Digital contents superdistribution system and method of distributing digital contents
First Claim
1. A digital contents superdistribution method through digital contents download services, the superdistribution method comprising:
- accessing by a user a server providing digital contents download services via a communication network to make payment for digital contents on the server, and receiving a download of the digital contents on which a security code is set;
distributing the downloaded digital contents after making payment to another user;
if the distributed digital contents are executed on the another user'"'"'s computer, accessing the server automatically via the same or another communication network; and
after the server is accessed and payment for the distributed digital contents is made by the another user, offering a predetermined compensation via the server to the user who received the downloaded digital contents.
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Abstract
A digital contents superdistribution and transmittance method through the digital contents download services including accessing a server providing digital contents download services via a communication network to make payment for digital contents on the server, and receiving a download of the digital contents on which a security code is set; distributing the downloaded digital contents for which payment has been made to another user; executing the digital contents on the another user'"'"'s computer, and accessing the server automatically via a communication network; and if the server is accessed and payment is made for the digital contents by the another user, offering a predetermined compensation to the user that has received the download. Accordingly, those who properly receive a download of digital contents can re-distribute the digital contents, and digital contents distribution can be promoted by offering a predetermined portion of profits resulting from the distribution. Furthermore, compatibility with the conventional distribution mechanism for encrypted digital contents can be achieved.
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22 Claims
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1. A digital contents superdistribution method through digital contents download services, the superdistribution method comprising:
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accessing by a user a server providing digital contents download services via a communication network to make payment for digital contents on the server, and receiving a download of the digital contents on which a security code is set;
distributing the downloaded digital contents after making payment to another user;
if the distributed digital contents are executed on the another user'"'"'s computer, accessing the server automatically via the same or another communication network; and
after the server is accessed and payment for the distributed digital contents is made by the another user, offering a predetermined compensation via the server to the user who received the downloaded digital contents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 21)
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6. A digital contents superdistribution method through digital contents download services, the superdistribution method comprising:
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downloading to a first client the digital contents on which a security code is set from a server, which provides digital contents download services and to which the first client both accessed via a communication network and made payment for the digital contents;
receiving at the server an access request from a second client via a second communication network if the downloaded digital contents are distributed from the first client to the second client and are executed on the second client; and
offering via the server the first client a predetermined compensation if the second client makes payment for the distributed digital contents. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 22)
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10. A digital contents superdistribution system comprising:
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a server computer to provide digital contents download services;
a first user computer connected to said server computer via a communication network, said first user computer makes payment for digital contents, and receives download services of the digital contents on which a security code is set from said server computer; and
a second user computer that receives a copy of the digital contents of the first user computer, is connected to said server computer via a second communication network, and is automatically connected to said server computer if the copy of the digital contents distributed by said first user computer are executed by said second user computer, wherein, if the copy of the digital contents distributed by said first user computer are executed on said second user computer, said second user computer accesses said server computer due to a failure of a security check on the security code set on the copy of the digital contents, and if said second user computer accesses said server to make payment for the copy of the digital contents, a predetermined compensation is offered to a first user of said first user computer who has distributed the copy of the digital contents received by said second user computer. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of distributing digital contents using a server, comprising:
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receiving at the server an indication from a receiving client through a communication network that the receiving client received a copy of digital contents that includes an identification of a distributing client, and that the receiving client is compliant with a license for the digital contents; and
offering compensation using the server to the distributing client after said receiving at the server the indication from the receiving client. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of distributing digital contents, comprising:
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verifying at a server that the first client is compliant with a license for the digital contents through a first communication network prior to allowing the first client to access the digital contents;
receiving by a second client a copy of the verified digital contents of the first client;
verifying at the server that the second client is compliant with the license for the digital contents through the first or a second communications network prior to allowing the second client to access the copy of the verified digital contents of the first client; and
offering compensation to the first client if the second client is verified to be compliant with the license. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A distributing system to manage the distribution of digital contents having a license, comprising:
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a first client having the digital contents and the license, where said first client is verified to be compliant with the license;
a second client having a copy of the verified digital contents of said first client; and
a server that verifies through a communication network whether said second client is compliant with the license for the digital contents, where said second client cannot access the copy of the verified digital contents of said first client unless said server verifies said second client is compliant with the license, and offers compensation to said first client if said second client is verified to be compliant with the license. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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