System and method for queuing purchase transactions

a technology of purchase transaction and system, applied in the field of queuing purchase transaction, can solve the problem that the process of purchasing such media content may prove to be overly complicated

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-29
REALNETWORKS INC
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When listening to a particular piece of media content, the user may wish to purchase such media content from the media distribution system, Unfortunately, if the client electronic device is not currently communicating with the media distribution system, the process of purchasing such media content may prove to be overly complicated.

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[0041] Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a DRM (i.e., digital rights management) process 10 that is resident on and executed by personal media device 12. As will be discussed below in greater detail, DRM process 10 allows a user (e.g., user 14) of personal media device 12 to manage media content resident on personal media device 12. Personal media device 12 typically receives media content 16 from media distribution system 18.

[0042] As will be discussed below in greater detail, examples of the format of the media content 16 received from media distribution system 18 may include: purchased downloads received from media distribution system 18 (i.e., media content licensed to e.g., user 14 for use in perpetuity); subscription downloads received from media distribution system 18 (i.e., media content licensed to e.g., user 14 for use while a valid subscription exists with media distribution system 18); and media content streamed from media distribution system 18, for...

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A method, computer program product and computing device for presenting identifying information associated with at least one media content item, the identifying information being presented to a user on a personal media device. A purchase request to purchase the at least one media content item associated with the identifying information is received. Upon receiving the purchase request, a media content item identifier associated with the at least one media content item is stored in a purchase queue to initiate purchase of the at least one media content item at a later time.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the priority of the following applications, which are herein incorporated by reference: U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 705,764, entitled, “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING MEDIA CONTENT”, filed 5 Aug. 2005; U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 705,969, entitled, “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING PERSONAL MEDIA DEVICE”, filed 5 Aug. 2005; and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 705,747, entitled, “PERSONAL MEDIA DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING SAME”, filed 5 Aug. 2005.TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] This disclosure relates to the queuing of purchase transactions and, more particularly, to the queuing of purchase transactions for media content from a media distribution system. BACKGROUND [0003] Media distribution systems (e.g., the Rhapsody™ service offered by RealNetworks, Inc of Seattle, Wash.) may distribute media content (e.g., audio files, video files, and audio / video files) from a media server to a client electronic device...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F17/30G06F7/00
CPCG06F17/30017H04W8/20G06F21/10G06F2221/0704G06F2221/072G06Q20/12G06Q20/123G06Q20/1235G06Q20/322G06Q30/06G11B20/00086G11B27/322H04L63/0428H04L63/10H04L2463/101H04L65/60G06F17/30867G06F16/334G06F16/40G06F16/9535G06Q30/0635G06Q30/0637H04W4/023G06F21/1015G06F21/1011H04L65/762H04L67/55H04L65/10H04L67/1095H04W8/245H04L67/306G06F16/43G06F16/45G06F16/44
Inventor KLEIN, ERIC N. JR.HUG, JOSHUA D.
Owner REALNETWORKS INC
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