Patent ID: 8639573

Claim:
An interactive commercial game system that allows a user to answer advertisement related questions generated by an advertiser whereby correctly answered questions are awarded predetermined point values based on a predetermined set of value criteria that are redeemable for predetermined entertainment products, said system comprising: a server connected to a communications network; electronic media connected to the server on which recorded advertisements are stored for playback to a user; a media player device communicatively connected to the server via the communications network further comprising a display screen for playing the recorded advertisements for viewing by the user; software installed on the server for transmitting questions related to the advertisements that are viewable on the media player device; a control device communicatively connected to the media player device comprising control features for entering an answer to questions transmitted by the server; software installed on the server for determining whether answers entered by the user and transmitted to the server are correct; software installed on the server for calculating, recording, and displaying the number of points awarded to the user for answering questions correctly, the number of advertisements viewed, the length of time advertisements are viewed, the number of attempts at answering each question before providing the correct answer, for purchasing a specific good or service featured in one of the advertisements watched, or for purchasing a good from a featured brand shown in one of the advertisements watched, wherein the advertiser may set different values for points earned depending on whether the points are earned by watching advertisements, answering questions correctly, re-answering questions that are initially answered incorrectly, purchasing products advertised and sold on a particular website or earned by a user whose point value was determined by evaluating the user's prior earned points and awarding a predetermined point value based the reward points already earned by the user; and a plurality of goods and services for which the points earned by the user while viewing advertisements and answering questions are redeemable.