Patent ID: 9672528
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G06Q,H04N

Claim:
1. A system for rewarding a user for engaging with entertainment comprising: an audio capture program deployed locally on a user device of a user, the audio capture program being in operable association with a microphone and a user interface that provides for user activation of the microphone such that an audio segment is captured from the entertainment as part of a check-in process associated with the entertainment; an audio identification engine operably connected to the audio capture program to receive the captured audio segment and compare the captured audio segment to known audio segments associated with known entertainment to identify the entertainment and for checking into the identified entertainment; a feedback engine operably connected to the user interface such that the user device is provided with feedback regarding user engagement with the checked into entertainment; a reward identification engine for identifying an awardable action associated with the checked into entertainment, tracking user interaction with the system, and assigning a loyalty point based on the user interaction and the awardable action; and a reward fulfillment engine that facilitates redemption of the loyalty point for a reward and distributes the reward.