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Mechanism for distributing content data

  • US 10,116,978 B2
  • Filed: 08/25/2016
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for distributing one or more digital content items to at least one receiver of one or more receiving devices, the method comprising:

  • receiving, by a content distribution computer, user preference data comprising one or more user preferred content types, user billing information and data identifying a location of at least one receiving device where the one or more digital content items are to be received, and storing the user preference data in a user account;

    generating, by the content distribution computer, a customized content listing comprising a plurality of digital content items from a plurality of digital content providers selected based on the user preferred content types and the data identifying the location of at least one receiving device;

    receiving, by the content distribution computer, a selection signal for selecting one of the plurality of digital content items included in the customized content listing;

    attempting to bill, by the content distribution computer, the user account for the selected digital content item using a cost associated with the selected digital content item and the user billing information; and

    transmitting, by the content distribution computer, the selected digital content item to a receiver corresponding to the data identifying the location of the at least one receiving device if the user account was successfully billed for the selected digital content item.

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