Method and system for brokering media files
US7822846B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 26, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/52
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for brokering a media file from a media provider to a media requester. A media provider, such as a camera phone, captures a media file. A media requester provides an event-definition record to a network entity so as to request a media file. The network entity requests that the media provider provide media files that meet criteria defined by the event-definition record. The media provider provides a media file and media file data associated with the media file to the network entity. The network entity compares the media file data to the event-definition record, and provides the media file to the media requester if the media file data matches the event-definition record. An enterprise operating the network entity brokers the sale of the media file, in part, by collecting a payment from a media requester user and making a payment to a media provider user.
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