Subscription levels in an internet-based content platform
US10079872B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/2543
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An internet-based content platform for providing subscription levels to channels are described. The internet-based content platform presents to an end user, a channel that includes a plurality of media items, a list of types of access to the plurality of media items, and a plurality of subscription levels associated with different subscription fees for different types of access. The channel is one of a plurality of channels of an internet-based content platform. The internet-based content platform receives a selection of one of the plurality of subscription levels for the channel. The internet-based content platform records the selected subscription level of the end user for the channel. The internet-based content platform provides a type of access to the plurality of media items of the channel for the end user according to the recorded subscription level of the end user for the channel.
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