Method for selectively providing digital goods to a consumer at a consumer client computer

• US 20030212606A1
• Filed: 05/13/2002
• Published: 11/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Download Card, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Download Card, Inc.
• Inventors: Adelman, Gary, Brodsky, Dan
• Application Number:
  US10/144,499
• Publication Number:
  US 20030212606A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0014 for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00 meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity G07F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1025 Identification of user by a PIN code

Abstract

A method for selectively providing digital goods to a consumer having a PIN number at a consumer client computer, comprising associating a PIN number as corresponding to at least one of said digital goods, and further comprising having said customer enter a PIN number into said consumer client computer, and still further comprising determining if said entered PIN number is a valid PIN number corresponding to said at least of one of said digital goods, whereby if it is a valid PIN number corresponding to said digital goods, digital goods are provided to said consumer.

Claims

1. ) a method for selectively providing digital goods to a consumer having a pin number at a consumer client computer, comprising:

a) associating a PIN number as corresponding to at least one of said digital goods;

b) storing said PIN number on a PIN number managing server computer;

c) storing said digital goods on a warehouse server computer;

d) configuring a website server computer to run a program which may receive a PIN number entered by said consumer;

e) having said customer enter a PIN number into said consumer client computer, passing said PIN from website server computer to said website server computer to request said digital goods;

f) passing said PIN number from said website server to said PIN managing server computer;

g) said PIN managing server computer determining if said entered PIN number is a valid PIN number corresponding to said at least of one of said digital goods, whereby if it is a valid PIN number corresponding to said digital goods, said PIN managing server computer authorizes said warehouse computer to provide said digital goods to said consumer.

2. ) A method for selectively providing digital goods to a consumer having a PIN number at a consumer client computer, comprising:

a) associating a PIN number as corresponding to at least one of said digital goods;

b) storing said digital goods on a warehouse server computer;

c) configuring a website server computer to run a program which may receive a PIN number entered by said consumer;

d) having said customer enter a PIN number into said consumer client computer, passing said PIN from website server computer to said website server computer to request said digital goods;

e) passing said PIN number from said website server to said PIN managing server computer;

f) said PIN managing server computer determining if said entered PIN number is a valid PIN number corresponding to said at least of one of said digital goods, whereby if it is a valid PIN number corresponding to said digital goods, said PIN managing server computer authorizes said warehouse computer to provide said digital goods to said consumer, and if it is not a valid PIN number corresponding to said digital goods, said PIN number managing computer does not authorize said warehouse computer to provide said digital goods to said consumer.

3. ) A method for selectively providing digital goods to a consumer having a PIN number at a consumer client computer, comprising:

a) associating a PIN number as corresponding to at least one of said digital goods;

b) storing said PIN number on a PIN number managing server computer;

c) storing said digital goods on a warehouse server computer;

d) configuring a website server computer to run a program which may receive a PIN number entered by said consumer;

e) having said customer enter a PIN number into said consumer client computer, passing said PIN from website server computer to said website server computer to request said digital goods;

f) passing said PIN number from said website server to said PIN managing server computer;

g) said PIN managing server computer determining if said entered PIN number is a valid PIN number corresponding to said at least of one of said digital goods, whereby if it is a valid PIN number corresponding to said digital goods, said PIN managing server computer authorizes said warehouse computer to provide said digital goods to said consumer, and if it is not a valid PIN number corresponding to said digital goods, said PIN number managing computer does not authorize said warehouse computer to provide said digital goods to said consumer.