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US 8,898,686 B2Granted
Video on demand sneak peek and “snippet” billing
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorSyed Zafar Beyabani
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Abstract
A system and method for soliciting a selection of video content from a user after presenting the user with an interface showing the user the video content currently available for viewing. The system provides the user an option of both viewing the content in its entirety and partially viewing the content. With the partial viewing options the user may select and view a scene or scenes, or may navigate through the content to find the portion or “snippet” of the content they wish to view. The system tracks the length of viewing and the client is charged in accordance with the amount of content viewed.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- providing data associated with a plurality of available video content to a display device for display to a user, wherein each of the plurality of available video content is pre-divided into a plurality of portions that are associated with a plurality of pre-defined view fees;
- providing, to a display device for display to a user, the option of viewing a portion of one of the plurality of available video content;
- providing a video content selection to the display device;
- providing information to the display device, in response to a signal indicating that a user has completed viewing a portion of the video content selection, that presents the user with the option of viewing the video content selection in its entirety;
- monitoring the viewing of the video content selection and compiling monitoring data therefrom,
- acquiring viewing duration data from the compiled monitoring data representing the duration of the portion of the video content selection that was viewed;
- and
- determining a monetary charge based at least in part on the viewing duration data.
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A system comprising:
- a video availability display module configured to provide data associated with a plurality of available video content to a display device for display to a user, wherein each of the plurality of available video content is pre-divided into a plurality of that are associated with a plurality of pre-defined view fees;
- a content selection receipt module configured to receive a video content selection associated with the user;
- a viewing preferences module configured to provide, to a display device, the option of viewing a portion of the video content selection;
- a video content display module configured to provide the video content selection to a display device for display to a user and to provide information to the display device, in response to a signal indicating that a user has completed viewing the portion of the video content selection, that presents the user with the option of viewing the video content selection in its entirety;
- a monitoring module configured to monitor the viewing of the video content selection and compiling monitoring data therefrom;
- a viewing duration module configured to acquire viewing duration data from the compiled monitoring data representing the duration of the portion of the video content selection that was viewed;
- and
- a billing module for determining a monetary charge based at least in part on the viewing duration data.
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A method comprising:
- sending information representing a plurality of available video content, wherein each of the plurality of available video content is pre-divided into a plurality of portions that are associated with a plurality of pre-defined view fees;
- receiving a request for specific video content;
- sending information representing the requested video content, wherein said requested video content is viewed in portions;
- receiving monitoring information that includes viewing duration information for the specific video content, wherein the duration information represents at least the duration of portions of the requested video content that are viewed;
- providing information, in response to a signal indicating that a user has completed viewing at least a portion of the requested video content, that presents the user with the option of viewing the requested video content in its entirety;
- and
- generating a monetary charge based at least in part on viewing duration information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.