Business model for content and software providers

• US 20020143705A1
• Filed: 03/30/2001
• Published: 10/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Kaars, Peter Bernhard
• Application Number:
  US09/821,965
• Publication Number:
  US 20020143705A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/51
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data

Abstract

A business model is provided for the delivery of complete service to users. A content provider and a software provider cooperate to deliver a content information and the proper software element that would enable to play-out or render the content information. A request from a user for the content information advertised by the content provider selectively triggers a request for the software element. The content provider financially compensates the software provider for the transfer of the software element.

Claims

1. A method of being compensated for a transfer of a software element to render a content information, the method comprising financially charging a content provider of the content information based on the transfer of the software element being triggered by an individual'"'"'s request for the content information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the individual'"'"'s request for the content information triggers the transfer of the software element based on a transfer history representative of other content information previously transferred to the individual.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the content provider transfers the software element.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transferring the software element to the individual.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transferring a tag with the software element, the tag enabling a disablement of the software element.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the tag is a counter.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the disablement is automatic after a period of time.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the disablement is automatic after the software element is used to render a specific number of content information.

9. A method of providing a content information, the method comprising:

advertising a content information;

causing an individual'"'"'s request for the content information to selectively trigger a transfer of a software element to render the content information; and

financially compensating a provider of the software element based on the transfer of the software element.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the content information is advertised on an electronic program guide.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein a data service provider provides the content information to a device over a data network and the software provider is an original equipment manufacturer of the device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the content information is advertised on a web-page.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

charging a fee to the individual for a transfer of the information content.

14. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

charging a fee to the individual for the transfer of the software element.

15. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

advertising the transfer of the software element.

16. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

enabling the software provider to transfer the software element to the individual.

17. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

transferring the software element.

18. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

concealing the causing and the compensating to the individual.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein the software element comprises a decoder.

20. The method of claim 9, wherein the individual'"'"'s request for the content information triggers the transfer of the software element based on a transfer history representative of data previously to the individual.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the previously transferred data comprises another content information previously transferred to the individual.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the previously transferred data comprises at least one software element previously transferred to the individual.