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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8712376
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12371067

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A method includes (a) receiving periodic subscription fees from subscribers of a content subscription service, (b) updating an electronically maintained account of the subscriber to reflect an additional amount of scrip corresponding to each subscription fee, and (c) enabling the subscriber to obtain items of content in amounts and at times determined arbitrarily by the subscriber in exchange for amounts of scrip in the subscriber's account.

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  • ACK VENTURES HOLDINGS, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hill, Clayton D Toronto, CA 3 2
Kargman, Harry B New York, US 11 304
Ng, Peter S New York, US 3 2
Strickon, Joshua A New York, US 42 16300

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