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Method for selling content over a network

a network and content technology, applied in the field of content item selling, can solve the problems of charging for the supplied content, no easy and convenient method for the service provider,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-10-27
TAHOE RES LTD +1
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[0008] It is the object of the present invention, therefore, to provide an alternative method to sell

Problems solved by technology

However, since charging for such services is typically made via credit card, or specially arranged accounts that need to be filled by the consumers, no easy and convenient method is available for the service provider (which generally might also be the content provider) to charge for the supplied content.

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[0022] A clearing of the selectable content according to the present invention includes preferably providing the content so that the consumer can retrieve the content legally, e.g., so that the user need not perform any other action besides the retrieval to be able to legally use the content.

[0023] A direct supply of any content selected by the consumer to the consumer via the operator includes preferably supplying the content without the operator having to perform any processing steps other than the provision of a channel for the communication between consumer and content service provider. In other words, the operator exploits the content supply of the party that offers the content, e.g., a content provider or a content service provider. Supplied content in the sense of the invention is preferably content that is retrieved by the consumer.

[0024] Further, in addition to charging the operator for the supplied content, preferably the operator is also charged for the content service ...

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Abstract

A method to generate revenue from supplied content is provided. Content is provided to a consumer via a network by providing a content service that allows the consumer to select and retrieve content as a package together with a clearing of the selectable content to an operator used by the consumer to select and retrieve the content via the network. Any content selected by the consumer is supplied directly to the consumer via the operator. The operator is charged for the supplied content.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a method for selling content items, such as entertainment or information, in audio, text, and / or audiovisual format. The content items, generally referred to as “content,” are provided by one or more content providers to at least one consumer via a network. [0002] Documents cited in this text are incorporated herein by reference. Documents incorporated by reference into this text are not admitted to be prior art. Furthermore, authors or inventors on documents incorporated by reference into this text are not to be considered to be “another” or “others” as to the present inventive entity and vice versa, especially where one or more authors or inventors on documents incorporated by reference into this text are an inventor or inventors named in the present inventive entity. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Networks are ubiquitous in modem society. For example, telephone networks, computer networks and cellular networks are...

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CPCG06Q20/10G06Q30/0601G06Q30/0603G06Q30/0633G06Q30/0615G06Q30/0617G06Q30/0613G06F21/10G06F21/6254G06Q20/14G06Q20/145H04L65/60
Inventor NEMETZ, THOMASRIEGLER, ANDREASSPECHTLER, ANDREAS
Owner TAHOE RES LTD