METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A CONTENT-ON-DEMAND SERVICE

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APP PUB NO 20100280897A1
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12809756

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It is disclosed a method of providing a content-on-demand service to a user by a communication network. The method includes transmitting content to a first terminal of the user and determining whether the user wishes to pay for the content at a reduced price. In the affirmative, the method further includes: generating an acknowledge request message and an expected acknowledge message; generating an advertising block including k commercials and the acknowledge request message in such a way that the user is able to answer the acknowledge request message after consuming the k commercials; transmitting the advertising block to a second terminal of the user; listening for an acknowledge message from the second terminal; and determining whether the received acknowledge message corresponds to the expected acknowledge message.

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TELECOM ITALIA S P APIAZZA DEGLI AFFARI 2 MILANO 20123

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Elia, Gabriele Torino, IT 5 73
Lisa, Stefania Torino, IT 1 5
Piersantelli, Giuseppe Torino, IT 1 5

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