Patent ID: 9538241
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06Q,H04N

Claim:
1. A computer implemented method of electronically delivering media content and allocating subscription fees for electronically delivered media content, the method comprising: a computer maintaining a plurality of media subscription level records; the computer receiving over a network from a first user computing device a first subscription fee corresponding to a first media subscription level record of the plurality of media subscription level records, the first subscription fee for allowing the first user access over the network to a plurality of media content offerings from a plurality of media content providers, the access for a period of time; the computer providing to the first user the access over the network to the plurality of media content offerings for the period of time; the computer receiving media requests from the first user computing device requesting media content offerings; the computer determining whether the first user qualifies to receive the media content offerings, based on the first media subscription level record; the computer delivering the media content offerings over the network to the first user computing device if the first user qualifies to receive the media content offering; the computer tracking a number of times the first user accesses media content offerings from the plurality of media content offerings over the network during the period of time; the computer providing a given media content provider included in the plurality of content providers a portion of the first subscription fee, wherein the computer calculates the portion based on a number of times the first user accesses a first set of one or more media content offerings from the given media content provider during the period of time, the first set of one or more media content offerings included in the plurality of media content offerings; the computer receiving from a second user computing device a second subscription fee corresponding to a second media subscription level record of the plurality of media subscription level records, the second subscription fee for allowing the second user access over the network to the plurality of media content offerings during the period of time; the computer providing to the second user the access over the network to the plurality of media content offerings for the period of time; the computer receiving a media requests from the second user computing device requesting media content offerings; the computer determining whether the second user qualifies to receive the media content offerings, based on the second media subscription level record; the computer delivering the media content offerings over the network to the second user computing device if the second user qualifies to receive the media content offering; the computer tracking a number of times the second user accesses media content offerings from the plurality of media content offerings over the network during the period of time; and the computer providing the given media content provider a portion of the second subscription fee, wherein the computer calculates the portion of the second subscription fee based on a number of times the second user accesses a second set of one or more media content offerings from the given media content provider during the period of time, the second set of one or more media content offerings different from the first set of one or more media content offerings and included in the plurality of media content offerings, and wherein the portion of the second subscription fee is different than the portion of the first subscription fee based on type and duration of accessed media content offerings of the first set of one or more media content offerings compared to accessed media content offerings of the second set of one or more media content offerings.