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Contents distribution system

  • US 20020077987A1
  • Filed: 12/12/2001
  • Published: 06/20/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for managing an information service which handles distribution of digital contents and presentation of advertising messages to users over a computer network, the system comprising:

  • a first database containing advertising messages provided from advertisers who subscribe the information service with payment of advertisement fees;

    a second database containing a plurality of digital contents which are subject to legal protection on behalf of content proprietors;

    a presenting section that presents the advertising messages over the computer network to the users who use the information service;

    a distributing section that distributes the digital contents to the users upon request from the users over the computer network; and

    an allocating section that allocates at least a part of the advertisement fees collected from the subscribing advertisers to the content proprietors of the digital contents distributed to the users.

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