Patent ID: 8732739

Claim:
A system for rewarding a viewer for engaging with entertainment comprising: a database for storing a viewer account associated with the viewer; a viewer identification engine that interacts with and obtains information from the viewer, the viewer identification engine populating the viewer account; an audio capture program deployed local to the viewer, the audio capture program being in operable association with a microphone and a user interface that provides for 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 viewer feedback engine operably connected to the user interface such that the viewer is provided with feedback regarding the viewer's engagement with the checked into entertainment, wherein the feedback provides incentives to the viewer; a reward identification engine operably connected to the audio identification engine and the viewer identification engine, said reward identification engine for identifying an awardable action associated with the checked into entertainment, tracking the viewer's interaction with the system, and assigning the loyalty points based on that interaction and the awardable action; and a reward fulfillment engine that facilitates the viewer's redemption of the loyalty points for rewards and distributes the rewards.