Licensing media consumption using digital currency
US7590601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 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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