Patent ID: 9438966
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G06Q,G11B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A method for use by a media device including a processor and a display, the method comprising: presenting, using the processor, one or more gating advertisement segments required for gaining access to one or more protected segments; presenting, using the processor, during the presenting of the one or more gating advertising segments, a user-selectable option to override, via a first user input, a current default setting for the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments; modifying, using the processor, during the presenting of the one or more gating advertising segments, the default setting for the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments based on the first user input to override a current default setting for the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments; continue presenting, using the processor, after the modifying, the one or more gating advertisement segments based on the modified setting; and presenting, using the processor, the one or more protected segments after completing the presenting of the one or more gating advertisement segments, wherein after the one or more gating advertisement segments are presented, the one or more protected segments are re-accessible without viewing the one or more gating advertisement segments.