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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2015
Rovi Guides, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Tsuyoshi Kageyama, Tokyo, JP;
Rovi Guides, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided herein for sharing cost of a video subscription of a primary subscriber with a secondary subscriber. These systems and methods provide the secondary subscriber with access to the primary subscriber's video subscription and track a variety of metrics pertaining to access of the video subscription by each subscriber. These systems and methods determine, based on the access metrics, the relative usage of the video subscription by each subscriber and split the total cost of the subscription among them accordingly. This cost sharing subscription model may overcome inefficiencies in cost allocation in current subscription cost models and enable video streaming providers to increase their subscriber satisfaction levels and new subscriber acquisition rates.
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