Patent ID: 9734521
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: G06Q

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving an indication of a user subscription, at a computing device, to a channel associated with a channel manager for the channel, wherein the channel provides content that is selected by the channel manager to the computing device via a server; receiving an indication of a first content, at the computing device, to be provided via the channel, from the server associated with the channel manager for the channel; receiving a selection, at the computing device, to be provided at least one recommended application based on the first content; determining that a content value associated with the first content is below an available user subscription value; automatically receiving, at the computing device via a computer network, the first content and the at least one recommended application, based on the determination and based on detection of a token associated with the user subscription by the server associated with the channel manager; and deducting the content value from the available subscription value.