US 8,583,556 B2
Method of providing a digital asset for distributionGeneral
US 8,583,556 B2
Method of providing a digital asset for distribution
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Evens J Augustin
Art Unit:
3685 Business Methods — Incentive Programs, Coupons; Electronic Shopping; Business Cryptography, Voting; Health Care; Point of Sale, Inventory, Accounting; Business Processing, Electronic Negotiation
Agent:
Inventors:
Bryan Dunkeld; Edward M. Lambert
Assignee:
Priority:
12/10/01
Filed:
08/15/11
Granted:
11/12/13
Expiration:
12/11/17
Abstract
Digital assets are provided for distribution within an electronic network. The digital asset includes digital content that is associated with a digital rights holder. A serial number is provided for (embedded within) the asset; this number uniquely identifies a first introduction of digital asset for distribution within the electronic network. The asset is then posted in a number of locations so that it can be distributed to users. A transaction database is updated to reflect occurrences of different instantiations of the asset.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
H04H04L63/10H04LG06Q10/10G06Q