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Apparatus and Method for Geolocation Based Content Delivery Fee Computation

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  • Publication Date:
    March 5, 2015
  • معلومة اضافية
    • Document Number:
      20150066744
    • Appl. No:
      14/019377
    • Application Filed:
      September 05, 2013
    • نبذة مختصرة :
      A computer implemented method includes receiving from a client device a request for content. A geolocation for the client device is identified. The delivery of the content to the client device is metered to form a metered content value. License terms for consumption of the content at the geolocation are identified. A licensing fee is computed based upon the metered content value and the license terms for consumption of the content at the geolocation.
    • Assignees:
      Our Film Festival, Inc. (San Francisco, CA, US)
    • Claim:
      1. A computer implemented method, comprising: receiving from a client device a request for content; identifying a geolocation for the client device; metering delivery of the content to the client device to form a metered content value; looking up license terms for consumption of the content at the geolocation; and computing a licensing fee based upon the metered content value and the license terms for consumption of the content at the geolocation.
    • Claim:
      2. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein identifying includes accessing a networked internet protocol address database to retrieve a physical address for the client device.
    • Claim:
      3. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the request for content is a request for streaming video.
    • Claim:
      4. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein the metered content value is in time units specifying the amount of time transpired to deliver the content.
    • Claim:
      5. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising crediting the licensing fee to the owner of rights to the content.
    • Claim:
      6. The computer implemented method of claim 1 wherein computing a license fee includes computing a fractional value of all subscriber fees.
    • Claim:
      7. The computer implemented method of claim 6 wherein computing the fractional value includes computing a curation component characterizing collective content of a content distributor as a fraction of all available content.
    • Claim:
      8. The computer implemented method of claim 6 wherein computing the fractional value includes computing a popularity component characterizing total consumption of the content as a fraction of total consumption of all available content.
    • Claim:
      9. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising computing a subscriber invoice for the metered content.
    • Claim:
      10. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising supplying data characterizing license fee accumulation over time.
    • Claim:
      11. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising supplying maps illustrating content consumption by geolocation.
    • Claim:
      12. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising supplying maps illustrating total content consumption by geolocation.
    • Claim:
      13. The computer implemented method of claim 1 further comprising supplying maps illustrating time slices of content consumption by geolocation.
    • Current U.S. Class:
      705/39
    • Current International Class:
      06
    • الرقم المعرف:
      edspap.20150066744