Patent ID: 7389522

Claim:
An information receiving device for viewing programs, comprising: receiving means for receiving a program for viewing by a viewer; determining means for determining whether said program is a commercial program or a pay program; wherein if said program is determined as said commercial program: display means for displaying the commercial program to said viewer and a response request if the commercial program includes a response request; the response request may be received by the receiving means at any time during the commercial program and said display means displays said response request when the commercial program has been viewed in its entirety by the viewer; said receiving means receiving a viewer response from the viewer in response to said response request of the commercial program; operating means for adding points corresponding to the commercial program to a present points value if said viewer response is received; and a memory for storing said present points value, a commercial ID corresponding to the commercial program, and said viewer response; wherein if said program is determined as said pay program; said display means displaying said present points value from said memory and a points payment request for the pay program; said operating means subtracting points corresponding to the pay program from the present points value stored in said memory if said points payment request is approved by the viewer; and said display means displaying the pay program to the viewer.