Consumer-driven electronic information pricing mechanism
May 12, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesFacsimile publishing system Method and system for generating a description of the distribution of looking time as people watch television commercials Telephone toll service with advertising System and method for automated selection of equipment for purchase through input of user desired specifications Television system for the interactive distribution of selectable video presentations Method of interactive communication between a subscriber and a decoder of a system of pay-television and decoder thereof Method and apparatus for providing demographically targeted television commercials Information rental system including processor equipped IC card having data erasing means Method and system for remote delivery of retail banking services Kiosk apparatus and method for point of preview and for compilation of market data InventorApplicationNo. 333961 filed on 11/03/1994US Classes:705/14Distribution or redemption of coupon, or incentive or promotion programExaminersPrimary: Hayes, Gail O.Assistant: Hughet, William N. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 017/60AbstractA consumer-driven electronic information pricing mechanism including a pricing modulator and pricing interface is contained within a client system. The pricing modulator contains multiple pricing options for electronic content and multiple content to advertisement ratios associated with the pricing options. The pricing interface is coupled to the pricing modulator and provides an end user with the pricing options and associated content to advertisement ratios, and also accepts pricing option selections from the end user. In one embodiment, a metering server is coupled to the client system. The metering server contains the multiple pricing options which are to be made available to the end user and transfers these pricing options to the client system. In one embodiment, the pricing interface can be accessed by the end user at any time during the operation of the client system. The end user can change the pricing option during system operation.Other References
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