Method and system for automatically distributing fees, including a reseller commission, during a digital file transaction
First Claim
1. A method for enabling electronic delivery of files in a digital marketplace, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) maintaining a data respository for storing information relating to the files available in the digital marketplace, including business rules associated with each file that define electronic transfer of the files during commercial transactions;
(b) in response to a first user requesting to resell a particular file and thereby becoming a reseller, using the data repository to dynamically generate a reseller uniform resource locator (RURL) that uniquely identifies the reseller and the file;
(c) providing the RURL to the reseller for posting on a website in order to make the file commercially available to others on the website; and
(d) in response to a second user clicking on a link to download the file, retrieving from the data repository the business rules associated with the file identified in the RURL to customize the download of the file to the second user and to automatically distribute payments to the reseller and owner of the file.
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Abstract
A method and system for enabling electronic delivery of files is disclosed. The method and system include maintaining a data repository for storing information relating to the files available in the digital marketplace, wherein the information includes business rules associated with each file that define electronic transfer of the files during commercial transactions. In response to a first user requesting to resell a particular file and thereby becoming a reseller, the data repository is accessed to dynamically generate a reseller uniform resource locator (RURL) that uniquely identifies the reseller and the file. The RURL is then provided to the reseller for posting on a website in order to make the file commercially available to others on the website. In response to a second user clicking on a link to download the file, the business rules associated with the file that is identified in the RURL are retrieved from the data repository in order to customize the download of the file to the second user and to automatically distribute payments to the reseller and owner of the file.
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1. A method for enabling electronic delivery of files in a digital marketplace, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) maintaining a data respository for storing information relating to the files available in the digital marketplace, including business rules associated with each file that define electronic transfer of the files during commercial transactions;
(b) in response to a first user requesting to resell a particular file and thereby becoming a reseller, using the data repository to dynamically generate a reseller uniform resource locator (RURL) that uniquely identifies the reseller and the file;
(c) providing the RURL to the reseller for posting on a website in order to make the file commercially available to others on the website; and
(d) in response to a second user clicking on a link to download the file, retrieving from the data repository the business rules associated with the file identified in the RURL to customize the download of the file to the second user and to automatically distribute payments to the reseller and owner of the file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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15. A computer-readable medium containing program instructions for enabling electronic delivery of files, the instructions for:
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(a) maintaining a data repository for storing information relating to the files available in the digital marketplace, including business rules associated with each file that define electronic transfer of the files during commercial transactions;
(b) in response to a first user requesting to resell a particular file and thereby becoming a reseller, using the data repository to dynamically generate a reseller uniform resource locator (RURL) that uniquely identifies the reseller and the file;
(c) providing the RURL to the reseller for posting on a website in order to make the file commercially available to others on the website; and
(d) in response to a second user clicking on a link to download the file, retrieving from the data repository the business rules associated with the file identified in the RURL to customize the download of the file to the second user and to automatically distribute payment to the reseller and owner of the file.
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29. A system for enabling electronic delivery of files over a network comprising a plurality of client computers, comprising:
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a digital marketplace including a server coupled to the network;
a data repository accessible by the server for storing information relating to the files available in the digital marketplace, wherein the information includes business rules associated with each file that define electronic transfer of the files during commercial transactions;
wherein in response to a first user contacting the server and requesting to resell a particular file and thereby becoming a reseller, the server;
uses the data repository to dynamically generate a reseller uniform resource locator (RURL) that uniquely identifies the reseller and the file, and provides the RURL to the reseller for posting on a website in order to make the file commercially available to others on the website; and
in response to a second user clicking on a link to download the file, the server retrieves from the data repository the business rules associated with the file identified in the RURL to customize the download of the file to the second user and automatically distributes payments to the reseller and owner of the file.
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Specification