Video on demand sneak peek and “snippet” billing

摘要

A system and method for soliciting a selection of video content from a user after presenting the user with an interface showing the user the video content currently available for viewing. The system provides the user an option of both viewing the content in its entirety and partially viewing the content. With the partial viewing options the user may select and view a scene or scenes, or may navigate through the content to find the portion or “snippet” of the content they wish to view. The system tracks the length of viewing and the client is charged in accordance with the amount of content viewed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
providing data associated with a plurality of available video content to a display device for display to a user, wherein each of the plurality of available video content is pre-divided into a plurality of portions that are associated with a plurality of pre-defined view fees; providing, to a display device for display to a user, the option of viewing a portion of one of the plurality of available video content; providing a video content selection to the display device; providing information to the display device, in response to a signal indicating that a user has completed viewing a portion of the video content selection, that presents the user with the option of viewing the video content selection in its entirety; monitoring the viewing of the video content selection and compiling monitoring data therefrom, acquiring viewing duration data from the compiled monitoring data representing the duration of the portion of the video content selection that was viewed; and determining a monetary charge based at least in part on the viewing duration data.