canceled)

A method of recommending to a user whether to increase a number of content streams from a subscription service, the method comprising:

logging an indication of each instance when a request to stream media exceeds a number of simultaneous streams available to the user under the subscription service;
determining, based on an average number of streams for the subscription service, whether a number of previously logged indications of instances is within a first numeric range;
in response to determining that the number of previously logged indications of instances is greater than the first numeric range, sending, to the user, a message having a recommendation to increase the number of content streams from the subscription service;
and
in response to receiving, from the user, a response to follow the recommendation, increasing the number of content streams from the subscription service.

2 more elements

A system of recommending to a user whether to increase a number of content streams from a subscription service, the system comprising:

memory;
input circuitry;
and
control circuitry configured to:
log, at the memory, an indication of each instance when a request to stream media exceeds a number of simultaneous streams available to the user under the subscription service;
determine, based on an average number of streams for the subscription service, whether a number of previously logged indications of instances is within a first numeric range;
in response to determining that the number of previously logged indications of instances is greater than the first numeric range, send, to the user, a message having a recommendation to increase the number of content streams from the subscription service;
and
in response to receiving, from the user via the input circuitry, a response to follow the recommendation, increase the number of content streams from the subscription service.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

16/239,108Filed 3 Jan 2019

Priority

30 Oct 2015

Published

23 May 2019

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

H04N 21/2543
Management at additional data server, e.g. shopping server, rights management server: billing , e.g. for subscription services
H04L 65/612
For supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio: for unicast
H04L 65/762
Media network packet handling: at the source
H04N 21/2393
Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. prioritizing client content requests: involving handling client requests

Methods and systems for monitoring content subscription usage

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Methods and systems for monitoring content subscription usage

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Abstract

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