Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for pricing a programming event viewed by subscriber group
- Patent Title (中): 用户组查看的编程事件的定价方法和系统
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Application No.: US09749106Application Date: 2000-12-27
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Publication No.: US08015583B2Publication Date: 2011-09-06
- Inventor: Cary Lee Bates , Paul Reuben Day
- Applicant: Cary Lee Bates , Paul Reuben Day
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP
- Main IPC: H04N7/173
- IPC: H04N7/173

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for group billing purchasers of transmitted programming events is provided. In one embodiment, a subscriber group includes two or more individual subscribers who receive programming from a programming provider. The individual subscribers periodically elect to view a program provided via the program provider. The program is provided on a pay-per-view basis, meaning that the program provider requires a sum of money to be paid in order to view the program. The sum of money is determined according to the number of viewers in a single subscriber group. In one embodiment, the subscribers interact during a program via a network connection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020083456A1 Method and system for pricing a programming event viewed by subscriber group Public/Granted day:2002-06-27
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