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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2009
Aamer Charania, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Syed Zafar Beyabani, Irving, TX (US);
Yuriy Bolyukh, Trophy Club, TX (US);
Aamer Charania, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Syed Zafar Beyabani, Irving, TX (US);
Yuriy Bolyukh, Trophy Club, TX (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method performed by one or more devices within a subscription television network includes receiving a customer profile for a viewer, the customer profile being based on historical data of the viewer provided over the television network. The method also includes applying, based on the customer profile, a price utility function for each on-demand program of a group of programs, the price utility function identifying dynamic pricing for each on-demand program; and offering, to the viewer over the television network, each of the programs of the group of programs at a price based on the price utility function.