IP Library Patent Application 18622858
Patent Application
App. No. 18/622,858

Pay-It-Forward in Theaters and Other Venues

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App. No.
18/622,858
Abstract

A movie engagement system may comprise presenting a pay-it-forward prompt to a movie theater patron in conjunction with showing the credits for a movie.

Claims (15)

1 . A method, comprising:

presenting media content to at least one patron in person at a live performance;

presenting an engagement prompt to the at least one live patron in conjunction with presenting media content at the live performance.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the media content is a movie and the live performance is showing the movie at a movie theater.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the engagement prompt is a pay-it-forward prompt.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the engagement prompt is a pay-it-forward prompt.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the pay-it-forward prompt comprises a QR code on a movie screen.

6 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the pay-it-forward prompt comprises a QR code on a movie screen.

7 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the pay-it-forward prompt is presented during credits for the movie.

8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the pay-it-forward prompt is presented during credits for the movie.

9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the QR code is shown adjacent to the credits for the movie.

10 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising presenting, in conjunction with the pay-it-forward prompt, a live feed comprising other pending or completed pay-it-forward transactions for the movie.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the live feed is filtered based at least in part on geography.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the live feed is filtered based at least in part on both geography and time.

13 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the pay-it-forward prompt is presented through a smart phone.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 17, 2026
From: ANGEL STUDIOS, INC.
To: TRINITY CAPITAL INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 073812/0875 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2025
From: ANGEL STUDIOS, INC.
To: TRINITY CAPITAL INC., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 072191/0585 →