Method and arrangement for facilitating the sharing of content items
First Claim
1. A system for sharing a content item, comprising a first user device, a facilitating device and a second user device, the first user device comprising means for generating a representation of said content item, said representation being provided with a content identifier, means for adding a user identifier identifying the first user to the representation, the second user device comprising means for receiving the representation including the content identifier and user identifier from the first user device, and means for transmitting the content identifier and user identifier to the facilitating device, the facilitating device comprising payment means for submitting a payment to the first user in response to reception of the identifiers from the second user device.
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Abstract
An arrangement (100) and a method are disclosed for sharing a content item (101), such as a music title, with a second user. A first user (110) grabs a piece of music from the title and sends said piece of music to a friend (130). The user device (110) adds a content identifier and a user identifier identifying the sender to the transmitted piece of music. The recipient reproduces the piece of music (102). If he or she subsequently decides to buy the complete title, the sender will obtain an award from the content owner (130) for promoting the title. This electronic version of “mouth-to-mouth” marketing encourages people to spread music clips and may persuade friends to purchase content items.
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1. A system for sharing a content item, comprising a first user device, a facilitating device and a second user device,
the first user device comprising means for generating a representation of said content item, said representation being provided with a content identifier, means for adding a user identifier identifying the first user to the representation, the second user device comprising means for receiving the representation including the content identifier and user identifier from the first user device, and means for transmitting the content identifier and user identifier to the facilitating device, the facilitating device comprising payment means for submitting a payment to the first user in response to reception of the identifiers from the second user device.
- 7. A method of facilitating the sharing of a content item, comprising the steps of receiving a content identifier and a user identifier from a second user device, delivering the content item identified by the content identifier to the second user, and submitting a payment to a first user identified by said user identifier.
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