Video-on-demand purchasing and escrowing system
OwnerMax Abecassisinventor
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Abstract
An electronically integrated video-on-demand system and method comprising receiving a communication from a viewer; selecting, responsive to the communication and from a plurality of video advertisements, a video advertisement; transmitting the selected video advertisement to the viewer; processing a purchase by the viewer; confirming the purchase by the viewer; escrowing a deposit for the purchase; paying the deposit automatically after a predefined period of time following a delivery by date for the purchase; and control means for enabling the viewer to place a hold on the automatic paying of the deposit.
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An electronically integrated video-on-demand system comprising:
- communicating means for receiving a communication from a viewer;
- selecting means for selecting, responsive to the communication and from a plurality of video advertisements, a video advertisement;
- transmitting means for transmitting the selected video advertisement to the viewer;
- purchasing means for processing a purchase by the viewer and for confirming the purchase by the viewer;
- escrowing means for escrowing a deposit for the purchase;
- payment means for paying the deposit automatically after a predefined period of time following a delivery by date for the purchase;
- and
- control means for enabling the viewer to place a hold on the automatic paying of the deposit.
An electronically integrated video-on-demand system comprising:
- communicating means for receiving a request for a video advertisement from a viewer;
- transmitting means for transmitting the requested video advertisement to the viewer;
- purchasing means for processing a purchase by the viewer and for confirming the purchase by the viewer;
- escrowing means for escrowing a deposit for the purchase;
- payment means for paying the deposit automatically after a predefined period of time following a delivery by date for the purchase;
- and
- control means for enabling the viewer to place a hold on the automatic paying of the deposit.
An electronically integrated video-on-demand system comprising:
- communicating means for receiving a communication from a viewer;
- selecting means for selecting, responsive to the communication and from a plurality of video advertisements, a video advertisement;
- transmitting means for transmitting the selected video advertisement to the viewer;
- purchasing means for processing a purchase by the viewer and for confirming the purchase by the viewer;
- escrowing means for escrowing a deposit for the purchase;
- payment means for paying the deposit automatically after a predefined period of time following delivery of the purchase;
- and
- control means for enabling the viewer to place a hold on the automatic paying of the deposit.
A video-on-demand method comprising the electronically integrated steps of:
- receiving a communication from a viewer;
- selecting, responsive to the communication and from a plurality of video advertisements, a video advertisement;
- transmitting the selected video advertisement to the viewer;
- processing a purchase by the viewer;
- confirming the purchase by the viewer;
- escrowing a deposit for the purchase;
- paying the deposit automatically after a predefined period of time following a delivery by date for the purchase;
- and
- enabling the viewer to place a hold on the automatic paying of the deposit.
A video-on-demand method comprising the electronically integrated steps of:
- receiving a request for a video advertisement from a viewer;
- transmitting the requested video advertisement to the viewer;
- processing a purchase by the viewer;
- confirming the purchase by the viewer;
- escrowing a deposit for the purchase;
- automatically paying the deposit after a predefined period of time following a delivery by date for the purchase;
- and
- enabling the viewer to place a hold on the automatic paying of the deposit.
A video-on-demand method comprising the electronically integrated steps of:
- receiving a communication from a viewer;
- selecting, responsive to the communication and from a plurality of video advertisements, a video advertisement;
- transmitting the selected video advertisement to the viewer;
- processing a purchase by the viewer;
- confirming the purchase by the viewer;
- escrowing a deposit for the purchase;
- paying the deposit automatically after a predefined period of time following delivery of the purchase;
- and
- enabling the viewer to place a hold on the automatic paying of the deposit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.