公开(公告)号：US07376581B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-20

申请号：US10062554

申请日：2002-02-05

申请人： John William DeRose ,  Alexander T. Van Zoest ,  Matthew John Dimeo ,  Brian Mason Degenhardt ,  Charles Lawrence Sismondo ,  Brian Callahan ,  George Matthew Costello ,  Tristan Anne Barnum ,  James Park ,  Joshua Stephens ,  Michael Oliphant ,  David M Story ,  John P. Knott ,  James Martin Moore

发明人： John William DeRose ,  Alexander T. Van Zoest ,  Matthew John Dimeo ,  Brian Mason Degenhardt ,  Charles Lawrence Sismondo ,  Brian Callahan ,  George Matthew Costello ,  Tristan Anne Barnum ,  James Park ,  Joshua Stephens ,  Michael Oliphant ,  David M Story ,  John P. Knott ,  James Martin Moore

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0225 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0248 ,  G06Q30/0251 ,  G06Q30/0277

摘要： The present invention is a system and method for providing access to electronic works over a network. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention offers a user access to electronic copies of works, such as songs, albums, movies, or music videos, over a network. The user responds to the offer by requesting to access to a particular work. Before such a request is granted, the present invention may verify that the user is authorized to access to the work. In one embodiment, the user verifies that they are authorized to access an electronic copy of the work by demonstrating that they possess a physical copy of the work. In another embodiment, the user verifies that they are authorized to access an electronic copy of the work by demonstrating that they ordered or purchased a copy of the work. If a user's authorization is verified, the user may then be provided with access to an electronic copy of the work by such techniques as downloading or streaming.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种用于通过网络提供对电子作品的访问的系统和方法。 在优选实施例中，本发明通过网络提供用户访问作品的电子副本，例如歌曲，专辑，电影或音乐视频。 用户通过请求访问特定作品来响应该提议。 在授予这样的请求之前，本发明可以验证用户被授权访问工作。 在一个实施例中，用户通过证明他们拥有工作的物理副本来验证他们被授权访问作品的电子副本。 在另一个实施例中，用户通过证明他们订购或购买了作品的副本来验证他们被授权访问作品的电子副本。 如果用户的授权被验证，则可以通过诸如下载或流式化的技术向用户提供对作品的电子副本的访问。

公开(公告)号：US06496802B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-17

申请号：US09615591

申请日：2000-07-13

申请人： Alexander T. van Zoest ,  Matthew John DiMeo ,  Brian Mason Degenhardt ,  Charles Lawrence Sismondo ,  Brian Callahan ,  John William DeRose ,  George Matthew Costello ,  Tristan Anne Barnum ,  James Park ,  Joshua Stephens ,  Michael Oliphant ,  David M Story ,  John P. Knott ,  James Martin Moore

发明人： Alexander T. van Zoest ,  Matthew John DiMeo ,  Brian Mason Degenhardt ,  Charles Lawrence Sismondo ,  Brian Callahan ,  John William DeRose ,  George Matthew Costello ,  Tristan Anne Barnum ,  James Park ,  Joshua Stephens ,  Michael Oliphant ,  David M Story ,  John P. Knott ,  James Martin Moore

IPC分类号： G06F1760

CPC分类号： G06Q30/06 ,  G06Q30/0225 ,  G06Q30/0241 ,  G06Q30/0248 ,  G06Q30/0251 ,  G06Q30/0277

摘要： The present invention is a system and method for providing access to electronic works over a network. In a preferred embodiment, the present invention offers a user access to electronic copies of works, such as songs, albums, movies, or music videos, over a network. The user responds to the offer by requesting to access to a particular work. Before such a request is granted, the present invention may verify that the user is authorized to access to the work. In one embodiment, the user verifies that they are authorized to access an electronic copy of the work by demonstrating that they possess a physical copy of the work. In another embodiment, the user verifies that they are authorized to access an electronic copy of the work by demonstrating that they ordered or purchased a copy of the work. If a user's authorization is verified, the user may then be provided with access to an electronic copy of the work by such techniques as downloading or streaming.