MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL Earlier this week  Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) filed a patent that will allow its Xbox Kinect device to detect audience size for licensing content. If implemented this could radically change how consumers are charged for watching movies TV shows or special events.   Although the technology has yet to be developed the patent assumes a future in which content providers like Microsoft Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) can license content based on how many people are detected by the device. According to an article by ReadWriteWeb the patent would allow audiences to be charged on a “per-user-view basis ” and ...