Patent ID: 9525911
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A controller for controlling pay-per-view streaming of digital audio and video content to a content display unit having a video display screen and audio speakers and being watched and/or listened to by an audience in a viewing area, the controller comprising: a housing configured to be disposed proximate the display unit, said housing including a base and a camera module mounted on the base; a processor and memory located within the base; and a plurality of cameras housed within the module and having a system field of view including the viewing area and operatively connected to the processor to detect a presence of one or more members of the audience in the viewing area; wherein said housing is configured to be attachable to an upper edge of said display unit, wherein said base comprises a front portion extending forwardly and downwardly from said upper edge portion, the front portion includes a wall with an aperture extending therethough that faces the screen of the display unit, and wherein a reverse camera is housed within the front portion and oriented therein to view directly back through the aperture at the screen to capture a digital watermark inserted in the streamed digital video content on the screen to confirm that the controller is within the viewing area.