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Licensing media consumption using digital currency

US7590601B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2007
Grant dateSep 15, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q40/12
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and apparatus for issuing licenses to allow end users to consume digital media content on a user device by responding to licensing requests by determining the number of digital tokens required to license the requested consumption and then issuing the license if the end user's account has a sufficient number of digital tokens.

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