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Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020

Filed:

Aug. 21, 2017
Applicant:

Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventors:

Karen L. Smetana, Chicago, IL (US);

Jerome O. Vogedes, Milwaukee, WI (US);

Assignee:

Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 60/66 (2008.01); H04H 60/68 (2008.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 60/66 (2013.01); H04H 60/68 (2013.01); H04H 2201/40 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes receiving, by a wireless terminal from a content provider, preview information referencing video content not yet received by the wireless terminal and that is associated with bonus content that has limited availability, expiration notification metadata, and expiration window information corresponding to expiration of the limited availability of the bonus content. The method further includes determining that the video content has not been consumed or purchased and that the limited availability is nearing the expiration based on the expiration window information. The method further includes, responsive to the determining that the video content has not been consumed or purchased and that the limited availability is nearing the expiration, generating, based on the expiration notification metadata, a prompt indicating that the limited availability of the bonus content is to expire.


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