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Apparatus and method for supporting relationships associated with content provisioning

US10701127B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 2014
Grant dateJun 30, 2020
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/812
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes receiving transaction information related to supplemental content that is presented in association with base content, where the transaction information includes an identification of a user. The method also includes identifying a relationship between the user and a content provider that provided the base content using the identification. The method further includes obtaining user transaction credentials from the content provider and completing a transaction for the user using the user transaction credentials.

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