SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONDITIONAL GROUP PURCHASE OFFERS FOR MEDIA CONTENT
Systems and methods for providing conditional group purchase offers are provided. A conditional offer for an on-demand media asset, such as a movie, television episode, or streaming video is transmitted to a plurality of users. The conditional offer is conditioned on a minimum quantity of purchases being performed within a specified time period. The purchase requests are received at a processing device, which determines whether the amount of purchase requests exceeds the minimum quantity of purchases within the specified time period, and performs a corresponding action based on the amount of purchase requests.
1 . A method for delivering an on-demand media asset to a plurality of users, comprising:
transmitting, with a processing device over a network, a conditional offer for an on-demand media asset, wherein the conditional offer is conditioned on a minimum quantity of purchases being performed within a specified time period;
receiving, at the processing device, a plurality of user requests to purchase the on-demand media asset;
determining, at the processing device, whether an amount of user requests in the plurality of user requests exceeds the minimum quantity of purchases within the specified time period; and
performing an action, at the processing device, corresponding to the conditional offer in response to the determining.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the conditional offer is for an access privilege to the media asset, wherein the access privilege is at least one of access to the media asset at a discounted price, access to the media asset on a plurality of devices, access to the media asset for an extended time period, access to a high definition version of the media asset, and access to a second media asset.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the action comprises enabling access, with the processing device over the network, to the on-demand media asset to users from whom the plurality of requests were received, in response to determining that the amount exceeds the minimum quantity of purchases within the specified time period.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein enabling access to the on-demand media asset comprises synchronizing access to the on-demand media asset at a plurality of user devices.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the action comprises processing a payment for each of the plurality of requests to complete the purchase for the on-demand media asset, in response to determining that the amount exceeds the minimum quantity of purchases within the specified time period.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein performing the action comprises processing a payment for each of the plurality of requests to complete the purchase for the on-demand media asset at a standard price, in response to determining that the amount does not exceed the minimum quantity of purchases within the specified time period.
7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing, with the processing device over the network, a user profile associated with a first user;
analyzing, with the processing device, the user profile; and
generating, with the processing device, the conditional offer, based on the analyzing.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from a first user, at the processing device over the network, identification of a plurality of companion users; and
transmitting the conditional offer to the plurality of companion users identified by the first user.
9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
accessing, with the processing device, a plurality of user profiles associated with a plurality of companion users;
analyzing, with the processing device, the plurality of user profiles;
generating, with the processing device, a list of companion users, based on the analyzing; and
transmitting, with the processing device, the list of companion users to a user device associated with a first user.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, from a first user, at the processing device over the network, a selection for an on-demand media asset;
receiving, from the first user, at the processing device over the network, a request to generate the conditional offer for the on-demand media asset; and
generating, at the processing device, the conditional offer for the on-demand media asset.
11 . A system for delivering an on-demand media asset to a plurality of users, the system comprising:
a database configured to store a set of attributes for a conditional offer and purchase requests for the conditional offer, wherein the conditional offer is conditioned on a minimum quantity of purchases being performed within a specified time period; and
a processor configured to:
transmit the conditional offer, over a network, for an on-demand media asset;
receive a plurality of user requests to purchase the on-demand media asset;
determine whether an amount of user requests in the plurality of user requests exceeds the minimum quantity of purchases within the specified time period; and
perform an action corresponding to the conditional offer in response to the determining.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the conditional offer is for an access privilege to the media asset, wherein the access privilege is at least one of access to the media asset at a discounted price, access to the media asset on a plurality of devices, access to the media asset for an extended time period, access to a high definition version of the media asset, and access to a second media asset.
13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to perform the action by enabling access, over the network, to the on-demand media asset to users from whom the plurality of requests were received, in response to determining that the amount exceeds the minimum quantity of purchases within the specified time period.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to enable access to the on-demand media asset by synchronizing access to the on-demand media asset at a plurality of user devices.
15 . The system of claim 11 , the processor is configured to perform the action by processing a payment for each of the plurality of requests to complete the purchase for the on-demand media asset, in response to determining that the amount exceeds the minimum quantity of purchases within the specified time period.
16 . The system of claim 11 , the processor is configured to perform the action by processing a payment for each of the plurality of requests to complete the purchase for the on-demand media asset at a standard price, in response to determining that the amount does not exceed the minimum quantity of purchases within the specified time period.
17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to:
access, over a network, a user profile associated with a first user;
analyze the user profile; and
generate the conditional offer, based on the analyzing.
18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to:
receive, from a first user over a network, identification of a plurality of companion users; and
transmit the conditional offer to the plurality of companion users identified by the first user.
19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to:
access a plurality of user profiles associated with a plurality of companion users;
analyze the plurality of user profiles;
generate a list of companion users, based on the analyzing; and
transmit the list of companion users to a user device associated with a first user.
20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to:
receive, from a first user over the network, a selection for an on-demand media asset;
receive, from a first user over the network, a request to generate a conditional offer for the on-demand media asset; and
generate a conditional offer for the on-demand media asset.
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