Patent ID: 8473976
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, from a device associated with a subscription service account of a user, a request for a video program from a content storage device; selectively retrieving, based on the request for the video program: sending the different advertisements to the device; tracking, based on the first metadata, the fast-forwarding of the one or more portions of the presentation of the first advertisement; determining, based on the first metadata, a first number of credits based on results of the tracking relative to the corresponding credit amount; determining, based on the second metadata, a second number of credits corresponding to the presentation of the second advertisement; preventing, based on the third metadata, the presentation of the third advertisement in response to commands, relayed from the device, requesting the presentation of the third advertisement within the particular amount of time; and crediting, to the subscription service account, the first number of credits, the second number of credits, and a third number of credits corresponding to the maximum number of presentations of the third advertisement.