Method for purchasing and payment of audio and/or video data

• US 20020156647A1
• Filed: 03/13/2002
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Empire Interactive Europe Ltd. (Silverstar Holdings Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Empire Interactive Europe Ltd. (Silverstar Holdings Ltd.)
• Inventors: Schmitz, Helmut
• Application Number:
  US10/097,109
• Publication Number:
  US 20020156647A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6377 directed to server one-way streaming services wherein the source is controlled by the destination H04L65/613
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/658 Transmission by the client directed to the server

Abstract

The invention provides a method for purchasing and payment of audio and/or video data provided on a provider'"'"'s platform in a computer network, preferably the Internet comprising the steps of taking a customer'"'"'s order for audio and/or video data files; providing a download of ordered audio and/or video data files for the customer; and debiting a mobile telephone account of the customer. In a preferred embodiment of the method of tho invention the customer'"'"'s order is given via mobile telephone, and transmitted from a wireless network which the mobile telephone is connected to, into a computer network, preferably into the Internet.

Claims

1. Method for purchasing and payment of goods and services, preferably audio and/or video data provided on a providers platform in a computer network, like the Internet, comprising the steps:

taking a customer'"'"'s order for goods and services, preferably an order for audio and/or video data files;

providing a download of ordered goods and services, preferably of audio and/or video data files, for the customer; and

debiting a mobile telephone account of the customer.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the customers order is given via mobile telephone, and transmitted from a wireless network, which the mobile telephone is connected to, in a computer network, preferably into the Internet.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the customers order is given via a computer connected to a network, preferably the Internet

4. Method according to claim 1 or 2 or 3, wherein the download is made available for a customers computer and/or for a customers mobile telephone and/or for a customer'"'"'s hifi receiver and/or for a customers car hifi receiver and/or for a customer'"'"'s set-top-box and/or for a customer'"'"'s TV receiver.

5. Method according to claim 4, wherein the customer'"'"'s identity is verified before providing the download and before debiting the customers mobile telephone account.

6. Method in accordance with claim 5, wherein the secure connection is provided for ordering and debiting.