Microsoft Trademarks New 'Per-View' Content System for Xbox One

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According to the application Microsoft intends to create "A content presentation system and method allowing content providers to regulate the presentation of content on a per-user-view basis. Content is distributed an associated license option on the number of individual consumers or viewers allowed to consume the content.


Consumers are presented with a content selection and a choice of licenses allowing consumption of the content. The users consuming the content on a display device are monitored so that if the user-views licensed is exceeded, remedial action may be taken.


Based on the description of the technology developed for the patent it seems likely Microsoft will use the Kinect sensor, which is mandatory with Xbox One, to monitor the number of people present while watching a TV show, movie or music on the device. Presumably, should the content be consumed by too many people Xbox One owners will need to pay again.

TLDR: kinect can detect how many people are watching certain media. if there is too many people consuming the media, it may lock said media and prompt you to pay more.


http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/14887/article/microsoft-trademarks-new-per-view-content-system-for-xbox-one/


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Huh.

Seriously.

Oh well.

There might be some way to exploit through it.

WTF!? This is a joke right?

That sounds like the dumbest, cheapest, biggest money rip-off in xbox history...

>KINECT HAS DETECTED IT IS FACING AWAY FROM THE PLAY AREA, PLEASE TURN KINECT TOWARDS THE PLAY AREA IN ORDER TO ACTIVATE YOUR XBOX ONE

>KINECT HAS DETECTED ANOTHER USER IN THE PLAY AREA, PLEASE PAY THE ADDITIONAL USER FEE OF 50$. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN FIGHTING PIRACY

>KINECT HAS DETECTED A LACK OF DORITOS AND MOUNTAIN DEW WITHIN THE CURRENT PLAY AREA, PLEASE ADD THESE DELICIOUS AMENITIES TO THE PLAY AREA TO CONTINUE YOUR MATCH OF CALL OF DUTY

I think it will actually be implemented rarely, if not never.

It just sounds really stupid.

Xbox go home...... you're drunk.

Not surprised at all. Eh, not as if I'm going to buy an Xbox One, won't effect me, but it will the people who are stupid enough to buy one after hearing all the negativity around said console.