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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2012
Guy Story, New York, NY (US);
Howard Wolfish, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Bryan Field-elliot, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Glenn Rogers, Montclair, NJ (US);
Alexander Galkin, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Igor Grebnev, Redmond, WA (US);
John Federico, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Steven Hatch, West Orange, NJ (US);
Deepa Muralikrishnan, Clifton, NJ (US);
Arik Meyer, Cologne, DE;
Guy Story, New York, NY (US);
Howard Wolfish, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Bryan Field-Elliot, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Glenn Rogers, Montclair, NJ (US);
Alexander Galkin, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Igor Grebnev, Redmond, WA (US);
John Federico, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Steven Hatch, West Orange, NJ (US);
Deepa Muralikrishnan, Clifton, NJ (US);
Arik Meyer, Cologne, DE;
Audible, Inc., Newark, NJ (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for delivering content to a consumer and tracking the content consumed. For example, electronic content may be provided to a playback device of a consumer. An indication of the amount of content actually consumed by the consumer may be received, where the amount is determined by tracking the content consumed. A cost of content may be calculated based on the indication of the amount of content consumed.