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US-12166894-B2 · Dec 10, 2024 · US
System and method for transfer of digital media
US8996400B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8996400-B2 |
| Application number | US-80997407-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | Jun 4, 2007 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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Digital content can be sold by an original sales entity (OSE) to an affiliate sales entity (ASE) for playing of the content by the ASE. The ASE is permitted to transfer the content to another ASE, and sales credit for the secondary transfer is split between the transferring ASE and the OSE upon synchronization of a ledger of the recipient ASE with the system database.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method compromising: selling content from an original sales entity (OSE) to a first affiliate sales entity (ASE); permitting the first ASE to transfer the content to a second ASE such that the second ASE receives the content from the first ASE in a transaction; synchronizing the second ASE with a system database to exchange ledger information therebetween; and using the ledger information to credit a first portion of a sales amount to the first ASE a…
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- What does patent US8996400B2 cover?
- Digital content can be sold by an original sales entity (OSE) to an affiliate sales entity (ASE) for playing of the content by the ASE. The ASE is permitted to transfer the content to another ASE, and sales credit for the secondary transfer is split between the transferring ASE and the OSE upon synchronization of a ledger of the recipient ASE with the system database.
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- Frazier Milton Massey, Meerbergen Jason R, Tsuchikawa Gen, and 3 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06Q30/06. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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