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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Invidi Technologies Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);

Inventors:

David Downey, Sherman, CT (US);

Bruce J. Anderson, Chesterfield, NJ (US);

Daniel C. Wilson, Edmonton, CA;

Assignee:

INVIDI Technologies Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 21/2543 (2011.01); H04N 7/173 (2011.01); H04N 21/442 (2011.01); H04N 21/472 (2011.01); H04N 21/658 (2011.01); H04N 21/81 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/17318 (2013.01); H04N 21/2543 (2013.01); H04N 21/44224 (2020.08); H04N 21/47202 (2013.01); H04N 21/6582 (2013.01); H04N 21/812 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods presented herein generally provide for the compensation of asset providers and/or communications network providers for the non-consumption of assets provided with programming. In this regard, when users elect not to consume the assets associated with the programming, the asset provider loses the opportunity to present their assets to such non-consuming users and is thereby injured in relation to the price they have paid for the delivery of their assets. In one arrangement, a reporting module at a customer device is operative to identify when a user skips an asset and report that skip event to the network. This information may then be utilized to adjust the bill of the asset provider and/or to bill the user associated with the skip event.


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