IP Library Patent Application 14598350
Patent Application
App. No. 14/598,350

Evaluating Performance of Viewers

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Patent No.
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App. No.
14/598,350
Abstract

Methods, systems, and products evaluate a performance of a viewer watching a video stream. Prompts are displayed during the video stream, and the prompts elicit a response from a viewer. If the viewer timely responds to the prompts, then the viewer may be rewarded.

Claims (39)

1 . A method, comprising:

sending electronic prompts into a network for delivery to a device, the electronic prompts requesting responses from a user of the device;

receiving an input from the network, the input sent from the device in response to the electronic prompts;

determining the input matches an event of interest;

determining a latency in time associated with the input; and

evaluating a performance of the user based on the latency in time.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising comparing the input to the event of interest.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising comparing the input to events of interest.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a log of inputs to the device in response to the electronic prompts.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising comparing the log of inputs to the device to events of interest.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising comparing a time of presentation of the electronic prompts to a time of receipt of the input.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a reward to the device in response to the performance of the user.

8 . A device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing code that when executed causes the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving electronic prompts from a network, the electronic prompts sent from a server;

displaying the electronic prompts requesting a response from a user of the device;

receiving an electronic input in response to display of the electronic prompts;

determining the electronic input matches an event of interest;

determining a latency in time associated with the electronic input; and

evaluating a performance of the user based on the latency in time.

9 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise comparing the electronic input to the event of interest.

10 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise comparing the electronic input to events of interest.

11 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving an electronic log of inputs to the device in response to the electronic prompts.

12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise comparing the electronic log of inputs to the device to events of interest.

13 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise comparing a time of the display of the electronic prompts to a time of receipt of the electronic input.

14 . The device of claim 8 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a reward in response to the performance of the user.

15 . A memory storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

displaying electronic prompts to elicit a response from a user of a device;

receiving an electronic input in response to display of the electronic prompts;

comparing the electronic input to events of interest;

determining a match between the electronic input and one of the events of interest;

determining a latency in time associated with the electronic input in response to the match; and

evaluating a performance of the user based on the latency in time.

16 . The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving the electronic prompts from a network.

17 . The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise comparing a time of the display of the electronic prompts to the time associated with the electronic input.

18 . The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a reward in response to the performance of the user.

19 . The memory of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise sending the performance of the user into a network for delivery to a server.

20 . The memory of claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise receiving a reward sent from the server in response to the performance of the user.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2016
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
To: HAT TRICK, SERIES 83 OF ALLIED SECURITY TRUST
Reel/Frame 040169/0863 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2015
From: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 037250/0276 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2015
From: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 037254/0954 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2015
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 037254/0984 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2015
From: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 037254/0988 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2015
From: SWIX, SCOTT R.; MATZ, WILLIAM R.
To: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034808/0098 →